Friday, March 24, 2006

Installing a new template in Blogger

Because there are questions about how to install a new template in Blogger here's a Quick Guide:

Download the desired template

Right-click on the download link (that is [download] or [.txt]) and choose 'Save Link As ...' (or 'Save Target As ...')



Save your current template first

Chances are you have coded several additions in your current template.
So first you should save the old template somewhere.

Blogger Dashboard > Template > Edit current



Select ('Ctrl A'), Copy ('Ctrl C') and Paste ('Ctrl V') the template code in a file.

Install the new template

Open the saved new (tb_b_20060122_black.txt or whatever) template file .
Select, Copy and Paste the new code in the Template Edit Window.

If you have any addition you want in the new template, you should copy them from the old one.
Activate the new template (Save Template Changes)



Then choose Republish (You must Republish your blog to see the changes) ... and you are done!