(not essential but advisable)
(Check if they are available for the New Blogger or the blog provider you use)
The new version of Blogger (http://buzz.blogger.com/2006/12/new-version-of-blogger.html#links)
There are plugins for blogs and examples are like translators, RSS Aggregators, securtiy/anti-
Here is a definition for widget that I thought was really clear. "Widgets are fun, useful mini-applications that help you do everyday tasks." The article goes on to say that some widgets "are linked with their full-featured applications ... and let you quickly access essential information. With other widgets (such as Weather), you have information at your fingertips without having to open a web browser or other application.
That makes sense because some blog widgets, like MyBlogLog widget just gives you the essential info of the latest visitors to your blog, and you can connect to the MyBlogLog site (full-featured app) if you want to. Then, other widgets like clocks, chat widget, weather widget, etc. allow you to do something right there in the blog, without opening another application. (Mary Hillis)
Source: http://docs.
All those cool features that you see on the left bar of 'mydearstudents'
The question now is how to paste the code and whether you are allowed to modify it or not so as to change the size for example.
When you sign in to your blog which is what you have to do in order to post your messages, you go to the "dashboard". Here you can manage 3 things:
1. Posts 2. Settings 3. Layout
Click on “layout” and you'll be taken to the place where you can edit your page elements, Fonts and colors or even change the template (change how your blog looks)
You are under page elements and that's where you edit and add new things.
For example you copied the code for you slide show or for the hangman which will look like this:
<!--Hangman by TheFreeDictionary.
<div style="width:
<div style="font:
<style>
#Hangman {border:1px #DDB7BA solid;background-
</style>
<iframe id="Hangman" scrolling="no" width="100%" frameborder=
<div style="font:
Copy this code and paste it.
Where?
Good question.
Click on "add a page element"A new window opens: "add a new page element"Go to "HTML/JavaScript" and click on "add to Blog"
A new window opens
Under "title" write "Hangman" for example and under “content", paste the html code
This procedure can be repeated each time you obtain an html code from a provider of a widget or a feature that you want to add to your blog.
What add-ons are available for Blogger?
There are all sorts of things you can add to your blog to make it more entertaining, more useful, or just more added-on-to. You can add a guestbook, or a tagboard, or a hit counter, or any number of other things, even ones we haven't thought of. Read more
Cocomment (http://www.cocomment.com/) Learn more
Brainy Quotes (http://www.brainyquote.com)
These people have contributed widgets to our list: Jenny, Jennifer V., Monica A., Erika, Karim, Paul |