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The main advantage on this Recent Posts widget is that it will show not only post titles but also post excerpts or snippets and it's easy to customize/ apply different style on it. To style it into your own design, you just have to modify the CSS style - you can change the link or background color, the size and color of text/links. What you can do with this widget: display post titles only change the number of posts change the number of characters of the post snippet/excerpt show the post dates See the screenshot below: How to add Recent Posts Widget to Blogger Step 1. Log in to your Blogger Dashboard, then go to Layout and click on Add a Gadget link Step 2. From the pop-up window, scroll down and choose HTML/JavaScript Step 3. Select & Copy the code from one of the options below and paste it into the new HTML/JavaScript: Option 1: Recent posts widget with snippets <div id="hlrpsa"> <script src="http://helplogger.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/recent-posts-

Alright, this time, we are going to make a stylish and simple jQuery drop down menu. The main objective is to make it as simple as possible, with some little jQuery effect and easy to customize/ apply different style on it. To style it into your own design, you just have to modify the a tag CSS style. You can change colors or put background images, or the size and color of text. Steps Adding the jQuery Drop-Down menu Step 1. Go to Dashboard - Template - Edit HTML - Proceed Step 2. Expand Widget Template (make a backup) Step 3. Search for the following code: ]]></b:skin> Step 4. Add the following CSS code before/above it: #jsddm { height: 40px; margin: 0; overflow: visible; z-index: 2; padding: 15px; position:relative; } #jsddm li { float: left; list-style: none; font: 12px Tahoma, Arial; } #jsddm li a { display: block; white-space: nowrap; margin:1px 3px; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA; background: #cccccc; background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#ebeb

Emoticons/Smileys are a great way of making discussions more interesting and fun, so it's a pity that Blogger don't support them. This tutorial will show you some simple steps on how to add some very cute emoticons called Kolobok to your Blogger/Blogspot comments, so that you and your blog visitors will be able to have an enjoyable time together. Now available for threaded commenting system too! DEMO How To Add Kolobok Smileys In Blogger Comments Step 1. Go to Dashboard - Template - Edit HTML - Proceed  Step 2. Expand Widget Template (make a backup) Step 3. Search (CTRL + F) for this tag: </body> Step 4. Copy and paste just above it, this code: For previous commenting system (comments without reply option) <!--kolobok-smileys--> <script src='http://helplogger.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/[helplogger.blogspot.com]smileys.js' type='text/javascript'/><noscript><a href='http://helplogger.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-to-add-emoticonssmileys-