Common Blog Features

Blogs (shortened from the term web log) can use any layout and can cover many different topics, but they all have basic characteristics in common. 
• Blog entries are posted in reverse-chronological order. The order is similar to a backwards diary, running from the most recent at the top of a page to the least recent at the bottom. 
• Blog entries usually include the date and specific time that they were posted (a timestamp). 
• The blogger’s name is usually listed with the timestamp. By default, blogs usually end “Posted by [blogger’s name].” 
• Older blog entries are usually found in an archive. Often the archive is sorted by months and years. The archive links are usually in a sidebar on the page. 
• Readers and the blogger can usually comment on (or reply to) a blog entry. The comments can turn into a dialogue, with the readers and blogger talking together.