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WordPress has released a new widget that automatically builds and maintains a blogroll from the blogs you follow in WordPress. If you have a WordPress account and are signed in, you can follow a blog by clicking on follow in the header. You can add the blogs I follow widget by selecting widgets in the appearance menu from the dashboard. Drag the blogs I follow widget to the sidebar where you want it to appear. You then have the choice to show a grid of images or a list of links. The default is twenty, but you can change the number of blogs to show.
Blogs I follow widget
Of course this only works for WordPress blogs, so you still might want to keep a blogroll or list of links for all other blogs.
WordPress also added Posts I Like (posts you’ve recently liked) My Community (people who liked, commented on or followed your blog)and Gravatar Profile (shows your picture and profile from Gravatar) widgets.
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Great Information! I struggle in keeping my blogroll up to date and this widget will make a huge difference going forward.
Glad you liked it and thanks for commenting.
I think it’ll help, I know I don’t do enough work on my blogroll.
Thanks so much for the info! I love these new features and didn’t know they were there until I saw your article! Wonderful, informative posts as always! ~Vanessa
You’re welcome and thanks for commenting.
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