Solved: Missing required field "updated" in blogger

When you check your blog hosted with Blogger for Google Authorship with Rich snippet testing tool mostly you get two common warning and error messages 'Warning: Missing required field "updated".' and 'Warning: Missing required hCard "author".

Note: Before making any changes to the template please take the backup. Link given below will help you.
› Learn how to edit Blogger template?

First Method:
Here we look for first method to correct Authorship markup warnings and error in Blogger template

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard › Select Blog › Click on Template › Proceed › Edit HTML
2. Search for 'hfeed' and 'hentry' one by one and rename all instances those exist in template with 'h-feed' and 'h-entry' respectively. 
3. Save template and now check for authorship markup warnings and errors with Rich Snippet testing tool.

You'll get a smile on your face because no markup warnings and errors will be shown.

Second Method:
Now we move to second method which is slightly difficult from first one.

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard › Select Blog › Click on Template › Proceed › Edit HTML
2. Now press Ctrl+F to find the code timestamp-link   or  published   like below

<a class='timestamp-link' expr:href='data:post.url' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' expr:title='data:post.timestampISO8601'><data:post.timestamp/></abbr></a>

     4. Now care fully change it to the code below

<a class='timestamp-link' expr:href='data:post.url' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='updated published' expr:title='data:post.timestampISO8601'><data:post.timestamp/></abbr></a>

    5. Now have a smile!

Note: If that code doesn't work please try this: 

<a class='updated' expr:href='data:post.url' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='updated published' expr:title='data:post.timestampISO8601'><data:post.timestamp/></abbr></a>

You can re check this here Rich Snippet testing tool.

How to post code into a code box area in blogger

Code Box style for blogger

It is good to have a code box area in your blogger posts if your blog is about blogger tutorials, blogger widgets, blogger templates or it deals with any kind of blog customization. It will become easy for anybody to locate the html code and easily copy and paste the code for using it. It will also give a well organised look to your blog posts. Just read and follow all the steps given below to get this function in your blogger blog for each post.

Step1: Log in to your blogger account. Go to Dashboard >> Template.

Step2: Click on the Customize.

Step3: GO to Advanced >> Add CSS.

Step4: Copy and Paste the following code in the Add CSS section.

.code-asim1 {
 background:#f5f8fa;
 background-repeat:no-repeat;
 border: solid #5C7B90;
 border-width: 1px 1px 1px 20px;
 color: #000000;
 font: 13px 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
 line-height: 16px;
 margin: 10px 0 10px 10px;
 max-height: 200px;
 min-height: 16px;
 overflow: auto;
 padding: 10px 10px 10px;
 width: 90%; }

 .code-asim1:hover {
 background: #FAFAFA;
 background-repeat:no-repeat;}

Step5: Now whenever you are composing new post , just select HTML section and paste the following code.


<div class="code-asim1">
Paste your code
</div> 


Step6:  Go to Compose mode.  Replace Paste your code with your code. Complete your post and publish it.

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