Embed Google Custom Search on Blogspot Blog

Wondering how to embed google custom search engine in your blogspot blog? it's easy if you have an google adsense account. just setup an adsense for search, copy the code and paste it in your blog. So simple isn't it? but how can i do if i don't have an adsense? Well, blogspot have it, guy's. but it still on the blogger draft. or in a simple way it's still in Beta. am i right? you can use it from directly blogger draft. Now i'll show you to do that.

Step By Step to install google custom search on your blog :

1. Log in to http://draft.blogger.com/

2. Go to Layout >> Page Elements >> Add gadget >> Choose where you want to put it.

3. Add gadget Popup will appear and choose Search Box.


4. Configure it. Give it a title and choose how do it work. Don't forget to save it.


5. View your blog and you'll see it there.


That's all. Happy blogging.

XML Template Installation For Newbie

Today, i'll try to show how to install new blogger xml template for your blogspot blog. Remember this tutorial for newbie only. If you're an expert in blogger then you don't need this annoying tutorial. ^^

Okay let's step ahead my friends.

Step By Step blogspot XML template Installation :
1. Download your xml template. Usually most of the download source zipped the file. So you need to unzip it or unrar. It's the same. >>


2. Sign in to your blogger account.

3. Backup your widgets and copy all the widget code, like google adsense code, recent comment, or link list to NotePad or similiar program.

4. Go to Layout >> Edit HTML >> Expand Widget Templates
Before uploading new templates, you must download your old template to your PC to avoid if any error happened. download your old template by clicking Download Full Template


5. Browse your new templates and upload it.


5. After that a message will appear that your widget are about to deleted. Just ignore it since you already backup your old template. See step 3.

6. And all done. you will see your new template.

Tips : sometimes if you upload your new templates and follow the step above, you'll still see any error happened. To fix this just try it again. If still error then try to logout, clear your browser cookies and cache and login and upload it again.

Have any problem then you can leave a comment. Happy blogging.

How to add Social Bookmarking tool below every post?

Want to spreads your content across the Web network by making it easier for your visitors to bookmark and share it with other people, again... and again... and again. But don't know how to do that? then There are much service offering bookmarking tool and you can add it to your blogspot blog in a simple way. Example like Addthis.com and the other is ShareThis.com. In this case i'll try to show you how to add addthis button in the end of every post in your blogspot blog.

Step By Step!
1. Register with addthis.com and get your blog button(New or Older Blogger).
Remember if you want to add a addthis button in every post then you must take the code for Blog Button (New or Older Blogger) not the code for Blog Post Button (New Blogger).

2. Go to your Layout >> Edit HTML >> Expand widget Template
Find code below

<!-- quickedit pencil -->
<b:include data='post' name='postQuickEdit'/>
</span></p>

3. Paste your Blog Button (New or Older Blogger) code below that and save it.

Done. Every template has a unique style so you must take experience to try this.
Happy Blogging.