For the moment, barring feedback from blogger/google, developers may
be better off concentrating on Wordpress versions. In ignorance,
waiting for my blogger submission to be approved, I developed a
Wordpress version and submitted it to the highly visible Wordpress
plugin directory - 100 downloads in a few days.
I am the Blogger Developer Relations representative and my goal is to help you guys with developing on top of blogger. Coming to grips with the Gadget publishing backlog is one of my top priority tasks right at this point.
The short answer is, for the time being, I’m going to publish the gadgets of people that talk with me about what they are doing, and what they want to achieve. I need to come to terms with what you guys are doing, and this is the easiest way for me to do that. I can look at automating these processes once I have an understanding of what needs to be done.
Blogger has a lot of power, and it does things that are not well documented. This is on my task list to fix. Blogger has a very capable and competent system administration team who look after the product carefully, and in a way that no self administered system could be looked after. When you build a system atop blogger, you can honestly tell people that your system is supported by a world class team of developers and system administrators with world beating technology and techniques.
What I am currently working through is how best to support developers going forward. There are many options here, and I would like to hear your thoughts on this matter. I'm looking forward to working with all of you going forward.
> For the moment, barring feedback from blogger/google, developers may > be better off concentrating on Wordpress versions. In ignorance, > waiting for my blogger submission to be approved, I developed a > Wordpress version and submitted it to the highly visible Wordpress > plugin directory - 100 downloads in a few days.
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-- Brett Morgan Developer Programs Engineer, Blogger
Glad to hear the halt/backlog is not going to be permanent, because I
do like Blogger. It has a very easy and user friendly interface for
users setting up sites.
The API is also great for developers; the Blogger/Google XML version
of my widget was easier to create than the Wordpress equivalent, it
provides a lot of features, and many gadgets developed can also be
used in igoogle, or embeded in other sites.
Thanks for the offer of publishing gadgets of people who are in touch
with you:
Mine is http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/100257443189777594535/wid... (live examples on http://anythingtravel.blogspot.com). It has been
tweeted by the UK Foreign Office, and Directgov Innovate have said
they will "showcase" it. I obviously think its good gadget; however,
I realise Blogger will have it's own requirements so I can take
rejection without bursting into tears! That said I'm keen for my
widget to be popular, so please let me know if you have any suggested
changes.
Thanks
Andy
On Oct 22, 2:31 am, Brett Morgan <brettmor...@google.com> wrote:
> I am the Blogger Developer Relations representative and my goal is to
> help you guys with developing on top of blogger. Coming to grips with
> the Gadget publishing backlog is one of my top priority tasks right at
> this point.
> The short answer is, for the time being, I’m going to publish the
> gadgets of people that talk with me about what they are doing, and
> what they want to achieve. I need to come to terms with what you guys
> are doing, and this is the easiest way for me to do that. I can look
> at automating these processes once I have an understanding of what
> needs to be done.
> Blogger has a lot of power, and it does things that are not well
> documented. This is on my task list to fix. Blogger has a very capable
> and competent system administration team who look after the product
> carefully, and in a way that no self administered system could be
> looked after. When you build a system atop blogger, you can honestly
> tell people that your system is supported by a world class team of
> developers and system administrators with world beating technology and
> techniques.
> What I am currently working through is how best to support developers
> going forward. There are many options here, and I would like to hear
> your thoughts on this matter. I'm looking forward to working with all
> of you going forward.
> brett
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 4:04 AM, Andy <auntie_s...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > A number of people have raised the issue of gadget submission not
> > working.
> > For the moment, barring feedback from blogger/google, developers may
> > be better off concentrating on Wordpress versions. In ignorance,
> > waiting for my blogger submission to be approved, I developed a
> > Wordpress version and submitted it to the highly visible Wordpress
> > plugin directory - 100 downloads in a few days.
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> Brett Morgan
> Developer Programs Engineer, Blogger- Hide quoted text -
Should we take your response to mean that submitting gadgets through
the gadget submission interface ( http://www.blogger.com/gadget-submit.do ) does nothing?
On Oct 21, 9:31 pm, Brett Morgan <brettmor...@google.com> wrote:
> I am the Blogger Developer Relations representative and my goal is to
> help you guys with developing on top of blogger. Coming to grips with
> the Gadget publishing backlog is one of my top priority tasks right at
> this point.
> The short answer is, for the time being, I’m going to publish the
> gadgets of people that talk with me about what they are doing, and
> what they want to achieve. I need to come to terms with what you guys
> are doing, and this is the easiest way for me to do that. I can look
> at automating these processes once I have an understanding of what
> needs to be done.
> Blogger has a lot of power, and it does things that are not well
> documented. This is on my task list to fix. Blogger has a very capable
> and competent system administration team who look after the product
> carefully, and in a way that no self administered system could be
> looked after. When you build a system atop blogger, you can honestly
> tell people that your system is supported by a world class team of
> developers and system administrators with world beating technology and
> techniques.
> What I am currently working through is how best to support developers
> going forward. There are many options here, and I would like to hear
> your thoughts on this matter. I'm looking forward to working with all
> of you going forward.
> brett
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 4:04 AM, Andy <auntie_s...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > A number of people have raised the issue of gadget submission not
> > working.
> > For the moment, barring feedback from blogger/google, developers may
> > be better off concentrating on Wordpress versions. In ignorance,
> > waiting for my blogger submission to be approved, I developed a
> > Wordpress version and submitted it to the highly visible Wordpress
> > plugin directory - 100 downloads in a few days.
> > --
> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Blogger Developer Group" group.
> > To post to this group, send email to bloggerdev@googlegroups.com.
> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to bloggerdev+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
> > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/bloggerdev?hl=en.
> --
> Brett Morgan
> Developer Programs Engineer, Blogger
On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Aratina Cage <aratina.c...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Brett,
> Should we take your response to mean that submitting gadgets through > the gadget submission interface ( http://www.blogger.com/gadget-submit.do > ) does nothing?
Aratina,
As I said, dealing with the backlog on that submit queue is a priority of mine. At this point I'd suggest both submitting to the queue, and starting a conversation with me so that I prioritise looking at your gadget.
> On Oct 21, 9:31 pm, Brett Morgan <brettmor...@google.com> wrote: > > Hi Andy,
> > I am the Blogger Developer Relations representative and my goal is to > > help you guys with developing on top of blogger. Coming to grips with > > the Gadget publishing backlog is one of my top priority tasks right at > > this point.
> > The short answer is, for the time being, I’m going to publish the > > gadgets of people that talk with me about what they are doing, and > > what they want to achieve. I need to come to terms with what you guys > > are doing, and this is the easiest way for me to do that. I can look > > at automating these processes once I have an understanding of what > > needs to be done.
> > Blogger has a lot of power, and it does things that are not well > > documented. This is on my task list to fix. Blogger has a very capable > > and competent system administration team who look after the product > > carefully, and in a way that no self administered system could be > > looked after. When you build a system atop blogger, you can honestly > > tell people that your system is supported by a world class team of > > developers and system administrators with world beating technology and > > techniques.
> > What I am currently working through is how best to support developers > > going forward. There are many options here, and I would like to hear > > your thoughts on this matter. I'm looking forward to working with all > > of you going forward.
> > brett
> > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 4:04 AM, Andy <auntie_s...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > A number of people have raised the issue of gadget submission not > > > working.
> > > For the moment, barring feedback from blogger/google, developers may > > > be better off concentrating on Wordpress versions. In ignorance, > > > waiting for my blogger submission to be approved, I developed a > > > Wordpress version and submitted it to the highly visible Wordpress > > > plugin directory - 100 downloads in a few days.
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Thanks for clarifying that. I guess this is as good of a place as any
to tell you about my gadget, Last Comments, which I built as a
replacement for the currently listed Recent Comments gadget. (If I
should put this message somewhere else, please let me know.) I have
two versions of my gadget, Last Comments 1.1 and Last Comments 1.2,
and they have both been submitted to the queue (the files are
http://lastcomments.googlecode.com/files/lastcomments.1.1.xml and
http://lastcomments.googlecode.com/files/lastcomments.1.2.xml ).
My gadget essentially does this: it retrieves the comment feed to
display on users' blogs, but it correctly unescapes comment contents,
which the Recent Comments gadget does not do, and my gadget allows
users to display their latest comments in any order with custom text
interspersed throughout while also allowing post titles and page
titles to be shown (neither are included within the standard JSON
comment feed). Version 1.2 has the extra ability to start with the
comments hidden and has buttons at the top allowing visitors to a blog
to show, hide, and reload the comments on the blog.
I have a blog dedicated to this gadget, http://last-comments.blogspot.com , on which one can find the user manual explaining how to configure
it. I have tested my gadget out with the latest editions of all the
major web browsers for Windows OS and have Last Comments running in
the field on several blogs, including one that has steady daily
traffic. If you have time, I am interested in any feedback on it and
in getting it listed in the directory so that more people can enjoy
seeing their comments without escape code littering the text.
Regards,
Aratina Cage
On Oct 22, 5:07 pm, Brett Morgan <brettmor...@google.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Aratina Cage <aratina.c...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > Brett,
> > Should we take your response to mean that submitting gadgets through
> > the gadget submission interface (http://www.blogger.com/gadget-submit.do > > ) does nothing?
> Aratina,
> As I said, dealing with the backlog on that submit queue is a priority of
> mine. At this point I'd suggest both submitting to the queue, and starting a
> conversation with me so that I prioritise looking at your gadget.
> brett
> > On Oct 21, 9:31 pm, Brett Morgan <brettmor...@google.com> wrote:
> > > Hi Andy,
> > > I am the Blogger Developer Relations representative and my goal is to
> > > help you guys with developing on top of blogger. Coming to grips with
> > > the Gadget publishing backlog is one of my top priority tasks right at
> > > this point.
> > > The short answer is, for the time being, I’m going to publish the
> > > gadgets of people that talk with me about what they are doing, and
> > > what they want to achieve. I need to come to terms with what you guys
> > > are doing, and this is the easiest way for me to do that. I can look
> > > at automating these processes once I have an understanding of what
> > > needs to be done.
> > > Blogger has a lot of power, and it does things that are not well
> > > documented. This is on my task list to fix. Blogger has a very capable
> > > and competent system administration team who look after the product
> > > carefully, and in a way that no self administered system could be
> > > looked after. When you build a system atop blogger, you can honestly
> > > tell people that your system is supported by a world class team of
> > > developers and system administrators with world beating technology and
> > > techniques.
> > > What I am currently working through is how best to support developers
> > > going forward. There are many options here, and I would like to hear
> > > your thoughts on this matter. I'm looking forward to working with all
> > > of you going forward.
> > > brett
> > > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 4:04 AM, Andy <auntie_s...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > A number of people have raised the issue of gadget submission not
> > > > working.
> > > > For the moment, barring feedback from blogger/google, developers may
> > > > be better off concentrating on Wordpress versions. In ignorance,
> > > > waiting for my blogger submission to be approved, I developed a
> > > > Wordpress version and submitted it to the highly visible Wordpress
> > > > plugin directory - 100 downloads in a few days.
> > > > --
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> > Groups "Blogger Developer Group" group.
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> > .
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If the gadget source urls of the ones present in the Blogger Gadget
Directory are shortened using the goo.gl shortener, then it will
help(to a little extent) in dealing with problem 1. Also it would be
better if only those parameters which are used in the gadget are
passed on as parameters in the iframe url. If this issue (1) is not
solved, then Gadgets with more options can never be a reality.
> If the gadget source urls of the ones present in the Blogger Gadget > Directory are shortened using the goo.gl shortener, then it will > help(to a little extent) in dealing with problem 1. Also it would be > better if only those parameters which are used in the gadget are > passed on as parameters in the iframe url. If this issue (1) is not > solved, then Gadgets with more options can never be a reality.
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Thanks for the reply Brett. btw none of the gadgets posted here in this thread are added to the Gadget Directory The gadget directory is still stuck at *1638 *gadgets(for a long time). Is it that you don't accept new ones? On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 12:17 AM, Brett Morgan <brettmor...@google.com>wrote:
>> If the gadget source urls of the ones present in the Blogger Gadget >> Directory are shortened using the goo.gl shortener, then it will >> help(to a little extent) in dealing with problem 1. Also it would be >> better if only those parameters which are used in the gadget are >> passed on as parameters in the iframe url. If this issue (1) is not >> solved, then Gadgets with more options can never be a reality.
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> -- > Brett Morgan
> *Developer Programs Engineer, Blogger*
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My role as developer relations for Blogger involves making the eco-system around blogger inviting and interesting for third party developers. So, yes, I will be cleaning up the blogger gadget gallery, deleting old gadgets that are broken/crufty/in violation of terms of service and approving new gadgets.
brett
On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 3:49 AM, Aneesh Joseph <ane...@bloggerplugins.org>wrote:
> Thanks for the reply Brett. > btw none of the gadgets posted here in this thread are added to the Gadget > Directory The gadget directory is still stuck at *1638 *gadgets(for a > long time). Is it that you don't accept new ones? > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 12:17 AM, Brett Morgan <brettmor...@google.com>wrote:
>> Thanks for the heads up on the issues Aneesh.
>> On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 7:51 PM, Aneesh <ane...@bloggerplugins.org>wrote:
>>> If the gadget source urls of the ones present in the Blogger Gadget >>> Directory are shortened using the goo.gl shortener, then it will >>> help(to a little extent) in dealing with problem 1. Also it would be >>> better if only those parameters which are used in the gadget are >>> passed on as parameters in the iframe url. If this issue (1) is not >>> solved, then Gadgets with more options can never be a reality.
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>> -- >> Brett Morgan
>> *Developer Programs Engineer, Blogger*
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