How To Add Different/Multi Colored Popular Post Widget In Blogger

Today you will learn How To Add Different/Multi Colored Popular Post Widget In blogger blog. You have seen this widget in many wordpress blogs But now, you can use this widget easily for blogger also. It has 3 displaying modes: display title only, display title with image thumbnail or display title along with the posts snippets. I hope you will enjoy this tutorial. This will help you for giving new look to your blog.

Check Out Screenshot Here Of This Widget

Multi Colored Popular Post Widget Demo

Live Demo

How To Add Different/Multi Colored Popular Post Widget In Blogger

• Go to Blogger Dashboard --> Design --> Edit HTML
• Backup your Template before making any changes to your blog
• Now  Expand Widget Templates
• Find the code shown below using [ctrl+F]

/* Variable definitions
   ====================

• Now Paste The Code Shown Below Just Below/After It 

<Group description="PopularPosts Backgrounds" selector="#PopularPosts1">
<Variable name="PopularPosts.background.color1" description="background color1" type="color" default="#fa4242" value="#ff4c54"/>
<Variable name="PopularPosts.background.color2" description="background color2" type="color" default="#ee6107" value="#ff764c"/>
<Variable name="PopularPosts.background.color3" description="background color3" type="color" default="#f0f" value="#ffde4c"/>
<Variable name="PopularPosts.background.color4" description="background color4" type="color" default="#ff0" value="#c7f25f"/>
<Variable name="PopularPosts.background.color5" description="background color5" type="color" default="#0ff" value="#33c9f7"/>
<Variable name="PopularPosts.background.color6" description="background color6" type="color" default="#ff0" value="#7ee3c7"/>
<Variable name="PopularPosts.background.color7" description="background color7" type="color" default="#ff0" value="#f6993d"/>
</Group>

• Now Find The Code Shown Below Using [Ctrl+F] 

]]></b:skin>

• Now Paste The Code Shown Below Just Before/Above It 

#PopularPosts1 ul{margin:0;padding:5px 0;list-style-type:none}
#PopularPosts1 ul li{position:relative;margin:5px 0;border:0;padding:10px}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child{background:$(PopularPosts.background.color1);width:90%}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child:after{content:"1"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li{background:$(PopularPosts.background.color2);width:85%}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li:after{content:"2"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li{background:$(PopularPosts.background.color3);width:80%}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li:after{content:"3"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li{background:$(PopularPosts.background.color4);width:75%}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li:after{content:"4"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li{background:$(PopularPosts.background.color5);width:70%}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li:after{content:"5"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li +li{background:$(PopularPosts.background.color6);width:65%}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li:after{content:"6"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li +li{background:$(PopularPosts.background.color7);width:60%}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li:after{content:"7"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li:after{position:absolute;top:20px;right:-15px;border-radius:50%;background:#353535;width:30px;height:30px;line-height:1em;text-align:center;font-size:28px;color:#fff}
#PopularPosts1 ul li .item-thumbnail{float:left;border:0;margin-right:10px;background:transparent;padding:0;width:40px;height:40px}
#PopularPosts1 ul li a{font-size:12px;color:#444;text-decoration:none}
#PopularPosts1 ul li a:hover{color:#222;text-decoration:none}

• Now Find The Code Shown Below Using [Ctrl+F] 

<b:section class='sidebar' id='sidebar' preferred='yes'>

• Now Paste The Code Shown Below Just Below/After It 

<b:widget id='PopularPosts1' locked='false' title='Popular Posts' type='PopularPosts'>
<b:includable id='main'>
   <b:if cond='data:title'>
    <h2><data:title/></h2>
   </b:if>
   <div class='widget-content popular-posts'>
    <ul>
     <b:loop values='data:posts' var='post'>
      <li>
       <b:if cond='data:showThumbnails == &quot;false&quot;'>
        <b:if cond='data:showSnippets == &quot;false&quot;'>
         <a expr:href='data:post.href' expr:title='data:post.title' rel='bookmark'><data:post.title/></a>
        <b:else/>
         <a expr:href='data:post.href' expr:title='data:post.snippet' rel='bookmark'><data:post.title/></a>
        </b:if>
       <b:else/>
        <b:if cond='data:showSnippets == &quot;false&quot;'>
         <b:if cond='data:post.thumbnail'>
          <img class='item-thumbnail' expr:alt='data:post.title' expr:src='data:post.thumbnail'/>
         <b:else/>
          <img alt='no image' class='item-thumbnail' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQ1KhrWUNgnD0couguPI0pddoelJVNYlWjfgdoKbb6rGYVdmYtppRFxGYmm3uD81_Cw6kwZNL1EDgEh5YF-yfolIlbsn-q-t5TJAVQNqchDtvyOg21FPED2goL_8RMdKRj99fl0GPYxQ/s1600/defaultimage.jpg'/>
         </b:if>
         <a expr:href='data:post.href' expr:title='data:post.title' rel='bookmark'><data:post.title/></a>
         <div class='clear'/>
        <b:else/>
         <b:if cond='data:post.thumbnail'>
          <img class='item-thumbnail' expr:alt='data:post.title' expr:src='data:post.thumbnail'/>
         <b:else/>
          <img alt='no image' class='item-thumbnail' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQ1KhrWUNgnD0couguPI0pddoelJVNYlWjfgdoKbb6rGYVdmYtppRFxGYmm3uD81_Cw6kwZNL1EDgEh5YF-yfolIlbsn-q-t5TJAVQNqchDtvyOg21FPED2goL_8RMdKRj99fl0GPYxQ/s1600/defaultimage.jpg'/>
         </b:if>
         <a expr:href='data:post.href' expr:title='data:post.snippet' rel='bookmark'><data:post.title/></a>
         <div class='clear'/>
        </b:if>
       </b:if>
      </li>
     </b:loop>
    </ul>
   </div>
  </b:includable>
</b:widget>

•  Now Save Your Template

Settings Of This Widget

• Go To Blogger Dashboard --> Design --> Page Elements
• Click On The Edit Link Of Popular Posts widget
• Select "Display Up To 7 Posts".
• Now Save The Widget

Customization Of Multi Colored Popular Post Widget

• Go to Design >> Template Designer >> Advanced >> PopularPostsBackground
• Then Select Any Color Which You Want

If you need any help regarding this widget, you can contact us any time via comments or email. We will happy to help you. Thanks...!!!