Adding a Sitemap Widget to Blogger

How to add a sitemap page to blogger

Whatever you call it, sitemap or table of content, it's always a good idea to gives a clear navigation to your readers to find a desired page.

In this helpful blogger tip tutorial I'll show you how to add a simple sitemap (table of content) to your blog.

How to Make Your Blogger Site Snow?

Make your Blogger site snow

It's the festive season and why not spread the joy by adding snow to you Blogger site.

Simply go to your Blogger site Layout > Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript

 Copy and paste the code below into the text area.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.skincorner.com/snow.js">
</script>

Job done...

Credit http://www.skincorner.com

How to show Google Plus comments in Blogger

Add Google Plus comments to Blogger

Blogger and Google+ are merging more and more lately especially now you can link your Google Plus comments to Blogger.  This helpful option is great if you run a social blog and want to interact more with your readers.

Share your Blogger post on Google Plus and when users comment the message will show in both Google+ and Blogger.

How to center any Blogger widget

Center any Blogger widget

In this helpful Blogger tutorial you'll find out how to center any widget in your Blogger template.

There can be a number of ways to center widgets, below are a selection of options to try with your template.

How to find out Blogger widget ID

Helpful Blogger Tip to find gadget ID

This helpful tip will show you how to find your Blogger widget ID.  You may need the widget ID for any number of reasons, so this is a fast easy way to find the widget ID you need.

Change Bloggers Default Anonymous Comment Avatar

Bloggers Default Anonymous Avatar 

If you moderate your blogger comments then you may or may not allow anonymous users to post on your site.  If you do allow anonymous users to comment you've more than likely noticed the default avatar.

Blogger default anonymous avatar

If you want to change the Bloggers default anonymous comment avatar to suit your template or just fancy a change, then this helpful tutorial will show you how to.

How to use Google Plus profile and page tagging in your Blogger post

Mention Google+ profile or page in Blogger

There is a great new feature for tagging Google+ profiles or pages in your Blogger post.
For this feature to work you first need to upgrade your Blogger profile to a Google+ profile.

Once you've upgraded be sure to associate your Google+ profile or page with your blog.

How to setup your own custom URL for Blogger

Blogger custom domain

If you have a domain name that you want to use on Blogger but don't know how to set it up, then this helpful step by step guide will show you how.

Blogger offer three options in setting up your own custom domain name.

Create a static widget below the first post in Blogger

How to add widget below first post

Having a widget just below the first post on your blog could have a number of benefits.  You can use it for ad space or just any kind of widget you can think of.
What ever you want a widget below the first post for, then this tutorial will show you how.

How to hide Blogger post date via HTML

How to hide Blogger post date via HTML

I know what you're thinking, why change it via HTML when you can just click Layout > Edit Blog Post and un-check the date under post page options.  But this option sometimes will not work depending on your Blogger theme.
If this is the case, then this tutorial will show you a fast and simple way to hide Bloggers post date via HTML

Horizontal random post widget with thumbnails for Blogger

Horizontal random post widget with thumbnails

Recently I've kept Google in work by searching around for a half decent horizontal random post widget with thumbnails for use in Blogger.  Unfortunately I could not find anything that I was happy with, so decided to edit the best peace of code I could find.  Credit to BloggerPreneur edited by Helpful Blogger Tips

Blogger Meta Search Description Not Showing When Shared

Blogger Search Description

If your Blogger search description snippet for anyone of your post is not showing when shared with the likes of Twitter, Facebook, Google+ or any other social network, then this is how to fix it:

Google Plus Profile Header size Plus Template Ideas

Google+ profile header

Google Plus have introduced a really big profile header recently with a feature to scroll up to view about 1/3 more.   To create your own flashy Google+ header it will help you to know the dimensions; the image below will help you with that.

Link Back Widget For Blogger

Create a Link Back Widget For Blogger

It goes without saying but the more links to your site the better.  So having a link back gadget on your blog will do you a world of good.
Give your users a simple way to link your site by providing them with a HTML banner code to copy and paste.

Create Blogger Recent Comment Widget

Add recent comments to you Blogger blog

Having a recent comment widget on your blog homepage has its advantages, not only linking more of your pages from your blogs main page but to encourage users to interact even more with your site.

How To Create Four 125x125 Advertisement Slots - Blogger

Create four 125x125 ads

Any Blogger knows that advertisement plays a big role in blogging.  It's important to have relevant targeted ads that will help your CTR (click through rate), as well as neat, nice, seamless ad placement.

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a nice neat block of four 125x125 advertising slots for use in Blogger like the working examples below.

Create Related Post Widget for Blogger

How to create a related post widget for blogger

This related post widget will display thumbnails and snippet text just below your post.  The widget will display any related post with the same labels.

Blogger - Create Custom Error 404 Page Not Found

It's never a good first impression when a new user comes to your site and gets an 'error 404 page not found'.  This can happen for any number of reasons; URL typo, index problems or just bad template coding.  These errors can happen to any of your site viewers, not just new ones, but until you can get around to sorting your URL directories out it's always a good idea to create a custom 'page not found'.

Bloggers default message is displayed within your templates header and footer post section.  The generic message is a bit basic and plain especially by not having Cascading Style Sheets aka CSS.