Today I will tell you the easiest way to customize your blogger blog's labels. It is easy and effective too. I have already told you the importance of the label widget on your blog. It stops your reader on your blog for the most of the time he/she has as it gives more wide navigation facility to the reader. It is easy to customize. So lets start it...
Why to customize labels?
- Enhance look
- Professional style
- Increase traffic
How to customize labels?
- Go to your blogger account.
- Click on the layout tab on left panel > add element > Labels
- Select cloud style and uncheck number of post per label
- To customize the label widget, Click on the template
- Backup your blogger template
- Click on Edit Html and click ctrl+f in html edit box.
- Find the following code
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.label-size { float: left; margin: 0 0 7px 20px; position: relative; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #996633; text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px rgba(255,255,255,.4); padding: 0.417em 0.417em 0.417em 0.917em; border-top: 1px solid #d99d38; border-right: 1px solid #d99d38; border-bottom: 1px solid #d99d38; -webkit-border-radius: 0 0.25em 0.25em 0; -moz-border-radius: 0 0.25em 0.25em 0; border-radius: 0 0.25em 0.25em 0; background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgb(254, 218, 113), rgb(254, 186, 71)); background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgb(254, 218, 113), rgb(254, 186, 71)); background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, rgb(254, 218, 113), rgb(254, 186, 71)); background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, rgb(254, 218, 113), rgb(254, 186, 71)); background-image: linear-gradient(top, rgb(254, 218, 113), rgb(254, 186, 71)); filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(GradientType=0,StartColorStr='#feda71', EndColorStr='#feba47'); -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 #faeaba, 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.1); -moz-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 #faeaba, 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.1); box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 #faeaba, 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.1); z-index: 1; } .label-size:before { content: ''; width: 1.30em; height: 1.39em; background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(left top, rgb(254, 218, 113), rgb(254, 186, 71)); background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(left top, rgb(254, 218, 113), rgb(254, 186, 71)); background-image: -o-linear-gradient(left top, rgb(254, 218, 113), rgb(254, 186, 71)); background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(left top, rgb(254, 218, 113), rgb(254, 186, 71)); background-image: linear-gradient(left top, rgb(254, 218, 113), rgb(254, 186, 71)); filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(GradientType=1,StartColorStr='#feda71', EndColorStr='#feba47'); position: absolute; left: -0.69em; top: .2em; -webkit-transform: rotate(45deg); -moz-transform: rotate(45deg); -o-transform: rotate(45deg); transform: rotate(45deg); border-left: 1px solid #d99d38; border-bottom: 1px solid #d99d38; -webkit-border-radius: 0 0 0 0.25em; -moz-border-radius: 0 0 0 0.25em; border-radius: 0 0 0 0.25em; z-index: 1; } .label-size:after { content: ''; width: 0.5em; height: 0.5em; background: #fff; -webkit-border-radius: 4.167em; -moz-border-radius: 4.167em; border-radius: 4.167em; border: 1px solid #d99d38; -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #faeaba; -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #faeaba; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #faeaba; position: absolute; top: 0.667em; left: -0.083em; z-index: 9999; } #Label1 { height: 210px; } .label-size:hover { background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgb(254, 225, 141), rgb(254, 200, 108)); background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgb(254, 225, 141), rgb(254, 200, 108)); background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, rgb(254, 225, 141), rgb(254, 200, 108)); background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, rgb(254, 225, 141), rgb(254, 200, 108)); background-image: linear-gradient(top, rgb(254, 225, 141), rgb(254, 200, 108)); filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(GradientType=0,StartColorStr='#fee18d', EndColorStr='#fec86c'); border-color: #e1b160; } .label-size:hover:before { background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(left top, rgb(254, 225, 141), rgb(254, 200, 108)); background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(left top, rgb(254, 225, 141), rgb(254, 200, 108)); background-image: -o-linear-gradient(left top, rgb(254, 225, 141), rgb(254, 200, 108)); background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(left top, rgb(254, 225, 141), rgb(254, 200, 108)); background-image: linear-gradient(left top, rgb(254, 225, 141), rgb(254, 200, 108)); filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(GradientType=1,StartColorStr='#fee18d', EndColorStr='#fec86c'); border-color: #e1b160; }
#Label1 a{position:relative !important;
margin:4px;
padding:3px;
float:left;
white-space:nowrap;
background:#E0DDDD;
color:#454242;
border:1px solid #454242;
-moz-border-radius:8px;
-webkit-border-radius:8px;
border-radius:8px;
font-family: "Arial","Helvetica",sans-serif;
font-size:12px;
text-decoration:none;
text-transform:capitalize;
-moz-transition:all .6s linear ;
-webkit-transition:all .6s linear ;
-o-transition:all .6s linear ;
transition:all .6s linear ;
}
#Label1 a:hover {
background:#6992E9;
color:#F3F4F8;
-moz-transition:all .3s ease ;
-webkit-transition:all .3s ease ;
-o-transition:all .3s ease ;
transition:all .3s ease ;
}
9. Paste the code just above/before ]]></b:skin>
/* Code By www.makingeffective.blogspot.com */
.list-label-widget-content ul
{
list-style-type:none;
padding-left:0px !important;
display:inline-block !important;
}
.list-label-widget-content li {
display:inline-block;
}
.list-label-widget-content li a {
color: #777;
font: 9px verdana;
text-transform: uppercase;
transition: border-color .218s;
background:
#f4f4f4;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 40%, 0% 70%, from(
#F5F5F5), to(
#F1F1F1));
display: inline-block;
text-shadow: 0 1px 0
#fff;
-webkit-transition: border-color .218s;
-moz-transition: border .218s;
-o-transition: border-color .218s;
transition: border-color .218s;
background:
#f3f3f3;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 40%, 0% 70%, from(
#F5F5F5), to(
#F1F1F1));
background: -moz-linear-gradient(linear, 0% 40%, 0% 70%, from(
#F5F5F5), to(
#F1F1F1));
border: solid 1px
#ccc;
border-radius: 2px;
-webkit-border-radius: 2px;
-moz-border-radius: 2px;
margin: 0 4px 4px 0;
padding: 3px 5px;
text-decoration: none;
}
.list-label-widget-content li a:hover {
color: #333;
border-color: #999;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) -webkit-box-shadow:0 2px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
box-shadow: 0 1px 2px
rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
}
10. Now save the template. Check your blog with an awesome new label widget
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Do not edit the codes or the customization would not work. If you like my work please give me your feedback. It will encourage me to develop it more. Thanks for your presence.
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