Template actions: download, backup, edit and restore

This tutorial describes how to perform a backup of your template, how to edit your template and how to restore your template.

tip level: beginner

Some times people find problems editing their template and then I figure out that the root for the problem is because they didn't select the "Expand Widget Templates" check box. So, if you are using the code directly from this check box, be sure to select it:

However, I would recommend that you edit your template another way.

1. Download the full template, by clicking the link "Download Full Template":

2. Choose to save the file and give it a meaningful filename:

Including the date in the filename it's a good idea for backup organization.

3. Keep this file unchanged and perform the edits in a copy of this file. This way, if something goes wrong you can go back by uploading the previous version of the template.

Use a text editor to perform your changes in the .xml file. You can use a basic editor such as Windows Notepad but consider to use an editor that colorize the code. Notepad++ is a good choice and it's free. Links:

- Notepad++ page: http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net

- Download page; click at the "Download Now!" button:

4. Perform your edits in the template, save the file and upload the new template. The template will be immediately changed and in use.

If you want to preview the changes before applying them, copy the edited template text and replace the text of the text box with it. Then press "Preview":

If it is ok, press "Save Template".

This preview method doesn't always work, particularly if the changes involve JavaScript. The best approach is to create a test blog and performing the template tests there.

5. If your changes become problematic, just upload the original template that you saved at points 1/2.

That's it. Enjoy.

How to Change Background Image of Your Blog in Blogger

After blogger has launched the Template designer , one of the most requested features was the ability to upload your own background image. Though blogger provides hundreds of professional stock photos from iStockPhoto, they know how many of you are serious photo buffs and would like to use your own beautiful photo as your blog's background image.Now you can use your own image as your blogger blogs background. If you want the answer of the question "How to Change Background Image in Blogger" and use your own custom image for your blogs background, keep reading this post.After blogger has launched the Blogger Template Designer, one of the most requested features was the ability to upload your own background image. Though blogger provides hundreds of professional stock photos from iStockPhoto, they know how many of you are serious photo buffs and would like to use your own beautiful photo as your blog's background image.

Steps to Change Background Image of Your Blog in Blogger

Note: Before making any changes to your template, take a full backup of your blogger template.

#Step 1. Go to Blogger In Draft Log in to your Blogger Dashboard and Navigate to Design > Template Designer > Background.

#Step 2. click on Background Image, and you’ll notice a new “Upload image” option, which will allow you to select and upload your image. Upload your custom image and save the template.

For images that fill the entire background, we recommend using a resolution of 1800 pixels wide and 1600 pixels high, and file size less than 200KB to minimize the loading time of your blog pages. We support JPEG, GIF, and PNG format images.

After uploading a photo, you will see additional options that are not available for the built-in images: Alignment, Repeat, and Scroll options.

• Alignment: You can adjust horizontal (left, center, right) and vertical (top and bottom) alignment of your background image.
• Repeat (Tile): If you have a small image, you can have it repeat horizontally and/or vertically to fill the page. Otherwise, we recommend that you choose a page background color that blends in with your background image.
• Scroll: By default, your image stays in place while readers scroll the page contents. By selecting the “Scroll with page” option, both the background image and page contents scroll together. We recommend that you use an image that blends into your background color or set your image to tile vertically if you choose this option.

This feature is available on Blogger in Draft right now, so please go ahead and check it out!

#Step 3. Save template and done!.

How to Make Blogger Blogs Mobile Phone Compatible

How to Make Blogger Blogs Mobile Phone Compatible? .If you are running a blogspot blog then you should think about making your blogger blogs mobile friendly. Actually today i was seeing my Google Analytic account and i was surprised when i saw in the browser details that 15% of the users are using mobile browsers.

Steps to Make Blogger Blog Mobile Phone Compatible

#Step 1. Log in to your Blogger Dashboard and Navigate to Design> Edit HTML and Check the Expand Widget Templates Check box.

#Step 2. Find this code:

and replace it with this code.







#Step 3. Save template and done!.

How to Run Blog Successfully and Earn Money from Blog

There are countless bloggers and blogs are there in the web today. Some of these blogs are personal, some are professional, some of them try to sell their products, and most of them are blogs that are created to earn some money.

Everyday huge amount of bloggers are creating new blogs in blogger to start up their online fortune. They all start their blogs with good spirit and ambition to earn some money from the Internet.

However, most of the new blogs are abandoned with failure as people can't see the return of visitors, they expected or spammed by the people and search engine robots. So why do these blogs fail, while others can get lots of visitors and earn lots of money :)

I can tell you why these people stop writing to their blogs. I also have started many blogs. Each blog that created is about different subjects, but after creating many number of blogs i have gave up. Then i have figured out what my mistakes were, and what i need to do to become a successfully blogger.

Patience:
If you are new to blogging era then you must sustain the growth of your blog. key to a blogs success is patience. That is the only thing you have to have from the start. Experts will tell you lots of things about good blogging, but if you don't have the patience, all those good advices will going from one ear and go out from the other. Those experts will tell you that you need to create good content. You need to write about something that you enjoy, something that you know. All of these are right. But without patience you can't do any of these advices. Because it takes time for a blog to become successful and start making money.
- You should have the patience to write regularly.
- You should have patience to create back links.
- You should have patience to do SEO for your blog.

So Patience is the very important key to run any blog successfully.