BlogCatalog Help

• Getting Started
  • What is BlogCatalog?

    Blog Catalog is the premiere social blog directory on the internet. Whether you're looking to promote your own blog, find blogs on various topics, or connect with other bloggers this site is for you.

  • How do i list my blog on BlogCatalog?

    You can submit your Blog by going to the Submit A Blog page. Once your blog has been submitted, it will be reviewed by a member of the BlogCatalog Team. Generally the process takes no longer than 24 hours. However, depending upon the circumstances it can take up to 48 hours.

  • How do i update my blog listing?

    You can update your blog information anytime by going to the Manage A Blog page and clicking the 'Manage' link next to the blog you wish to update.

  • How do i add an avatar and personal informaion to my BlogCatalog profile?

    You can update your personal profile through your Account Information page.

• Using BlogCatalog
  • What do the Blog Stats mean?

    Blog Rank - a special formula that analyzes your hits, views, comments, neighborhood members and other special secret ingredients to create a numeric score based on a 100 point scale. Your Blog Rank is primarily used to determine the order blogs appear in our Directory and Search Results. The higher your score the better your placement.

    Views - The number of unique visitors that have looked at your BlogCatalog listing

    Hits - The number of unique visitors that have clicked through to your blog from BlogCatalog.

  • How do i join a neighborhood?

    To join a blog neighborhood, simply go to blog detail page and click the 'Join This Neighborhood' link located at the top right of the page.

  • How do i add friends?

    To add a user as a friend, simply go to that user's profile and click the 'Add to Friends' link located at the top right of the page.

  • What are neighbors?

    Your neighbors are people who share a similar taste in blogs as you. Because neighbors are generated based on the neighborhoods you are a part of, you'll need to join to at least 10 neighborhoods before your neighbors appear.

• Advanced
  • How do i update my blog screenshot?

    If you have an approved blog, you can access the Thumbshot Management tool by going to the Manage A Blog page and clicking the 'Manage' link next to the blog you wish to update. You can request a thumbshot update once every two weeks.

  • Why aren't my recent posting showing up on my blog listing?

    BlogCatalog uses Autodiscovery to determine your Blog's RSS Feed and crawl your site for recent posts. If your autodiscovery tags are not properly set up, or your feed is invalid, your most recent posts will not show up on your blog listing.

    Common Issues:

    Check your autodiscovery tags. If your autodiscovery tags are missing, pointing to a dead URL, or redirecting improperly, BlogCatalog will not be able to index your feed.

    If using FeedBurner, make sure you have the 'Event Feed' setting disabled. We will only index feeds that are in reverse chronological order.

    If using Blogger/BlogSpot, make sure your site feed redirection settings are set up properly. If you are not using a third-party service to process your feed make sure the 'Post Feed Redirect URL' field is left blank.

    For best results, make sure your feed is output in either RSS 2.0 or Atom 1.0 format.

  • How do i get BlogCatalog to update my recent posts

    BlogCatalog will typically crawl an approved blog every 24 hours. If you would like to update your recent posts sooner you can use the Feed Management tool located in the Manage section.

    You can also use BlogCatalog's XML-RPC interface to automatically ping BlogCatalog from within your weblog software. Simply add http://rpc.blogcatalog.com/ into your weblog software's configuration for Pings and Notifications.

  • How do i add my Blogger's Choice Awards Brag Badge to my Blog Listing

    You can add your Blogger's Choice Awards Brag Badge by going to the Manage A Blog page and clicking the 'Manage' link next to the blog you wish to update. Enter your Blogger's Choice Awards voting URL and Category and your brag badge will be added instantly

  • What is a Sponsored Listing?

    Learn more about BlogCatalog's Sponsored Category Program

  • How can i get my blog featured on the homepage?

    The featured blogs on the homepage are chosen from the highest rated blogs in all of the top level categories.

  • How do i update my e-mail notification settings?

    You can update your e-mail notification settings through the Notifications page.

  • Why isn't my new avatar showing up?

    If you are trying to change your BlogCatalog avatar but are still seeing your old avatar, you most likely just need to refresh your browser's cache. An easy way to accomplish this is by going to your BlogCatalog proile after uploading your new avatar and hitting you browser's refresh button.

  • How do i change my username?

    If you need to change your username, please e-mail webmaster@blogcatalog.com with your current username and desired username. Usernames may not exceed 18 characters and cannot contain spaces or special characters.

  • How do i delete my account?

    To delete your account, please e-mail webmaster@blogcatalog.com with the username and/or e-mail address of the account you wish to delete. Deletion requests must be sent from the e-mail address registered with the account you want deleted.