FAQs

Once you access metroBlog´s home, you can create an account by clicking on the "Register now" link, located on the top right margin of the screen or you can directly access http://www.metroblog.com/register. After that, you shall fill in the necessary fields in the registration form. Once you have filled in the requested information and you have accepted our terms and conditions, you will receive a confirmation e-mail in the address you have provided. Your confirmation through the link contained in the e-mail is absolutely necessary for the operation of your metroBlog account.

The second step to create your metroBlog account is to select your username. You may choose just one account to join the community as registered user or you may also choose to create a space within the site, i.e., a blog. If you choose to create a blog, you shall provide the corresponding name (e.g. Carlos´ blog) and the domain through which it can be accessed (e.g. http://cesar´sblogblog.metroblog.com).

Sure! To have a user account in metroBlog and join just as reader and commenter, you must select the "Be just user of the community" option, located in the second step of the registration.

Sure! To have a user account in metroBlog and join just as reader and commenter, you must select the "Be just user of the community" option, located in the second step of the registration.

Once you finish registration, you will access you user account Panel. There you'll find the first steps you must follow in metroBlog to complete your account: "Complete your user profile" and "Upload a photo to your user profile". If you choose to complete it later, the Panel will keep on appearing as a reminder. If you want to change the data in your profile, you can do it accessing the "Settings" tab from the user menu and then select "My profile".

To change or set up your account data you must click on the "Settings" tab from the user menu and then select "My account".

If you have forgotten your password, it is important that you remember at least the e-mail address you've used to create your metroBlog account. If you remember that, you must just click in the "Forgot your password?" link, located in the login bar of metroBlog´s Home. Once there, you upload the e-mail address and you'll receive the password in your mail a few seconds later.

To close your account, you must enter the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "My account". Once there, you'll find at the bottom of the page, in the "metroBlog Settings" tab, two options: "Delete Account" and "Delete my blog". It is important that you understand what each option implies. If you choose to delete your account, all record of your username, including your blog, will be deleted. If you choose to delete your blog, you'll keep your user account to login and join as reader or commenter.

To delete your blog, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "My account". Once there, you'll find at the bottom of the page, in the "metroBlog Settings" tab, two options: "Delete Account" and "Delete my blog". It is important that you understand what each option implies. If you choose to delete your account, all record of your username, including your blog, will be deleted. If you choose to delete your blog, you'll keep your user account to login and join as reader or commenter.

Sure! To delete your blog, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "My account". Once there, you'll find at the bottom of the page, in the "metroBlog Settings" tab, two options: "Delete Account" and "Delete my blog". It is important that you understand what each option implies. If you choose to delete your account, all record of your username, including your blog, will be deleted. If you choose to delete your blog, you'll keep your user account to login and join as reader or commenter.

You can choose to block any type of private message or limit them to your favorites group. To do that, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "My account". Once there, you'll find at the bottom part, the "Private Messages" tab, where you'll be able to select who you accept private messages from and if you want us to notify you by e-mail whenever you receive one.

A Blog is a personal space that can be moderated by any user of the internet who wants to write about something. A blog can cover a topic in particular or many of them and it can also be about the life and anecdotes of its author. Each article, note or history that the author posts in his/her blog, is identified as "Post". Each blog is therefore made up of a group of posts, which are located vertically in the main page and by decreasing order of posting (the last post is shown first). The blog may not be informative. It mainly has interesting content for the community members and blog readers. Apart from creating the text, the author of the Blog can include links, lists, images, videos, polls, etc. The author may also decide the location and layout of all the elements composing his/her space (from layout to even very personal preferences). MetroBLOG is a totally free service which lets you create a personal space where you can post whatever you want and share it with anyone you want. Once you create an account in metroBLOG you not only become part of our community but you also become the editor of a fully customizable integrated space. MetroBLOG not only provides you with the necessary tools to create the environment that you desire for your blog but also lets you join lists classified by category. In this way, all users interested in the topic of your blog will easily find it.

To change your blog title, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "Blog´s Options". Once there, within the category "General", you'll find the option that enables you to change your blog title.

To create a description of your blog, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "Blog´s Options". Once there, within the category "General", you'll find the option that enables you to create a description of your blog.

To change your blog URL/ domain, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "Blog´s Options". Once there, within the category "General", you'll find the option that enables you to change your blog URL.

To change your blog´s time zone, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "Blog´s Options". Once there, within the category "General", you'll find the option that enables you to change your blog´s time zone. By default, you'll find that the selected time will be the one that corresponds to the city of residence that you've provided during your registration or in your profile.

By default, your blog will appear in public lists. To remove your blog from public lists, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "Blog´s Options". Once there, within the category "General", you'll find the option that enables you to select whether you want to Show your blog in public lists. Is recommended that you don't remove your blog from the site directories since this enables you to receive more visits.

If your blog has an open-to-all comments' acceptance, even to anonymous ones, from people who have no account in metroBlog, you are likely to receive annoying or undesired messages. To solve this problem, it is recommendable that you raise your blog's level of security, restricting your blog postings only to users who already have an account in metroBlog or to your favorites. To do so, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "Blog´s Options". Once there, within the category "Comments", you'll find the option that enables you to select the users you want to receive comments from and the ones you want not to. You can even block the acceptance of comments permanently.

To block the acceptance of comments to your blog, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "Blog´s Options". Once there, within the category "Comments", you'll find the option that enables you to select the users you want to receive comments from and the ones you want not to. To block the acceptance of comments permanently, you must select "No comments accepted"

To limit the acceptance of comments to your blog's Friends/ Favorites, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "Blog´s Options". Once there, within the category "Comments", you'll find the option that enables you to select the users you want to receive comments from and the ones you want not to. You must select "Only from my friends".

To limit the acceptance of comments to metroBlog users, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "Blog´s Options". Once there, within the category "Comments", you'll find the option that enables you to select the users you want to receive comments from and the ones you want not to. You must select "Only from metroBlog users".

By default, your blog is open to comments from any person. So, unless you've previously limited the acceptance to comments, you don't need to set anything up. If, on the other hand, you've once limited the acceptance to comments and you want to allow anyone to comment your blog again, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "Blog´s Options". Once there, within the category "Comments", you'll find the option that enables you to select the users you want to receive comments from and the ones you want not to. You must select "Users and anonymous people".

Sure! To block the view of your received comments and to be the only one who is able to read them, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "Blog´s Options". Once there, within the category "Comments", you'll find the option that enables you to select to either "Show" or "Hide" comments.

To review each comment you receive before being shown, you must first activate that option. To do so, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "Blog´s Options". Once there, within the category "Comments", you'll find the option that enables you to select whether you want to "Moderate Comments" or not. Then to review the received comments, you must access the "Posts" tab of the user menu and select "Moderate Comments". Once there, you'll be able to group comments according to their dates or posts and you'll be able to accept or reject them.

To review each comment you receive before being shown, you must first activate that option. To do so, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "Blog´s Options". Once there, within the category "Comments", you'll find the option that enables you to select whether you want to "Moderate Comments" or not. Then to review the received comments, you must access the "Posts" tab of the user menu and select "Moderate Comments". Once there, you'll be able to group comments according to their dates or posts and you'll be able to accept or reject them.

If you are creating a post and you want to disable its comments and votes, once you have accessed the "Posts" tab of the user menu, have selected "New Post" and have created its main body, you'll see below the options "Disable Comments" and "Disable Votes". By default, both options are unmarked. If you want to activate them, you must check them.

To change the format of the comments received in your blog, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "Blog´s Options". Once there, within the category "Comments", you'll find the option that enables you to change the "Comments date format". You must select this option if you want to view the messages in a popup window or as part of the post. You must also select whether you want to be notified when you receive a new comment.

There are many ways to notify your contacts whenever you create a new post. First, you must enable a Feed for your blog so that everyone having a feed reader can add your blog feed and be notified of your updates (if you don't know what a feed is, click here (redir. to the next question)). To enable a feed for your blog, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "Blog´s Options". Once there, within the category "Blog Feed", you'll find the options that allow you to enable or disable your blog feed and you'll be able to select the content load from your blog that you want the feed to show. Another way to notify your contacts about your new posts is through our System of Invitations. To use this system, you must access the "Invite" tab of the user menu. Once there, you'll find options that enable you to upload manually your contacts' addresses or you can "Import Contacts" directly via your usual e-mail account (Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail, etc.). We recommend that your import your contact list to avoid the tedious task of uploading each address one by one. Then if you want to add manually other contacts which are not included in the imported list, you can do it by accessing "Edit my list".

A feed is a kind of code that any reader can copy and add to his/ her feed reader (there are many feed readers in the market, among the most popular ones are "lista"). When this code is charged in the feed reader, whenever this person enters this reader, he/she will view a summary of the last update of your posts, together with other summaries from other feeds that he/she has added to his/her reader. We recommend that you download any reader and start using this system. It's very effective to be notified of the updates of the info that most interests you. To enable a feed for your blog, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "Blog's options". Once there, within the category "Blog Feed", you'll find options that allow you to select whether to disable or enable your blog feed and you'll be able to select the content load from your blog that you want the feed to show.

To add a feed of your blog, you must access the "Layout" tab of the user menu and then select "Page Organization". Once there, you'll see an organizer of all your blog elements, You can add format to them or you can change their location. Within the element Side Bar (highlighted in blue) you'll identify a link that enables you to "Add metroWidgets", click on it. Then, a popup window will open with a long list of applications/ Widgets to add to your blog. Among other options, you'll find "Your blog feed" and "Feeds" from other sources. By clicking on "Add to the blog", another popup window will open and there you'll be able to give a name to the feed. Once given the name, you'll be able to "Add" it.

You can add a feed of another blog or site if you want to view a summary of its content in your blog. In this way, whenever that source updates its information, your blog will also automatically show this updated information. For example, if you want your main page to show updated content from a sport journal, you can add the corresponding feed and your blog will, in turn, show updated information all the time. To add a feed of your blog, you must access the "Layout" tab of the user menu and then select "Page Organization". Once there, you'll see an organizer of all your blog elements, You can add format to them or you can change their location. Within the element Side Bar (highlighted in blue) you'll identify a link that enables you to "Add metroWidgets", click on it. Then, a popup window will open with a long list of applications/ Widgets to add to your blog. Among other options, you'll find "Your blog feed" and "Feeds" from other sources. By clicking on "Add to the blog", another popup window will open, where you'll be able enter the feed URL address and give name as well as format to the feed. Once all the fields are completed, you'll be able to "Add" it.

If you want your blog to show updatable content, you must first know whether that site (or blog) has a feed. In this way, whenever that source updates its information, your blog will also automatically show this updated information. For example, if you want your main page to show updated content from a sport journal, you can add the corresponding feed and your blog will, in turn, show updated information all the time. To add a feed of your blog, you must access the "Layout" tab of the user menu and then select "Page Organization". Once there, you'll see an organizer of all your blog elements, You can add format to them or you can change their location. Within the element Side Bar (highlighted in blue) you'll identify a link that enables you to "Add metroWidgets", click on it. Then, a popup window will open with a long list of applications/ Widgets to add to your blog. Among other options, you'll find "Your blog feed" and "Feeds" from other sources. By clicking on "Add to the blog", another popup window will open, where you'll be able enter the feed URL address and give name as well as format to the feed. Once all the fields are completed, you'll be able to "Add" it.

To add a Widget/ application to your blog's main page, you must access the "Layout" tab of the user menu and then select "Page Organization". Once there, you'll see an organizer of all your blog elements, You can add format to them or you can change their location. Within the element Side Bar (highlighted in blue) you'll identify a link that enables you to "Add metroWidgets", click on it. Then, a popup window will open with a long list of applications/ Widgets to add to your blog. Among other options, you'll find polls, lists, images, text, HTML codes, feed of your blog or of others, list of created labels, favorites list, rankings of your posts and even a search engine within your blog. Each of these applications can be added to your blog. To do so, select the Widget you want and click on "Add to the blog". A popup window will open and there you'll be able to define the requested parameters for that application, so that you can finally add it.

Sure! Once each Widget has been added, you'll see it placed in the "Side Bar", highlighted in blue. The side bar can appear either to the right or to the left of your blog main page. To change its position, you must direct the mouse towards the blue edges (the mouse arrow will become a scrolling pointer) and while pressing the left button of the mouse, you'll be able to place it on the edge you want (each edge is marked with a little grid frame without references or inscriptions). When the side bar recognizes its new location, the little grid frame will reach the required size for the bar. The widgets can similarly be moved from the Side Bar and be placed in other areas. On contrast with the bar, Widgets have a wider option of placement: "Main Column", "Lower Column" and "Bottom of the Blog". Each Widget can be placed in any of these spaces independently of the location of the others.

To add a feed of your blog in the main page, you must access the "Layout" tab of the user menu and then select "Page Organization". Once there, you'll see an organizer of all your blog elements, You can add format to them or you can change their location. Within the element Side Bar (highlighted in blue) you'll identify a link that enables you to "Add metroWidgets", click on it. Then, a popup window will open with a long list of applications/ Widgets to add to your blog. Among other options, you'll find "Your blog feed" and "Feeds" from other sources. By clicking on "Add to the blog", another popup window will open and there you'll be able to give a name to the feed. Once given the name, you'll be able to "Add" it.

You can add a feed of another blog or site if you want to view a summary of its content in your blog. In this way, whenever that source updates its information, your blog will also automatically show this updated information. For example, if you want your main page to show updated content from a sport journal, you can add the corresponding feed and your blog will, in turn, show updated information all the time. To add a feed of your blog, you must access the "Layout" tab of the user menu and then select "Page Organization". Once there, you'll see an organizer of all your blog elements, You can add format to them or you can change their location. Within the element Side Bar (highlighted in blue) you'll identify a link that enables you to "Add metroWidgets", click on it. Then, a popup window will open with a long list of applications/ Widgets to add to your blog. Among other options, you'll find "Your blog feed" and "Feeds" from other sources. By clicking on "Add to the blog", another popup window will open, where you'll be able enter the feed URL address and give name as well as format to the feed. Once all the fields are completed, you'll be able to "Add" it.

If you want your blog to show updatable content, you must first know whether that site (or blog) has a feed. In this way, whenever that source updates its information, your blog will also automatically show this updated information. For example, if you want your main page to show updated content from a sport journal, you can add the corresponding feed and your blog will, in turn, show updated information all the time. To add a feed of your blog, you must access the "Layout" tab of the user menu and then select "Page Organization". Once there, you'll see an organizer of all your blog elements, You can add format to them or you can change their location. Within the element Side Bar (highlighted in blue) you'll identify a link that enables you to "Add metroWidgets", click on it. Then, a popup window will open with a long list of applications/ Widgets to add to your blog. Among other options, you'll find "Your blog feed" and "Feeds" from other sources. By clicking on "Add to the blog", another popup window will open, where you'll be able enter the feed URL address and give name as well as format to the feed. Once all the fields are completed, you'll be able to "Add" it.

To add a feed of your blog in the main page, you must access the "Layout" tab of the user menu and then select "Page Organization". Once there, you'll see an organizer of all your blog elements, You can add format to them or you can change their location. Within the element Side Bar (highlighted in blue) you'll identify a link that enables you to "Add metroWidgets", click on it. Then, a popup window will open with a long list of applications/ Widgets to add to your blog. Among other options, you'll find "Your blog feed" and "Feeds" from other sources. By clicking on "Add to the blog", another popup window will open and there you'll be able to give a name to the feed. Once given the name, you'll be able to "Add" it.

To set up and change the location of the elements of your blog, you must access the "Layout" tab of the user menu and then select "Page Organization". Once there, you'll see an organizer of all your blog elements. You can add format to them or you can change their location. The side bar can appear either to the right or to the left of your blog main page. To change its position, you must direct the mouse towards the blue edges (the mouse arrow will become a scrolling pointer) and while pressing the left button of the mouse, you'll be able to place it on the edge you want (each edge is marked with a little grid frame without references or inscriptions). When the side bar recognizes its new location, the little grid frame will reach the required size for the bar. The widgets can similarly be moved from the Side Bar and be placed in other areas. On contrast with the bar, Widgets have a wider option of placement: "Main Column", "Lower Column" and "Bottom of the Blog". Each Widget can be placed in any of these spaces independently of the location of the others.

To set up and change the location of the elements of your blog, you must access the "Layout" tab of the user menu and then select "Page Organization". Once there, you'll see an organizer for all your blog elements. You can add format to them or you can change their location. At the top of the organizer, you'll see a box labeled "Blog Header". Click on the "Edit" button within the box. Once there, you'll be able to change the blog title, its description and select from your computer or from the internet the image you want as header.

To set up the format of the posts of your blog, you must access the "Layout" tab of the user menu and then select "Page Organization". Once there, you'll see an organizer of all your blog elements. You can add format to them or you can change their location. In the central part of the organizer, you'll see a box labeled "Blog Posts". Click on the "Edit" button within the box. Once there, you'll be able to choose the number of posts that you want to be displayed in the blog's main page, the date format of the posts, create a virtual signature, set up the comments and posts labels and the location of the information related to each post (time, signature, comments, etc.)

To set up the font and colors of the elements of your blog, you must access the "Layout" tab of the user menu, then select "Customize Style" and finally select "Fonts and Colors". Once there, you'll see a font and colors editor for text and links, together with a dynamic Preview that shows how the changes would be viewed. At the top of the editor, there is a sections' menu (page background, blog background, blog title, post name, post body, widgets, comments, pager, etc.). When you select one of these sections, the changes made with the editor to the text and color will be applied only to this section.

The background image is by default the one that comes together with the template you've chosen. However, you can choose not to have a background image or to select the one you want. To do so, you must access the "Layout" tab of the user menu, then select "Customize Style" and finally select "Background Image".

To set up the format of the boxes containing your blog Widgets/ applications, you must access the "Layout" tab of the user menu, then select "Customize Style" and finally select "Box style". Once there, you'll be able to choose among different types of formats.

To change your blog layout template, you must access the "Layout" tab of the user menu, then select "Select Template". Once there, you'll find a list containing template categories to the left and the templates corresponding to each category to the right. Below, there is a dynamic Preview that shows how the changes would be viewed. Once you've selected a template, simply click "Save".

If you want to create a new post, you can use the direct access in the top right margin of any of your blog pages once you've logged in. You can also enter accessing the "New Post" tab of the user menu and then selecting "New Post". Once there, you write the name for the post and with the help of the text editor and its tools, you can create the post main body (you can use boldface, italics, underlining, you can change font colors, add links, lists and charts, use text alignment format, add Word documents. html, images, emoticons and even You Tube videos). Then you can create the labels you need to tab your posts or you can use already created labels, change the date of posting of your post to program it, to enable or disable comments and votes of that post and decide if you want to "Publish your post" or "Save post as draft"

To modify the number of posts shown in your blog's main page, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "Blog's options". Once there, within "Main Page", you'll find the option that enables you to modify that number.

When you create a post, you'll see that one of the options the text editor has is to add an image (this tool is represented by a little pink avatar with a portrait image). Once you click on that avatar, a popup window will open and you'll be able to upload the image from your computer or from the internet and set up its location and format.

When you create a post, you'll see that one of the options the text editor has is to add a You Tube video (this tool is represented by a little You Tube avatar). Once you click on that avatar, a popup window will open and you'll be able to load the video URL address and set up its location and format within your blog.

If you are creating a post and you prefer to finish or post it later, you must simply save it as draft. To do so, instead of selecting "Publish Post", you must select the option to the right "Save post as draft", at the bottom of the New Post creation page. Then, when you feel like finishing your post or simply post it, you'll access the "Posts" tab of the user menu and select "Edit Posts". Once there, you'll find your draft inside a list, together with other posts. If you choose to "Edit" the draft, you'll be redirected to the post creation page with all the information you've saved already included. In such case, you can save it again as draft or Publish it finally. NOTE: Not only draft can be edited. You can also modify already published posts.

If you are creating a post and you want it to be posted in a particular day or time, you must program that. Once you have accessed the "Posts" tab of the user menu, have selected "New Post" and have created the post's main body, you'll see below an option labeled as "Date", which contains the present date and time. To program the posting, you must change the date and time that appears there, picking out the moment that you want your post to be published.

If you want to modify an already published post, you must access the "Posts" tab of the user menu and select "Edit Posts". Once there, if you select "Edit" for a post, you'll be redirected to the posts creation page, which includes all the information belonging to this post. In such case, you can save it as draft or you can post it again with its modifications.

If you are creating a post and you want to disable its comments and votes, once you've accessed the "Posts" tab of the user menu, have selected "New Post" and have created the post's main body, you'll see below the options "Disable comments" and "Disable votes". By default, both options are unmarked. If you want to activate them, check them.

To modify the date that appears in your posts, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "Blog's options". Once there, within "Format", you'll find the option that enables you to modify the header and file date format and the time format.

A label is a word that you create to differentiate and group your posts. Each label identifies a specific type of post. Therefore, when you create a post, it is recommended that you attach the corresponding label (or you may create one if it doesn't exist) so that the post can be grouped with the rest of its class, i.e., with the posts that have the same label (e.g. labels: Jokes Posts, Stories Posts, Information Posts). Each post can, of course, be related to more than one post. In such case, you can attach the number of labels that you consider necessary for a post. To filter your posts by label, you can access the "Posts" tab of the user menu and then select "Edit Posts". Once there, you'll see a list containing all your posts and drafts and to the left you'll find a vertical list of all your labels. When you select a label, only the posts carrying the same label will appear in the list to the right.

A label is a word that you create to differentiate and group your posts. Each label identifies a specific type of post. Therefore, when you create a post, it is recommended that you attach the corresponding label (or you may create one if it doesn't exist) so that the post can be grouped with the rest of its class, i.e., with the posts that have the same label (e.g. labels: Jokes Posts, Stories Posts, Information Posts). Each post can, of course, be related to more than one post. In such case, you can attach the number of labels that you consider necessary for a post. To filter your posts by label, you can access the "Posts" tab of the user menu and then select "Edit Posts". Once there, you'll see a list containing all your posts and drafts and to the left you'll find a vertical list of all your labels. When you select a label, only the posts carrying the same label will appear in the list to the right.

The easiest an quickest way to do it is to attach a label to the post when you create it. A label is a word that you create to differentiate and group your posts. Each label identifies a specific type of post. Therefore, when you create an post, it is recommended that you attach the corresponding label (or you may create one if it doesn't exist) so that the post can be grouped with the rest of its class, i.e., with the posts that have the same label (e.g. labels: Jokes Posts, Stories Posts, Information Posts). Each post can, of course, be related to more than one post. In such case, you can attach the number of labels that you consider necessary for a post. To filter your posts by label, you can access the "Posts" tab of the user menu and then select "Edit Posts". Once there, you'll see a list containing all your posts and drafts and to the left you'll find a vertical list of all your labels. When you select a label, only the posts carrying the same label will appear in the list to the right.

To create labels, you must first create posts. Once you have accessed the "Posts" tab of the user menu, have selected "New Post" and have created its main body, you'll see below the option "Attach label". Such option has a box where you can give name to each label and then "Add" them to your label's list. Once created, the new labels are automatically attached to the post in process (Posts' Labels). You can also attach to such post already existing labels. To do so, you must click "Show my labels", that is below "Posts' Labels". A list labeled "All my posts" will unfold. Each label that you select will be added to "Posts' labels". It is also possible to attach or remove labels massively from "Edit Post".

Once you have accessed the "Posts" tab of the user menu, have selected "New Post" and have created its main body, you'll see below the option "Attach label". Such option has a box where you can give name to each label and then "Add" them to your label's list. Once created, the new labels are automatically attached to the post in process (Posts' Labels). You can also attach to such post already existing labels. To do so, you must click "Show my labels", that is below "Posts' Labels". A list labeled "All my posts" will unfold. Each label that you select will be added to "Posts' labels". It is also possible to attach or remove labels massively from "Edit Post".

To attach or remove labels to or from already created posts, you must access the "Posts" tab of the user menu and then select "Edit Posts". Once there, you must check the posts you want to attach a label to and then in the drop-down menu, which, by default contains the text "With the selected posts", you must select "Apply label...". Once this option has been selected, another drop-down menu with all your labels will appear. You must select the corresponding label and click "Accept". To remove labels, you must select "Delete label"...".

To show in the main page your created labels, you must access the "Layout" tab of the user menu and then select "Page Organization". Once there, you'll see an organizer for all your blog elements, You can add format to them or you can change their location. Within the element Side Bar (highlighted in blue) you'll identify a link that enables you to "Add metroWidgets", click on it. One of the option is named "Labels". If you click "Add to the blog", a popup window will open and there you'll be able to select the format in which they'll be shown. Once the format has been selected, you can "Add" it. Adding labels to your blog's main page will help your readers to know what you write about and to select the posts that interest them by selecting a label. In a way, as labels help you to separate your posts, they'll similarly help your readers, guiding them into your different posts.

There are various ways to add favorites to your blog. The most direct way is through another person's blog. You must search within his/ her main page the section labeled "Contact". There you'll find the link "Add me to your favorites". Click on that link and the blog will automatically be added to your favorites list. Another way, if the person has already added you to his/ her favorites, is to select "Opposed List" from the "Favorites" tab of the user menu. There you'll see which users have already added you to their favorites and you'll also be able to add them to your list by clicking on "Add to my favorites", which is below each user name.

Add favorites is the best thing you can do to attract readers to your blog and be notified all the time about the updates of the blogs you are interested in. If you add a blog to your favorites, every time you login, your account panel will show you the notifications of all the updates of this blog and you'll be notified whether the blog user has commented any of your posts or if he/ she left a private message (you can only exchange private messages with your favorites). Your favorites list can also be shown in your main page if you activate this option. In this way, the readers of your blog will have the possibility of becoming interested in the blogs you like creating a readers and bloggers community. Those contacts that you add to your favorites will know that you've done so. So you are very likely to be added in their lists as well. In a way, by adding favorites you insure that they will add you as a favorite as well.

To find out who have added you to their favorites list, you must access the "Favorites" tab of the user menu and then select "Opposed List". Once there, you'll see a list of all the users that have added your blog to their favorites. You can send them private messages or even add them to your favorites as well.

To accept private messages from your favorites only, you must access the "Settings" tab of the user menu and then select "My account". Once there, within "Private messages", you'll find a drop-down menu where you'll be able to select who you want to receive messages from (from everybody, from nobody, from favorites only).

To read the private messages you've received, you must access the "Messages" tab of the user menu and then select "Inbox". There you'll see a list with all the private messages you've received, together with information about the user sending them. You may reply to them from there clicking on each message.

If you want to reply a private message, you can do it directly from that message, as it is explained in question No X. I you want to compose a new message, you must access the "Messages" tab of the user menu and then select "Compose message". Once there, in field "To", you must enter the username of your favorite (remember that the username is not the same as the blog title). If you don't remember his/ her username, you can see it in "My Favorites", from where you can also send a private message by clicking on the "Send message" link that appears next to each favorite.