Finish Moving Your Blogspot Blog to Another Host with Link Rel Canonical Tags
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In the first part of this two-part article, you created the complete list of equivalent URLs between your Blogger-hosted blog and your new domain. In this part, we will continue with the rest of the steps we need to take to move the blog, and you will learn how to dynamically add a link rel canonical element to your Blogger template source code in such a way that it conforms specifically to the standard set in part one.
Third Step: Convert your Blogger Classic Template to be XML-based (optional)
Later, you will implement Blogger scripting codes that won't work with the classic Blogger templates. So if you are using a classic-based Blogger template, you will need to convert it to an XML-based template using the following procedure:
1. Log in to your Blogger account : http://www.blogger.com/
2. In the Dashboard, click "Template."
3. At the top of the template menu, click "Customize Design."
4. Click "Upgrade your Template".
5. You will then be asked to select a new template for your blog. Select those that are closest to your current template. Then click "Save Template."
Your blog is now converted to the new XML-based Blogger templates. Of course, you can skip this step if your blog is NOT based on a classic template.
Often bloggers are confused when determining whether their blog is New XML- based or Classic-based. It is relatively easy to determine. Follow the steps below:
1. Log in to your Blogger account.
2. Look carefully for your blog in the dashboard and compare it with the screen shot below:
If what you see under the blog to be transferred to the new web host/domain uses "Layout," then the blog already uses a "New/XML based template." You will need to skip this step. Otherwise, if you see "Template" under the blog name, then your blog still uses the "classic" Blogger template and you will need to convert it to an XML-based template by following the steps outlined above.
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