As a part of contributions to NCSAM, I am writing this article down on what all should we be aware of with respect to Google's security aspect and how to make sure your blog stays yours forever. What is NCSAM? It's National Cyber Security Awareness Month which is observed during the month of October every year in America. However, we all know cyber security is a world topic and is not limited to just the USA. So let me give some tips with respect to keeping the Google account safe and Blogger blogs safe from hackers. As I secure my account, I hope you people catch up too. In this blog post, I am going to tell about the following, Securing your Google account. Securing your Blogger blog. Securing your Google account Since Blogger is also part of your Google account, let's first see what all we need to do to keep our Google account safe. Don't share your password to anyone. Keep changing your password every 60 - 90 days. Make sure your password is str...
So, once upon a time, a really long while ago, I tried to customise and recreate a Blogger template which is not available anymore, but there's one thing I remember about it. I had a jQuery code written to make all the external links open in new tab. I also thought, it's about time I revive that idea and write a more intact code and here we go. So, there are two things to do. Add Javascript code that detects external links and opens them in new tab. Add a CSS code to let users know that a particular link is going to be opened in new tab. Adding a javascript code Please follow the instructions below, Go to https://blogger.com dashboard Navigate to Themes > click the down arrow near "Customize" and then click on Edit HTML. Now scroll to the very end and paste the following code just before </body> tag. <script type='text/javascript'> document.body.addEventListener("mousedown",function(event){ if(event.target.ta...