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

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Multi Colored Popular Post Widget Demo

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

Settings Of This Widget

Customization Of Multi Colored Popular Post Widget

  • 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]
  • Now Paste The Code Shown Below Just Below/After It 
  • Now Find The Code Shown Below Using [Ctrl+F] 
  • Now Paste The Code Shown Below Just Before/Above It 
  • Now Find The Code Shown Below Using [Ctrl+F] 
  • Now Paste The Code Shown Below Just Below/After It 
  •  Now Save Your Template
  • 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
  • Go to Design >> Template Designer >> Advanced >> PopularPostsBackground
  • Then Select Any Color Which You Want

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

<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>

]]></b:skin>

#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}

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

<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=’http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A6NQTW-MBZY/T37HVOov53I/AAAAAAAAAys/XLjZX6HrE50/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=’http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A6NQTW-MBZY/T37HVOov53I/AAAAAAAAAys/XLjZX6HrE50/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>

display title only, display title with image thumbnail or display title along with the posts snippets. 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…!!!Live Demo