Add a Simple Related Posts Widget For Blogger



Some of the users, however, would prefer a simpler and cleaner displaying of their related posts so that it would show just the posts titles. So let's begin adding it!





How to add Related Posts Widget to Blogger?

Go to Dashboard>Template
Click on Edit HTML >Proceed
Tick the "Expand Widget Templates" checkbox

STEP #1: Now find the below tag:

</head>

STEP #2: And just above it, paste the following code:


<!--Related Posts 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;
margin-top: 20px;
}
#related-posts .widget{
padding-left:6px;
margin-bottom:10px;
}
#related-posts .widget h2, #related-posts h2{
font-size: 17px;
font-weight: normal;
color: black;
font-family: Arial Narrow;
margin-bottom: 0.75em;
padding-top: 0em;
}
#related-posts a{
font-size:16px;
color: #555555;
font-variant:small-caps;
}
#related-posts a:hover{
text-decoration: none;
color: #ffffff;
font-weight: bold;
}
#related-posts ul{
list-style-type:none;
margin:0 0 0px 0;
padding:0px;
text-decoration:none;
text-color:#000000
}
#related-posts ul li{
list-style-type: none;
border-left: 2px solid #1399CF;
border-bottom: 1px dotted #1399CF;
margin-bottom: 3px;
padding-left: 30px;
padding-top:0px;
}

#related-posts ul li:hover{
background-color: #1399CF;
border-left: 2px solid #B3CA3D;
border-bottom: 1px dotted #B3CA3D;
}
</style>
<script type='text/javascript'>
var relatedpoststitle=&quot;Related Posts&quot;;
</script>
<script src='http://helplogger.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/related_posts.js' type='text/javascript'/>
<!--Remove--></b:if>
<!--Related Posts Scripts and Styles End-->

Note:

ü      If you want to change the font-size, color and font-family of 'Related Posts' title header, change the values in highlighted (17px for the font-size, black for the color and font-family Arial Narrow)

ü      To change the related post title color, replace the value in red
ü    
To change the background color on mouseover, replace the color value in blue



STEP #3: Now find (CTRL + F) the below line:

    <div class='post-footer'>

STEP #4: Just above it, paste the code below:


<!-- Related Posts 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> <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'> <script expr:src='&quot;/feeds/posts/default/-/&quot; + data:label.name + &quot;?alt=json-in-script&amp;callback=related_results_labels&amp;max-results=6&quot;' type='text/javascript'/></b:if></b:loop>
<script type='text/javascript'> var maxresults=5; removeRelatedDuplicates(); printRelatedLabels(&quot;<data:post.url/>&quot;); </script> </div> <!--Remove--></b:if>
<!-- Related Posts Code End-->

Note: In order to change the number of maximum related posts being displayed for each label, search for the code maxresults=5 and change the number "5" to any desired number.

STEP #5: Save Template.

So execute steps correctly and you are done. Head to your blog and check the trick executed. So don't forget us. We will only survive with your generosity. Like, Share, Follow and Subscribe. If you are facing any problem with implementing these codes just comment below for help. Stay tuned for more posts.


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ambreen11 said...

Great post! Stay up the good work! You know, lots of people are hunting around for this info, you could aid them greatly.

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