3 Blogger Features Missing and Expected by Blogger Users

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We all know that Blogger is becoming more smarter but not greater than WordPress. As comparison to WordPress, Blogger is a great blogging service although WordPress is paid self hosting service. But WordPress also provides free hosting and domains.


However, WordPress has all the features that the blogging platform must have. But Blogger users are still expecting some more new amazing features. Check out some cool features which is released by Blogger officially:

  1. Blogger Released new comments System
  2. Blogger Launched 'Share Button' Feature Officially
  3. Get your Complete Blog Stats in your Blogger Dashboard
  4. Blogger Posting Preview now in Main Page and Blogger New Video Player
  5. Blogger post preview before posting, now available!
  6. Blogger launched new Template Designer feature
Blogger is still working on new features that are mostly demanded by Blogger users. Now we will discuss about the features that is not launched but more expected by us. Lets see what is missing on Blogger BlogsSpot.

Commenting System
Blogger has enabled comment form below each post. Actually, the Blogger commenting system is not systematical. If you are WordPress user, then you might know that commenting system is quite well. In WordPress you can reply to all of the comments with the single click button. But in Blogger, we have to use "@" to recognized the person while replying to any comment.

So, Blogger must develop commenting system to make easy.

Widget and Plugins Directories
Blogger have many useful widgets which can be used easily. But blogger doesn't have widget directory where it can be searched and install with on click. If blogger release the separate widget directory, the users can view the widget works properly or not. And we will become free to use and don't have to waste time by searching widgets in Google.

It will be better if anyone can submit the blogger widget if they have any. Check out the Blogger widget created by me:
  1. Adsense Revenue Sharing Widget For Blogger Blogs
  2. Stylish JQuery Featured Post Widget for Blogger
  3. Recent Post Widget for Blogger Using Google API
  4. Fast Loading Recent Posts Widget for Blogger
  5. Placement of Ads or Widgets below the post title in Blogger
Surely, I will submit all of my widgets to the directory if Blogger release it.

PHP with HTML Templates
In all of the Blogger Templates, we can only use HTML and CSS code. What if you can use PHP with HTML and CSS on Blogger Template? No doubt, it will become awesome. In this situation, WordPress users also can get benefits because the Blogger Template will no more remain in XML format.

You know PHP is most developed computer language. Many awesome things can be created with the help of PHP. So, we can't say it is not possible to bring PHP with HTML in Blogger!

Conclusion
So, these are the essential blogger features which are in imagination. If Blogger fulfill these features, it will beat WordPress and gets more and more users that they might not expected!

No doubt if these features enable in Blogger, WordPress users returns again to BlogSpot platform because Blogger is absolutely free blogging platform provided by Google team.

In your opinion, what is the feature that you want to see in future on Blogger?
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What a Stupid Blogger Comments System

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Earlier, Blogger released the New Comments System that has been most demanded by all blogger users. There were 2 main features, Automatic Spam detection and Viewing all comments in one page. But what I was expecting and what I got. Automatic Spam comment detection feature is totally useless for me.

Blogger's new Automatic Comment Detection feature is doing opposite work for me. Here, watch out one example:

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Is there any spam on this comment? I think there is no spam. Even there is no spam, it goes in the spam box. Just  he was asking for the help!

I never notice the Spam box because I think there is only spam comments. But, the above example proofs that your spam box also may contains original comments but not a spam!

If the spam detection found the comment is like a spam, it directly goes to spam box. But now your genuine comments also can go into the spam box, be aware!

From now, also check the spam box there must contains genuine comments that you might not notice. If the comment is original and not a spam, check the comment and click Not Spam button.
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Adsense Revenue Sharing Widget For Blogger Blogs

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You might have seen Adsense revenue sharing in many popular WordPress blogs. But you also loved to add revenue sharing widget on your blogger blog. Blogger support for multiple author as in WordPress. To share a love and receive many posts from other author, you can embed Revenue Sharing Widget on your Blogger BlogSpot blog!

Revenue Sharing Blogger Widget

Using this widget can help you if you have multiple authors or writers. Let the other author gets benefits while writing on your blog.


Why It is Important?

There may be separate Google Adsense account with each authors and writers of your blogger blog. In each post that they write, there appears Google ads of their own. So, your author can easily get benefits whenever they write on your blog. They will get more inspiration that they can earn more from your blog!

Lets see the tutorial how to add this widget on your blog.

Sign in to Blogger.com and Go to Design > Edit HTML.

Check the 'Expand widget Template' box.

Find the following code in your template:


Now, paste the following code just above





PASTE THE AD CODE OF Author_1 HERE






PASTE THE AD CODE OF Author_2 HERE






PASTE THE AD CODE OF Author_3 HERE




It may not work when you directly Copy/Paste the code from Adsense. Encode the adsense code from here. Make sure that you have place the right code as shown below:


Replace Replace the red color text with your author adsense code. And Replace blue color text with the NAME of the author (You've chosen the name when you register). The author names must not be different, it should be unique. Place the author name when they have chosen when they registered the blogger account.

It can be found on the profile editing page.


Finally, save your template. Now your writer can get fully monetized post!

Not only with Google Adsense even you can use this trick with other ad service if your author use it. It is your choice to choose the banner size. I recommend to place square banner. It is best visible on the blog posts.

Now your blog is Adsense Revenue Sharing Blog with multiple authors where each and every authors can get benefits whenever they write on your blog. Enjoy blogging with blogger!

Let me know if you have used this trick on your blog.
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Stylish JQuery Featured Post Widget for Blogger

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Featured Post widget is important to add the most interesting content of your blog. By adding featured post widget, you can emphasize the most popular content and show it to your readers. You may have seen these kinds of widget in similar WordPress blogs.


Today, we'll learn how to add it into Blogpsot Blogs. Earlier, I created Platinum Blogger Template. From the most of the template users, I received the comments that Featured Post widget is not present there. So considering this, I am writing the separate tutorial which we will start now!

First of all view the Demo here.

Note: Platinum Blogger Template users don't have to follow the Step1, Step2, Step3, Step4 and Step5. So you can directly jump to Step 6.

Updated: All code has been updated. Please re follow the instructions those who have installed this widget.

Step 1. As general, Log on to your Blogger account and go to Design > Edit HTML.

Step 2. Find the following code in your Template:

]]>
Step 3. Just above  ]]> tag, add the following CSS codes:

#featured{
width:336px;
padding-right:250px;
position:relative;
height:250px;
background:#fff;
border:5px solid #ccc;
}
#featured ul.ui-tabs-nav{
    position:absolute;
    top:0; left:336px;
    list-style:none;
    padding:0; margin:0;
    width:250px;
}
#featured ul.ui-tabs-nav li{
    padding:1px 0; padding-left:13px;
    font-size:12px;
    color:#666;
}
#featured ul.ui-tabs-nav li span{
    font-size:11px; font-family:Verdana;
    line-height:18px;
}

#featured .ui-tabs-panel{
    width:336px; height:250px;
    background:#999; position:relative;
        overflow:hidden;
}
#featured .ui-tabs-hide{
    display:none;
}

#featured li.ui-tabs-nav-item a{/*On Hover Style*/
    display:block;
    height:60px;
    color:#333;  background:#fff;
    line-height:20px;
    outline:none;
}
#featured li.ui-tabs-nav-item a:hover{
    background:#f2f2f2;
}
#featured li.ui-tabs-selected{ /*Selected tab style*/
    background:url('https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExWoo7RDyi7u1CQMrSAsmwruebaNVX9lzbRu_AsqHmOPuLwRWnw1S7zQ3bkVBDYoddscm6AUGfr_3K3jjdjgrqtRZQT559Q1azBh2UrDMRAoT69CWB4UjVq78k-WwQvKxVwVMW-WxWXM/s1600/selected-item.gif') top left no-repeat;
}
#featured ul.ui-tabs-nav li.ui-tabs-selected a{
    background:#ccc;
}

#featured ul.ui-tabs-nav li img{
    float:left; margin:2px 5px;
    background:#fff;
    padding:2px;
    border:1px solid #eee;
}
#featured .ui-tabs-panel .info{
    position:absolute;
    top:180px; left:0;
    height:70px; width: 400px;
    background: url('https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqv6nz-LcP6bNauMhIgoXinRqT49xECa2agQOyGr2ZW7o3TzzrYPVjWqa8fs_4KHIbuo0sstNRkSxBldHp_glMjr3uaKuVwoYDr5VayLkEvO1ZrHUdmoFM9-7DMMRSQuP7wJL8D_sEz60/s1600/transparent-bg.png');
}
#featured .info h2{
    font-size:18px; font-family:Georgia, serif;
    color:#fff; padding:5px; margin:0;
    overflow:hidden;
}
#featured .info p{
    margin:0 5px;
    font-family:Verdana; font-size:11px;
    line-height:15px; color:#f0f0f0;
}
#featured .info a{
    text-decoration:none;
    color:#fff;
}
#featured .info a:hover{
    text-decoration:underline;
}

.ui-tabs-nav-item img {
width:45px;
height:45px;
}

Step 4. Now, add the following JavaScript code above the tag:


Step 5. Save the Template.

Step 6. Again, Head out to Design > Page Element > Add a Gadget > HTML JavaScript. Add the following code into the box:


These codes are little bit confusing. So, you have to edit these codes carefully. Here is the customizations:

Replace fragment-1, fragment-2, fragment-3 and fragment-4 with your post URL. There is two link in the code but you have to place same URL. For example: There is two fragment-1. So, replace these two fragment-1 with same post URL.

Red color code is for image URL. Do same as you have done for the Links above. There is two image URL. So replace Image URL with your own. For example, replace both Image URL of Link-1 with your own. Note: the both Image URL must be same.

The text with Pink color is the title of each post. So, replace all of the Pink color text with the title of your post.

The text with Green color is the summary of the post. Replace these text with short summary which must match with the titles.

Step 7. Now, Save the widget and finally you're done!

Make sure you have placed the featured post widget on the top of the "Blog Posts" as shown below:


I hope the customization is not so hard. If there is any confusing then you are free to ask question via Comment. Also, you can share you opinion and suggestion.

Note: The first 3 person who succeed to install this widget will be linked to their blog on this post to show as the DEMO.

Do you like this featured post widget? Let us see your work!
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Fast Loading Recent Posts Widget for Blogger

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Almost all of the recent posts widget is based on the JavaScript codes. It may effects on the loading time of the blog. But now, you don't have to worry about that! I'll show you how to add fast loading recent post widget on your blog.


You may have the recent post widget provided by blogger that you can add it using your feed URL. But, that was pretty slow. In fact, FeedBurner recent post widget is 100% working. You can see the done on this blog as well (On the right sidebar).

Actually, this widget is derived from FeedBurner which is very systematical and easy to install. Lets do that! Just follow the following steps to add feedburner recent post widget on your blog:


Adding Feedburner Recent Post Widget

1. Log on to your Feedburner account (Sign up here it you don't have already).

2. Click on the Publicize button on the top navigation bar,


3. On the left sidebar, click on the BuzzBoost.


4. Now, scroll down until you see the options to customize.


Check the options as your need. You can leave the options unchecked to make it looks perfect! But, you have to choose Number of links to display on the widget. Here I have choose 10 post to display.

5. Now click Save button (Below the options).

6. You can preview the widget as show below. And copy the code they provided.


7. Log on to your Blogger account. Go to Design > Page Element > Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript. And paste the code that you have copied on step 5.

Click to Enlarge


8. Save the widget and you're done!

I hope you like this widget. Now, you don't have to use other JavaScript codes or Feed URL to add recent post widget. Also, you can customize this widget as you have done in step 4. After customizing, you don't need to worry about the code that you have added on your blog (FeedBurner automatically arrange it).

Share your opinion how do you like this widget?
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Message Notification Widget for Blogger

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You must want to go ahead by organizing friendly relation with your blog readers. You may have been using the different methods like organizing blog Contest and commenting on others blog. Don’t you think if there is any new method?


Recently, I post about how to remove widget automatically after someone visited the link. That’s quite unique. As I promised, I came back with another new trick about how to use that in your Blogger blog. Just before this post, I haven’t specified how to use this in your blog.

So, let’s get started.

Apply to Your Blog

First of all let’s erase your curiosity by viewing the DEMO on this post. You have to create the new Page for your blog. Go to Blogger.com > Posting > Edit Pages > Create new page. Now write the formal message in that page to your reader. See the example here.

Now, Add the new gadget on your blog. Design > Page Element > Add new Gadget > HTML / JavaScript. Paste the following code:


http://www.hacktutors.info/p/new-message-from-admin.html">Unread Message

Don't forget to replace red color URL with your Page URL that we have done in first step.

Again, follow the steps below:

1. Log on to Blogger.com

2. Head out Design > Edit HTML. (No need to check Expand widget Template box)

3. Now, Search for the widget ID that you want to make changes. For example, I’ placed the widget named “New Message” on my sidebar. So, I’ve to search for something like this:



Now, the widget ID is HTML7. Remember we only need widget id.

Copy the widget ID on something else (Notepad).

4. Now, Search for ]]> tag on your template. Just above this tag, create the new CSS pattern just like this:

#HTML7 ul {
list-style:none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;

}

#HTML7 a:visited {
display:none;
}

Don’t forget to replace HTML7 with your widget id that we've done in step 3.

Now view your blog once again. It may work now :)

Hope it helps you a lot. This is the very good way to notify your reader with the new message. After your reader view the message it will not appears on the second time. That means it is just like the E mail Message! It will automatically disappears if your individual reader already viewed the message.

Share your opinion do you like this new trick for blogger?
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Post High Quality Image in Blogger by using Simple Trick

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When we upload picture in Blogger, it automatically resizes to the small image. It looks low quality and small that we can’t understand image properly. The image what we see is small but when you click that image, the original and big size of image will open. That means, the image source and image URL is different. Look at the following example, it is low quality image and it is not clear. Now, just click the following image.



Do you notice that, the image which open in new window is big and it have its original size? It is different because the image that you see above has different Image source and URL. It happens automatically after you post article with an image.

So, there were just different URLs. Let’s try to be closer with this confusing URL mystery of Blogger. Upload a new picture in Blogger. It will automatically resize. Now, switch to Edit Html tab in the top of the post editor. And you will have the code something like this,

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVkcDDa5HKD-nfUzj-EV3WyydV906ti2HT-7vmsNpY7r6x6iIl6nicSCPGjMJRWbDkBTtlkR6wFLaA9eEXe0oAxavTAWnWqCfMA4k3rAcQeioiFowiP40DECDPaT0k7vUwDsHdZi2vus/s1600/Flower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVkcDDa5HKD-nfUzj-EV3WyydV906ti2HT-7vmsNpY7r6x6iIl6nicSCPGjMJRWbDkBTtlkR6wFLaA9eEXe0oAxavTAWnWqCfMA4k3rAcQeioiFowiP40DECDPaT0k7vUwDsHdZi2vus/s320/Flower.jpg" />

Look at the both image source and URL. Can you find any differences? Yes, there is only one different thing that is s1600 and s320. S1600 refers to the big image and that is the URL for image link. S320 refers to the small image and that is the URL for image source. So, to post original sized picture, you have to use the same URL for image source. Copy the URL from the image URL and paste to image source. Look at the following example.

s1600/Flower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">s1600/Flower.jpg" />

In the image source, I remove s320 and replace it to s1600. Now, switch to the compose tab on the top of the post editing tools and how it looks like.

From now, you can post a high quality image in Blogger with the help of this simple tweak. Please share your opinion, feel free to share whatever in your mind. Comment is welcomed to all J
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Blogger need your help for development

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Now Blogger is intending to change it's layout just like Wordpress. They are trying to get more feedback from their users to make Blogger better. They want to develop Blogger as requirement of users and need your help. Now, you can suggest for any new feature before release in Blogger.

We are also expecting from blogger to make a look blogger like wordpress. That will be little hard to take a change. That is good, blogger is taking steps to make more professional site.



Recently Blogger's official blog Blogger Buzz announced this wonderful news. They are offering to join feedback program.

Submit your idea to Blogger whatever positive in your mind. Give a little contribute that you have develop Blogger.


Don't forget to share what you have suggest to Blogger :)
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12+ tips to show your inner or older blog post to your reader

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Do you ever think, Why your old blog entries and your older article, post is most non viewed elements? Many of you start blogging with annoy identification. It doesn't matter but, this may hurt you after you have large number of blog post. So, you understand? You have to start blogging with entire known identification. Then you and your blog must be popular. This is the solution for the beginners. But, people who already done their work to their blog, What should they do?

You have a good content in your blog. And that content are not able to show to your reader, because that is inside and inside in your blog. So, here is some tips to show your good quality article inside your blog.



Placement of navigation bar on top:  You should place some navigation menu bar to the top of your blog header with some link. Just don't forget not only link, it should be attractive to impress you loyal reader. And navigate to your blog post or different labels.

Random posts: Try to put a random post widget to your blog. This helps to your reader to see the random post whether, they are older or newer.

Removal of useless widget:  If you have some useless widget to your blog, then try to remove it. Because your blog will be heavy and your loyal reader can't access your blog perfectly. If your reader click any other internal link of your blog post, then most of the visitor doesn't patience and get out from your blog or directly close your blog window.

Page navigation: You show place page number navigation widget to show exact number of  your blog pages. Either, they can directly jump to your farthest blog post. And your older blog post will be reviewed. But, you have to ensure that  your widget must be well designed and impressive.

Link to your older post: Time-to-time, you should link to your older blog post by the topic of current features. If you get some topic and you remember your older posts, the of course you can link to it to your post in your new article.

Search bar: Search form is equal important. Your reader can search whatever they want from your blog. They can found their topic and you also happy they also happy :)

Related post: You have to place related post widget to each blog post. And your older blog post can be viewed by your loyal reader. Try to place link not picture with thumbnail.

Contest management: It is very awesome way to redefine your old and new articles. For example, I just launched Top Commentator Contest and also I announced winner. See these links to see the contest result. You can get comment and get views of your older post. Reader try to comment more. In the path of commenting lots of visitors go to comment in your inner post.

Resolve the temporary issues: If your have commented in your inner post of your blog requesting to solve the problem of your blog or their issue then, don't be lazy. Immediately try to place your work in rest position and let's hear your reader's voice.

Commenting to others blog: If you find related article in others blog, the you can link to your blog with encouraging words like, We have same article!

Add rest of the widget: You can put rest of the linked widget to your blog like populat post, recent comments, most discussed, etc.

Keyword popularity: In the search engines, all the website article are searched in the basis of quality keyword. Any one can reach to your any post from the search engines. So, it is important to have quality keyword.


The above are my guess. You can added your own think and voice in this post. Just share your mind via comment. Feel free to take some action about this topic.
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Blogger launched new Template Designer feature

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Blogger has recently launched a new template designer. This is one of the awesome feature of blogger. This new feature contains HTML/layout editing, Template designing and each and every color fonts customization. It has highly customizable stuffs. Now you can design your own template yourself with out knowledge of CSS.

This feature doesn't change any saves after you have designed and saved the template. You can customize each and every layout, background, text, color, fonts and widget placement.
Actually, it gives little benefit you. You will not have to place credit on your blog footer because the template is designed by yourself with entirely different layout. And also it increase your blogs loading speed.

See more about this feature in Blogger Buzz
This feature is now on blogger draft. It will placed on blogger main page on few days.


Using template designer

Log on to Blogger.com

Click layout tab and you will see a template designer tab.

 And start customizing your template.

You can see the editing options on the left side of the page. Choose the sample template, and begin to edit background, layout. You can add CSS in Advanced option. You can see preview below the customization options.

Just try it out. You will like it. Design new template from this feature and provide it for free to blogger lover. So, start to designing templates. And don't forget to share your views. Do you like this feature?

Feel free to ask a question.
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Older post, Newer post & Home links are not visible| Error solved!

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This post is especially for good news

Updated: Blogger has solved the problem! here is the official blog of blogger to know recently news! 
Auto pagination on blogger

Today I have dropped a problem in blogger basket. In my blog pager links i.e older post, newer post and home links was not visible. Don't know what's the real bug. These links are disappeared temporarily. I was worried about pageviews. I used page navigation instead of newer, older and home links. But, again it doesn't appeared.



Main error of pager links:
  • It is not visible or disappeared.
  • It is visible but not in right place.
I thought it is the problem of browser because it was not visible only on Fire Fox browser. And I try to updated my browser the, again that links were not visible. It appeared in Internet Explorer, Opera and other similar browsers. Those who use Fire Fox, they were not able to read other post of my blog.

Now today I exactly solve it! It was just a problem of one CSS line of code. That links are not displaying on line. It just needs a following code:

display: inline;

This is needed to display links in particular place. It is for IE bug but don't know why it is important for Fire Fox.

I think many of you have this  kinds of problem including me :) So, why don't you follow the steps and solve it?

Log on to Blogger.com >> Layout >> Edit Html

Search for the following code:
#blog-pager-newer-link {
float: left;
}

#blog-pager-older-link {
float: right;
}

#blog-pager {
text-align: center;
}
And just make a look like this:
#blog-pager-newer-link {
float: left;
display: inline;
}

#blog-pager-older-link {
float: right;
display: inline;
}

#blog-pager {
text-align: center;
display: inline;
}
You just have to add display: inline; code to display exactly in line. The save the template and you're Done!

I have blogger/blogspot solved problem myself. Now I have known it is not too hard to solve the simple problems. Coding is like game!

If you have still some problem, you can freely share with me. And don't hesitate to give your thought via comment ;)

Note: You may not have this problem but, CSS is important for every blogger/blogspot!
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Yahoo Smileys in both Author and Readers Comment ~Solved!

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If you are using yahoo smiley emoticons in your blogger comments, I think you have notice that's not working on the author comments. It just works on the readers comments only. Those who are using author comment highlighting tricks only has this kinds of problem, else it is clear. But now you can use both trick at once highlight author comment and use emotions in your each & every comments as you wants.

Note: If you are using comment highlighting trick and want to show yahoo smiley in all comments, than use the follow tricks.  

You can see the yahoo smiley emoticons in both readers and my comment with highlighting author comment. If you want to do these tricks at once. Then let's see how to



Highlighting Author Comments


Highlighting author comment will make some different from other blog readers and it will let know to other you are the blog owner. You just have to make some changes in before code.

Find this code:


 

 

           

            
             
               
             

             
             

              









         

           
             
           
             


           

         


         

Place these red colored code as shown above position. Now, find ]]> and place the below CSS code just above ]]>.
.owner-Body {
background: #EBF0FF;
color: #000;
border-top: 1px solid #ebf0ff;
margin:0;
padding:0 0 0 20px;
}

Now you have understand? What we have make some change into? Yes we just change the code .comment-body-author to .owner-Body. Because the tag .comment-body-author is already terminated by other tags. This change will help you to show smiley in all comments including your readers and author.

Add Smiley To The Comments

Now, let's try to add smiley in comments. First, Go to Blogger.com-> Layout->Edit Html. Find this line of code:

Now,  below , add these all codes:
style='-moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; width: 369; text-align: left; padding: 5px; height:86'>

:))
;))
;;)
:D
;)
:p
:((
:)
:(
:X
=((
:-o
:-/
:-*
:|
8-}
:)]
~x(
:-t
b-(
:-L
x(
=))


Now, find in your template. And add the following code just before
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