Aneesh of Blogger Widgets has developed a new "Related Posts" script for Blogger which displays thumbnails of images in addition to linked post titles:
In appearance, this Blogger "add-on" is similar to the LinkWithin script. Each section is highlighted in a complementary colour when the mouse hovers over it, and the entire section is clickable, leading to the URL of the "related post" displayed.
Unlike the LinkWithin script, this add-on links directly to the post page it references, and... Read Full Story
This issue should now be resolved. I have checked the Twitter Updates gadget (plus others) on various sites, and am now assured everything should be back to normal.
I anyone is still receiving errors when using their Twitter Updates gadget (particularly if this displays tweets from @undefined's stream) please do let me know in the comments or send me an email.Download your copy of The Blogger Template BookYour complete guide to choosing, installing and optimizing Blogger templates (PDF 114... Read Full Story
Displaying avatars beside comments in our blogs has been a long anticipated feature. Today, the Blogger Team announced that this feature is now enabled for Blogger blogs, allowing us to see the profile image or avatar of those leaving comments on our posts:
Today we have extended embedded comments to display profile images next to the comments that your visitors write. Though profile images have been available with the other commenting options, we are happy to bring them to embedded comments ... Read Full Story
As announced yesterday, Blogger have now enabled selective post summaries for our blogs. This means we can add a "jump break" in our posts, after which any content will only be visible on item pages.
Those of us using customized templates will probably need to add the code required for this function to work. In this article, I'll explain how easy this is to implement, as well as some helpful hints for customizing the "Read More" link.
Will the "Read More" feature work for my customized tem... Read Full Story
One of Blogger's most requested features has been the ability to summarize our posts on home and non-item pages using some sort of "Read More" function.
I'm thrilled to announce today that the Blogger Team have now enabled this for us to summarize our posts! No more laborious editing of the post HTML or template codes is required to display only summaries on our home pages :)
The easiest way to test this new function is to use Blogger's new post editor, either by creating your blog posts ... Read Full Story
It's been a while since I've designed a Blogger template for free release. But after reading this excellent tutorial on Smashing Magazine, I was inspired to create something different: an ultra-customizable, HTML5 based template for Blogger.
Nexus 5 is a one column template, with widgetized sections in the footer for any gadgets you may like to include. A wider, two column version will be available shortly for those who prefer gadgets in a sidebar section.
This template uses many HTML 5 an... Read Full Story
One question I am asked often is how to create a sitemap, where posts are organized by category (label) and link directly to blog posts.
There are several ways this could be achieved, such as manually coding a sitemap, or using a service to generate the feeds for each individual label.
In this article, I'll explain my favourite method for creating a sitemap/table of contents for Blogger blogs: using a modification of Google "Feed Control" to generate a sitemap automatically using the minim... Read Full Story
While browsing around looking for more Blogger gadgets to add to the directory, I discovered an awesome feature offered by Google Friend Connect: the Recommended (Popular) Posts Gadget.
This is a feature which I'm sure we've all been waiting for! While we have seen various implementations of popular posts gadgets in the past, I've found these are not as useful or easy to configure as I'd prefer.
In contrast, the Friend Connect Recommended Gadget stable, reliable and quickly updates. Being d... Read Full Story
Yet more treats for Blogger's 10th birthday celebrations were released for us today!
An additional button in the Blogger Navbar now enables us to share our posts via Twitter, Facebook, Google Reader and by email:
When a reader clicks the "Share" link on your blog's home page, they can opt to share the URL of your blog by Twitter, Facebook or Google Reader. On item pages, the pop-up box includes the additional option to share by email:
When readers share your blog and posts, additional p... Read Full Story
Since Blogger launched the Gadget directory, I've been keeping track of new submissions and developing several gadgets of my own. While Blogger's directory is searchable, I realised that many bloggers would find descriptive reviews, screenshots, developer details and installation instructions a useful addition to the brief descriptions offered in the directory listings.
So I decided to create Gadgets for Blogger - a searchable directory of gadgets which have been developed specifically for t... Read Full Story
