Blogger Mobile HTML Editor Trick: Part 21 — WordsByEkta🌿

The Blogger Mobile HTML Editor Trick That Saved Me from Copying Code in Chunks

There are some blogging problems that sound too small to write about — until you are the person dealing with them repeatedly.

This was one of those problems.

I was using Blogger from mobile because I did not always have the time to sit with a laptop. Writing posts was manageable. Pasting small HTML snippets was manageable. But copying or replacing the entire HTML of a post became strangely frustrating.

In normal mobile view, Blogger’s HTML editor allowed me to select content, but after using Select All, the copy menu often disappeared. That meant I had to copy long HTML articles in chunks.

If you have ever edited a styled Blogger article from mobile, you probably know how annoying that becomes. One missed section or incomplete copy can quietly break the entire article layout.

A close-up editorial illustration of a hand holding a smartphone with a Blogger HTML editor screen showing a glowing Select All menu, with broken code chunks fading away on the left and a clean full code block appearing on the right — WordsByEkta
One trick. Full HTML copied. No more copying in broken chunks.

The Real Problem Wasn't HTML — It Was Mobile Workflow

I was not trying to do anything advanced.

I only wanted to:

  • copy the full HTML of a Blogger post,
  • replace the entire article HTML after corrections,
  • delete old HTML quickly,
  • and paste the cleaned version back safely.

This mattered because many SEO fixes required replacing the full HTML structure — internal links, layout fixes, article boxes, navigation sections, styled elements, and old formatting cleanup.

The frustrating part was not the HTML itself. It was Blogger’s mobile editor behaviour.

Why Normal Mobile View Failed

In normal mobile web view, I could enter Blogger HTML mode and select content. But after using Select All, the copy option behaved inconsistently.

The official suggested workaround — selecting from the first word and dragging down — also fails for long HTML. The selection cursor disappears before you reach the end.

So I ended up copying the article piece by piece.

For small posts this might be manageable. But for long styled articles, it becomes exhausting very quickly.

Desktop View Looked Completely Useless at First

I tried enabling desktop site mode in Chrome.

Initially, it looked worse.

The editor became enormously zoomed in. Tapping inside the HTML editor made everything feel oversized and awkward.

My first thought was: this does nothing except enlarge the screen.

But then I accidentally discovered the actual trick.

The Important Detail Nobody Would Guess

In desktop view, the copy behaviour changes completely.

In that enormous desktop version, long pressing on any visible content opens a menu containing options like Select All.

After using Select All, you need to long press again — but specifically on an area where actual content exists.

Not on blank white space.

The long press must happen on visible selected content.

When I long-pressed on actual HTML content, the browser automatically jumped toward the top and showed the copy menu there.

If I long-pressed on empty space, nothing useful happened.

That tiny difference was the entire trick.

One drawback: this trick does not work for selecting only small chunks of content. If you want to copy just a specific section instead of the full HTML, switching back to normal mobile view is usually easier.

Exact Steps That Worked for Me

  1. Open Blogger in your mobile browser.
  2. Open the post you want to edit.
  3. Switch to HTML view.
  4. Enable Desktop Site in your browser.
  5. Tap inside the HTML editor.
  6. Long press and choose Select All.
  7. Long press again on visible HTML/content.
  8. The page may auto-scroll toward the top.
  9. The copy menu should appear there.
  10. Tap Copy.

This finally allowed me to copy the full HTML instead of copying it in broken chunks.

Bonus: Deleting Full HTML in One Go

The same trick also helped when I wanted to completely replace old HTML.

After selecting all the content in desktop view, pressing backspace/delete removed the full HTML at once.

Select All + Backspace worked surprisingly well in desktop mode when replacing Blogger HTML completely.

This became especially useful while cleaning old articles or restructuring layouts for SEO improvements.

Why This Tiny Trick Actually Mattered

This may sound like a small workaround, but it removed a real friction point from my blogging workflow.

I was maintaining Blogger posts seriously from mobile — fixing SEO issues, updating internal links, improving layouts, correcting HTML conflicts, and restructuring old articles.

When copying the full HTML itself became difficult, every update felt heavier than necessary.

This trick made the workflow smoother.

And sometimes small removed frustrations are what keep long-term projects sustainable.

Who This Helps

  • Blogger users editing HTML from mobile
  • Creators without constant laptop access
  • Bloggers working with styled HTML articles
  • People fixing SEO/layout issues directly in Blogger HTML mode
  • Anyone tired of copying HTML in chunks
Written by WordsByEkta🌿
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