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It's been a while since I've designed a Blogger template for free release. But after reading this excellent tutorial on Smashing Magazine , I was inspired to create something different: an ultra-customizable, HTML5 based template for Blogger. Nexus 5 is a one column template, with widgetized sections in the footer for any gadgets you may like to include. A wider, two column version will be available shortly for those who prefer gadgets in a sidebar section. This template uses many HTML 5 and CSS3 elements to create a more innovative design without the use of excessive background images. It does gracefully degrade in browsers which do not support CSS3 elements to ensure the greatest percentage of visitors will appreciate the full scope of the design. Here is a full screenshot of Nexus 5 as seen in Firefox 3.5 (my current preferred browser): Demo | Download Click the image for a full page preview, or simply visit the demonstration blog.. I've also tested i

Adding a Google+ badge to our Blogger templates enables readers to easily connect with our Google+ page. This can be achieved in just a few simple steps by adding a Google+ Badge gadget; it's also possible to customize the badge and change the display effect. As part of updating my Blogger template , I added a badge to the sidebar which enables readers to directly connect to the a Google+ Gadget which we can add to our Blogger layouts in just a couple of clicks. To add this gadget to your layout, click on the Layout link in the left hand side of your dashboard and choose to add a new gadget in the section where you would like it to appear. Select the Google+ Badge gadget from the list of official gadgets (this currently appears near the very top of the list. You'll need to paste in your Google+ Page ID in the appropriate section of this pop-up window, like this: Press "enter" to update the preview, and select whether you prefer a light or dark colour s

CleanRed is a portfolio style template, originally created for CSSHeaven.org and now converted for use as a Blogger template. CleanRed Homepage, including a welcome message above the latest posts Demo | Download This template is wholly compatible with Blogger's Template Designer . All fonts, font colours, background colours and widths may be changed through the interface. It's even possible to change the layout while retaining most of the template's stylistic properties! About the CleanRed Template for Blogger CleanRed was designed to be used as a portfolio template for designers, artists or anyone else who wishes to showcase their best work! My aim in converting CSSHeaven's original CSS template was to build a Blogger template which matched the design as closely as possible while retaining all of the template features of Blogger's new interface. This means that a couple of minor elements were omitted, but that the Blogger template is almost comp

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

I realize my posts have been rather scarce lately, mostly because I've been so busy with work and other commitments which have left me so little time to write posts for this blog. So let me explain what's happening with at the moment, along with a few hints about what you can expect in the forthcoming weeks. Problems with my file hosts Many of you have reported problems downloading templates and other files which are hosted on http://bloggerbuster.com. This is because my hosting service has been completely overpowered by the sheer number of requests for files and has been temporarily suspended. I need to transfer all of my files over to a new (enhanced) hosting account which can cope with this level of bandwidth, but I'm afraid it's taking a little longer than expected due to some issues I'm having with FTP. I may well need to move all these files to a completely different location, and if so, I will of course update with the new URLs you'll need to d

As a dedicated Blogger enthusiast, I'm very interested to learn more about the sites hosted on Google's free blogging platform. So I decided to find out which popular sites are powered by Blogger to build upon the list curated in 2008 in order to find the most popular Blogspot sites (including those which use custom domains). After gathering a huge amount of links to sites hosted on Blogger (whittled down to 350 for the selesai analysis) I set about scoring and ranking each site according to the following criteria: Pagerank Inbound links Alexa Rank Facebook shares Twitter Mentions Google+1s Google Reader feed subscribers With the exception of Pagerank, these sites were scored in relation to each other, with each element scored on a scale of 1-350. Data for these rankings were gathered between July and August 2012. Alexa ranking was scored first as this value is unique to each website. In instances where sites had an equal value to another, scoring would secon