From the Blogger Help Forum, dated 31st May 2018:
(The forum can be accessed here)
“Hi everyone,
We are aware that there is an issue where users are not receiving email notifications for comments. We're currently tweaking our emailing system, but we expect it to be working again soon.
Thank you for your patience - we appreciate it!
Kelly
Blogger Community Manager”
So we’ll see…
“Hi everyone,
To make room for some exciting updates coming soon to Blogger, we’re simplifying the platform to enhance the blogging experience for all of our users.
Updates include:
- Changes to features: G+ widget integrations, OpenID, and Localization & Blogspot ccTLDS.
- Retiring features: Third Party Gadgets, Next Blog, Polls Widget, and Textcube.
- Introducing new features: HTTPS for Custom Domains, Multilogin, Spanner, Google Takeout, and Video Management.
Make sure to check out our latest blog post here to see more details on all of the changes coming to Blogger.
We realize these changes may raise some initial questions, so we wanted to address some of these questions upfront:
Q: Why are you making all of these changes now?
A: Blogger has been working hard to incorporate some exciting updates to the platform, so we thought it made sense to retire features that had very low usage and update some of our current features to coincide with these upcoming changes.
Q: Are you going to bring any of the "retired" features back?
A: At the moment, we do not plan to bring back any of the features we will be retiring. However, the team is working diligently to make sure Blogger has all of the necessary features and tools to make your blogging experience seamless - so stay tuned for more updates coming throughout 2018 and beyond!
Q: Where can I learn more about the new features coming to Blogger?
A: Make sure to check out the Blogger Blog! We'll make sure to post any important announcements there. Also, feel free to check out the Blogger Help Center for more detailed information on our tools and features.
More questions? As always, please feel free to post here in the Blogger Help Forum.
Have a great day,
Kelly on behalf of your Blogger team”
I find that terms such as “Exciting updates”, especially when they comes from Google, to be rather worrying.
Why fix something when it ain’t broke?
Thanks for that and your contributions on my own blog on the same subject - I have replied to you there as well.
ReplyDeleteYikes, that is scary stuff. All I ever wanted from Blogger was something plain and simple!
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