Blog Bulk - Blogger templates and Blog help

Tips for New Poker Bloggers

2011-06-13T14:17:00.004+02:00

June 13, 2011 Poker blogs have been around for nearly as long as online poker, with many players keeping a blog of their personal poker journey as they learn the game, move up in limits, or try new strategies. Whether playing on no download poker sites or traditional poker clients, it’s helpful for players to have a record of their progress, plus many blogs allow for commenting from other

Widget customization - how to style each widget differently?

2010-03-14T21:07:00.007+01:00

March 14, 2010 Well, this is interesting. We've already learned to tweak and stylize our Blogger widgets (gadgets), in general. For example adding icon beside sidebar title heading and placing icon or image beside Labels and Links. That's cool. But now, we'll learn how to tweak and style each widget (gadget) differently! Meaning: ► each of your widgets (Labels, Archive, Links, custom widget) can

Uploading pictures in Blogger - advices

2009-03-18T12:26:00.035+01:00

March 18, 2009 In this article we will talk about upload of pictures (images) in your Blogger Blog. I'll try to point out some advantages and disadvantages, and share some general advices about using a free picture hosting services (Photobucket, Imageshack...) instead of using only the default Blogger image upload (Picasa). There are two different "ways" of using pictures in Blogger: 1.

Blue Links problem in Blogger

2009-03-13T20:20:00.023+01:00

March 13, 2009 One of the frequent problems in Blogger is that sometimes, a single post or a mistake in your HTML code, can turn the default link color of your Blog, into blue. If this happens, you'll notice it immediately... The first thing everybody would do is: LAYOUT ► FONTS AND COLORS ► I'll change that misbehaving blue link into whatever I want! But, you'll notice that no matter what color

Customize Blogger Footer columns

2009-03-09T13:38:00.002+01:00

March 9, 2009 In the article "How to add columns to Blogger Footer" we've learned about the basic (barebone) implementation of extra columns in Blogger footer. This time, we'll try to customize them a bit. This is optional, of course. You will learn how to: ► control the style of your new footer ► add some colors to it ► change the link color (footer links can be in different color than the main

Add columns to Blogger Footer

2009-03-04T16:55:00.001+01:00

March 4, 2009We are going to add some columns to our Blogger Footer. If you're using one of the Blogger default templates, you've noticed that in your Footer section, you only have a horizontal Add a Gadget element that has the same width like the Blog.We can do better. Let's start with adding 3 columns in the footer, and place the default one on the bottom.Advantages:► you can place more widgets

Moving elements in Post Footer - Labels, Posted by, Comment Link...

2009-02-27T19:59:00.000+01:00

February 27, 2009In this tutorial we're going to identify the code of each element in default Blogger XML templates (new Blogger Beta). The reason we do this:► because we'd like to rearrange the elements in post footer (divide them, change positions)► move one (or more) of the elements somewhere else (like: under the Post Title)REARRANGING ELEMENTSYou can rearrange Post footer elements without

Add icons to Post footer elements

2009-02-22T22:03:00.000+01:00

February 22, 2009We're going to spice up our Blogger Post Footer a bit. We'll do this by rearranging post footer elements (Labels, Posted by, Email this posts, Comment Link..) and adding an web icon to each.Few notes:► the example is made in default Blogger Minima template, and the tutorial is quite easy if you're using this template► if you're using some other default Blogger template, this

City Sleeps - Bigger and upgraded

2009-02-18T17:35:00.000+01:00

So, here's the upgraded version of the City Sleeps Blogger template:City Sleeps (3 columns)► well, 3 columns in sidebar (wide one + 2 smaller ones)► 3 columns in the footer section► customized comments + author comments (yours) will be highlighted► lots of details, icons, and stuff...Preview :: DownloadIf you want your comments to appear like in the pic, you'll just have to activate embedded

Sidebar gadgets (widgets) in separate boxes

2009-02-14T14:42:00.000+01:00

February 14, 2009In the article Each Post in the separate box, we've learned how to divide our posts in the boxes using the same style that's present in the template.Now, we'll do the same for the Sidebar elements - widgets (gadgets). The idea is the same. We'll separate one from another, and each of them will have a house :]Demo: Gadgets in separate boxesYou should keep in mind:► this is the

Add icon beside Sidebar title (heading)

2009-02-10T10:41:00.000+01:00

February 10, 2009This time, we'll learn how to place a small icon or picture right beside the Sidebar widget/gadget title...In the article Blogger sidebar titles customization, you saw how to customize the background of the titles, add some borders to it, or replace it with picture..Now, we want to achieve this:There are 4 steps to get this working:1. Find the icon (picture) you like, optimize

Comment Link in Blogger - make it attractive and visible

2009-02-06T20:17:00.000+01:00

February 6, 2009In default Blogger templates, the comment link (the one that allows your visitors to leave a comment when clicked) looks like this:Current appearance may be confusing for some readers...► appearance: link is "stuffed" in the footer with all the other items...not quite visible► interactivity: it does not invite your reader to leave a comment, and this can cause less comments on

Blogger template - Float..few more versions

2009-02-04T21:33:00.000+01:00

Nice, simple and wide Blogger XML template. It's free. Includes:► 3 columns► easily editable horizontal menu bar (on the top)► customized icons and quotes► you can change header, fonts, sizes, text color...well, anything..Here are three different color versions (for now...):Preview :: DownloadPreview :: DownloadPreview :: DownloadPreview :: DownloadSmile!

Customizing videos in Blogger - Part 3

2009-01-31T19:24:00.000+01:00

January 31, 2009In tutorial How to add a video in Blogger we've talked about the options of placing a video in our Blog...Them in Part 1 and Part 2, we've learned something about video customization, slideshows...This time, I'll show you how to make a Video Gallery and set the video to Autoplay.MAKING A VIDEO GALLERYVideo Gallery or Video Wall is a group of your favorite videos (personal or

Customizing videos in Blogger - Part 2

2009-01-28T15:27:00.000+01:00

January 28, 2009In article Add a Video in Blogger Post, we talked about uploading and embedding videos in your Blog.And in Part 1 of video customization tutorial, we learned to resize the video, position it (align it) and add some captions to it.In this article, we'll learn to make a PLAYLIST.HOW TO MAKE VIDEO PLAYLIST?◄ YOUTUBE VIDEOS ►Ok, you already know how to add a youtube video into Blogger

Customizing videos in Blogger - Part 1

2009-01-24T16:32:00.000+01:00

January 24, 2009In article Add a Video in Blogger Post, we talked about uploading/embedding videos in your Blog...Plain and simple.Now, we'll add some spice to it. We'll learn how to:► change the size of uploaded video (make it bigger, smaller, wider...)► position the video (center it, align it left or right)► add captions to videos (titles, headings)► make the playlist of the videos we choose►

Add a Video in Blogger Post

2009-01-21T16:20:00.000+01:00

January 21, 2009We'll say something about How to upload video files in Blogger. It's quite simple really. You can upload (embed is better word) videos from services like Youtube.com, or you may want to upload your personal videos from your camera or computer.MY OPTIONS?As I've mentioned, it depends what do you want to do, but basically, we can wrap this in 2 categories:1. Embedding videos from

Guestbook in Your Blogger Blog

2009-01-15T18:33:00.000+01:00

January 15, 2009If you have a Blog, personal or non-personal, you know how important (and encouraging) is to see some feedback from your readers......well at least the positive one.....:] [:You also know what are your options in Blogger:► visitors/readers can use comments (but they are attached only to a certain post)► you can add a Shout box (Chat box) to your Sidebar (which is all right, but

Customizing "Newer + Older Posts" Link in Footer

2009-01-12T23:04:00.000+01:00

January 12, 2009We're going to customize our Blogger footer a bit. To be more precise, the links Newer Post, Home and Older Post that we can find on the very bottom of the post.WHAT ARE THOSE?For those who do not know, Newer Post, Home and Older Post are links that appear on the bottom of the posts. When visitors click on, lets say, Older Posts, it will take them to the Page with the set of your

Blogger XML Template ► Stitch

2009-01-09T20:17:00.000+01:00

Here's one more Blogger template....Cute, ha? It's ideal if you like crafty + scrapping + sewing, and also if you don't....It's clean, wide and nice Blogger template.The only place where housework comes before needlework is in the dictionary. ~Mary Kurtz What do you get:► wide post section (but still resolution friendly)► large customized footer (3 more columns)► and bunch of smaller things....

Tracking Your Visitors - Who's visiting my Blog?

2009-01-06T15:24:00.008+01:00

January 6, 2009 It's always interesting to know who's visiting (reading) our Blog...Sometimes, it's just curiosity, but tracking your visitors can also give you important insight regarding: ► country (location) of visitors ► language ► browsers they use ► monitor resolution ► time spent on your site ► visited pages ► percentage of new visitors ... ...and so on...You can see that these are all

Change the Width of Your Blog - Make the Blog Wider

2009-01-02T17:03:00.000+01:00

January 2, 2009This can be quite important feature, if you care about it....Changing the width of your Blogger Blog will gain you some extra space (to place more gadgets, pics, ads...), or it will make your Post section wider (meaning: larger pictures, wider paragraphs), you can also add a third column, if you want.....CURRENT SITUATION (What's out there?)There's a thousands of templates out

Blogger XML Template ► Article

2009-01-01T19:12:00.000+01:00

Another little Blogger template, go ahead, take it....you don't have to wait....It's clean, wide and nice, + it has no price.....But before you take it for a ride, just peek a little, to see what's inside:► 3 columns + large footer (3 more columns)► customized comment form with highlighted author comments...► includes "Recent Posts" and "Popular Posts" widgets...► horizontal links menu bar (Home,

Quotes in Blogger - Customization

2008-12-28T15:11:00.000+01:00

December 28, 2008We're going to learn how to customize the quotes in Blogger. By customize, I mean changing the looks of it, giving it some color, borders, background.....changing size of it, font, style...WHAT ARE QUOTES?Quotes are used for quoting. Heh. Quoting defines:► repeating or copying the words of another, usually with acknowledgment of the source► citing or referring for illustration

Blogger XML Template - Snowhite

2008-12-26T20:06:00.000+01:00

Free Blogger Template - Snowhite. Elegant, red-black-white customized template. The header is a bit dull, but it's suitable for editing...just place some custom picture (or something) in it....It works, don' worry. And if you have any questions, ask....Preview :: DownloadSmile!