Category: Miscellaneous
Some personal updates, opinion pieces and miscellaneous content
How to customize the Blogger EU Cookies Notification Bar
I’ve been getting quite a few questions about the Cookie Notification that appears on Blogger blogs – from why it’s there, to can it be removed to how to customise…
Resize Bloggers popular post images to fit the width of your sidebar without being blurry
Todays post is going to show you how to change the size of the images used in Bloggers popular post gadget so that they are bigger and clearer. This has…
Apply CSS to specific pages on Blogger using conditional tags
Ever wanted to apply code to specific areas of your Blogger template but not to other sections? This is something I’ve included in certain tutorials/comments before but without fully explaining…
How to style a link to look like a clickable button on your blog
Sometimes a simple link isn’t enough, sometimes using a “button” makes the link stand out more and is easier for readers to identify the link as clickable. While this isn’t…
What you need to know about the box model (editing margin, padding and border values)
We’re back with another HTML for Beginners post, this time on the Box Model. Margin and Padding are used so often for spacing out elements in a design. I mention…
5 common coding mistakes on blogs
Before changing my direction in September, I’d say about 70% of what I did was coding fixes, tweaks, maintenance and development for existing templates. The Template Cleanup package is one…
How to install DISQUS Comments on Blogger
DISQUS is one of the most popular commenting systems out there for blogs. I mentioned it previously when I compared the 3 main commenting systems for Blogger so you can…
Add related posts to single post only on Blogger (hide on homepage)
I’ve had quite a few requests since my previous post listing the Alternatives to nRelate Related Posts for a tutorial on how to remove related posts from the homepage and…
Enable Pinterest Rich Pins for Blogger or WordPress
Rich Pins on Pinterest are just like standard Pins but they include some extra information about the source of the pin, quite similar to Twitter Cards. There are five different…
Alternatives to nRelate – related posts for Blogger
nRelate announced rather suddenly yesterday that as of December 31st 2014, their services will be shut down. This means that if you have a related or popular posts widget or…
How to add a line behind post title, date or text
Today’s post will show you how to add a line behind text on your blog, in a similar way to strikethrough or deleted text but instead of the line going…
How to fix blurry images on Blogger
I had a couple of questions last night about images on Blogger appearing blurry and more pixelated than normal. I then noticed tweets and comments on the Blogger forum saying…
How to set up a custom domain on Blogger using 1&1
I’ve had a couple of emails lately about how to set up a custom domain on Blogger using a domain name from 1&1. I don’t have much experience with 1&1…
Changing from Blogger Subdomain to another Subdomain
This post will explain the steps for changing your blog address/URL on Blogger from a subdomain (.blogspot.com) to a new subdomain (.blogspot.com). This can be quite a confusing and difficult…
Changing from a Blogger subdomain to a custom domain
This post will explain the steps if you are changing from a Blogger subdomain (blogname.blogspot.com) to a custom domain (customdomain.com). This is probably the easiest URL change to make in…
How to smoothly change your domain without losing followers or SEO ranking
how to smoothly change your URL – step 1 preparation, what do to before your change your blog name. It’s so important to think about this checklist before switching your…
Why I moved from Bloglovin’ to Feedly to follow my favourite blogs
Like most bloggers, I’ve used Bloglovin for the last few years to keep up with all the blogs I enjoy reading. However, Bloglovin’ seems to be shifting away from being…
Add an Instagram widget to your sites sidebar
Instagram, although limiting, can be a fantastic marketing tool. It’s visual, personal and it doesn’t really feel like you’re being sold something. It gives bloggers and business owners an opportunity…
