Comments on: Spaces in Blogger Labels - A Change http://www.slicksurface.com/blog/2007-04/spaces-in-blogger-labels-a-change Observations about technology, design, and search engine optimization by the staff of Slicksurface LLC - a design and technology company located in New York. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:56:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Rev. CMOT TMPV http://www.slicksurface.com/blog/2007-04/spaces-in-blogger-labels-a-change#comment-10 Rev. CMOT TMPV Thu, 10 May 2007 00:48:00 +0000 http://new.slicksurface.com/blog/?p=49#comment-10 I wish they'd fix this or at least let people know. I've got over 300 posts and dozens of multi-word tags. This sucks. I wish they’d fix this or at least let people know. I’ve got over 300 posts and dozens of multi-word tags. This sucks.

]]> By: Steve http://www.slicksurface.com/blog/2007-04/spaces-in-blogger-labels-a-change#comment-9 Steve Wed, 09 May 2007 05:09:00 +0000 http://new.slicksurface.com/blog/?p=49#comment-9 I've been looking for an answer to this. Now, all I need to do is delete every multi-word label and start over. Thanks Blogger! I’ve been looking for an answer to this. Now, all I need to do is delete every multi-word label and start over. Thanks Blogger!

]]> By: Jon http://www.slicksurface.com/blog/2007-04/spaces-in-blogger-labels-a-change#comment-8 Jon Mon, 07 May 2007 23:53:00 +0000 http://new.slicksurface.com/blog/?p=49#comment-8 thanks - now it makes sense what was going on... thanks - now it makes sense what was going on…

]]> By: Jay Harper http://www.slicksurface.com/blog/2007-04/spaces-in-blogger-labels-a-change#comment-7 Jay Harper Mon, 07 May 2007 23:32:00 +0000 http://new.slicksurface.com/blog/?p=49#comment-7 QuackOMeter only <i>looks</i> like they're working... <br/><br/>This is where it get tricky. The old label pages are still there on your server (Blogger doesn't delete them), it just creates new ones with %20 in the file name (which you can only see with %2520 in the URL). <br/><br/>What that means is that the old ones will still be served, but won't contain any new information. For example, on quackometer, the current first story about Home Pregnancy Gender testing has a label of 'daily mail'. If you click on the link you see a page, but it starts with an older story when it should have the new story first. If you change the %20 in the URL to %2520 then you'll see the new label page with the story on gender testing...<br/><br/>It's not 'weird' at all... It makes complete sense and it amazes me that Blogger has let the problem continue... QuackOMeter only looks like they’re working…

This is where it get tricky. The old label pages are still there on your server (Blogger doesn’t delete them), it just creates new ones with %20 in the file name (which you can only see with %2520 in the URL).

What that means is that the old ones will still be served, but won’t contain any new information. For example, on quackometer, the current first story about Home Pregnancy Gender testing has a label of ‘daily mail’. If you click on the link you see a page, but it starts with an older story when it should have the new story first. If you change the %20 in the URL to %2520 then you’ll see the new label page with the story on gender testing…

It’s not ‘weird’ at all… It makes complete sense and it amazes me that Blogger has let the problem continue…

]]> By: Jon http://www.slicksurface.com/blog/2007-04/spaces-in-blogger-labels-a-change#comment-6 Jon Mon, 07 May 2007 23:15:00 +0000 http://new.slicksurface.com/blog/?p=49#comment-6 likewise, I would hope that there's a neater solution - or do I have to go through and change every label to insert dashes :( Anyway, thanks for the info - at least now I know what the problem is.<br/><br/>One thought - why do labels with spaces in work OK on some blogs (e.g. http://www.quackometer.net/blog/) and not others, like mine (www.holfordwatch.info)?<br/><br/>Very odd... likewise, I would hope that there’s a neater solution - or do I have to go through and change every label to insert dashes :( Anyway, thanks for the info - at least now I know what the problem is.

One thought - why do labels with spaces in work OK on some blogs (e.g. http://www.quackometer.net/blog/) and not others, like mine (www.holfordwatch.info)?

Very odd…

]]> By: LGR http://www.slicksurface.com/blog/2007-04/spaces-in-blogger-labels-a-change#comment-5 LGR Thu, 03 May 2007 03:56:00 +0000 http://new.slicksurface.com/blog/?p=49#comment-5 I was searching on this exact problem. I was thinking I ouwld have to use dashes, but I really hoped there would have been a better solution. Maybe they will get it right next time. I was searching on this exact problem. I was thinking I ouwld have to use dashes, but I really hoped there would have been a better solution. Maybe they will get it right next time.

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