Blogging Tips

How to create a simple Gadget for Blogger with the new API (Part 1)

Last week, I explained Blogger’s new API for Gadgets which enables us to draw upon Blogger feeds in order to create useful and interactive gadgets.

In this post, I’ll explain how to create a very simple Gadget which draws upon Blogger feeds to create a simple “subscription” gadget which you can install in your Blogger blog. Unlike regular …

Written by Amanda Fazani from Blogger Buster
Posted on July 3rd, 2009 and filed under Blogger
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20 Fabulous Resources for Free Blogger Templates

Now more than ever the availability of quality Blogger templates astounds me. Talented designers and coders have turned their attentions to the vast market of those using Google Blogger as their platform of choice, resulting in a wonderful variety of templates – most of which are free to download!

From simple, elegant designs to quirky, feminine and elaborate styles there are Blogger templates to suit every taste and requirement.

Through this recent post …

Written by Amanda Fazani from Blogger Buster
Posted on June 8th, 2009 and filed under Blogger, Design & Coding
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Blogger Tip: Create a Dropdown Menu for your Labels

Our sidebars can become cluttered easily with information and widgets, particularly if we have a long list of labels (categories) . Many Blogger users like using drop-down lists for long lists which minimizes clutter and enables information to be displayed in the sidebar neatly.

While Blogger offers a dropdown menu option for the Archives widget, we do not have the option to enable a dropdown list for our labels. So in this tutorial, …

Written by Amanda Fazani from Blogger Buster
Posted on June 1st, 2009 and filed under Blogger
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China’s Ban on Blogger Blogs (and Possible Workarounds)

There has been much speculation about China’s recently imposed “blanket ban” of all Blogger powered blogs. Some believe this is intended to quell references to the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square incident, while others wonder if this is a technical difficulty as hinted on Blogger’s Known Issues page.

In either case, this ban affects blogs hosted on the *blogspot.com subdomain (approximately 275 million) and also those who use a custom …

Written by Amanda Fazani from Blogger Buster
Posted on May 25th, 2009 and filed under Around The Blogosphere, Blogger
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Blogger Users-Enable Readers to Save Posts to PDF using Web2PDF Online

One of the most interesting and useful Blogger hacks I’ve recently discovered is the ability to save Blogger posts to PDF. In my own blogs, I tend to write long posts and tutorials, so I feel it benefits my readers to save or print off these articles for later use. So after stumbling across Web2PDF Online, I immediately set to putting …

Written by Amanda Fazani from Blogger Buster
Posted on May 14th, 2009 and filed under Blogger, Design & Coding
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10 Stunning New Blogger Templates you can Download for Free

As I’ve mentioned in previous articles, the sheer quality of Blogger templates has increased dramatically this past year or so. Now that talented designers and coders have begun to understand the widespread appeal of Blogger, we are presented with wonderful, intricate and highly usable Blogger templates to enhance the overall appearance of our blogs and dazzle our growing readerships.

In this post, I’d like to introduce you to ten stunningly beautiful templates for …

Written by Amanda Fazani from Blogger Buster
Posted on May 4th, 2009 and filed under Blogger, Design & Coding
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Add a custom favicon to your Blogger blog

When you publish a blog with Blogger, the default favicon which appears in your browser navigation bar is Blogger’s favicon (the unmistakable orange and white logo).

Many Blogger users choose to display their own favicon instead of Bloggers, in order to “brand” their blog with memorable icons in keeping with their blog’s design. It is actually quite easy to add our own favicon …

Written by Amanda Fazani from Blogger Buster
Posted on April 27th, 2009 and filed under Blogger, Design & Coding
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