Gadgets and the Blogger Layout

Gadgets and the Blogger Layout

Blogger's Layout feature is an easy-to-use template editing feature that allows you to add

and edit rich content in the form of gadgets without any knowledge of HTML or CSS.

As mentioned earlier, you can control the overall layout style of your blog in the

Template section of the dashboard. To populate each gadget-ready area with content and

control elements of the blog content, we will be using the Layout section.

Inthis wire-frame view of your blog, you can add gadgets to your sidebar and footer

sections. When we first create a new blog, Archive and About Me gadgets are

automatically inserted into the template. More gadgets can be added by clicking the “Add a

gadget” link which appears at the top of each gadget-enabled section.

Editing elements in the layout section

•Navbar: Select the colour you'd like your Navbar to be.

•Header: Add or edit the header of your blog, which includes your blog title and blog

description.

•Blog posts: Choose the number of posts to display on your main page. You can

choose either the number of days with posts to display or the total number of posts

on the main page. You also have the option to show email post links that let your

visitors easily email posts from your blog to their friends.

•Profile: Edit/add your profile title, 'About Me' description, and location.

•Blog archive: Edit/add your blog archive title, select your display style (hierarchy,

flat list or drop-down menu), choose to display post titles, display oldest posts first,

choose your archive frequency (monthly, weekly or daily) and date format.

The following elements are fixed and cannot be moved to different sections of the

template:

• Navbar

• Header

• Blog Posts

All other elements can be moved to different places in the sidebar and footer sections.

Tip: If you have enabled Pages for your blog, you can list your pages as a horizontal

bar which appears beneath the header section, or as a vertical list in the sidebar/footer.

By default, all published pages will be linked to in the Page List gadget, but you can

choose to hide selected pages by deselecting the box to the left of the page name

To rearrange gadgets in your layout, simply drag the gadget using your mouse to your

chosen position. You can preview and save your changes using the buttons on the top

right of the page.