Fine Tuning: Custom Blogger Templates
Posted by Ms. Kathy on July 10, 2008
Blogger allows users to load their own custom template code. I found some nice templates on Bloggertricks ( http://bloggertricks.com/ ) and Blogger Templates (http://btemplates.com/). If you choose to try this, you should probably download a copy of your current template so that you can reload it if you want to switch back.
Here is the “Read Me” Instructions from the Bloggertricks template, Japanese Fleur , by that I downloaded and used today.
How to upload Blogger templates
1. Download your Blogger XML template from BTemplates.com.
The template is contained in a zip file (winzip, winrar), ensure you have extracted the XML template.
2. Log in to your Blogger dashboard and go to Layout > Edit HTML
3. Ensure you back up your old template in case you decide to use it again. To do this, click on the “download full template” link and save the file to your hard drive.
4. Look for the section near the top where you can browse for your XML template:
5. Enter the location of your template and press “upload”.
6. The HTML of your new template will now appear in the box below. You can preview your template or simply save to start using it!
7. Enjoy!
Templates/Layouts in http://btemplates.com
