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Depending on where you place your sidebar items, you can include any, all, or none of the following widgets in your side bar (listed in alphabetical order):

Bio Link

Adds a biography and image to the sidebar.

Blogroll

Allows you to list hyperlinks to other Web sites. This is generally used to link to other blogs.

Calendar

Inserts a calendar with links to dates that contain entries that you set. Visitors click on the date to open the entries for that day.

Category Archives

Displays an archived list of entries in your blog, organized by categories.

Comment Showcase

Displays featured comments, or showcased comments, which you select from the Manage Comments area. For more information about selecting comments to display in the Showcase, see Managing Comments.

Custom Text

For paid Quick Blog users, Custom Text allows you to add custom text/HTML to your sidebar.

Feed List

Lists hyperlinks to all RSS and Atom feeds for your blog.

Google Ad

For paid Quick Blog users who have signed up for Google® AdSense and Google® Ad lists advertisements.

Monthly Archives

Adds an archive of entries in your blog organized by month.

Quick Blogcast Player

Visitors to your site can listen to, or watch, your podcast while continuing to browse your site or the Internet with the new sidebar media player. Just add the player to your sidebar; when a visitor clicks the player, a new podcast player window opens. This allows listeners to enjoy your podcast without having to remain on the blogcast page.

Recent Comments

Adds a list of recent comments to entries in your blog.

Recent Entries

Adds a list of recent entries to your blog.

Search

Inserts a search field, so visitors can find your blog entries they are interested in. Visitors now have the option of performing a basic search, using keywords to search only in titles, or an advanced search, specifying the location (titles, content, all) and a date range for the entry search.

Subscribe Via Email

Adds a link to a subscription form that enables subscribers to receive entries and comments through email. This displays on the sidebar under the heading Subscribe.

Twitter Link

Adds a Twitter link to your sidebar. Twitter is a social blogging service that allows users to submit posts through instant messaging, SMS, or the Twitter Web site.

You can place Widgets in the following areas:

Available Widgets

In the Available Widgets area, you can view a list of the widgets that are not currently on your blog but are available for adding to it.

Active Widgets

In the Active Widgets area, you can view a list of all the widgets you've selected to use in your sidebar.

NOTE: Certain templates support multiple sidebars. If the template you selected supports multiple sidebars two Active Widget areas display: Active Widgets Left and Active Widgets Right.

Deleted Widgets

In the Deleted Widgets area, you can view a list of the widgets you recently deleted. They are permanently deleted from the sidebar when you click Save.

1. Log in to your Account Manager.
2. In the My Products section, click Quick Blogcast.
3. Click Manage Account next to the blog account you want to modify.
4. From the Design Blog menu, select Sidebar.
5. From the Available Widgets list, drag the item you want to add to your sidebar into the Active Widgets list.
6. Enter any information the widget requires.
7. Click Save (located at the bottom of the Sidebar Widgets page).

1. Log in to your Account Manager.
2. In the My Products section, click Quick Blogcast.
3. Click Manage Account next to the blog account you want to modify.
4. From the Design Blog menu, select Sidebar.
5. In the Active Widgets list, click the Remove Widget icon for the widget you want to remove.
6. Click Save (located at the bottom of the Sidebar Widgets page).

1. Log in to your Account Manager.
2. In the My Products section, click Quick Blogcast.
3. Click Manage Account next to the blog account you want to modify.
4. From the Design Blog menu, select Sidebar.
5. Drag the item you want to move to the new position.
6. Click Save (located at the bottom of the Sidebar Widgets page).