Monday, 29 October 2012

How To Add Related Posts Widget With Thumbnails to Blogger/Blogspot

Now here is a wonderful pol for displaying concomitant posts beneath apiece of your blog posts, along with thumbnails. The accompanying articles are chosen from other posts in that equal category/label/tag. With this edit more of your readers will rest on your place for person periods of moment when they see kin posts of powerfulness.

How To Add Related Posts Widget to Blogger/Blogspot

    • Go To Blogger Dashboard >> Template >>Edit HTML;
    •  Check the "Expand widgets template" box; 
    • Step 3. Search (CTRL + F) for this piece of code:
    </head> 

    •  Copy and paste the below code just before/above </head>



    <!--Related Posts with thumbnails Scripts and Styles Start-->
    <!-- remove --><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>
    <style type='text/css'>
    #related-posts {
    float:center;
    text-transform:none;
    height:100%;
    min-height:100%;
    padding-top:5px;
    padding-left:5px;
    }

    #related-posts h2{
    font-size: 18px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    font-weight: bold;
    text-transform: none;
    color: #5D5D5D;
    font-family: Arial Narrow;
    margin-bottom: 0.75em;
    margin-top: 0em;
    padding-top: 0em;
    }
    #related-posts a{
    border-right: 1px dotted #DDDDDD;
    color:#5D5D5D;
    }
    #related-posts a:hover{
    color:black;
    background-color:#EDEDEF;
    }
    </style>
    <script type='text/javascript'>
    var defaultnoimage=&quot;http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PpjfsStySz0/
    UF91FE7rxfI/AAAAAAAACl8/092MmUHSFQ0/s1600/no_image.jpg
    &quot;;
    var maxresults=5;
    var splittercolor=&quot;#DDDDDD&quot;;
    var relatedpoststitle=&quot;Related Posts&quot;;
    </script>
    <script src='https://docs.google.com/file/d/
    0B7Q3JxFQN9Y2SlNOWS1BMUtRUGM/edit' type='text/javascript'/>
    <!-- remove --></b:if>
    <!--Related Posts with thumbnails Scripts and Styles End-->

    Note:
    - to change the default picture, replace the URL in pink with your own
    - for displaying more than 5 posts, replace 5 value from "var maxresults=5;"
    - remove the code in blue if you want the related posts to be displayed in homepage too

    • Now find the following code:

    <div class='post-footer'>

    •  And just above it, copy and paste the below code:


    <!-- Related Posts with Thumbnails Code Start-->
    <!-- remove --><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>
    <div id='related-posts'>
    <b:loop values='data:post.labels' var='label'>
    <b:if cond='data:label.isLast != &quot;true&quot;'>
    </b:if>
    <script expr:src='&quot;/feeds/posts/default/-/&quot; + data:label.name + &quot;?alt=json-in-script&amp;callback=related_results_labels_thumbs&amp;max-results=6&quot;' type='text/javascript'/></b:loop>
    <script type='text/javascript'>
    removeRelatedDuplicates_thumbs();
    printRelatedLabels_thumbs(&quot;<data:post.url/>&quot;);
    </script>
    </div><div style='clear:both'/>
    <!-- remove --></b:if>
    <b:if cond='data:blog.url == data:blog.homepageUrl'><b:if cond='data:post.isFirstPost'>
    <a href='http://bloggers-hero.blogspot.com/'><img alt='Blogger Tips and Tricks' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFC0uivewnulFrp6hj42DgasLDWjwGPN1I-tsc_yOTpzuowZQDR0D5jisHja7zcbY08-Hp1v8WWxsL9NVAoABgE1j8mKceTdSCetGbda8RFrcg2scWpKmfl19Lq9x80YUL5QaKODRPOFrD/s1600/best+blogger+tips.png'/></a>
    </b:if></b:if>
    <!-- Related Posts with Thumbnails Code End-->

    Note:

    - change the 6 value from max-results=6 with the number of posts you want to be displayed.
    - If you want the related posts to be displayed on homepage too, remove the code in blue.

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