Blogger Widgets

Country Specific BlogSpot URLs

2012-02-01T00:54:00.002+05:30

Blogger has started using Country Specific URLs and some of you might have already noticed it. The change has been rolled out in India.If you are from India try visiting any BlogSpot URL and you will be redirected to the country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD). For example if you visit any page on http://bloggerindraft.blogspot.com from India , you will be redirected to the country specific page on http://bloggerindraft.blogspot.in . Similarly if you visit any other ccTLDs from India, you will be redirected to the Indian TLD.

Add descriptions to Label Gadget

2012-01-30T07:43:00.002+05:30

This was a query that I got over email and I when I saw her implement it on her blog, it looked cool and I thought this might be useful for others as well. This won’t look that great with Blogger’s Label Cloud. So this trick is only for those who use the list view in the Label Gadget. To do this, you will have to modify your Label Gadget with some custom code. You will have to add a small code snippet for each label of yours.

Get Plus One Count in your Blogger Dashboard

2012-01-26T16:55:00.002+05:30

Blogger has been devising new methods for tightly integrating it’s new Social Network with Blogger. They have now released yet another Google Plus integration feature. If you are using the New Dashboard, you might have already noticed the change.

Fix: Wrong Description and Image on sharing posts to Facebook

2012-01-26T11:33:00.001+05:30

When you share a post on Facebook, it will display a thumbnail picked from the post page along with a short description of the post. But in many cases Facebook fails to identify the correct image and description that it should use. This leads to irrelevant images and description coming up in Facebook when you or your readers share the post. This is totally annoying, and I had got many queries regarding this on my Facebook page and via email. So for those who are trying to figure a way out of this, here is the solution.

Threaded Comments For Blogger

2012-01-12T20:19:00.003+05:30

Blogger has just announced the much awaited feature "Threaded Comments For Blogger" and you might have already seen it on your Blog if you are using a default Blogger Template. If you are using your own custom Template, then you will have to tweak your template for the threaded comments to appear.

Review Markup For Blogger

2012-01-07T20:40:00.002+05:30

Lately I have been posting about different Rich Text markups which can help Google in displaying your Blog beautifully on Google Search Pages. Here is another one which would be useful to people who write review products like Gadgets, Movies, Games etc. This won’t be useful to any one else out there :P

Here is a screenshot of how the Review data would appear on Google Search Results

Google Breadcrumb for Blogger

2012-01-07T02:18:00.002+05:30

The Google Search Result Snippet is the main thing that helps users decide whether your page is relevant to their search or not. The snippet which gets displayed is generated using Google’s algorithms. But you can assist Google in generating a meaningful Snippet. This can be done using structured microdata, microformat or RDFa markups.

Breadcrumbs are useful navigational trails displayed on Google if you have added the breadcrumb markup to your Blog.

Add Google Plus Page Badge to Blogger

2012-01-02T01:42:00.002+05:30

If you have already created a Google Plus Brand Page, then it is time to promote your Brand Page right from your Blog. You can do so by adding a Google Plus Page Badge on your Blog. The Page Badge has two variations.The standard badge displays the profile pictures of the people who have +1 ed your Brand Page along with the +1 count and an Add to Circles Button. The badge has a minimal version as well.

How to Create a Google Plus Brand Page

2012-01-02T00:36:00.002+05:30

During the initial launch, Google Plus was limited to personal profiles unlike it’s rival Facebook which had a platform where brands can create pages for themselves. Plus was then a platform for connecting people to people and not with brands.During the initial phase it never allowed Brands to Create profiles for themselves by imposing strict name checks while creating the profile. In 2011 November Google however released it’s equivalent of the Facebook Pages, which they have termed as Google Plus Brand Pages.

Web Hosting and Blogger

2011-12-31T01:35:00.002+05:30

I have got many queries asking me how I have setup the Forum here on Blogger Plugins. So I finally decided to write a tutorial on the same. Though I’m hosting the Forum on HostGator, the blog is still pointing to Google’s Robust servers. This post will be useful for those who want to continue publishing using Blogger to a Custom Domain and would like to add more features to the domain.
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Christmas Countdown Widget for Blogger

2011-12-18T11:58:00.002+05:30

Christmas is pretty near and we have already started our count down. This widget does what the name suggests. It will display the number of days, hours minutes and second left till Christmas. When it reaches the target date, it will display a Greeting Message

Connect Blogger To Google Plus

2011-12-13T22:29:00.001+05:30

A few months back Blogger announced that they will be providing an option to integrate their Google + Profile into Blogger. This was available only on the Blogger in Draft Dashboard. Now it has rolled out of draft and is available for everyone. If you have a Google + Account and you are using the same Google Account for Blogger, then you can easily make the switch.

Switch Blogger Profile To Google Plus

2011-12-13T22:00:00.000+05:30

Ever Since the launch of Google Plus, Google has been tightly integrating it with other Google Products. Now Google is trying to help the users have a unified Google Profile which can be used across its various products.

If you are using the New Blogger Interface, and you haven't yet switched to Google Plus, then you will be greeted by this message in your Dashboard.

Christmas Bells for your Blogger Blog

2011-12-12T08:36:00.001+05:30

Are you guys ready to welcome Christmas?. Here is yet another Christmas Widget to decorate your Blog. These cute Christmas bells are made to decorate the top corners of your Blog. These bells will follow the user as he scrolls down the page..

Christmas Snowfall Widget for Blogger

2011-12-12T08:32:00.002+05:30

It’s Christmas time and it’s time to make your Blog ready to welcome the festival. With this widget you can emulate a snowfall right on your blog. Once added you should see snowflakes floating all around your blog. I have set up a demo blog where you can see the snowfall widget in action.
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Profile Picture in Google Search Results

2011-12-07T08:18:00.001+05:30

You might have noticed Google search results includes information about the author. It has a link to the Author’s Google Plus Profile and it also displays the Author’s Profile Picture.This tutorial will guide you in doing the same with your Blog.

Before we Start, here is a preview of what we are talking about

Edit Blogger Mobile Templates

2011-11-09T09:42:00.001+05:30

There is some Good news from the Blogger Team on the Blogger Code Blog. If you have enabled the Mobile Templates, you will be able to customize the Blogger Mobile Template by using CSS definitions. You will also be able to control which widgets are to be shown and which shouldn't. You can also configure the widgets to show an alternate content in the mobile view.

Google Analytics in Blogger

2011-10-14T23:45:00.001+05:30

Blogger has added a new option to easily integrate Google Analytics with your Blog.

To Add your Google Analytics Tracking code, you just need to specify your Google Analytics Account number in your Blogger Dashboard. To do that Go to Settings > Other and fill up the “Google Analytics Account number” field, Once done Save the Settings. Now Blogger will automatically add the analytics tracking code to your blog(even on the mobile version).

Light Box Update

2011-10-14T23:18:00.001+05:30

Blogger has added an option to enable/disable the Light Box Feature. Those who want to disable these overlay displays can easily do that from the Blogger Settings Menu. To know more read Disable Blogger Light Box

How to Disable the Blogger Light Box

2011-09-22T10:04:00.001+05:30

As of now there is no Official Method to Override the Lightbox, and it is enabled on all of the Blogger Blogs. If you don’t like the Light Box, and want to remove it from your Blog, then read on:

Official Blogger Light Box

2011-09-22T09:48:00.001+05:30

Most of you might have noticed the Light box overlay display for images on your Blogger Blogs. The feature looks similar to the one in Google Plus. The feature is enabled on all Blogger Blogs by Default.

Facebook Comments For Blogger

2011-09-12T01:16:00.004+05:30

Facebook Comments can bring better interactivity into your Blog. These comments will work like a Facebook Wall.This tutorial will help you to easily setup Facebook Commenting on your Blogger Blog.

Featured Posts Widget for Blogger with Thumbnails

2011-09-11T13:58:00.002+05:30

This Widget Displays posts from a particular Label on your blog’s Sidebar. The display can be customized just like the Recent and Random Posts Widgets. The Widget includes resizable Post Thumbnails.

I have made two different versions of this Widget:

Post Thumbnails for Blogger

2011-09-10T14:25:00.002+05:30

I had got quite some number of questions regarding how I display post thumbnails here on my blog. So I decided to write a tutorial about the different methods that you can use to display post thumbnails. Post Thumbnails will look good on your blog if you are using the Blogger Jump Break Feature to efficiently control the post excerpt that gets displayed on non-post pages. So here are the methods: