Skip to content
Docs

How to export Google Docs to Blogger

Tenwrite is a Google Docs add-on that lets you publish your content from Google Docs to Blogger (Blogspot) while keeping the formatting intact.

Graphical illustration of publishing google docs to blogger

In this step-by-step guide, we’ll learn how to publish a single Google Docs content to Blogger using the Tenwrite add-on.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure to meet the following requirements:

  1. Install the Tenwrite add-on: You need to have the Tenwrite add-on installed in Google Docs. Read this guide to install the add-on if you’ve not done already.
  2. Blogger (Blogspot) Blog: You need to have one or more Blogger (Blogspot) blogs in your Google account. Go to blogger.com and create your blog if you don’t have one.

Step-by-Step Guide

Follow the steps below to publish your Google Docs to Blogger in a few clicks.

1. Open Google Docs

Ensure you are signed in to your Google account. Open Google Docs in your web browser (e.g. Google Chrome, Firebase, Safari etc.).

2. Launch the Tenwrite Add-on

From the top menu in Google Docs, click on Extensions > Tenwrite > Export to Blogger.

Launch tenwrite add-on in google docs

3. Select Destination Blog

If you have multiple blogs, click on the Select Blogger™ Blog dropdown and select your preferred blog where you want to transfer the content.

Select the destination blogger blog

4. Select Google Docs

Click on the Select Google Docs button to launch the built-in Google Drive popup window. Select your Google Docs in the popup window and click on Select button.

Click on the select google docs button.

Select your google docs and click on select button.

5. Edit Post Details

Click on the Edit button to edit the post details.

Click on the edit button.

In the Export Action dropdown field, you can choose between Create New Post or Update Existing Post. For this tutorial, we’ll be creating a new post. Next, edit the Post Title, Labels, Status and Reader Comments fields.

Edit post details.

6. Advanced Options

There are a lot of advanced options that you can enable based on your requirements.

Enable advanced options.

Image Options

  • Responsive Images: This option will ensure that images on the page adapt to different screen sizes, providing a better viewing experience across devices.

Embedding

  • Convert YouTube links to embeds: Automatically transform YouTube links into embedded videos in your blog posts.

  • Convert Twitter links to embeds: Automatically transform Twitter links into embedded tweets in your blog posts.

Content Modification Options

  • Demote Headings by 1 Level: This option demotes heading tags (H1 to H6) by one level. For example, H1 becomes H2, H2 becomes H3, and so on.

  • Open External Links in New Tab: Open the external links in a new tab. For enhanced security, the ‘noopener noreferrer’ attribute will also be added. Internal links (i.e. links from your domain) will not be affected.

  • Mark External Links as nofollow: Add ‘nofollow’ attribute to external links. This will exclude external links from search engine ranking. Internal links (i.e. links from your domain) will not be affected.

  • Optimize Line Height: This option will increase the line height to a minimum of 1.5, providing better spacing between lines of text.

  • Convert Size Units (pt to px): This option will convert font sizes from points (pt) to pixels (px) for consistent display across devices. Note: This conversion uses a standard ratio of 1pt = (96 / 72) px.

HTML Cleanup Options

Enable advanced options contd.

  • Remove All Styles: This option will remove all styles from the HTML content.

  • Remove Custom Fonts: This option will remove the font styles from the HTML content. The default Blogger font styles will be applied.

  • Remove Font Size Settings: This option will remove the font-size settings from the HTML. The default Blogger font-size will be applied.

  • Remove Line-Height Settings: This option will remove the line-height styles from the HTML. The default Blogger line-height style will be applied.

  • Remove Element Width Styles: This option will remove the ‘width’ styles from the HTML.

  • Remove Element Height Styles: This option will remove the ‘height’ styles from the HTML.

7. Start the Export

When you’re ready, click on the Start Export button. You’ll receive a notification once the export process is completed.

Click on start export button.

Notification shows the success status.

8. View the post on your blog

Finally, open your Blogger admin portal and check the post.

Check post in blogger.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You’ve successfully published your Google Docs to Blogger using the Tenwrite add-on in just a few clicks.

If you faced any issues or need any help, please contact us at support@tenwrite.com, we’re help to help!