Connect Google+ with Blogger

You can use Google+ to let people know about your blog and engage with your readers.

You need to change to your Google+ profile to automatically post to your profile or to any Google+ page managed by your profile. Learn to create a Google+ page.

Choose which Google+ profile or page you share to

1. Sign in to Blogger.
2. Select the blog to update.
3. In the left menu, click Settings > Posts, comments and sharing.
4. Under "Share to Google+," click the Down arrow next to "choose your Google+ page or profile."
5. In the top right, click Save settings.

Share your posts to Google+

Share a blog post

If you don't often share blog posts to Google+, you can share individual posts:

1. Sign in to Blogger.
2. Select the blog to update.
3. In the left menu, click Posts.
4. Under the post you want to share with Google+, click Share.

Automatically share to Google+

If you want to share all of your blog posts on Google+, turn automatic sharing on:

1. Sign in to Blogger.
2. Select the blog to update.
3. In the left menu, click Settings > Posts, comments and sharing.
4. Under "Share to Google+" next to "Auto-share new published posts to your Google+ Profile," choose Yes.
5. At the top right, click Save settings.

Automatic sharing doesn't work for:

• Blogs with adult content
• Posts created using an API
• Posts you imported

Choose the posts to share

If you want to share some posts but not all of them:

1. Sign in to Blogger.
2. Select the blog to update.
3. In the left menu, click Settings > Posts, comments and sharing.
4. Under "Share to Google+" next to "Prompt to share after posting," choose Yes.
5. At the top right, click Save settings.

A box will show when you publish a post. You can add a message and choose who to share with.

Google+ followers

You can add the Google+ followers gadget to your blog:

1. Check if your page or profile publicly shows your followers.
2. Sign in to Blogger.
3. Select the blog to update.
4. In the left menu, click Layout > Add a gadget.
5. In the gadget list, find "Google+ followers" and click Add .
6. On the top right, click Save arrangement.

If the gadget shows up empty:

• Make sure your user profile is set to Google+.
• Make sure your blog is linked to a profile or page.

+1 counter

You can see which posts are popular with the +1 counter.

When readers click the +1 button on a blog post, a box pops up so they can share the post with their circles on Google+, if they have already signed up for Google+.

Turn on the +1 counter

See who +1'd your posts

Google+ comments

You can turn on Google+ comments to allow users to comment on your Blogger blog posts with Google+. To comment on your blog, readers need a Google+ profile or page.

You can tell you have Google+ comments if:

• You see an option to share comments to Google+.
• As the author of a post, you receive Google+ notifications when readers comment on or share your blog post.
• If you used Blogger comments, they will remain on your blog. Other commenting systems might not be kept when you turn on Google+ comments.

Learn more about who can see your Google+ comments.

To turn on Google+ comments:

1. Make sure you're using Google+ as your profile and your blog is public.
2. Sign in to Blogger.
3. Select the blog to update.
4. In the left menu, click Settings > Posts, comments and sharing.
5. Under "Google+ Comments," choose Yes. At the top right, click Save settings.

Turn off Google+ Comments

Follow the steps above but for Step 5 choose No. You can only turn off Google+ comments if you have a Google+ profile:

• If you change your blog URL, your Google+ comments will disappear from your blog, but they may continue to appear on Google+.

• If you stop using Google+ comments, your Google+ comments will disappear from your blog, but they may continue to appear on Google+.

Troubleshoot Google+ comments

Moderate Google+ comments

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Mentions in Blogger

You can mention a person or Google+ page to let them know that you're referring to them in your blog post.

To mention someone:

1. Switch to a Google+ profile.
2. In the post editor, type "+" or "@," followed by a name or page.
3. When a list of names appears, select the person or page you'd like to mention.