Widgets, also known as gadgets, are small tools or applications
that can be added to a website or blog to enhance its content or
functions, or to pull content and services from third-party websites.
Widgets come in multiple forms, such as countdown tickers, photos,
games, or interactive social media applications that allow you to chat.
Some widgets in Blogger serve the purpose of enhancing your blog, such
as listing your blog followers or allowing readers to subscribe to your
blog content. Here are steps on how to add a widget to Blogger.
Steps
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Log in to your Blogger account with your username and password.
Once you are logged in, make sure you are at your Blogger’s Dashboard,
otherwise click on the “Dashboard” link, which will take you to a list
of your blogs.
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Access the Layout page of your blog.
After selecting your blog, click on the “Design” link, which will take
you to the Layout page. Click on the “Page Elements” link, then click on
“Add a Gadget.”
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Choose a widget or gadget. A
Blogger pop-up window will appear that lists all the gadgets available
to you through Google Blogger. You may search for the name of a specific
gadget, or you can browse through several categories, including Basic
gadgets, Featured gadgets, Most Popular gadgets or More Gadgets, which
are contributed by third-party developers for Blogger.
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Add the widget to Blogger. Once you
find the widget you want to add, click on the blue plus sign symbol to
add it to your blog’s layout. On the Layout screen, you will be able to
click and drag the widget to where you want it to appear on your blog.
- Save your changes. Once you have added the widgets you want to your
layout, click on the “Save” button at the bottom of the Layout screen to
save your changes to Blogger.
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Add a custom widget to Blogger using the HTML and JavaScript widget.
The HTML and JavaScript widget within Blogger is a blank widget that
allows you to add or paste third-party functionality or other code to
your blog. The HTML and JavaScript widget can be found by clicking on
“Add a Gadget” from the Blogger Layout screen.
Tips
- Each time you use the “Add a Gadget” feature in Blogger, your new
widget will always appear at the top of your layout above all your other
widgets. You will be required to drag and drop your new widget to its
desired location.
- When adding Blogger widgets or customized widgets to your blog’s
sidebar, take note of the pixel width size to make sure it fits and is
visible within your sidebar. If you are using a Blogger template, you
can adjust the sidebar width using the Template Designer on the Design
tab to accommodate your widget.
- When adding a widget using the “Add a Gadget” tool within Blogger,
you have the option to enter the URL for a gadget you want to add from
outside of Blogger. Click on the link that says “Add Your Own” and type
in the name of the website you want to add.
Warnings
- Adding a large number of widgets to your blog may potentially cause
your blog pages to load slower, however this may vary depending on the
browser being used and personal browser configurations.
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