Customizable Related Posts Widget for Blogger

We already posted a few tutorials on how to add <a href="http://helplogger.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to-add-related-posts-widget-to.html">related posts widget with thumbnails in Blogger</a> with summaries or only titles, which can be compiled into a single All-In-One Widget with powerful options. This new customizable related posts widget for Blogger integrates all the features we've seen before and more, such as thumbnails (square or round), post dates, excerpts, display only titles / thumbnails.<br /><br />Now let's see what this related posts blogger widget has to offer.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="related posts widget, blogger widget" border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb231YloYP9kuecZUsNQvtaQwzIP2LQbewtR6_Yayy4Vb__5fjL8jwB_9cYvgICAbNx3j4YhPCJw3jHtOV95fxYZjetK1-NmZJSra1FASI1KaAjdVaO1FoKa7sHxdp4jvK7uo9U51qhF_J/s400/related-posts-widget-for-blogger.png" title="Customizable Related Posts Widget for Blogger" width="400" /></div><br /><h3>Related Posts Widget Features:</h3><ul><li>9 attractive styles to match your needs</li><li>Show Title, excerpt & thumbnails</li><li>Display simple related posts with titles / summaries / post date</li><li>Choose whether to display the post thumbnails or not</li><li>Ability to control the thumbnail image size</li><li>Option to choose square or round thumbnails</li><li>Show post text excerpts</li><li>Control the length of the post excerpt / title</li><li>Determine the number of related posts to display</li></ul><h4>Requirements:</h4><ol><li>The related posts widget recognizes post thumbnails uploaded through Blogger itself (or Picasa Web Albums), other images from Photobucket, Flickr, or other non-Blogger hosts will not be supported.</li><li>This widget is compatible with the standard desktop Blogger templates except Dynamic Views, which does not accept customization.</li><li>The script does not work on private blogs, so your blog / site must be open to the public in order to show.</li></ol><h2>Adding Customizable Related Posts Widget in Blogger</h2>Log into your <a href="https://blogger.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blogger dashboard</a>, go to 'Template' and open template editor by clicking the 'Edit HTML' button below 'Live On Blog' preview.<br /><br />Next, we're going to use the template search feature, be sure to follow these directions exactly:<br /><br />1. Place your cursor on the template code.<br />2. Click once.<br />3. Press CTRL and F at the same time (PC) or Command and F (Mac).<br /><br />The search box will open in the upper right corner of the template editor.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAYwt8Ozijk1Jjg0mhmtNWl0iBO5mws7pnOR1xQMj7Qs8RqJUGYS1mNvB0QGziaBdJOZs20RYrzSMsTdT8N0GLmjbFWIfH0VaR52xb0Ij9dDlxK6vjdoX1MOK9O1aMKLOMGhwpEiUEA5g/s640/blogger-head-tag.png" width="640" /></div><br />Type <span style="background-color: yellow;"></head></span> in the search box, then press ENTER. This will take you to the <span style="background-color: yellow;"></head></span> tag in your template and highlight it in yellow.<br /><br />Select and copy the entire CSS style below and paste it directly ABOVE the <span style="background-color: yellow;"></head></span> tag:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><style type='text/css'><br />.related-posts-container{margin:55px 0px;}.related-posts-container h4{font:20px &#39;Open Sans&#39;, sans-serif;margin-bottom:20px;}.related-posts-container ul,.related-posts-container ul li{list-style: none;margin: 0;padding: 0;}.related-posts-container ul li a{text-transform:capitalize !important;font:bold 13px &#39;Open Sans&#39;, sans-serif;outline: 0;}.related-snippets{margin-top:5px;font:italic 12px &#39;Open Sans&#39;, sans-serif;}.related-posts-1 li{list-style:inside none disc !important;}.related-posts-1 li,.related-posts-2 li{border-top:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.04);padding:0.8em 0 !important;}.related-posts-1 li:first-child,.related-posts-2 li:first-child{border-top:medium none;}li.related-post-item{margin:0 3% 3% 0 !important;width:<span style="color: red;">22.7%</span>;float:left;list-style:none;position:relative;}li.related-post-item:last-child{margin:0 0 2% !important;}.related-thumb-large{width:100%;height:auto;border:none;margin:0px auto 10px;padding:0 !important;}.related-posts-8 li .related-title,.related-posts-9 li .related-title,.related-posts-9 li .related-snippets{padding-left:74px;}.related-posts-8 li:nth-child(even),.related-posts-9 li:nth-child(even){margin:0 0 4% !important;}.related-posts-8 li,.related-posts-9 li{background-color:#ffffff;box-shadow:0 0 4px rgba(180, 180, 180, 0.55);width:42% !important;float:left;margin:0 4% 4% 0 !important;padding:3% !important;}.related-thumb{float:left;height:64px;margin-right:10px;object-fit:cover;width:64px;}.related-posts-6 li,.related-posts-6 a{line-height:0 !important;}.related-posts-6 .related-thumb-large{margin-bottom:0;}.related-posts-7 li.related-post-item{margin:0 !important;width:<span style="color: red;">25%</span> !important;}.related-wrapper{position:absolute;left:0px;right:0;top:0px;bottom:0;margin:0 auto;z-index:4;background:rgba(77,77,77,0.2);}.related-wrapper-inner{position:relative;height:100%;z-index:99;width:100%;display:table;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;-moz-box-sizing:border-box;-webkit-box-sizing:border-box;box-sizing:border-box;}.related-wrapper .related-title{vertical-align:middle;display:table-cell;color:#ffffff;font:bold 16px &#39;Open Sans&#39;, sans-serif;padding:0 20px;}.related-date{margin-top:5px;font:italic 11px &#39;Open Sans&#39;, sans-serif;color:#999999;}<br /></style></blockquote><br />Next, we need to add the script  - search for the following line:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b:includable id='postQuickEdit' var='post'></blockquote><br />Once you found it, click the small arrow not beside it but with one level above to expand code and scroll down until you see <span style="background-color: yellow;"></b:includable></span> - right below this tag, you should see the line including the "postQuickEdit" id.<br /><br />See the screenshot for more help:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjx4jSCTVp5qGDMR7L7qaxFRAkgiIiH3y14ITraI6gumLI2SJxgwlGwoI3RhyEcaDajVpDg5196GuFhMJ2tL2dZK8t_FPqQmWj5Vx281kcpe7GlYji8GnurnffjSMAk0roBCfvW4A_Y3GR/s1600/how-to-add-related-posts-widget-to-blogger.png" width="640" /></div><br />Just ABOVE the <span style="background-color: yellow;"></b:includable></span> tag, add the following script:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'><br /><div class='related-posts-container' id='related-posts-widget'/><br /><div style='clear: both;'/><br /><script type='text/javascript'><br />var labelArray = [<b:if cond='data:post.labels'><b:loop values='data:post.labels' var='label'>&quot;<data:label.name/>&quot;<b:if cond='data:label.isLast != &quot;true&quot;'>,</b:if></b:loop></b:if>];<br />var relatedSettings = {<br />blogURL:&quot;<data:blog.homepageUrl/>&quot;,<br />relatedHeading:&quot;&lt;h4&gt;&lt;span&gt;<span style="color: red;">Related Posts</span>&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&quot;,<br />relatedPosts:<span style="color: red;">4</span>,<br />relatedStyle:<span style="color: red;">4</span>,<br />thumbnailSize:&quot;w<span style="color: red;">300</span>-h<span style="color: red;">200</span>-p-nu&quot;,<br />defaultThumb:&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicL26nXbHwB5cU07UxIRVmNZ4dnsK2aIjoAf5jR6fKG2VAY6DRrlunSAoRaUlBogfBmn7vJp_6mHKVvfXf2wfG8YJCmiHhNm_dLV_7x3w8uPEaEh5e8BdaY2ngGVs7V8j0m7wB9HpsfCt/<span style="color: red;">300</span>-h<span style="color: red;">200</span>-c/no-thumb.png&quot;,<br />roundThumbs:<span style="color: red;">false</span>,<br />titleLength:&quot;<span style="color: red;">auto</span>&quot;,<br />snippetLength:<span style="color: red;">45</span>,<br />centerText:<span style="color: red;">false</span>,<br />openNewTab:<span style="color: red;">false</span><br />};</script><br /><script type='text/javascript'><br />//<![CDATA[<br />var randomRelatedIndex,startRelated;!function(a,b,c){var d={callBack:function(){}};for(var e in relatedSettings)d[e]="undefined"==relatedSettings[e]?d[e]:relatedSettings[e];var f=function(a){var d=b.createElement("script");d.type="text/javascript",d.src=a,c.appendChild(d)},g=function(a,b){return Math.floor(Math.random()*(b-a+1))+a},h=function(a){var c,d,b=a.length;if(0===b)return!1;for(;--b;)c=Math.floor(Math.random()*(b+1)),d=a[b],a[b]=a[c],a[c]=d;return a},i="object"==typeof labelArray&&labelArray.length>0?"/-/"+h(labelArray)[0]:"",j=function(a){var b=a.feed.openSearch$totalResults.$t-d.relatedPosts,c=g(1,b>0?b:1);f(d.blogURL.replace(/\/$/,"")+"/feeds/posts/summary"+i+"?alt=json-in-script&orderby=updated&start-index="+c+"&max-results="+d.relatedPosts+"&callback=startRelated")},k=function(a){var l,m,n,o,p,q,b=document.getElementById("related-posts-widget"),c=h(a.feed.entry),e=d.relatedStyle,f=d.relatedHeading+'<ul class="related-posts-'+e+'">',g=d.openNewTab?' target="_blank"':"",i=d.centerText?"text-align:center;":"",j=d.roundThumbs?"-webkit-border-radius:50%;-moz-border-radius:50%;border-radius:50%;":"",k='<span style="display:block;clear:both;"></span>';if(b){for(var r=0;r<d.relatedPosts&&r!=c.length;r++){n=c[r].title.$t,o="auto"!==d.titleLength&&d.titleLength<n.length?n.substring(0,d.titleLength)+"&hellip;":n,p="media$thumbnail"in c[r]&&d.thumbnailSize!==!1?c[r].media$thumbnail.url.replace(/\/s[0-9]+(\-c)?/,"/"+d.thumbnailSize):d.defaultThumb,l=h(c[r].published.$t);for(var 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class="related-date">'+postdate+"</div></li>":9==e&&(f+='<li><a href="'+m+'" '+g+'><img alt="" class="related-thumb" src="'+p+'" style="'+j+'"><div class="related-title">'+o+'</div></a><div class="related-snippets">'+q+"</div></li>")}b.innerHTML=f+="</ul>"+k,d.callBack()}};randomRelatedIndex=j,startRelated=k,f(d.blogURL.replace(/\/$/,"")+"/feeds/posts/summary"+i+"?alt=json-in-script&orderby=updated&max-results=0&callback=randomRelatedIndex")}(window,document,document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0]);<br />//]]><br /></script><br /></b:if></blockquote><br /><h2>How to Customize the Related Posts Widget for Blogger?</h2>To change the 'Related Posts' text that appears above the widget, modify the text in red:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">relatedHeading: &quot;&lt;h4&gt;&lt;span&gt;<span style="color: red;">Related Posts</span>&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&quot;,</blockquote><br />To change the number of posts to display, change the '4' value from this line:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">relatedPosts: <span style="color: red;">4</span>,</blockquote><br />Note: you may need to change the percentages in the CSS styles above in order to make posts fit the related container. Just follow the values in red and play with them until you get the best results.<br /><br />To change the style of the related posts widget, modify the '4' value from:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">relatedStyle: <span style="color: red;">4</span>,</blockquote><br /><h4>Available Related Posts Styles</h4><ol><li>simple related posts widget that will show post titles only</li><li>display post titles and snippets</li><li>display post thumbnails, titles and snippets</li><li>display related posts thumbnails, titles and post date (shows by default)</li><li>display related posts thumbnails and titles</li><li>post titles in front of thumbnails, instead of having them below the thumbnail</li><li>display thumbnails only</li><li>small thumbnail with titles on the right and date below</li><li>small thumbnails with post titles and excerpts on the right</li></ol><h3>Customizing the Related Post Thumbnail Size & Style</h3>By default, thumbnails are resized and cropped automatically to be 300px wide by 200px tall. If you want to change the width and height of the thumbnails, modify the '300' and '200' values from:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">thumbnailSize: &quot;w<span style="color: red;">300</span>-h<span style="color: red;">200</span>-p-nu&quot;,<br />defaultThumb: &quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicL26nXbHwB5cU07UxIRVmNZ4dnsK2aIjoAf5jR6fKG2VAY6DRrlunSAoRaUlBogfBmn7vJp_6mHKVvfXf2wfG8YJCmiHhNm_dLV_7x3w8uPEaEh5e8BdaY2ngGVs7V8j0m7wB9HpsfCt/<span style="color: red;">300</span>-h<span style="color: red;">200</span>-c/no-thumb.png&quot;,</blockquote>Note: 'w' comes from width, 'h' comes from height. To make the thumbnails square, change the 'h' (height) value and make it equal with 'w' (width) value. A higher value will result in more high-res images.<br /><br />If you want thumbnails have rounded corners, change 'false' with 'true':<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">roundThumbs:<span style="color: red;">false</span>,</blockquote><br /><h3>Customizing Related Titles & Excerpts </h3>To shorten the post title, change <span style="color: red;">auto</span> with the number of characters to show:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">titleLength: &quot;<span style="color: red;">auto</span>&quot;,</blockquote><br />To reduce or add more characters to the snippets, change the "45" value:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">snippetLength: <span style="color: red;">45</span>,</blockquote><br />If you want to center text (title and summary), change 'false' to 'true':<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">centerText:<span style="color: red;">false</span>,</blockquote><br />To open links in a new tab when visitors click on a related post, change "false" to "true":<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">openNewTab: <span style="color: red;">false</span></blockquote><br />Once you're done with the settings, click the 'Save Template' button and now you can see the related posts widget live on your Blogger blog.<br /><br /><h4>Final words</h4>That's it! With the new customizable Related Posts widget for Blogger you will be able to add unique features to the related content section of your blog. However, all of these styles look and work slightly different, so take your time, and pick your favorite.

Customizable Related Posts Widget for Blogger

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Automatic Featured Posts Slider Widget for Blogger

Anyone with a blog wants readers to stay rather than move on to another. It's not being selfish but after someone has read one post, you'd definitely want them to read another, right? After all, isn't it one of the tenets of <a href="http://helplogger.blogspot.com/2015/07/7-seo-tips-for-bloggers.html">SEO</a> to make people stay longer on your blog if it has to have a fighting chance at the rankings game?<br /><br />The question now is: how exactly do you entice them to read a few more of your blog posts?<br /><br />First off, you don't know exactly what brought a reader to your site. Well, you sort of do, if you have <a href="http://helplogger.blogspot.com/2014/08/google-analytics-basics-for-beginners.html">Google Analytics</a> and all that. But that's beside the point. It wouldn't be productive for you to stare at GA the entire day hoping that it will tell you that yes, someone has been perusing your blog.<br /><br />The point being driven at here is that you have to offer more on your blog. It's not enough that you get traffic from search engines and other sites; you also have to add some extras that will entice visitors to stay longer.<br /><br />How exactly do you do that?<br /><br /><h4>The Tactics of Persuading Users to Stay</h4>Bloggers have employed a variety of tactics to persuade readers to stay. For one, they load the sidebar with widgets for <a href="http://helplogger.blogspot.com/2015/09/5-popular-posts-widget-for-blogger.html">Popular Posts</a>, for example. Of course, it would be in the interest of your readers to know which other posts on your blog are gaining traction. Maybe those pieces are of interest to them as well. As a result, you've got one surefire way of making readers stay.<br /><br />Now, what if you want to highlight Featured Posts, for example? Let's say that your blog has been around for a number of years and in that span, it has produced some great content that received quite the number of shares, likes, +1s, comments on so on. Wouldn't that be the kind of post you want featured? Unless your reader was looking for that topic specifically, there's little chance that they might uncover that gem if you don't bring it to their attention.<br /><br />Thankfully, it's quite possible to add a Featured Posts slider for Blogger. And if you don't know how to make one yourself, this is exactly what this post is for. Here's an awesome Featured Posts slider widget that you can use on your blog.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4Be2pPWUdwdXfK2kpr0kRTGMquFaUYuMvGEWB4Noa14Tak8ctLRGzSzpltomIPufdKGotUOM5cfEjR_3rxlSHM5V5sW5qkY6rQjHDURFJHCDNfMuv6ljx1yYwX74hYB2jxZ3aL5eXimW/s320/featured-post-slider-for-blogger.png" width="320" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="demo-link" href="http://helplogger-blog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Demo</a></div><br /><br /><h3>How to Add Featured Posts Slider Widget in Blogger</h3>1. Go to 'Layout' > click the 'Add a gadget' link in the sidebar area and select 'HTML/JavaScript' gadget from the pop-up window.<br /><br />2. Add the code below inside the empty box:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><style type="text/css"><br />ul.featured-widget-list,ul.featured-widget-list li{margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none;position:relative }ul.featured-widget-list li{display:none}ul.featured-widget-list li:nth-child(1){display:block;line-height:0}ul.featured-widget-list img{border:0;width:100%;height:auto}ul.featured-widget-list .featuredbg{width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;z-index:2;left:0;top:0;opacity:.6;background-image:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoK1W4Zn08yWMHKm72AGE0pSaqh6WS_38X1avHZ9s76bRC4Kr7ctuvkDNfhIILb7JIDjT0V92TqVnGtLP1six1RLeif02bJPhH42c8zEpuLdaajr7wXXQtDfIygS5REJK7060UTdGDFo/s400/overlay-bg.png);background-position:0% 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x}ul.featured-widget-list .featuredbg:hover{opacity:.1}ul.featured-widget-list h5{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;text-align:center;bottom:10px;z-index:2;color:#fff;margin:0;text-transform: capitalize;padding:10px 20px;line-height:1.9em;letter-spacing:0.3px;font: 600 16px 'Abel', sans-serif;overflow:hidden}ul.featured-widget-list li:hover h5{bottom:30px}ul.featured-widget-list .featured-meta{font: 11px 'Abel', sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.3px;position:absolute;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;text-align:center;z-index:2;color:#fff;opacity:0}ul.featured-widget-list h5, ul.featured-widget-list .featured-meta {-webkit-transition: all 0.3s;-moz-transition: all 0.3s;-o-transition: all 0.3s;transition: all 0.3s;}ul.featured-widget-list li:hover .featured-meta{bottom:20px;opacity:1}.feat-buttons{position:absolute;top:50%;left:0;z-index:5;width:100%}<br />.feat-buttons a{text-indent:-9999px;margin:0 7px;width:15px;height:15px;padding:5px;background:#000;-ms-filter:"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=60)";filter: alpha(opacity=60);-moz-opacity:0.6;-khtml-opacity:0.6;opacity:0.6;position:relative;-webkit-border-radius: 50%;-moz-border-radius: 50%;border-radius: 50%;}.feat-prev{float:left;}.feat-next{float:right;}.feat-buttons a.feat-prev::before, .feat-buttons a.feat-next::before{content:"";width:0;height:0;border-width:6px 7px;border-style:solid;border-color:transparent #fff transparent transparent;position:absolute;top:50%;margin-top:-6px;margin-left:-11px;left:50%}<br />.feat-buttons a.feat-next::before{border-color:transparent transparent transparent #fff;margin-left:-3px}<br /></style><br /><div id="featuredbwidget"></div><br /><link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Abel' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'/><br /><script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.0/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><script type='text/javascript'><br />//<![CDATA[<br />featuredbwidget({<br /><span style="color: red;">listURL</span>:"https://helplogger.blogspot.com/",<br /><span style="color: red;">featuredNum</span>:9,<br /><span style="color: red;">listbyLabel</span>:false,<br /><span style="color: red;">feathumbSize</span>:350,<br /><span style="color: red;">interval</span>:3000,<br /><span style="color: red;">autoplay</span>:true,<br />featuredID:"#featuredbwidget"<br />});<br />function featuredbwidget(a){(function(e){var h={listURL:"",featuredNum:3,featuredID:"",feathumbSize:300,interval:5000,autoplay:false,loadingFeatured:"nextfeatured",pBlank:"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsF_mww6_Se0CDpULGOMuJRd06lg4Fvml4S7hPRw7JoyzUvLW39FCFJvLqa5izhJyrk45HdsIx_EUfXPTjv28qfbMB_0el-mUSesBLcCF8ZQBZUIZC5UnQoM5yurx9VNqryhd0iHh47wQ/s500/no-image.png",byMonth:["Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec"],listbyLabel:false};h=e.extend({},h,a);var g=e(h.featuredID);var d=h.featuredNum*200;g.html('<div class="featslider"><ul class="featured-widget-list"></ul><div class="feat-buttons"><a href="#" class="feat-prev">Prev</a><a href="#" class="feat-next">Next</a></div></div>');var f=function(w){var q,k,m,u,x,p,t,v,r,l="",s=w.feed.entry;for(var o=0;o<s.length;o++){for(var n=0;n<s[o].link.length;n++){if(s[o].link[n].rel=="alternate"){q=s[o].link[n].href;break}}if("media$thumbnail" in s[o]){u=s[o].media$thumbnail.url.replace(/\/s[0-9]+\-c/g,"/s"+h.feathumbSize+"-c")}else{u=h.pBlank.replace(/\/s[0-9]+(\-c|\/)/,"/s"+h.feathumbSize+"$1")}k=s[o].title.$t;r=s[o].published.$t.substring(0,10);m=s[o].author[0].name.$t;x=r.substring(0,4);p=r.substring(5,7);t=r.substring(8,10);v=h.byMonth[parseInt(p,10)-1];l+='<li><a href="'+q+'"><div class="featuredbg"></div><img class="featuredthumb" src="'+u+'"/><h5>'+k+'</h5></a><div class="featured-meta"><span class="fdate"><span class="fday">'+t+'</span> <span class="fmonth">'+v+'</span> <span class="fyear">'+x+'</span></span> - <span class="fauthor">'+m+"</span></div></li>"}e("ul",g).append(l).addClass(h.loadingFeatured)};var c=function(){e(h.featuredID+" .feat-next").click()};var b=function(){e.get((h.listURL===""?window.location.protocol+"//"+window.location.host:h.listURL)+"/feeds/posts/summary"+(h.listbyLabel===false?"":"/-/"+h.listbyLabel)+"?max-results="+h.featuredNum+"&orderby=published&alt=json-in-script",f,"jsonp");setTimeout(function(){e(h.featuredID+" .feat-prev").click(function(){e(h.featuredID+" .featslider li:first").before(e(h.featuredID+" .featslider li:last"));return false});e(h.featuredID+" .feat-next").click(function(){e(h.featuredID+" .featslider li:last").after(e(h.featuredID+" .featslider li:first"));return false});if(h.autoplay){var i=h.interval;var j=setInterval(c,i);e(h.featuredID+" .featslider li:first").before(e(h.featuredID+" .featslider li:last"));e(h.featuredID+" .featslider").hover(function(){clearInterval(j)},function(){j=setInterval(c,i)})}e("ul",g).removeClass(h.loadingFeatured)},d)};e(document).ready(b)})(jQuery)};<br />//]]><br /></script></blockquote><h4>Automatic Featured Posts Slider Settings</h4><ul><li><span style="color: red;">listURL</span> - replace "https://helplogger.blogspot.com/" with your blog URL</li><li><span style="color: red;">featuredNum</span> - add the number of posts to display in the slider</li><li><span style="color: red;">listbyLabel</span> - if you want to display posts by category / label, such as the tag <b>fashion</b>, it will be written as <b>listbyLabel: "fashion"</b></li><li><span style="color: red;">feathumbSize</span> - the size or dimension of the image in pixels</li><li><span style="color: red;">interval</span> - time taken to change the slides position in milliseconds</li><li><span style="color: red;">autoplay</span> - replace <b>true</b> with <b>false</b> if you don't want the slides to change automatically.</li></ul>3. Once you are done with the settings, click the 'Save' button.<br /><br />Now, this code is for a slider widget which means that instead of just a random list of Featured Posts, you get to display them with images (if they have one) and you can include effects too. You can also control how many slides should be shown because it just wouldn't be prudent to feature your entire oeuvre, right?<br /><br />Plus, being a slider widget, it adds a nice little visual to your site. And we all know how visuals are important in enticing people to stay, don't we?

Automatic Featured Posts Slider Widget for Blogger

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Building a List/Grid View Switcher in Blogger with Auto Read More

A list of posts in grid or list view provides a more defined canvas with which a blogger or website owner can use as a guide in creating content. This concept has extended to visitors, where they can have control on whether or not they wish to <a href="http://helplogger.blogspot.com/2015/03/masonry-grid-layouts-for-blogger-posts.html">display posts in list or grid view</a>. While custom modification codes are shared by some blogging sites, others are not. Some that are shared, however, can be complex even to bloggers themselves, such as JQuery. <br /><br />The good news is there are lightweight codes available, including the <a href="http://helplogger.blogspot.com/2012/03/auto-read-more-with-thumbnail-for.html">Auto Read More in Blogger</a>. Through it, a blogger can add two buttons that will enable visitors to switch between grid view and list view, depending on what they prefer. These buttons, however, are only visible on limited pages - homepage, label page and archive page. Nonetheless, it is better than not having this particular feature at all.<br /><br />Unlike JQuery, the Auto Read More uses HTML, CSS and JavaScript. To view posts in a list view, two sets of CSS codes are added as one. Another set is added to view posts in grid view. Other combination of codes is used to enable easy switch between views, particularly at a click of a button. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIAyAeY4_WGX-QrmtijYKCn09pg0uVfggl79CouOTnjHsB0b6LeW3FQmj0lVvrygyLNiQzNNUISS4cPt273VPlSqhCO0W6ll52b9KexW8IWNDf6UdSInoK5y0TH3m9R_ycVSSE20RZEMd/s1600/grid-list-view-switcher-for-blogger-posts.png" width="400" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="demo-link" href="https://grid-list-view.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Live Demo</a></div><br /><h2>How to Add a List/Grid View Switcher in Blogger</h2>Step 1. Log into your <a href="http://www.blogger.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blogger dashboard</a> and select your blog, then go to "Template" > press the "Edit HTML" button.<br /><br />Step 2. Click anywhere inside the code area and press the CTRL + F keys to open the search box. Type this tag below inside the box and hit Enter to find it:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"></head></blockquote>Step 3. Just above the <span style="background-color: yellow;"></head></span> tag, copy and paste the following CSS style and scripts:<br /><div class="code1"><script type='text/javascript'><br />function list_view(){<br />if(document.getElementsByClassName(&quot;post&quot;)) {elementArray = document.getElementsByClassName(&quot;post&quot;); while (elementArray.length) {elementArray[0].className = &quot;post-grid-view&quot;;}}<br />if(document.getElementsByClassName(&quot;post-title&quot;)) {elementArray = document.getElementsByClassName(&quot;post-title&quot;); while (elementArray.length) {elementArray[0].className = &quot;post-title-grid&quot;;}}<br />}<br />function grid_view(){<br />if(document.getElementsByClassName(&quot;post-grid-view&quot;)) {elementArray = document.getElementsByClassName(&quot;post-grid-view&quot;); while (elementArray.length) {elementArray[0].className = &quot;post&quot;;}}<br />if(document.getElementsByClassName(&quot;post-title-grid&quot;)) {elementArray = document.getElementsByClassName(&quot;post-title-grid&quot;); while (elementArray.length) {elementArray[0].className = &quot;post-title&quot;;}}<br />}<br /></script><br /> <script type='text/javascript'><br />posts_no_thumb_sum = 100;<br />posts_thumb_sum = 350;<br /></script><br /><br /><script type='text/javascript'><br />//<![CDATA[<br />function removeHtmlTag(strx,chop){<br />if(strx.indexOf("<")!=-1)<br />{<br />var s = strx.split("<");<br />for(var i=0;i<s.length;i++){<br />if(s[i].indexOf(">")!=-1){<br />s[i] = s[i].substring(s[i].indexOf(">")+1,s[i].length);<br />}<br />}<br />strx = s.join("");<br />}<br />chop = (chop < strx.length-1) ? chop : strx.length-2;<br />while(strx.charAt(chop-1)!=' ' && strx.indexOf(' ',chop)!=-1) chop++;<br />strx = strx.substring(0,chop-1);<br />return strx+'...';<br />}<br />function createSummaryAndThumb(pID, pURL, pTITLE){<br />var div = document.getElementById(pID);<br />var imgtag = "";<br />var img = div.getElementsByTagName("img");<br />var summ = posts_no_thumb_sum;<br />if(img.length>=1) {<br />imgtag = '<span class="posts-thumb" style="float:left; margin-right: 10px;"><a href="'+ pURL +'"><img src="'+img[0].src+'" /></a></span>';<br />summ = posts_thumb_sum;<br />}<br /><br />else {<br />imgtag = '<span class="posts-thumb" style="float:left; margin-right: 10px;"><a href="'+ pURL +'" title="'+ pTITLE+'"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqE1WyUnf0rdYCxn1gu-plpK4M98pnAMh3txWlar5h3kfdbocRmwnZvSm-_bzSf99qLECEu6zO3oI57KOatpZiseoZH1HguSvCxTA6jUCOG1NdwOw15nhOJd3kpujK5TC5YnsPHTrqlzg/s1600/sorry-image-not-available.png" style="margin-top: -30px;" /></a></span>';<br />summ = posts_thumb_sum;<br />}<br /><br />var summary = imgtag + '<a href="'+ pURL +'"><div class="post-summary-text">' + removeHtmlTag(div.innerHTML,summ) + '</div></a>';<br />div.innerHTML = summary;<br />}<br />//]]><br /></script><br /><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType!= &quot;item&quot;'><br /><style><br />#list-view-button {font-family: Verdana; text-align:left;cursor:pointer;font-size: 14px;border-bottom: 5px solid #eaeaea;text-decoration: none;}<br />#list-view-button a{text-decoration: none; color: #666;}<br />.grid-view-button {background-color:#efefef;color:#666;padding:5px 10px;border-radius: 5px;font-size: 12px;}<br />.list-view-button {background-color:#efefef;color:#000;padding:5px 10px;border-radius: 5px;font-size: 12px;}<br />.post-grid-view {width:100%;height:250px;overflow: hidden;float:left;margin:0px 0px 20px !important;position:relative;display: block; -webkit-transition:all 0.5s ease 0s; -moz-transition:all 0.5s ease 0s; -o-transition:all 0.5s ease 0s; transition:all 0.5s ease 0s; }<br />.post-grid-view .posts-thumb {width:40% !important;height:250px !important;float:left;margin:0px;position:relative;border-top: 0px solid transparent !important;overflow: hidden;}<br />.post-grid-view .post-header {display: none;}<br />.post-grid-view .post-body img {min-width: 300px !important; min-height: 250px !important;display:block;width:100%!important;height:auto!important;max-width:800px!important;max-height:400px!important;border:none;outline:none;position:relative;margin: 0px;padding:0;}<br />.post-grid-view .post-summary-text {opacity: 1; background: none; width: 58%;font-size: 120% !important;clear: none !important; display: inline-block !important; padding: 80px 0px !important; color: #666 !important; text-shadow: none !important; float: right !important; text-align: left; position: relative !important; font-family: &#39;Open Sans Condensed&#39;, sans-serif;}<br />.post-grid-view .post-body {height: 250px;background:#f5f5f5; box-shadow: none !important;}<br />.post-title-grid a { font-size:170%;color: #777;font-family: &#39;Open Sans Condensed&#39;, sans-serif;}<br />.post-title-grid { position: absolute; left: 42%; top: 5%; z-index: 1;}<br />.post-grid-view .post-footer {left: 41%; display:block;position: absolute; bottom: 2%;font-size: 120%; background: transparent !important; border: 0px solid transparent !important;font-family: &#39;Open Sans Condensed&#39;, sans-serif;}<br />.post-grid-view .post-footer a{color: #128EC9;}<br />.post-grid-view a.comment-bubble {display: none;}<br />.main-inner .column-center-inner .section {margin: 0px !important;}<br />.post { -webkit-transition:all 0.5s ease 0s; -moz-transition:all 0.5s ease 0s; -o-transition:all 0.5s ease 0s; transition:all 0.5s ease 0s;}<br /><br />#blog-pager {clear:both;}<br />.post {height:auto;width:32.2%;display:inline-block;text-decoration:none;float:left;margin:0 1% 1% 0%;overflow: hidden;padding:0!important;}<br />.date-header {display: none;}<br />h3.post-title a {font-size:90%;font-family: &#39;Open Sans Condensed&#39;, sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff;text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);font-weight: bold;}<br />h3.post-title {text-align: center; position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;overflow:hidden;margin:0px !important;padding-top: 30%; background-color: rgba(50, 126, 213, 0.8);transform: scale(1);opacity: 0;z-index: 10;height: 100%;transition: all 300ms ease-out 0s;}<br />h3.post-title:hover {opacity: 1;}<br />.posts-thumb {width:100%!important;height:200px!important;overflow:hidden;clear:both;}<br />.post-body {border-radius:2px;box-shadow:0 5px 4px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);position:relative;overflow: hidden;}<br />.post-body a {text-decoration: none;}<br />.post-body img {display:block;width:100%!important;height:auto!important;max-width:800px!important;max-height:400px!important;min-width:200px!important;min-height:200px!important;border:none;outline:none;position:relative;margin: 0px;padding:0;}<br />.post-summary-text {display: none;}<br />a.comment-bubble {color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:100%;width: 100%;text-align: center;position:absolute;top:175px;left: 0px;text-shadow:1px 2px 1px #333;font-family: &#39;Pacifico&#39;, cursive;z-index: 122;}<br />a.comment-bubble:before { content: &quot;Comments: &quot; url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BBC080_30tw6uB6BPK_pa8VXaGz7Exb-aO9nakCaBCqNCZpId4iysjiLQkpDWUVc0RAa2s02yu640G3EkfvRJPpdhr5HbuA7DQuQw7B1iqO6tKg-reQKzEP-2GPo7hS4rgvDtfp5QkXo/s1600/heart-active.png);}<br />.post-header,.post-footer {display:none;}<br /></style></b:if></b:if><br /><link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans+Condensed:300' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'/><br /><link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Pacifico' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'/></div><br />Step 4. Next, search for the following line:<br /><blockquote><b:section class='main' id='main' name='Main' showaddelement='no'></blockquote>...in case you can't find it, search for this one instead:<br /><blockquote><b:section class='main' id='main' name='Main' showaddelement='yes'></blockquote>Step 5. Just above this line, add the following code:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType!= &quot;item&quot;'><br /><div id='list-view-button'><a class='grid-view-button' onclick='grid_view()'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQ3-N4usAI4veT-mR_OLhI8_WQBQwr-zaZNZVR9GflYbBQ6HWOWFPgq08OWIyPOR-6tF8uNGC8Ly9OCyXhV69Jk7QrVFZIrnQnMFlCx2PnW9iwEprvrnbl9aF_ss89hoy7w2yjEQyabHu/s1600/search-grid-icon.png' style='margin: -8px 1px -3px -6px;width: 16px;'/> Grid View</a> <a class='list-view-button' onclick='list_view()'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLv_XvqgsXrI_a-Me2u8KxxOaCrYsK_zHk2MRRNLnlZejXxpCe07fNyoOILbQarILJ0yXYwJ6jaEhbwpwaCWtEJxKBQkyrF5TaFyB_w_D4fD_P8tQ1hZCHY-a1P7A-DGkCMX0yE4gLPNNv/s1600/icon-list-view.png' style='margin: -8px 1px -3px -6px;width: 16px;'/> List View</a></div><br /></b:if></b:if></blockquote>Step 6. Now, search the tag below:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><data:post.body/></blockquote>Step 7. You will find 3 occurrences of this code... replace only the second and third one with this one below:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"> <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'><br />    <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;item&quot;'><br />        <div expr:id='&quot;summary&quot; + data:post.id'><br />            <data:post.body/><br />        </div><br />        <script type='text/javascript'>createSummaryAndThumb(&quot;summary<data:post.id/>&quot;,&quot;<data:post.url/>&quot;);</script><br />        <b:if cond='data:post.allowComments'><br />            <a class='comment-bubble' expr:href='data:post.addCommentUrl' expr:onclick='data:post.addCommentOnclick'><br />                <data:post.numComments/><br />            </a><br />        </b:if><br />    </b:if><br /></b:if><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'><br />    <data:post.body/><br /></b:if><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;static_page&quot;'><br />    <data:post.body/><br /></b:if></blockquote><br />Important: if you already added the auto read more script, remove the previous one in order to make this work.<br /><br />Step 8. Finally, click "Preview" to see if everything looks good and press the 'Save Template' button to save the changes... <br /><br /><h4>That's it!</h4>Adding a dynamic view switcher on a blog will make viewing content a lot easier for visitors. Whether using a list or grid view, a more compressed list of posts will eliminate the need to click on the next page, which could take time if loading takes a while to complete. For a blog archive, using the Auto Read More codes in Blogger will surely make everyone's viewing experience very convenient. <br /><br />Considering the ease with which the codes can be customized, building a list/grid view switcher would be completed in no time. A real bonus is that Auto Read More works on all platforms, with cross-browser support as well.

Building a List/Grid View Switcher in Blogger with Auto Read More

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Add Masonry, Grid Layouts to Blogger Posts with CSS and Javascript

How a website's content is displayed can spell the difference between being popular and obscure. Anything that looks chaotic or hardly readable is never going to be anyone's favorite. This is why content must be displayed in an organized, easy to follow and straightforward manner. Nothing works better than a structured grid, in this case.<br /><br /><a href="http://helplogger.blogspot.com/2015/03/list-grid-view-switcher-for-blogger.html">Posts listed in grid view</a> provide an excellent viewing experience for both the blogger or website owner and the visitors. This is especially true if the grid comes with images that would play with a person's visual inclination. What is great about grids is the seamless and smooth layout, complemented with a structured yet simple architecture. This makes it easier to navigate through a blog archive or product page. The style also enables a website owner to present posts in a more artistic and informative manner, without delving into the details. Suffice to say that a grid view demands creativity to be effortlessly mixed with functionality.<br /><br />How views can be switched depends on a number of changes in a blog's codes. Some are fairly easy to implement, while others can be a little complex. Not to worry, as there are guides that will be provided. Grid styles also come in huge varieties, with each one designed to cater to a specific audience. Now, are you ready to go on the grid?<br /><br /><h3>Features</h3><h4>What features can you expect from a grid style post in Blogger?</h4><ul><li>All the posts will follow the grid style when switching to grid view.</li><li>While the codes are being customized, the posts are left untouched. Their length, however, could be changed accordingly.</li><li>Auto Read More will be applied on all posts.</li><li>Thumbnails are automatically added based on the first picture found in each post.</li><li>Code is secure and is used across the board. In fact, 99% of bloggers are using a similar code to enable grid style posts in blogger.</li></ul><h4>What are the benefits of grid style?</h4><ul><li>Quick loading time of posts. Since only the snippets are loaded in certain pages, or a thumbnail and a caption, pulling up a blog archive would be quicker. When loading time is decreased, user experience is greatly enhanced.</li><li>Professional-looking blog. Without the chaos and concerns on readability, a website can look really clean and professional. Combined with the right colors and images, it can also leave a visual impact.</li><li>Improved website ranking. Because visitors have to click in order to view the rest of the post, page views of a site will significantly increase. This makes for a better SEO strategy.</li></ul>Although changes to the CSS codes have to be made to implement the grid style view and make it compatible with a blog's template, all the work will be worth it once it is up and running.<br /><br /><b>Important:</b><br />Before anything make sure that you backup your Blogger template! If have encounter any problems with your edits, you can revert the template back to its previous condition by restoring it from your backup. For this, go to 'Template' in the left menu > click on the 'Backup/Restore' button in the upper right corner and press the 'Download Full Template' button - choose where you want to save the file on your computer and click the 'Save' button.<br /><br />Now we can safely proceed with editing our Blogger template. If you run into problems, just revert back to your saved template.<br /><br /><h3>How to Create Masonry, Grid Style Posts in Blogger</h3>Step 1. Log into your <a href="http://www.blogger.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blogger dashboard</a> and click on the blog where you want to apply the grid style.<br /><br />Step 2. Go to "Template" located on the left side of the screen and press the "Edit HTML" button.<br /><br />Step 3. Click anywhere inside the code area and press the CTRL+F keys to open the search box, then type the following tag inside the box (hit Enter to find it):<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"></head> </blockquote>Step 4. Now copy the script below and paste it just before the <span style="background-color: yellow;"></head></span> tag:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><script type='text/javascript'><br />posts_no_thumb_sum = 100;<br />posts_thumb_sum = 100;<br /></script><br /><script type='text/javascript'><br />//<![CDATA[<br />function removeHtmlTag(a,b){if(a.indexOf("<")!=-1){for(var c=a.split("<"),d=0;d<c.length;d++)c[d].indexOf(">")!=-1&&(c[d]=c[d].substring(c[d].indexOf(">")+1,c[d].length));a=c.join("")}for(b=b<a.length-1?b:a.length-2;" "!=a.charAt(b-1)&&a.indexOf(" ",b)!=-1;)b++;return a=a.substring(0,b-1),a+"..."}function createSummaryAndThumb(a,b,c){var d=document.getElementById(a),e="",f=d.getElementsByTagName("img"),g=posts_no_thumb_sum;f.length>=1?(e='<div class="posts-thumb" style="float:left;"><a href="'+b+'"><img src="'+f[0].src+'" /></a></div>',g=posts_thumb_sum):(e='<div class="posts-thumb" style="float:left;"><a href="'+b+'" title="'+c+'"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqE1WyUnf0rdYCxn1gu-plpK4M98pnAMh3txWlar5h3kfdbocRmwnZvSm-_bzSf99qLECEu6zO3oI57KOatpZiseoZH1HguSvCxTA6jUCOG1NdwOw15nhOJd3kpujK5TC5YnsPHTrqlzg/s1600/sorry-image-not-available.png" /></a></div>',g=posts_thumb_sum);var h=e+'<div class="post-summary-text">'+removeHtmlTag(d.innerHTML,g)+"</div>";d.innerHTML=h}<br />//]]><br /></script></blockquote>Step 5. Find the following code snippet using CTRL+F or Command + F:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><data:post.body/></blockquote>Step 6. After pressing the "Enter" key on your keyboard, you may find three occurrences of the above code, replace only the second and the third one with this code below:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'><br />    <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;item&quot;'><br />        <div expr:id='&quot;summary&quot; + data:post.id'><br />            <data:post.body/><br />        </div><br />        <script type='text/javascript'>createSummaryAndThumb(&quot;summary<data:post.id/>&quot;,&quot;<data:post.url/>&quot;);</script><br />        <b:if cond='data:post.allowComments'><br />            <a class='comment-bubble' expr:href='data:post.addCommentUrl' expr:onclick='data:post.addCommentOnclick'><br />                <data:post.numComments/><br />            </a><br />        </b:if><br />    </b:if><br /></b:if><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'><br />    <data:post.body/><br /></b:if><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;static_page&quot;'><br />    <data:post.body/><br /></b:if></blockquote><br />Step 7. Now choose one of the styles below, copy the code provided and paste it just above the <span style="background-color: yellow;"></head></span> tag:<br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">Simple Grid Design</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutIM-fJVkTpdPU6YX8GzuV2_SbapZbWApMHXv_LVqx564JcgxozAa-UacoKMC2xW8eaYBVHLR_BPWiDhYp7ymSSp2LfCpP_zXssKkMKsmk7seePsXNIM5gCofWSIUNQLiUPPG_Az-ewu4/s1600/grid-style-with-thumbnail-summary.png" width="321" /></div><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType!= &quot;item&quot;'><br /><style type="text/css"><br />#blog-pager{clear:both}.post{height:auto;width:30.8%;overflow:hidden;display:inline-block;text-decoration:none;float:left;margin:0 1.1% 2%;padding:0!important}h3.post-title a{font-size:75%;font-family:&#39;Open Sans Condensed&#39;,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;padding:0;color:#444}h3.post-title{height:26px;text-align:center;width:100%;margin:0!important;padding-bottom:4%}.date-header{display:none}.post-body a{text-decoration:none}.posts-thumb{width:100%;height:190px;overflow:hidden;position:relative}.posts-thumb img{position:absolute;left:-100%;right:-100%;top:-100%;bottom:-100%;margin:auto;width:auto;max-width:340px;height:auto;padding:0;border:none;outline:none;}.post-summary-text{color:#777;font-size:100%!important;font-family:&#39;Open Sans Condensed&#39;,sans-serif;text-align:center;clear:both;overflow:hidden;margin:5px 0 0;padding:7% 10%}a.comment-bubble{color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:100%;font-weight:700;right:10px;position:absolute;top:165px;text-shadow:1px 2px 1px #333;font-family:&#39;Open Sans Condensed&#39;,sans-serif;}a.comment-bubble:before{content:&quot;Comments: &quot;;}.post-header,.post-footer{display:none}<br /></style></b:if></b:if><link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans+Condensed:300' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'/></blockquote><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">Grid Layout with Post Summary and Thumbnail</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="grid layout for blogger" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaieKSOQk4xSgi1CEWshR8GQ4iNKWHmSXRzf-v3VXHoNAeVxp5hLWoKiwwjWecY5_PnonfoG3-_LqZslIubgBuBmRzPwz_m7TP-PMqKOaPc3TXYGCo5N0N0iwc4ws-j1iUndFH3hyphenhyphenhZjXI/s1600/grid-layout-for-blogger.png" title="Create Masonry, Grid Layouts for Blogger Posts" width="320" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="demo-link" href="http://blogger-grid-layouts.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2015-03-01T05:57:00-08:00&max-results=9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Demo</a></div><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType!= &quot;item&quot;'><br /><style type="text/css"><br />#blog-pager{clear:both}.post{height:auto;width:31%;display:inline-block;text-decoration:none;float:left;margin:0 1.1% 2%;padding:0!important}h3.post-title a{font:75% &#39;Open Sans Condensed&#39;,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;color:#111;padding:0}h3.post-title{text-align:center;height:22px;position:absolute;bottom:23%;width:100%;z-index:101;overflow:hidden;margin:0!important;padding:10px 0 13px}.date-header{visibility:hidden;height:0!important;width:0!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important}.posts-thumb{width:100%;height:190px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;clear:both;border-bottom:3px solid #00C8BD;border-top:3px solid #558ABB}.posts-thumb:hover{border-top:3px solid #FF664E;border-bottom:3px solid #FEBE36}.post-body{position:relative;height:auto}.post-body a{text-decoration:none}.posts-thumb img{position:absolute;left:-100%;right:-100%;top:-100%;bottom:-100%;margin:auto;width:auto;max-width:340px;height:auto;padding:0;border:none;outline:none}.post-summary-text{color:#555;background:#f5f5f5 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRsHxNbqlX5fEHoTMRUS_tH1ta2sqQav7EZjf2oVUMh0zsVu37C4UkhXsLuXjs2EKp99qbDJ2IE8R7QGFSt_VBP-_U7MTFv93TbId_nhuaVfq55_UNZw0v-H0CUSeWVPktUopiHsyQEJC/s1600/blueprint.png);font:100% &#39;Open Sans Condensed&#39;,sans-serif;text-align:center;clear:both;overflow:hidden;margin:5px 0 0;padding:17% 10% 6%}a.comment-bubble{color:#fff;text-decoration:none;right:10px;position:absolute;top:165px;text-shadow:1px 2px 1px #333;font:110% &#39;Pacifico&#39;,cursive;}a.comment-bubble:before{content:&quot;Comments: &quot; url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BBC080_30tw6uB6BPK_pa8VXaGz7Exb-aO9nakCaBCqNCZpId4iysjiLQkpDWUVc0RAa2s02yu640G3EkfvRJPpdhr5HbuA7DQuQw7B1iqO6tKg-reQKzEP-2GPo7hS4rgvDtfp5QkXo/s1600/heart-active.png);}.post-header,.post-footer{display:none}<br /></style></b:if></b:if><br /><link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans+Condensed:300' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'/><br /><link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Pacifico' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'/></blockquote><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">Grid Layout with Text Snippet on Hover</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="blogger posts" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeeG7rbf7fHu7zEChtCWaO1NyNbJE50wrGvKQiDiFBa8a4kNurLamRnv44B4sZy91sFLb2fDIjdilZDoa2p0_MH9LwBnq0k00Fxq_arR0089n7A1M1gMy1KYMlHMB1WzrrLLeAED1XpPX/s1600/grid-layout-summary-on-hover-for-blogger.png" title="Create Masonry, Grid Layouts for Blogger Posts 2" width="400" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="demo-link" href="http://blogger-grid-layouts.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2015-02-25T08:37:00-08:00&max-results=9&start=9&by-date=false" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Demo</a></div><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType!= &quot;item&quot;'><br /><style type="text/css"><br />#blog-pager{clear:both}.post{height:auto;width:31%;display:inline-block;text-decoration:none;float:left;margin:0 1.1% 2%;padding:0!important;}h3.post-title a{font:95% &#39;Open Sans Condensed&#39;,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff;padding:0;text-shadow:2px 2px 3px #222}h3.post-title{height:22px;text-align:center;position:absolute;top:1%;width:100%;z-index:101;overflow:hidden;margin:0!important;padding:10px 0}.date-header{visibility:hidden;height:0!important;width:0!important;margin:0!important;padding:0!important;}.posts-thumb{width:100%;height:190px;overflow:hidden;position:relative;}.post-body{position:relative;overflow:hidden}.post-body a{text-decoration:none;}.posts-thumb img{position:absolute;left:-100%;right:-100%;top:-100%;bottom:-100%;margin:auto;width:auto;max-width:340px;height:auto;padding:0;border:none;outline:none;}.post-summary-text{cursor:pointer;background-color:rgba(44,77,163,0.8);color:#fff;font:108% &#39;Open Sans Condensed&#39;,sans-serif;overflow:hidden;padding:45px 10px 0;left:0;position:absolute;text-align:center;text-shadow:1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);top:0;opacity:0;height:100%;transition:all 300ms ease-out 0s;}.post-summary-text:hover{opacity:1;z-index:10;}a.comment-bubble{color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font:104% &#39;Pacifico&#39;,cursive;width:100%;text-align:center;position:absolute;top:160px;left:0;text-shadow:1px 2px 1px #333;z-index:11;}a.comment-bubble:before{content:&quot;Comments: &quot;}.post-header,.post-footer{display:none}<br /></style></b:if></b:if><br /><link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans+Condensed:300' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'/><br /><link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Pacifico' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'/></blockquote><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">Masonry Layout (Pinterest Like Grid)</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="masonry layout for blogger" border="0" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQHU0N_PpaLNCfCyH5tZaBfS8FuTyNSwAr66EH2HYRPP1oVnZzMancuZ7otvMpeY69xH4nKmKkDs6DPB-x_ILzb2_JSJg4okKdLwg43YFe0KJrh3lIb3m-468JZsXYulpeNaLGIYGZH5B/s1600/masonry-grid-layout-for-blogger.png" title="Create Masonry, Grid Layouts for Blogger Posts 3" width="400" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="demo-link" href="http://blogger-grid-layouts.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DEMO</a></div><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType!= &quot;item&quot;'><br /><style type="text/css"><br />#blog-pager{clear:both;position:absolute;bottom:0;left:0}.blog-feeds{display:none}.post{height:auto;width:100%;padding:0!important;margin:0 0 30px;display:inline-block;text-decoration:none}h3.post-title a{font:bold 95% &#39;Open Sans Condensed&#39;,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;padding:0;color:#fff;text-shadow:3px 2px 2px #222;}h3.post-title,.comments h4{margin:0!important;text-align:center;padding:10px 0;position:absolute;top:10px;width:100%;z-index:200}.post-header{display:none}.date-header{visibility:hidden;height:0!important;width:0!important;padding:0!important;margin:0!important}.posts-thumb{width:100%;height:auto;overflow:hidden;clear:both}.post-body{overflow:hidden;position:relative}.post-body a{text-decoration:none}.post-body img{display:block;width:auto;height:auto;max-width:100%;max-height:none;min-width:100%;min-height:auto;margin:0;padding:0;border:none;outline:none;position:relative}.post-summary-text{cursor:pointer;background-color:rgba(44,77,163,0.8);color:#fff;font:120% &#39;Open Sans Condensed&#39;,sans-serif;padding:84px 10% 0;left:0;position:absolute;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;text-shadow:1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);top:0;opacity:0;z-index:10;height:100%;transition:all 300ms ease-out 0s;}.post-summary-text:hover{opacity:1}.post-footer{display:none}a.comment-bubble{color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font:120% &#39;Open Sans Condensed&#39;,sans-serif;right:5px;z-index:222;position:absolute;top:5px;text-shadow:1px 2px 1px #333;}a.comment-bubble:before{content:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BBC080_30tw6uB6BPK_pa8VXaGz7Exb-aO9nakCaBCqNCZpId4iysjiLQkpDWUVc0RAa2s02yu640G3EkfvRJPpdhr5HbuA7DQuQw7B1iqO6tKg-reQKzEP-2GPo7hS4rgvDtfp5QkXo/s1600/heart-active.png);}.main-inner .column-center-inner{-moz-column-count:3;-moz-column-gap:1px;-webkit-column-count:3;-webkit-column-gap:1px;column-count:3;column-gap:1px;width:100%;padding:0!important}<br /></style></b:if></b:if><br /><link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans+Condensed:300' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'/></blockquote><br />Please note that the masonry layout might not work if you have a customized template, also older posts will appear vertically (from top to bottom) instead of left to right.<br /><br />Step 8. Click "Preview" and if everything looks fine, press the "Save Template" button.<br /><br /><h5>That's it!</h5>Implementing a grid style view has its pros and cons, but the benefits clearly outweigh the disadvantages. The fact that a website will look visually appealing and professional when set in grid style, is already enough to boost its online reputation. An increase in page views is just the beginning. With the right images and content, a blog will also have better SEO. Most importantly, implementing the changes is not as complex as some might think. With a step-by-step guide available, adding a dynamic view switcher would be completed in no time.

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How To Set Custom Redirects in Blogger

Over time, most blogs may go through many changes, like posts being added or deleted. In some occasions, you don't want people to <a href="http://helplogger.blogspot.com/2013/10/redirect-blogger-404-error-homepage.html">get 404 messages</a> when they navigate to posts or pages that don't exist on your blog and instead, make all requests to a specific link to be redirected to another page. One of the best way to avoid broken links and keep your traffic flowing in the right direction is setting custom redirects via the <b>Blogger Custom Redirects</b> tool.<br /><br /><div class="ssmainhide" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBCorJqjKaaeGpY7ujIvB747EaKe7IrGkCWqUt3vhouaX1O6vylLFj2vg2y2I_BM9jgfkBArZshzw0JhubmJUe9DwHRmpKY0R5FDWvk6K9uEjBv9N_Nu-nL325Ks9YXh-XJMNgnh4A0SP/s1600/blogger-custom-redirects-redirect-old-url-to-new-url.png" /></div>This tutorial will show you how to set custom redirects for Blogger posts and redirect an old URL to a new URL. But before redirecting any URL, you must know that there are two types of redirects: <ul><li>A <b>302 redirect</b> means that the page <b>has moved temporarily</b>. This redirect doesn't pass the URL value to the new location and instead, it will take the visitors to an appropriate location so that you aren't showing them a 404 page not found, or an error page. You can use a 302 redirect for coming soon pages or maintenance pages.</li><li>A <b>301 redirect</b> means that a page <b>has moved permanently</b> to a new location. Use the 301 redirect when you deleted or changed the URL of your post. In most instances, the 301 redirects are always recommended for SEO because they will pass link juice (ranking power) to the redirected page and visitors will also benefit from this. However, 301s aren't suitable when you change your custom-domain, because it only supports redirection within the same blog, not to an external URL.</li></ul>Now that we've established which is which, let's see how to set custom redirects for Blogger posts.<br /><br /><h3>How to redirect old URL to new URL in Blogger</h3>Step 1. Login to you Blogger account with email and password.<br /><br />Step 2. Click on your blog > go to Settings \ Search Preferences and click "Edit" next to "Custom Redirects."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="search preferences, custom redirects, 301, 302 redirect" border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtCDiXXrOIUkIfMGCnG3GHk2ZMdzb4jrx5VckmGyPD5dZdvtUh1GLhd1kcHEKjeXzefXubmRNl3AWkJrnWf3OP2XrluDp_D_cunHe_hUAUszp-axn2ipx5RKxWO0WbSZrYd-Ryq1xu-tl/s1600/search-preferences-custom-redirects-301-permanently-302-temporary-blogger.png" title="How To Set Custom Redirects for Blogger Post" width="600" /></div><br />Step 3. Enter the old URL in the "From" field, and the new URL in the "To" field including the forward slash "/" (see the screenshot below)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="custom redirects, redirect old url to new url" border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhku-rBsJ-6obkNsVzYh7rvsNk7HyRMgoT8KaySNIrpF-VFZLM4u-qiBnUD_xV5AAQr8QK8uB35HUxoCZhdHcMyL3860U1zuSbUx3bfhyr0SVOKknTYNBGeoQ7YeS-VvjG8Tdh96ZIHFhl/s1600/custom-redirects-blogger-old-url-new-url.png" title="How To Set Custom Redirects in Blogger" width="600" /></div><br />Note: Do not enter the full URL in these fields. Just omit the address of your blog and type only the rest of the link. Again, this works only if you wish to redirect within your blogger blog and not to any external links.<br /><br />Step 4. Click the "Save" link (1) and the "Save changes" button (2), and you're done!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="blogger custom redirects" border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtN4bcGV_27rp1lzdxkSdwb2wjs0WaSsAG9G0I9k0I4oMQJsPlQkVj8sBLaKnuXEJQ7sCP2Wgm-guwHR3MRofWaBO9mNEx3zgtdC76fi4b70Ci77z1j_7GRhPHVavEkmQPH8Lhu-XcEtFd/s1600/custom-redirects-to-from-permanent-blogger-deleted-new-page.png" title="How To Set Custom Redirects in Blogger" width="600" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="blogger custom redirect" border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxh2FMOAJYbEjwtO1CEp-lylAhoVrV3jr0FVzRzStnZXsEVVkGhnTKhWlu1c0RALfwfa34iyVYeE6gGpid5P5eWN5KX8h8DA2uW6Sqb-Cjae66-fgrdUVvMZpDQOBsl3p2jkWeK36LyanI/s1600/custom-redirects-to-from-permanent-blogger-save-changes.png" title="How To Set Custom Redirects in Blogger" width="600" /></div><br />If you want to redirect more pages, just click the "New redirect" button. Also, you can check out this tutorial to learn <a href="http://helplogger.blogspot.com/2016/10/how-to-create-static-home-page-in-blogger.html">how to create a static homepage in Blogger</a> using <b>custom redirects</b>.

How To Set Custom Redirects in Blogger

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Responsive CSS Timeline with 3D Effect for Blogger

Here's another amazing way to display the Blogger posts. By applying the following Responsive CSS Timeline View with 3D Effect on Blogger Posts, we will have a responsive timeline-like structure of our most recent posts with thumbnails, plus some cool CSS effects. When clicking on the associated radio input, the posts snippet/summary will expand by changing their style and size and will rotate in 3D. The main structure of this CSS timeline with 3D effect is an unordered list.<br /><br />To get an idea of how it looks like, you can visit this <a href="http://life-famous-quotes.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">demo blog</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="responsive CSS timeline, customize blogger posts" border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsK6ZY_Li1-sKzu2cB8THoYVZx8pAPyQ1ckaDylYt6qDclQN4TYlEdpaJug045rL-zTQiovhVsOEJJdHVLxPHAqctMNA6oT1XTDuyDpBDevQhiJqbnIMooD9n-mWmGaSwBcRmAaiRP0KJ/s1600/responsive-css-timeline-effect-for-blogger-posts.png" title="Responsive CSS Timeline with 3D Effect for Blogger Posts" width="640" /></div><br /><h2>How to Add Responsive CSS Timeline View to Blogger Posts </h2>Step 1. Go to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blogger dashboard</a> > "Template" > click on the "Edit HTML" button:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="blogger template, edit html" border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUOkMHz3vLO0LGj2-EMUDmrqHKYrgqJ9RloAwpiNRj7piFUZ20T73GpIruWthjD-TxF75_8D2Nyqdt3Cl3JhCNEW_tSk4aEk_ASWRQ7IMm21LnSTTnux2VBpsk84FnZQlNGHCWdVrwpog/s1600/blogger_blogspot_template_edit_html_tutorial.png" title="Responsive CSS Timeline with 3D Effect for Blogger Posts" width="320" /></div><br />Step 2. Click anywhere inside the code area and press the CTRL + F keys to open the search box:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="blogger search box" border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfZGUz_ltJYtwZLmfazCzdUex_IySNW6zDN9Lq9CauxFlnf7EoNV3E3I5oJnHsxyn0q2Ksi8p8Tw6jONo64_6L8GMVc8fez7XlLTZtBjT4tozFpgmL5bGa3uM8hUd6MdB8njrwHz77udf/s1600/blogger-template-search-box.png" title="Responsive CSS Timeline with 3D Effect for Blogger Posts" width="320" /></div><br />Step 3. Type or paste the following tag inside the search box and hit Enter to find it:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"></head></blockquote>Step 4. Just above the <span style="background-color: yellow;"></head></span> tag, copy and paste the following style:<br /><div class="code1"><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;item&quot;'><br /><style type='text/css'><br />.post-body img, .post-body .tr-caption-container, .Profile img, .Image img,<br />.BlogList .item-thumbnail img {padding: 0px; border: 0px;}<br />.post-footer {display: none;}<br />.post {margin-bottom: 50px; padding-bottom: 0px; background: none; border: none;}<br />.jump-link a {display: none;}<br />  h3.post-title a {display: none;}<br /> .date-header {display: none;}<br />*,<br />.timeline:after,<br />.timeline:before {box-sizing: border-box;padding: 0; margin: 0;}<br />.timeline {position: relative;padding: 30px 0 50px 0;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;}<br />.timeline:before {content: &#39;&#39;;position: absolute;width: 5px;height: 100%;margin:0px;top: 0;left: 200px;background: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAAFCAYAAACNbyblAAAAJUlEQVQIW2NkQAP/gYARWQwkAOLDBeECjEAAkkEWAKtEFwAJAgAZEBP+oM1IkwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==);}<br />.event {position: relative;margin-bottom: 80px;padding-right: 40px;}<br />.thumb {position: absolute; width: 90px; height: 90px;box-shadow:<br />        0 0 0 8px #87939E,<br />        0 1px 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);background-repeat: no-repeat;border-radius: 50%;-webkit-transform: scale(0.8) translateX(24px);-moz-transform: scale(0.8) translateX(24px);-o-transform: scale(0.8) translateX(24px);-ms-transform: scale(0.8) translateX(24px);transform: scale(0.8) translateX(24px);}<br />.thumb:before {content: &#39;&#39;;background: transparent url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAICAYAAADA+m62AAAAPElEQVQYV2NkQAP/gYARCNDFUQRgirAphitEl0TngxXisg5ZnBGXIpgbYfIYjkb3BNxGbBLYxIgyEaQRAA8KKAWYsZtjAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);position: absolute;height: 8px; z-index: -1; width: 50px;top: 42px; left: 100%;margin-left: 8px;<br />}<br />.thumb span {color: #87939E;width: 100%;text-align: center;font-weight: 700;font-size: 15px;text-transform: uppercase;position: absolute;bottom: -30px;}<br />.event label,.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;] {width: 24px;height: 24px;left: 158px;top: 36px;position: absolute;display: block;}<br />.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;] {opacity: 0;z-index: 10;cursor: pointer;}<br />.event label:after{content: &quot;\2713&quot;;background: #8995A1;border-radius: 50%;color: #fff;font-size: 20px;height: 100%;width: 100%;font-weight: bold;left: -2px;top: -3px;line-height: 24px;position: absolute;text-align: center;}<br />.content-perspective { margin-left: 230px;position: relative;perspective: 600px;-webkit-perspective: 600px;-moz-perspective: 600px;-o-perspective: 600px;-ms-perspective: 600px;}<br />.content-perspective:before { content: &#39;&#39;; width: 34px; left: -44px; top: 48px;position: absolute;height: 1px; z-index: -2;background: #fff;}<br />.post-content {transform: rotateY(10deg);transform-origin: 0 0;transform-style: preserve-3d;}<br />.blog-post-body {position: relative;padding: 20px;color: #333; border-left: 5px solid #8995A1;box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);background: #F9F9F9;}<br />.blog-post-body h3 {border: none;margin: 0px;}<br />.blog-post-body h3 a{font-size: 21px;padding: 5px 0 5px 0;color: #86919D;margin: 0px;text-decoration: none;border: none;}<br />.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective .blog-post-body h3 a{color: #F26328;}<br />.blog-post-body p,.thumb span,.event label {-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;}<br />.blog-post-body p {font-size: 15px;max-height: 0px; overflow: hidden; color: rgba(0,0,0,0);text-align: left;}<br />.blog-post-body:before {content: &#39;\25c2&#39;;font-weight: normal; line-height: 86px; font-size: 86px;position: absolute;color: #8995A1; left: -41px;width: 100%;height: 100%; top: 3px;z-index: -1;}<br />.thumb,.thumb span,.blog-post-body h3 {transition: all 0.6s ease-in-out 0.2s;-webkit-transition: all 0.6s ease-in-out 0.2s;-moz-transition: all 0.6s ease-in-out 0.2s;-o-transition: all 0.6s ease-in-out 0.2s;-ms-transition: all 0.6s ease-in-out 0.2s;transition: all 0.6s ease-in-out 0.2s;}<br />.blog-post-body { transition: box-shadow 0.8s linear 0.2s;-webkit-transition: box-shadow 0.8s linear 0.2s;-moz-transition: box-shadow 0.8s linear 0.2s;-o-transition: box-shadow 0.8s linear  0.2s;-ms-transition: box-shadow 0.8s linear 0.2s;}<br />.post-content {transition: transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(.59,1.45,.69,.98) 0.2s;-webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(.59,1.45,.69,.98) 0.2s;-moz-transition: -moz-transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(.59,1.45,.69,.98) 0.2s;-o-transition: -o-transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(.59,1.45,.69,.98) 0.2s;-ms-transition: -ms-transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(.59,1.45,.69,.98) 0.2s;}<br />.blog-post-body p { transition: max-height 0.5s linear, color 0.3s linear;-webkit-transition: max-height 0.5s linear, color 0.3s linear;-moz-transition: max-height 0.5s linear, color 0.3s linear;-o-transition: max-height 0.5s linear, color 0.3s linear;-ms-transition: max-height 0.5s linear, color 0.3s linear;} <br />.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked + label:after {content: &#39;\2714&#39;;color: #fff;background: #F26328;box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);}<br />.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective:before {background: #F26328;}<br /> .event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective .blog-post-body h3 { color: #F26328;}<br />.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective .post-content {transform: rotateY(-5deg);-webkit-transform: rotateY(-5deg);-moz-transform: rotateY(-5deg);-o-transform: rotateY(-5deg);-ms-transform: rotateY(-5deg);}<br />.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective .blog-post-body {border-color: #F26328;box-shadow: 10px 0px 10px -6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);}<br />.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective .blog-post-body p {max-height: 460px; color: rgba(0,0,0,0.6); transition-delay: 0s, 0.6s;-webkit-transition-delay: 0s, 0.6s;-moz-transition-delay: 0s, 0.6s;-o-transition-delay: 0s, 0.6s;-ms-transition-delay: 0s, 0.6s;}<br />.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective .blog-post-body:before {color: #F26328;}<br />.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .thumb {transform: scale(1);box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px rgba(242,99,40,1), 0 1px 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.5); -webkit-transform: scale(1);-moz-transform: scale(1);-o-transform: scale(1);-ms-transform: scale(1);}<br />.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .thumb span {color: #F26328;}<br />.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .thumb:before {<br />background: transparent url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAICAYAAADA+m62AAAAPUlEQVQYV2NkQAOfUjX+882+wYgujiIAU4RNMVwhuiQ6H6wQl3XI4oy4FMHcCJPHcDS6J2A2EqUQpJhohQBbNyaHFmzEqgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==);}<br />@media screen and (max-width: 850px) {.blog-post-body h3 {font-size: 20px;}<br /> .blog-post-body p { font-size: 14px; text-align: justify; }<br /> .event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective .blog-post-body p { max-height: 500px; }}<br />@media screen and (max-width: 540px) {.timeline:before { left: 50px;}<br />.event {padding-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 100px; }<br /> .thumb { transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8);-moz-transform: scale(0.8);-o-transform: scale(0.8);-ms-transform: scale(0.8);}<br /> .event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;] { width: 100px;height: 100px;left: 0px;top: 0px; }<br />.thumb:before,.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .thumb:before {background: none;width: 0;}<br /> .event label {display: none;}<br /> .content-perspective {margin-left: 0px;top: 80px;}<br /> .content-perspective:before {height: 0px; }<br /> .post-content { transform: rotateX(-10deg);-webkit-transform: rotateX(-10deg);-moz-transform: rotateX(-10deg);-o-transform: rotateX(-10deg);-ms-transform: rotateX(-10deg);}<br /> .event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective .post-content { transform: rotateX(10deg);-webkit-transform: rotateX(10deg);-moz-transform: rotateX(10deg);-o-transform: rotateX(10deg);-ms-transform: rotateX(10deg);}<br />.blog-post-body {border-left: none;border-top: 5px solid #8995A1;}<br />.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective .blog-post-body {border-color: #F26328;box-shadow: 0 10px 10px -6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);}<br />.blog-post-body:before {content: &#39;\25b4&#39;;left: 33px; top: -32px;}<br />.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective .blog-post-body p {max-height:300px; }}<br />ul.timeline {list-style-type: none;}<br /></style> <br /></b:if><br /></b:if></div><br />Step 5. Search for the SECOND instance of this code below (hit Enter two times):<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><data:post.body/></blockquote>Note: depending on the template you are using, you could find more lines like this one above. Thus, if you don't see any changes after saving the template, try to replace the last one, as well.<br /><br />Also, please note that if you are using the Read more function, you will need to remove it in order to make it work.<br /><br />Step 6. After you found <span style="background-color: yellow;"><data:post.body/></span>, replace it this HTML code:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;item&quot;'><br /><ul class='timeline'><li class='event'><input checked='checked' name='tl-group' type='radio'/><label/><br /><b:if cond='data:post.thumbnailUrl'><img class='thumb' expr:alt='data:post.title' expr:src='data:post.thumbnailUrl'/></b:if><div class='thumb'><b:if cond='data:post.dateHeader'><span><data:post.dateHeader/></span></b:if></div><br /><div class='content-perspective'><div class='post-content'><div class='blog-post-body'><h3><b:if cond='data:post.link'><a expr:href='data:post.link'><data:post.title/></a><b:else/><b:if cond='data:post.url'><b:if cond='data:blog.url != data:post.url'><a expr:href='data:post.url'><data:post.title/></a><b:else/><data:post.title/></b:if><b:else/><data:post.title/></b:if></b:if></h3><p><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;item&quot;'><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'><data:post.snippet/></b:if></b:if></p></div></div></div></li></ul></b:if></b:if><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'><data:post.body/></b:if><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;static_page&quot;'><data:post.body/></b:if></blockquote>Step 7. Finally, click on the "Save template" button to save the changes.<br /><br />Now, we will need to make some small adjustments in order to make the posts date appear correctly:<br />Go to "Layout" and click on the "Edit" link just below the Blog posts area. When the pop-up window appears, check the date option and choose to display the date in the following order (date/month/year):<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMmu38Ro9X0QzP0-XQO3eQ0LuIJqDawAEWmC0U4eL5YrVQjo3w9tJeFAn9_O5LFf_-LPKE21zoQfpSkNd-xvWOOD9pXqbmt5gk4bQpFXhTduQrCAUnfh_zWPFeaic9qugZnJbvb3gtrOv/s1600/configure-blog-posts-on-blogger.png" width="320" /></div><br />Note that you can also hide the posts date by unchecking this option.<br /><br />Finally, click on the "Save" button and that's it! View your blog and enjoy this Responsive Timeline view with 3D Effect on Blogger posts.<br /><br />Credit: <a href="http://tympanus.net/codrops/2012/11/19/responsive-css-timeline-with-3d-effect/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tympanus.net</a>

Responsive CSS Timeline with 3D Effect for Blogger

Here's another amazing way to display the Blogger posts. By applying the following Responsive CSS Timeline View with 3D Effect on Blogge...

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Advanced Random posts widget for Blogger with image thumbnails and snippets

When your blog has too many posts, visitors don't always have the time or desire to go through all the posts written there in order to make an idea of the blog's content. Thus, a random posts widget that will allow visitors to find content more easily could be really useful. This tutorial will show you how to add a random posts widget to display a list of posts in a random order with thumbnails and excerpts.<br /><br /><div class="ssmainhide" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmSiJ3cWWm77iDzfsRqvVqhxj356AsBRgn12Z7BjeLFv0vqwYfHKDeVC_U3M2AYbRMJYbOT3yBFUOM7dyihLz5nurxZ_qavsOa4i-1hcjmobG8_DrJeM53i8qNTh7HjZpvm1N2zKMUAD3/s1600/display-blogger-random-posts-with-snippets-thumbnails.png" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="random posts widget for blogger" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhy_u1LclJNnJk6m5lpdJCc2GH0Trur7Jbr9JXTCuk2Fot5NqDiayudCPgGdswCNCe8Gub7BtIHxP83AYegUh-3uxegVt3Vdiv-uTKZxAGhnnIKbU32S_NmLo14NIWzqSbn1qr0IUFqQDc/s1600/advanced-random-posts-widget-for-blogger-blogspot.png" title="Advanced Random posts widget for Blogger with image thumbnails and snippets" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="demo-link" href="http://demo-blog761.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Demo</a></div><br /><br /><h3>Adding Random Posts with Thumbnails and Posts Summary on Blogger</h3>Step 1. Login to your blogger account, select your blog and go to "Layout".<br /><br />Step 2. Add new widget by clicking on the "Add a gadget" link and select "Html/JavaScript" from the popup window.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="html javascript widget, blogger gadgets" border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwgTlch-8ujHUJ-GLhS2s1RSkKJkjsHx4POaj7fomkd8BCjCR2P-E44trljXv6yuum36CWUP_CYGOc7vGOT82zIueEUl9L-JYRTYD-vBQnxLuYhOBx6iKmwQXH6a6K1nPsjl4dG5vSpf8/s1600/blogger-widgets-gadgets-tutorials-tricks-helplogger-html-javascrip.png" title="random posts widget with image thumbnails and snippets for blogger" width="400" /></div><br />Step 3. After adding the HTML/JavaScript, copy and paste the following script inside the empty Content box.<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><style><br />#random-posts img {<br />    border-radius: 10px;<br />    float: left;<br />    margin-right: 5px;<br />    width: <span style="color: red;"><b>75px</b></span>;<br />    height: <span style="color: red;"><b>75px</b></span>;<br />    background-color: #F5F5F5;<br />    padding: 3px;<br />    transition: all 0.2s linear 0s;<br />}<br /><br />#random-posts img:hover {<br />    opacity: 0.6;<br />}<br /><br />ul#random-posts {<br />    list-style-type: none;<br />    padding: 0px;<br />}<br /><br />#random-posts a {<br />    font-size: <span style="color: red;"><b>12px</b></span>;<br />    text-transform: uppercase;<br />    padding: 0px auto 5px;<br />}<br /><br />#random-posts a:hover {<br />    text-decoration: none;<br />}<br /><br />.random-summary {<br />    font-size: <span style="color: red;"><b>11px</b></span>;<br />    background: none;<br />    padding: 5px;<br />    margin-right: 8px;<br />}<br /><br />#random-posts li {<br />    margin-bottom: 10px;<br />    border-bottom: 1px solid #EEEEEE;<br />    padding: 4px;<br />}<br /></style><br /><ul id='random-posts'><br /><script type='text/javaScript'><br />var randomposts_number = <span style="color: red;"><b>5</b></span>;<br />var randomposts_chars = <span style="color: red;"><b>110</b></span>;<br />var randomposts_details = '<span style="color: red;"><b>yes</b></span>';<br />var randomposts_comments = 'Comments';<br />var randomposts_commentsd = 'Comments Disabled';<br />var randomposts_current = [];<br />var total_randomposts = 0;<br />var randomposts_current = new Array(randomposts_number);<br /><br />function randomposts(json) {<br />    total_randomposts = json.feed.openSearch$totalResults.$t<br />}<br />document.write('<script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"/feeds/posts/default?alt=json-in-script&max-results=0&callback=randomposts\"><\/script>');<br /><br />function getvalue() {<br />    for (var i = 0; i < randomposts_number; i++) {<br />        var found = false;<br />        var rndValue = get_random();<br />        for (var j = 0; j < randomposts_current.length; j++) {<br />            if (randomposts_current[j] == rndValue) {<br />                found = true;<br />                break<br />            }<br />        };<br />        if (found) {<br />            i--<br />        } else {<br />            randomposts_current[i] = rndValue<br />        }<br />    }<br />};<br /><br />function get_random() {<br />    var ranNum = 1 + Math.round(Math.random() * (total_randomposts - 1));<br />    return ranNum<br />};<br /></script><br /><script type='text/javaScript'> <br />function random_posts(json) {<br />    for (var i = 0; i < randomposts_number; i++) {<br />        var entry = json.feed.entry[i];<br />        var randompoststitle = entry.title.$t;<br />        if ('content' in entry) {<br />            var randompostsnippet = entry.content.$t<br />        } else {<br />            if ('summary' in entry) {<br />                var randompostsnippet = entry.summary.$t<br />            } else {<br />                var randompostsnippet = "";<br />            }<br />        };<br />        randompostsnippet = randompostsnippet.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, "");<br />        if (randompostsnippet.length < randomposts_chars) {<br />            var randomposts_snippet = randompostsnippet<br />        } else {<br />            randompostsnippet = randompostsnippet.substring(0, randomposts_chars);<br />            var whitespace = randompostsnippet.lastIndexOf(" ");<br />            randomposts_snippet = randompostsnippet.substring(0, whitespace) + "&#133;";<br />        };<br />        for (var j = 0; j < entry.link.length; j++) {<br />            if ('thr$total' in entry) {<br />                var randomposts_commentsnum = entry.thr$total.$t + ' ' + randomposts_comments<br />            } else {<br />                randomposts_commentsnum = randomposts_commentsd<br />            }; if (entry.link[j].rel == 'alternate') {<br />                var randompostsurl = entry.link[j].href;<br />                var randomposts_date = entry.published.$t;<br />                if ('media$thumbnail' in entry) {<br />                    var randompoststhumb = entry.media$thumbnail.url<br />                } else {<br />                    randompoststhumb = "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokotanhlASOjit3r9Tk3TkBQFIk1VIwqLMQ4LEuHIy0-2SKhBpuD1dTYg_XdlU65PzZoQICi396ljakWpdweqBfeOJT0doHLZi84NYxadSAAZCUxEaj-Tqq74ejdgkHNCkMKHrmgXbpA/s1600/no_thumb.png"<br />                }<br />            }<br />        };<br />        document.write('<li>');<br />        document.write('<a href="' + randompostsurl + '" rel="nofollow"><img alt="' + randompoststitle + '" src="' + randompoststhumb + '"/></a>');<br />        document.write('<div><a href="' + randompostsurl + '" rel="nofollow">' + randompoststitle + '</a></div>');<br />        if (randomposts_details == 'yes') {<br />            document.write('<span><div  class="random-info">' + randomposts_date.substring(8, 10) + '.' + randomposts_date.substring(5, 7) + '.' + randomposts_date.substring(0, 4) + ' - ' + randomposts_commentsnum) + '</div></span>'<br />        };<br />        document.write('<br/><div class="random-summary">' + randomposts_snippet + '</div><div style="clear:both"></div></li>')<br />    }<br />};<br />getvalue();<br />for (var i = 0; i < randomposts_number; i++) {<br />    document.write('<script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"/feeds/posts/default?alt=json-in-script&start-index=' + randomposts_current[i] + '&max-results=1&callback=random_posts\"><\/script>')<br />};<br /></script><br /></ul></blockquote><br /><h3>Random Posts Options</h3><ul><li><b>Thumbnail dimensions:</b> to change the size of the thumbnails in pixels, replace the <span style="color: red;"><b>75px</b></span> value.</li><li><b>Summary length:</b> you can control the the length of the summary (in characters) by changing the <span style="color: red;"><b>110</b></span> value from <b><i>var </i></b><b><i>randomposts_chars=<span style="color: red;">110</span>; </i></b></li><li><b>Post info</b>: if you want to hide the post date and comment count change '<span style="color: red;"><b>yes</b></span>' from <i><b>var </b></i><i><b>randomposts_details='<span style="color: red;">yes</span>';</b></i> to '<span style="color: red;"><b>no</b></span>';</li><li><b>Font Size for Posts Titles and Summary: </b>to modify the font size for the post snippet modify the <b><span style="color: red;">11px</span></b> value and for the posts title, the <span style="color: red;"><b>12px</b></span> value;</li></ul>Click on the "Save" button and View your blog. The sidebar will display a random posts widget on each of your blog pages.

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How to Create Magazine Style with Post Summaries and Thumbnails on Blogger

The <b>magazine or newspaper style templates</b> are those that display the <b>posts summaries</b> in the homepage by stacking the columns on top of each other. These kinds of templates are very popular nowadays, and whether it is a news or technology blog, everyone needs a fresh <b>magazine style layout</b> for their blogs.<br /><br />There are several ways to make posts appear this way. An option would be to use the <a href="http://helplogger.blogspot.ro/2012/03/auto-read-more-with-thumbnail-for.html">Read more script to display a summary of the posts</a> and add a conditional tag to add a different style on the first post so that it will have a larger width than the older posts. So, this tutorial will show you <b>how to create a magazine style for a Blogger Template</b>. By following this tutorial, you can make your boring and simple Blogger template have an attractive <b>magazine style layout</b>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="blogger tricks, blogger widgets, blogger templates" border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDPt1O2ktGdqcR3BEZauI0Pe7NrwIMDVHjUgx2zuyAAwlGw4d4xdoAXTxlxBdh2vvv8FpRSsM30CFlRNBvL48SzqioCyGUBi6qpEEpZ1FkXjmEEw-y1vhWJU6NAkkqeqLUcpPyqErysCE/s320/magazine-style-blogger-template-automatic-posts-with-summary-thumbnails.png" title="how to create magazine style with posts summary and thumbnails on blogger" width="320" /></div><br />To see how it looks, please visit <a href="http://helploggertestblog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this demo blog</a>.<br /><br /><h3>Adding the Magazine/Newspaper style to a Blogger Template</h3>Step 1. Before proceeding further, please make a backup of your current template to make sure that you won't lose anything important - log into your <a href="http://blogger.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blogger Dashboard</a> and go to <b>Template</b>, then click on the Backup/Restore button. After you've got a copy of the xml template, click on the <b>Edit HTML</b> button:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="blogger edit html template" border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUOkMHz3vLO0LGj2-EMUDmrqHKYrgqJ9RloAwpiNRj7piFUZ20T73GpIruWthjD-TxF75_8D2Nyqdt3Cl3JhCNEW_tSk4aEk_ASWRQ7IMm21LnSTTnux2VBpsk84FnZQlNGHCWdVrwpog/s320/blogger_blogspot_template_edit_html_tutorial.png" title="create magazine style with posts summary and thumbnails on blogger" width="320" /></div><br />Step 2. Click anywhere inside the code area and search by using CTRL + F keys for this line:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><data:post.body/></blockquote>Note: You'll find it more than one time, but stop at the second one in order to see the changes.<br /><br />Step 3. Remove that line and instead of it add this code:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;item&quot;'><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'><br /> <span class='post-comment-link'><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;item&quot;'><b:if cond='data:post.allowComments'><a class='comment-link' expr:href='data:post.addCommentUrl' expr:onclick='data:post.addCommentOnclick'><data:post.numComments/></a></b:if></b:if></span><br /><div expr:id='&quot;summary&quot; + data:post.id'><data:post.body/></div><br />  <script type='text/javascript'>createSummaryAndThumb(&quot;summary<data:post.id/>&quot;);</script><br /><span class='readmorebutton' style='float:right'><a expr:href='data:post.url'><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Read More &#187;</b></span></a></span></b:if></b:if><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'><data:post.body/></b:if><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;static_page&quot;'><data:post.body/></b:if></blockquote>Note: you can replace the <b>Read More</b> text, by changing the code in red.<br /><br />Step 4. Now find (CTRL + F) this line:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b:include data='post' name='post'/></blockquote>Step 5. Remove this as well and instead of it add this:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b:if cond='data:post.isFirstPost'><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.homepageUrl == data:blog.url'><br /><div id='first'><br /><b:if cond='data:post.title'><br /><h3 class='post-title entry-title'><br /><b:if cond='data:post.link'><br /><a expr:href='data:post.link'><data:post.title/></a><br /><b:else/><br /><b:if cond='data:post.url'><br /><a expr:href='data:post.url'><data:post.title/></a><br /><b:else/><br /><data:post.title/><br /></b:if><br /></b:if><br /></h3><br /></b:if><br /><div class='first-body'><br /><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;item&quot;'><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'><br /><div expr:id='&quot;summary1&quot; + data:post.id'><data:post.body/></div><br />  <script type='text/javascript'>createSummaryAndThumb1(&quot;summary1<data:post.id/>&quot;);</script><br /><span class='post-comment-link'><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;item&quot;'><b:if cond='data:post.allowComments'><a class='comment-link' expr:href='data:post.addCommentUrl' expr:onclick='data:post.addCommentOnclick'><data:post.numComments/></a></b:if></b:if></span><br /><span class='readmorebutton' style='float:right'><a expr:href='data:post.url'><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Read More &#187;</b></span></a></span><br /></b:if></b:if><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'><data:post.body/></b:if><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;static_page&quot;'><data:post.body/></b:if><br /><br /></div><br /></div><br /><b:else/><br /><b:include data='post' name='post'/><br /></b:if><br /><b:else/><br /><b:include data='post' name='post'/><br /></b:if></blockquote>Note: you can change the <b>Read More</b> text here also, just replace the code in red with the text that you want to show.<br /><br />Step 6. Find the </head> tag and paste the following script before/above it:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"> <script type='text/javascript'><br />posts_no_thumb_sum = 290;<br />posts_thumb_sum = 240;<br />img_thumb_height = 80;<br />img_thumb_width = 80;<br /><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">first_no_thumb_sum = 580;<br />first_thumb_sum = 450;<br />img_thumb_height1 = 145;<br />img_thumb_width1 = 165;</span><br /></script><br /><br /><script type='text/javascript'><br />//<![CDATA[<br />function removeHtmlTag(strx,chop){<br />if(strx.indexOf("<")!=-1)<br />{<br />var s = strx.split("<");<br />for(var i=0;i<s.length;i++){<br />if(s[i].indexOf(">")!=-1){<br />s[i] = s[i].substring(s[i].indexOf(">")+1,s[i].length);<br />}<br />}<br />strx = s.join("");<br />}<br />chop = (chop < strx.length-1) ? chop : strx.length-2;<br />while(strx.charAt(chop-1)!=' ' && strx.indexOf(' ',chop)!=-1) chop++;<br />strx = strx.substring(0,chop-1);<br />return strx+'...';<br />}<br /><br />function createSummaryAndThumb(pID){<br />var div = document.getElementById(pID);<br />var imgtag = "";<br />var img = div.getElementsByTagName("img");<br />var summ = posts_no_thumb_sum;<br />if(img.length>=1) {<br />imgtag = '<span class="posts-thumb" style="float:left;"><img src="'+img[0].src+'" width="'+img_thumb_width+'px" height="'+img_thumb_height+'px"/></span>';<br />summ = posts_thumb_sum;<br />}<br /><br />  var summary = imgtag + '<div class="summary">' + removeHtmlTag(div.innerHTML,summ) + '</div>';<br />div.innerHTML = summary;<br />}<br /><br />function createSummaryAndThumb1(pID){<br />var div = document.getElementById(pID);<br />var imgtag = "";<br />var img = div.getElementsByTagName("img");<br />var summ = first_no_thumb_sum;<br />if(img.length>=1) {<br />imgtag = '<span class="first-post-thumb" style="float:left;"><img src="'+img[0].src+'" width="'+img_thumb_width1+'px" height="'+img_thumb_height1+'px"/></span>';<br />summ = first_thumb_sum;<br />}<br /><br />var summary1 = imgtag + '<div class="summary">' + removeHtmlTag(div.innerHTML,summ) + '</div>';<br />div.innerHTML = summary1;<br />}<br /><br />//]]><br /></script></blockquote>Step 7. And below the script above add the CSS styles:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'><br /><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;item&quot;'><br /><style type='text/css'><br />.first-post-thumb {<br />    margin-right: 10px;<br />}<br /><br />.summary {<br />    height: 100%;<br />}<br /><br />#first {<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> /* Styles for the First Post Container */</span><br />    width: <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>auto</b></span>;<br />    height: <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>250px</b></span>;<br />    float: left;<br />    margin-bottom: 10px;<br />    background-color: #F4F4F4; <span style="color: #6aa84f;">/* background color for the first post */</span><br />    border: 1px solid #E5E5E5; <span style="color: #6aa84f;">/* border for the first post */</span>}<br /><br />.first-body { <span style="color: #6aa84f;">/* Style for the First Post summary */</span><br />    color: #545454;<br />    font-size: 13px;<br />    text-align: justify;<br />    padding: 5px 10px;<br />    line-height: 1.5em;<br />}<br /><br />#first h3 a, #first h3 a:visited { <span style="color: #6aa84f;">/* Style for the First Post Title*/</span><br />    border-bottom: 2px solid #DFDFDF;<br />    color: #515151;<br />    font-size: 20px;<br />    display: block;<br />    margin: 10px auto;<br />    width: 95%;<br />    font-size: 20px;<br />    padding: 0px 0px 4px 0px;<br />    font-weight: bold;<br />    text-align: left;<br />    line-height: 1.4em;<br />    background: none;<br />}<br /><br />#first h3 a:hover { <span style="color: #6aa84f;">/* Color on mouseover for the First Post Title */</span><br />    color: #1061A1;<br />}<br /><br />.post { <span style="color: #6aa84f;">/* Styles for the small posts container */</span><br />    float: left;<br />    margin: 0px 6px 2% 5px;<br />    width: <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>46%</b></span>;<br />    height: <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>230px</b></span>;<br />    padding: 0px 5px 5px 5px;<br />    background: #FCFCFC; <span style="color: #6aa84f;">/* background color for the small posts */</span><br />    border: 1px solid #E5E5E5; <span style="color: #6aa84f;">/* border for the small posts */</span><br />    overflow: hidden;<br />}<br /><br />.posts-thumb { <span style="color: #6aa84f;">/* Style for the small posts thumbnails */</span><br />    margin-right: 10px;<br />}<br /><br />.post-body img, .post-body .tr-caption-container, .Profile img, .Image img, .BlogList .item-thumbnail img {<br />    background: none;<br />    border: none;<br />    box-shadow: none;<br />    padding: 0;<br />}<br /><br /><br />h3.post-title a{<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> /* Style for the small posts titles */</span><br />    font-size: 14px;<br />    color: #747474;<br />    text-transform: uppercase;<br />}<br /><br />h2.date-header { <span style="color: #6aa84f;">/* Hide the post date */</span><br />    display: none;<br />}<br /><br />.post-footer {<br />    display: none;<br />}<br /><br />h3.post-title {<br />    margin: 0px;<br />}<br /><br />.readmorebutton {<br />    margin-top: 5px;<br />}<br /><br />.readmorebutton a { <span style="color: #6aa84f;">/* Styles for the Read More link */</span><br />    color: #767676;<br />    border: 1px solid #E1E1E1;<br />    background: #EAEAEA; <span style="color: #6aa84f;">/* Background color for the Read More link */</span><br />    text-decoration: none;<br />    padding: 3px 5px;<br />    font-weight: bold;<br />    font-size: 11px;<br />    float: right;<br />    position: relative;<br />}<br /><br />.post-comment-link { <span style="color: #6aa84f;">/* Style for the comment bubble of posts below */</span><br />    position: absolute;<br />    top: -35px;<br />    right: -10px;<br />    display: block;<br />    border: 1px solid #E1E1E1; <span style="color: #6aa84f;">/* border for the comment bubble */</span><br />    background: #EAEAEA;<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> /* background color for the comment bubble */</span><br />    font-size: 11px;<br />    position: absolute;<br />}<br /><br />#first .post-comment-link { <span style="color: #6aa84f;">/* Style for the comment bubble of first post */</span><br />    position: absolute;<br />    top: 10px;<br />    right: 0px;<br />}<br /><br />.post-comment-link a { <span style="color: #6aa84f;">/* Link color for the comments bubble*/</span><br />    padding: 10px;<br />    color: #6A6A6A;<br />    text-decoration: none;<br />    font-weight: bold;<br />}<br /><br />#blog-pager {<br />    clear: both;<br />}<br /></style><br /></b:if><br /></b:if> </blockquote><br /><h4>Customizing the Magazine Layout</h4>1. At the beginning of the script from step 6, we have this section:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">posts_no_thumb_sum = 290;<br />posts_thumb_sum = 240;<br />img_thumb_height = 80;<br />img_thumb_width = 80;<br /><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">first_no_thumb_sum = 580;<br />first_thumb_sum = 450;<br />img_thumb_height1 = 145;<br />img_thumb_width1 = 165;</span></blockquote><ul><li>the first number is the number of characters for the small posts when there will be no image available</li><li>the 2nd number is the number of characters that will show when the small posts will have an image</li><li>the 3rd and the 4th line is for the height and width of the small posts thumbnails (images).</li><li>the same goes for what is in blue, but this affects only the first post. Since the first post is wider, it may contain a larger number of characters and we'll be able to make the thumbnail size larger.</li></ul>2. And finally, we have the CSS styles. That last thing we added is a code that determines how the posts are going to look on the homepage - and archive pages as well, except for the first post.<br /><br />To change the width and height, respectively the size for the first post container, look for these lines:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">width: <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>auto</b></span>;<br />height: <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>250px</b></span>;</blockquote>Underneath the first post are the values for the other posts, just look for this part: <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">width: <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>46%</b></span>;<br />height: <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>230px</b></span>;</blockquote>The width will ocuppy 46% of the main column width and height is set to 230px. Here you may need to experiment a bit with the sizes in order to make them appear correctly.<br /><br />Finally, set the number of posts to show on the homepage, so that there won't be any empty space. Go to <b>Settings</b> > <b>Posts and comments </b> > <b>Show at most</b> and select the number of posts that you want to appear.

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