Friday, April 13, 2007

FREE Blogger Templates

We all know that it pays to be different especially when it comes to blogging. Everybody has their own styles and layouts and it's nice to see different blogs with cool designs. You can even learn and implement some of the styles and designs you see out there.

So I went around the internet to look for FREE blogger templates hoping that you guys can get creative out there. But before I give out the links, read my tips first before you start downloading your new template.

First and foremost, SAVE (very important here) your original layout just in case you need to change it back. You can do this by logging into your account and clicking on:


  • layout
  • edit html
  • Download Full Template (save it to where you can find it later. I usually just save it on my desktop)

If you have all kinds of scripts, codes and widgets on your "Page Elements" page, make sure you save those to Notepad because they might get deleted when you upload you new template. Trust me, I wish someone told me this before I changed mine.

Next, go to the template you want to download and "right click" on it and depending on the browser that you're using, you're gonna either use "save target as" or "save link as."

Save that template to where you can find it, like I said, it's better if you save it on your desktop that way it's easy to find.

Go back to your "Edit html" page and click on "Browse," look for your saved template, and click "upload"

Your new template should automatically show on your template page. If you saved your old template and you had scripts and widget codes in there, hopefully you know where they are located and just stick them on your new template. Click on "preview" and make sure you like how it looks. If you do, then just click "save template."

Go to your "Page Elements" page and copy and paste your old codes, java scripts and widgets once again. Preview your blog and save everything. That's it, congratulations!

Hopefully things turned out ok. Always make sure you preview your layout before saving it. And please, please, please, don't forget to save your old template!!!


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Enjoy!

 
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