Logging in with an old Blogger account to post a comment on the new Blogger is giving a “please try again later” error. Until we fix this, it may work to log in first at http://www.blogger.com/login.g, and then go to the comments page on the new version of Blogger in beta.

Update, 12/18: This was fixed this past Friday.

IESecuritySettingHighCHTC

Users who have their Internet Explorer security settings set to “High” may have trouble logging in. After sigining in, they see a “Click here to continue” link that does nothing. One workaround is to right-click on this link and choose “Open in a new window.”

Comments posted with Blogger accounts or Google Accounts that have not signed up for the new version of Blogger in beta cannot be deleted by their authors. Update, 12/4: This was fixed some time ago.

Setting a blog's timezone to America/Sao_Paulo may cause errors in the new version of Blogger and on Blog*Spot. This is due to daylight saving time changes that lead to Sundays without midnights in the timezone. Other timezones that have Sunday-at-midnight daylight saving time changes will be similarly affected. Until we fix this, the workaround is to use a different timezone. Update, 12/4: This has been fixed. Please contact Blogger Support if you see any other timezone problems.

Blogs set to not appear on your public profile will not be listed in the Blogger GData metafeed of blogs. This will prevent them from appearing in 3rd party clients that use the new version of Blogger’s GData/Atom 1.0 API. Until this is fixed, you may be able to set your client to post directly to your blog’s “service.post” URL. Update, 12/4: This has been fixed.

Clicking on links in the navbar on Blog*Spot blogs with Internet Explorer 7 will open those links within the navbar. Until we fix this, the workaround is to right-click and open the link in a new window. Update, 12/4: This has been fixed.

LayoutsInSafari

Drag-and-drop customization of the new Blogger’s new template system (layouts) does not work in Safari, nor does fonts and colors customization. You must use either Firefox or Internet Explorer 6+ to use these features of the new Blogger. (They also work mostly with Opera 9, though with some visual glitches.)

FTP blogs are not publishing their site feeds in RSS format. Until this is fixed, either use the atom.xml feed instead (most feed readers that accept RSS accept Atom as well) or use: http://www.blogger.com/feeds/blogid/posts/default?alt=rss to get your blog’s feed in RSS format. Update, 11/21: This has been fixed. FTP blogs now publish an rss.xml file.

Some users are having problems accepting reader and author invitations on the new version of Blogger in beta, and see an error message when they log in to accept. While we sort this out, the workaround is to send the invitation to a different e-mail address. The invitee may still accept the invitation with whichever Google Account he or she wishes. Updated, 11/20: This is now resolved.

BloggerForWordBeta

The Blogger for Word add-in cannot post to or otherwise work with the new version of Blogger.

Switching from current Blogger to the new Blogger in beta will cause your most recently updated 25 posts to appear as new in feed aggregators. Update (11/11): We have solved this. Unfortunately, the fix will cause all blogs currently on the new version of Blogger to appear as new in feed aggregators. We apologize for this one-time annoyance.

Currently the Blogger beta interface is only available in English. Update (9/12): This is a lengthy process, things are moving along. Update (Nov 2): The Blogger Beta is now available in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. More languages will be coming shortly. Update (Nov 10): We've added Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, and simplified Chinese support to the new version of Blogger.

Some blogs configured with a non-english language cannot be displayed. We are working on this issue. A workaround is to change the blog's language to English until the issue is resolved.

Update: These blogs are displaying in English now. We are working on a fix to display them in their intended language and will have this available ASAP. Thanks for your patience.

Update(11/9): We resolved this last Friday.

FTPNoLayoutsFeature

The new drag-and-drop template feature, Layouts, is not available for blogs published via FTP. Update, 12/18: Because Layouts relies heavily on new Blogger’s dynamic serving of pages, this is unlikely to be supported soon if ever.

When using Internet Explorer 7 (RC1), pressing the Enter key does not submit login forms on the new version of Blogger. Until this is fixed, the workaround is to click the “Sign In” button explicitly. Update, 8/20: This has been fixed.

MultiplePhotos3MB

Uploading one or more photos with a total size over 3MB will not work due to a limitation on our servers. Instead, users will see "The page cannot be dislayed" or "The connection was reset" error messages. A workaround is to upload one photo at a time or shrink photos larger than 3MB.

In some cases, the “Older Posts” link at the bottom of a blog’s main page is not working or causing a JavaScript error to appear. Update (10/11): This problem has been fixed and "Older Posts" should work as expected.

A problem in our system has caused a few blogs to display Server Error pages (error code 502). We are working on resolving this issue. Update (10/11): This issue has been resolved.

Some users who have switched their blogs from the previous version of Blogger to the new version in beta are seeing 404 file not found errors on Blog*Spot. We have identified the problem and will be rolling out a fix shortly. Update, 6:21PM: This has been fixed for some of those affected. We’re continuing to look into remaining problems. Update, 7:44PM: We believe we’ve sorted this out for the remaining cases. Apologies to all!

On the Page Elements page, sometimes after rearranging the page elements,
the save fails with the message 'An error occurred. Please try again'. This will be fixed shortly. The workaround is to click on the "Fonts and Colors" subtab, then click on the "Page Elements" subtab, and try again. The problem will be fixed shortly.

4PicLimitPicasa

There is a 4 picture limit when posting from Picasa. If you select more than 4 pictures, only the first 4 will appear in your post.

The http://*.blogspot.com/atom.xml Atom feeds are returning an “Invalid request URI” error. A temporary workaround until we fix this is to use the http://*.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/full URL. Update (9/26): This has been fixed. atom.xml feeds will now send an HTTP redirect to the feeds/… URLs.

If an invitation to read a blog is sent to an e-mail address that is already a Google Account login, that invitation cannot be claimed by that Google Account. Workarounds are to send the invitation to a different e-mail address, or claim it with a different Google Account. Update (9/26): This has been fixed.

The link to a blog’s comment feed is not displayed on the blog page. Clarification (9/8): This only applies to blogs using Layouts. If you have a classic template, you can use these tags to display the link to your comment feed. Update (9/26): This has been fixed.

If a user has a Google Account but hasn’t signed up for Blogger with it, and they get invited to a blog, they may not be able to post to it. The fix for this is to go to beta.blogger.com and explicitly sign up for Blogger from there. Update (9/26): This has been fixed. The workaround is no longer necessary; new authors will be prompted to sign up for Blogger when they accept the invitation.

The Feed Item Footer setting (in Settings | Site Feed) does not add anything to your site feed. Update (9/26): This has been fixed.

Blogger Mobile is not available on the beta, and you cannot switch to the beta if you have a mobile blog. Update (9/22): We have added Blogger Mobile to the new version of Blogger in beta. Read the announcement. To create a new mobile blog on the new version of Blogger, send an e-mail or MMS from your phone to go@alpha.blogger.com.

Comment feeds are only showing the earliest 25 comments, and pagination (the start-index parameter) does not work. Update (9/12): We are working on a fix. Update (9/22): This has been fixed.

Users who have switched to Blogger in beta will not be able to login to comment on blogs that have not switched. Commenting using the “anonymous” or “other” options will still work. Update (9/12): We have started working on making this possible, however the change is substantial and will take a little while before it is ready. Update (9/19): This has been fixed. You can use the “Sign in with your Google Account” link on the Blogger comment form to log in with your Blogger in beta account.

Users are seeing errors when posting comments with current Blogger accounts to blogs on the new version of Blogger in beta. Until we fix this, the workaround is to preview the comment before publishing. (You only need to preview once per account.) Update (9/13): This issue has been re-written to clarify the core bug and offer the workaround. Update (9/19): All fixed.

SigningOutGoogleAccount

Signing out of the Blogger beta or a Google Account in general does not sign out of blogs on Blog*Spot. This means that access controlled blogs are still visible even after the authorized account has logged out. The workaround is to close your browser when you’re done reading access-controlled blogs. This will clear the relevant *.blogspot.com cookies.

Labels aren’t (yet) supported for blogs using classic templates. If you want to use labels, you currently need to switch to a new Layouts template.

Update (9/14): You can now enter labels for your blog with a classic template. The labels will appear under the post body, and searching for labeled content works the same as for a layouts blog. However, there is no tag for adding all your labels to your sidebar. To use the sidebar labels widget, you'll have to switch to a Layouts template.

Today we pushed a new version of Blogger beta that contains a significant number of bug fixes, most of them concerning issues that users reported to us. It would be too much detail to list all the specifics here but we hope they will improve your beta experience. We're continuing to work on the other issues that are listed on this blog, and if you find new ones please let us know.

In some cases, users are unable to add certain page elements to their template (for example, the HTML/Javascript element) and see a "we're sorry..." error message. We have identified the problem and are working on a fix. Update (9/11): The fix is being tested, coming to you soon. Update (9/13): This has been fixed. Enjoy!

You cannot currently post from Google’s Picasa software to a beta blog. We are working on this feature and it will be launched soon. Update (9/12): We have it working and will need a little more time for all the testing. We know a lot of you are waiting for this! Update (10/4): This issue has been resolved with the exception of a few minor limitations.

ThirdPartyServices

Third-party services (e.g. Flickr, AudioBlogger, YouTube) will not work with Blogger in beta until they are updated to be compatible with Google Account logins. Update (9/11): Flickr now supports Blogger in beta. Read the Buzz post. If your blog was registered with Flickr and then moved to the beta you will need to re-register it.

Some users are experiencing browser lock-ups or crashes when viewing certain blogs with Internet Explorer 6.0. This could be due to the presence of html tags in post titles. We're working on a fix. Update (9/8): This has been fixed.

Some users see “We’re sorry but we’re unable to complete your request” errors. These occasionally occur on blogs or on settings pages, and have various causes. We’re working on fixing the related problems, but if you want to provide us with additional information, you can send us your specific example. Update (9/7): We believe this has been fixed with our Labor Day patch. If you are still seeing this, please let us know.

The HTML/Javascript page element was breaking some scripts such as Flickr badges. This should be resolved now.

The comments Atom feed gives an error message for some blogs/posts. Update (9/7): This has been fixed. All comment feeds should work now.

Some users are unable to upload images on the beta due to a fix made yesterday, 9/6. The solution for this particular problem is to clear your browser’s cache. Alternately, force-reloading the posting form (CNTL-F5 on Windows) should also solve the problem. (As a note, we appreciate your patience as we work through the hiccups and problems with image uploading in general.)

FormattingIssues

There are general formatting issues in various places throughout the application. These are mostly just cosmetic and nothing to worry about in terms of functionality.

DownloadSiteFeedsinIE6

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 attempts to download links to site feeds, rather than display them in the browser. You can right-click the link to copy the location into your feed reader.

MailtoBloggerChangedinBeta

Some Mail-to-Blogger addresses are changed in the course of switching to Blogger in beta. If you have trouble with this feature, check the Settings | Email tab and make sure you’re using the right address.

SearchinNavbar

The search field in the navbar does not always find all results.

CompatibilityOperaSafari

We’re still working on the compatibility issues in browsers such as Safari, Opera, etc. At this time, you’ll get best results with Firefox or Internet Explorer 6.