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Google Translate Widget with Flags For Blogger

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The Google Translate Widget for Blogger allows the visitors to translate your site or blog in their own language. This widget also auto-detect your blog language and then translate it to the readers chosen language. It supports 12 different languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Arabic And Chinese. How To Add The G oogle Translate Widget To Blogger Step 1 . Go to your Blogger Dashboard >> Layout and click on "Add A Gadget" link Step 2. From the pop-up window, scroll down and choose HTML/JavaScript   Step 3. Paste the code below in the empty box: <script type="text/javascript"> function showHide(shID) {     if (document.getElementById(shID)) {         if (document.getElementById(shID+'-show').style.display != 'none') {             document.getElementById(shID+'-show').style.display = 'none';      ...

Simple Recent Posts Widget for Blogger/Blogspot

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The main advantage on this Recent Posts widget is that it will show not only post titles, but also post excerpts or snippets, and it's easy to customize or apply different style on it. To make it fit your own design, you will need to modify the CSS style - you can change the link or background color, the size and color of text/links. What you can do with this widget: - display post titles only - change the number of posts - change the number of characters of the post snippet/excerpt - show the post dates See the screenshot below: How to add Recent Posts Widget to Blogger 1. Log in to your Blogger Dashboard > go to "Layout" and click the "Add a Gadget" link: 2. From the pop-up window, scroll down and choose HTML/JavaScript from the list... 3. Select & copy the code below the chosen widget and paste it into the HTML/JavaScript content box: Recent Posts Widget with Snippets <div id="hlrpsa"> <script type="text/javascript"> fu...

A Beautiful jQuery Drop-Down Menu For Blogger Blogspot

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Alright, this time, we are going to make a stylish and simple jQuery drop down menu. The main objective is to make it as simple as possible, with some little jQuery effect and easy to customize/ apply different style on it. To style it into your own design, you just have to modify the a tag CSS style. You can change colors or put background images, or the size and color of text. How to Add jQuery Drop-Down menu in Blogger Step 1. Log in to your Blogger account and go to Template - Edit HTML Step 2. Click anywhere inside the code area and press the CTRL + F keys to open the search box Step 3. Type or paste this tag inside the search box and hit Enter to find it: ]]></b:skin> Step 4. Add the following CSS just above ]]></b:skin> #jsddm { height: 40px; margin: 0; overflow: visible; z-index: 2; padding: 15px; position:relative; } #jsddm li { float: left; list-style: none; font: 12px Tahoma, Arial; } #jsddm li a { display: block; white-space: nowrap; margin:1px 3px; borde...

How to Add Emoticons/Smileys in Blogger Comments

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Emoticons or smiley faces are a great way to make comments more interesting and fun, so it's a pity that Blogger doesn't support them. In this tutorial, we will go through some simple steps to add these cool emoticons called Kolobok in Blogger/Blogspot comments, so that you and your blog visitors will be able to have an enjoyable time together. UPDATE: Now available for threaded commenting system too! DEMO Adding Kolobok Emoticons or Smileys in Blogger Comments Step 1. Log in to your Blogger account and go to 'Template', then click the 'Edit HTML' button: Step 2. Click anywhere inside the code area and press the CTRL + F keys to open the search box Step 3. Search (CTRL + F) for this tag: </body> Step 4. Now pay attention which code you should use. If your comments have no reply button, then you are using the previous commenting system, otherwise look for the threaded comments codes: a) Use this script for previous commenting system with comments that have ...

How To Add or Change Favicon on Blogger Blogspot

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Favicon (Favorites Icon) is the small picture (usually 16px x 16px in size) you see beside some site's name in your browser's address bar. Having your own Favicon with a nice graphical reminder of your site is a good way to grab visitors attention. Blogger users can add a custom favicon on their blogs by going to the 'Layout' section and click on the 'Edit' link on the "Favicon" element. "For many bloggers, having a custom favicon (the tiny image displayed in your browser’s window or tab) is the finishing touch that ties together the design and identity of a great looking blog. Today, we're pleased to announce that Blogger in Draft users can now add a customized favicon to their blog." - Blogger in Draft How To Add a Favicon to Your Blogger Blog Step 1. Log into your Blogger's Dashboard, then go to the "Layout" and click on the "Add a Gadget" link Step 2. Click on the "Edit" link on the "Favicon...

How to number comments in Blogger/BlogSpot

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This cool Blogger trick will help you to add comment count inside a speech bubble, so that you & your readers can use the numbers to mention or point to a particular comment on any of your posts. Besides this, numbering your comments might help you to improve the look and feel of your blog. Note: This works with   the previous blogger commenting system, so if you want to apply this trick, first you need to remove the Blogger threaded comments. See here How to remove Blogger threaded comments UPDATE! Now you can have a comment bubble in your threaded comments also! For more info, please read this tutorial: How to Add Numbered Comments In Threaded Comments How to add numbered comments on our Blogger/Blogspot blog Step 1. From your Blogger Dashboard , go to Template and click on the Edit HTML button: Step 2. Click anywhere inside the code area and press the CTRL + F keys to open the search box: Step 3. Type or paste the following code inside the search box and hit Enter to fin...

How to Add A Comment Count Bubble To Blogger Post Titles

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A comment bubble (or speech balloon ) with the current number of comments displayed on each blogger post titles might be an excellent addition if you want to make your blog more attractive and engaging. Having a comment bubble icon could help you not only to get more comments on your blog but may, as well, give your visitors a hint about which are the most popular posts on your blog. When a post has received many comments, it could reflect the popularity of your posts and thus, make your readers and visitors to be more interested in reading them. If you want to add a comment or speech bubble to your Blogger blog , then follow the next steps below: Step 1. Log in to your Blogger Dashboard > go to Template > click the Edit HTML button Step 2.  Click anywhere inside the code area and press the CTRL + F keys to open the Blogger search box Step 3. Find the following tag in your template: ]]></b:skin> Note: before anything, you need to click on the small arrow next ...