Tip: Changing BlogJet This! Template

If you're not satisfied with the way BlogJet inserts text when you click BlogJet This! button in Internet Explorer, you can change the template for this action.

The default template is:

<p><a href="{$ .URL $}">{$ .Title $}</a></p>
<p><em>{$ .Text $}</em></p>

and in WYSIWYG editor it shows as:

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BlogJet is a desktop blogging application that greatly simplifies posting to your blog. It is user-friendly, easy to use and elegant.

If you want to change the template, find C:\Program Files\BlogJet\Data\Templates\blogthis.htm file and edit it. Here are a few variables that you can use:

{$ .URL $} - page URL
{$ .Title $} - page title
{$ .Text $} - selected text

Let's change the default template to:

<p>Check this out:</p>
<blockquote>{$ .Text $}</blockquote>
<p>(via <a href="{$ .URL $}">{$ .Title $}, {$ .URL $}</a>)</p> 

Now if you click BlogJet This! you'll get the following layout:

Check this out:

BlogJet is a desktop blogging application that greatly simplifies posting to your blog. It is user-friendly, easy to use and elegant.

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