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For around a week now, many Blogger users have experienced Bx-error codes when attempting to upload a new template to their blogs when previously these templates had worked just fine. I discovered the reason for this on the Blogger Help Group after reading this post from Gatsby, a Blogger Employee: Recently we changed the way our template editor accepts certain third party code, so that it is now less tolerant of certain templates. We did this because we had seen a lot of data corruption due to 'bad templates,' and we are trying to stave off some of these issues pre-emptively. Now we realize that this has caused some inconvenience to folks, so we are re-thinking our decision and will post an update on that shortly.  At the time of writing this post, I have not found any notification that this issue has been fixed, and many of my own custom templates do not work in their initial state (I'll explain the fix later in this article). Since there are so many bloggers compl...

Although we can customize virtually any element of our Blogger templates using the new Template Designer, there may be occasions when we want to upload a premade template. Similarly, we may need to back-up an existing template before making significant changes, or upload a previously used template to restore a blog to a former design. The method and application for backing up and uploading templates has changed significantly since the last time I wrote on this subject , so in this updated post I'll explain how to back-up, restore and upload new templates using the new Blogger interface . How to back up an existing Blogger template Once we have customized a Blogger template to our requirements, it's good practice to back up this template style. This ensures we can restore the template if something goes wrong, or even share it with other Blogger users. To back up an existing Blogger template, go to the Template section of your Blogger dashboard and click the " ...

In addition to the numerous templates provided by Blogger, you can find hundreds (if not thousands!) of Blogger templates created by independent designers. From simple, customisable designs through to industry-specific layouts and obscure themes, there is something to suit every taste and circumstance. This post outlines the basics of finding and installing unofficial Blogger templates, both free and premium designs, so that you may enjoy changing the appearance of your Blogger site as often as you like! Finding Free Blogger Templates The majority of third-party Blogger templates are provided free of charge! Many talented designers choose to create and share their templates for self-promotion or as a taster of the quality of premium services they may provide. A quick search on Google will demonstrate the popularity of free Blogger templates! To save time, here is a selection of quality sites where you can find and download free templates and find the perfect design for yo...

the Blogger Team announced that this feature is now enabled for Blogger blogs , allowing us to see the profile image or avatar of those leaving comments on our posts: Today we have extended embedded comments to display profile images next to the comments that your visitors write. Though profile images have been available with the other commenting options, we are happy to bring them to embedded comments as part of the Blogger Birthday feature series (via Blogger Buzz) However , this feature currently seems available only to those using Blogger's default templates. Update :  Soufiane of LeBlogger.com has kindly emailed me with a quick and simple solution for us to add the required code to customized Blogger templates! Details below. For those of you using a standard Blogger template , you should easily be able to add comment avatars to your comment section with just a few clicks. Here is what you should do: Go to Settings>Comments in your Blogger dashboard, and ensure ...

Many methods used to customize our Blogger templates require the use of JavaScript. At present, we can only upload images and video to Blogger. So if we need to use JavaScript we must find alternative hosting for these files. When using JavaScript in my own Blogger templates and customizations, I prefer to host the required scripts using Google Code's Project Hosting . In this post, I'll explain the methods and best practises for using Google Code to serve JavaScripts for your own Blogger tweaks. First things first! Project Hosting on Google Code is intended for collaborative development on open source projects. Rather than being used as a substitute for regular web hosting, it is best suited to hosting shared projects. All projects hosted on Google Code are Open Source , and are available for anyone to view or download. Various licenses are used for files served by Project Hosting including: GNU General Public License (GPL) MIT License Eclipse Public Lice...

Since this archived post was written in 2007, web design and Blogger templates have changed immensely. The development of HTML5 and <audio> tags enable us to add music to our Blogspot websites and posts far more simply, and with improved control. In preparation for explaining how to podcast with Blogger, this tutorial explains how to easily add an HTML5 mp3/audio player to your blog posts or layout. No JavaScript, Flash or plugins are required, and with a fallback for older browsers which don't support the player. I've even created a simple form to generate basic tags for you! Adding music to your Blogspot site has never been so easy! Basic HTML5 Audio Tags Explained The <audio> tag is a new feature of HTML5 which we can use to natively embed audio playback in our sites. It is supported in Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Opera, Chrome, and Safari, and can be set to play the linked audio file automatically (autoplay) or loop if required. Here...

One question I am asked often is how to create a sitemap, where posts are organized by category (label) and link directly to blog posts. There are several ways this could be achieved, such as manually coding a sitemap, or using a service to generate the feeds for each individual label. In this article, I'll explain my favourite method for creating a sitemap/table of contents for Blogger blogs: using a modification of Google "Feed Control" to generate a sitemap automatically using the minimal amount of code. Overview Creating a sitemap using Google's Feed Control is a relatively simple task. You need not know anything about JavaScript or HTML code in order to use this tutorial: so long as you're able to copy and paste, this should be fairly easy to install! The sitemap we will create will list all post titles from your blog, organized by their category/label on a post page. We can then link to this post page from elsewhere in the Blogger template, such...

Background images can instantly transform the appearance of our Blogger sites. Using the Blogger template designer, we can easily upload and configure a new background image in just a few clicks, while those using older templates need only add a few lines of code to achieve a dramatic effect. In this post, you'll find resources for hundreds of different free backgrounds, patterns and textures you can use to spice up your Blogger site, along with instructions for applying this simple but extensive effect. Large background images Large background images enable us to display a single large image behind the main content of our site, such as a photograph or complementary texture. Here is a selection of excellent resources for large background images and textures: HOT Bliggity Blog Provides a huge selection of large background images with a contrasting central panel to offer contrast for the main site content. Shabby Blogs A beautiful col...