Add A Pop Posts Gallery Merely Higher Upward Your Blogger Posts

The nearly pop spider web pattern tendency over concluding duo of years are horizontal sliding panels, likewise known equally sliders or carousels. One of the effective ways to growth the site usability too engage the user is to add together a pop posts gallery higher upward Blogger posts to display the nearly viewed 10 posts on your blog.

To run into it live, delight see the demo spider web log below.

Demo blog

Adding Popular Posts Gallery Above Blogger Posts

Before adding the Popular posts widget equally gallery inward Blogger, delight banknote that this widget is non fully compatible amongst all templates, hence it's recommended to brand a backup earlier making whatever changes inward your Blogger template.

Now, follow these steps:

1. Go to Dashboard, click "Template" > hitting the "Edit HTML" clitoris too click anywhere within the code expanse > press the CTRL + F keys to opened upward the Blogger search box.

2. Type or glue this tag within the search box:

]]></b:skin>

Note: you lot may convey to click the arrow adjacent to it, hence drive to uncovering ]]></b:skin> again.

3. Just above/before it, add together the next CSS:

#gallery{position:relative;margin:0 0 20px;height:126px;}
#gallery .belt{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;list-style-type:none}
#gallery .panel{float:left;margin:0px 10px 20px 0;width:84px;height:86px;background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtjSGtMXI_AQA2JqBFoNxGQ_6xHqCmDrhRhd-Q2ZHUxSGMufduwqEI6NowJtkXhyM8bi5chgCAJIDxBDjQeGrwn5kengHPCGbBEUFNelu056LUrXcK1MFszwqJxm_C_jK4X1ay4dxwiOP/s1600/bg-slider.png) bottom pump no-repeat;overflow:hidden}
#gallery .panel img{border:1px corporation #DDD;margin:7px 6px 6px;width:72px;height:72px;background:#FFF;padding:0px}

Note: modify the value inward reddish (126px) to conform the gallery height.

4. Now search the next tag:

</head>

5. Just above/before it, add together the script for the Popular Posts gallery too jQuery:

<script src='https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js' type='text/javascript'/><script type='text/javascript'>
//<![CDATA[
var stepcarousel={ajaxloadingmsg:'<div style="margin: 1em; font-weight: bold"><img src="ajaxloadr.gif" style="vertical-align: middle" /> Fetching Content. Please wait...</div>',defaultbuttonsfade:0.4,configholder:{},getCSSValue:function(val){return(val=="auto")?0:parseInt(val)},getremotepanels:function($,config){config.$belt.html(this.ajaxloadingmsg)
$.ajax({url:config.contenttype[1],async:true,error:function(ajaxrequest){config.$belt.html('Error fetching content.<br />Server Response: '+ajaxrequest.responseText)},success:function(content){config.$belt.html(content)
config.$panels=config.$gallery.find('.'+config.panelclass)
stepcarousel.alignpanels($,config)}})},getoffset:function(what,offsettype){return(what.offsetParent)?what[offsettype]+this.getoffset(what.offsetParent,offsettype):what[offsettype]},getCookie:function(Name){var re=new RegExp(Name+"=[^;]+","i");if(document.cookie.match(re))
provide document.cookie.match(re)[0].split("=")[1]
provide null},setCookie:function(name,value){document.cookie=name+"="+value},fadebuttons:function(config,currentpanel){config.$leftnavbutton.fadeTo('fast',currentpanel==0?this.defaultbuttonsfade:1)
config.$rightnavbutton.fadeTo('fast',currentpanel==config.lastvisiblepanel?this.defaultbuttonsfade:1)},addnavbuttons:function(config,currentpanel){config.$leftnavbutton=jQuery('<img src="'+config.defaultbuttons.leftnav[0]+'">').css({zIndex:50,position:'absolute',left:config.offsets.left+config.defaultbuttons.leftnav[1]+'px',top:config.offsets.top+config.defaultbuttons.leftnav[2]+'px',cursor:'hand',cursor:'pointer'}).attr({title:'Back '+config.defaultbuttons.moveby+' panels'}).appendTo('body')
config.$rightnavbutton=jQuery('<img src="'+config.defaultbuttons.rightnav[0]+'">').css({zIndex:50,position:'absolute',left:config.offsets.left+config.$gallery.get(0).offsetWidth+config.defaultbuttons.rightnav[1]+'px',top:config.offsets.top+config.defaultbuttons.rightnav[2]+'px',cursor:'hand',cursor:'pointer'}).attr({title:'Forward '+config.defaultbuttons.moveby+' panels'}).appendTo('body')
config.$leftnavbutton.bind('click',function(){stepcarousel.stepBy(config.galleryid,-config.defaultbuttons.moveby)})
config.$rightnavbutton.bind('click',function(){stepcarousel.stepBy(config.galleryid,config.defaultbuttons.moveby)})
if(config.panelbehavior.wraparound==false){this.fadebuttons(config,currentpanel)}
provide config.$leftnavbutton.add(config.$rightnavbutton)},stopautostep:function(config){clearTimeout(config.steptimer)
clearTimeout(config.resumeautostep)},alignpanels:function($,config){var paneloffset=0
config.paneloffsets=[paneloffset]
config.panelwidths=[]
config.$panels.each(function(index){var $currentpanel=$(this)
$currentpanel.css({float:'none',position:'absolute',left:paneloffset+'px'})
$currentpanel.bind('click',function(e){return config.onpanelclick(e.target)})
paneloffset+=stepcarousel.getCSSValue($currentpanel.css('marginRight'))+parseInt($currentpanel.get(0).offsetWidth||$currentpanel.css('width'))
config.paneloffsets.push(paneloffset)
config.panelwidths.push(paneloffset-config.paneloffsets[config.paneloffsets.length-2])})
config.paneloffsets.pop()
var addpanelwidths=0
var lastpanelindex=config.$panels.length-1
config.lastvisiblepanel=lastpanelindex
for(var i=config.$panels.length-1;i>=0;i--){addpanelwidths+=(i==lastpanelindex?config.panelwidths[lastpanelindex]:config.paneloffsets[i+1]-config.paneloffsets[i])
if(config.gallerywidth>addpanelwidths){config.lastvisiblepanel=i}}
config.$belt.css({width:paneloffset+'px'})
config.currentpanel=(config.panelbehavior.persist)?parseInt(this.getCookie(window[config.galleryid+"persist"])):0
config.currentpanel=(typeof config.currentpanel=="number"&&config.currentpanel<config.$panels.length)?config.currentpanel:0
if(config.currentpanel!=0){var endpoint=config.paneloffsets[config.currentpanel]+(config.currentpanel==0?0:config.beltoffset)
config.$belt.css({left:-endpoint+'px'})}
if(config.defaultbuttons.enable==true){var $navbuttons=this.addnavbuttons(config,config.currentpanel)
$(window).bind("load resize",function(){config.offsets={left:stepcarousel.getoffset(config.$gallery.get(0),"offsetLeft"),top:stepcarousel.getoffset(config.$gallery.get(0),"offsetTop")}
config.$leftnavbutton.css({left:config.offsets.left+config.defaultbuttons.leftnav[1]+'px',top:config.offsets.top+config.defaultbuttons.leftnav[2]+'px'})
config.$rightnavbutton.css({left:config.offsets.left+config.$gallery.get(0).offsetWidth+config.defaultbuttons.rightnav[1]+'px',top:config.offsets.top+config.defaultbuttons.rightnav[2]+'px'})})}
if(config.autostep&&config.autostep.enable){var $carouselparts=config.$gallery.add(typeof $navbuttons!="undefined"?$navbuttons:null)
$carouselparts.bind('click',function(){stepcarousel.stopautostep(config)
config.autostep.status="stopped"})
$carouselparts.hover(function(){stepcarousel.stopautostep(config)
config.autostep.hoverstate="over"},function(){if(config.steptimer&&config.autostep.hoverstate=="over"&&config.autostep.status!="stopped"){config.resumeautostep=setTimeout(function(){stepcarousel.autorotate(config.galleryid)
config.autostep.hoverstate="out"},500)}})
config.steptimer=setTimeout(function(){stepcarousel.autorotate(config.galleryid)},config.autostep.pause)}
this.statusreport(config.galleryid)
config.oninit()
config.onslideaction(this)},stepTo:function(galleryid,pindex){var config=stepcarousel.configholder[galleryid]
if(typeof config=="undefined"){alert("There's an fault amongst your gear upward of Carousel Viewer \""+galleryid+"\"!")
return}
stepcarousel.stopautostep(config)
var pindex=Math.min(pindex-1,config.paneloffsets.length-1)
var endpoint=config.paneloffsets[pindex]+(pindex==0?0:config.beltoffset)
if(config.panelbehavior.wraparound==false&&config.defaultbuttons.enable==true){this.fadebuttons(config,pindex)}
config.$belt.animate({left:-endpoint+'px'},config.panelbehavior.speed,function(){config.onslideaction(this)})
config.currentpanel=pindex
this.statusreport(galleryid)},stepBy:function(galleryid,steps){var config=stepcarousel.configholder[galleryid]
if(typeof config=="undefined"){alert("There's an fault amongst your gear upward of Carousel Viewer \""+galleryid+"\"!")
return}
stepcarousel.stopautostep(config)
var direction=(steps>0)?'forward':'back'
var pindex=config.currentpanel+steps
if(config.panelbehavior.wraparound==false){pindex=(direction=="back"&&pindex<=0)?0:(direction=="forward")?Math.min(pindex,config.lastvisiblepanel):pindex
if(config.defaultbuttons.enable==true){stepcarousel.fadebuttons(config,pindex)}}
else{if(pindex>config.lastvisiblepanel&&direction=="forward"){pindex=(config.currentpanel<config.lastvisiblepanel)?config.lastvisiblepanel:0}
else if(pindex<0&&direction=="back"){pindex=(config.currentpanel>0)?0:config.lastvisiblepanel}}
var endpoint=config.paneloffsets[pindex]+(pindex==0?0:config.beltoffset)
if(pindex==0&&direction=='forward'||config.currentpanel==0&&direction=='back'&&config.panelbehavior.wraparound==true){config.$belt.animate({left:-config.paneloffsets[config.currentpanel]-(direction=='forward'?100:-30)+'px'},'normal',function(){config.$belt.animate({left:-endpoint+'px'},config.panelbehavior.speed,function(){config.onslideaction(this)})})}
else
config.$belt.animate({left:-endpoint+'px'},config.panelbehavior.speed,function(){config.onslideaction(this)})
config.currentpanel=pindex
this.statusreport(galleryid)},autorotate:function(galleryid){var config=stepcarousel.configholder[galleryid]
if(config.$gallery.attr('_ismouseover')!="yes"){this.stepBy(galleryid,config.autostep.moveby)}
config.steptimer=setTimeout(function(){stepcarousel.autorotate(galleryid)},config.autostep.pause)},statusreport:function(galleryid){var config=stepcarousel.configholder[galleryid]
var startpoint=config.currentpanel
var visiblewidth=0
for(var endpoint=startpoint;endpoint<config.paneloffsets.length;endpoint++){visiblewidth+=config.panelwidths[endpoint]
if(visiblewidth>config.gallerywidth){break}}
startpoint+=1
endpoint=(endpoint+1==startpoint)?startpoint:endpoint
var valuearray=[startpoint,endpoint,config.panelwidths.length]
for(var i=0;i<config.statusvars.length;i++){window[config.statusvars[i]]=valuearray[i]
config.$statusobjs[i].text(valuearray[i]+" ")}},setup:function(config){document.write('<style type="text/css">\n#'+config.galleryid+'{overflow: hidden;}\n</style>')
jQuery(document).ready(function($){config.$gallery=$('#'+config.galleryid)
config.gallerywidth=config.$gallery.width()
config.offsets={left:stepcarousel.getoffset(config.$gallery.get(0),"offsetLeft"),top:stepcarousel.getoffset(config.$gallery.get(0),"offsetTop")}
config.$belt=config.$gallery.find('.'+config.beltclass)
config.$panels=config.$gallery.find('.'+config.panelclass)
config.panelbehavior.wraparound=(config.autostep&&config.autostep.enable)?true:config.panelbehavior.wraparound
config.onpanelclick=(typeof config.onpanelclick=="undefined")?function(target){}:config.onpanelclick
config.onslideaction=(typeof config.onslide=="undefined")?function(){}:function(beltobj){$(beltobj).stop();config.onslide()}
config.oninit=(typeof config.oninit=="undefined")?function(){}:config.oninit
config.beltoffset=stepcarousel.getCSSValue(config.$belt.css('marginLeft'))
config.statusvars=config.statusvars||[]
config.$statusobjs=[$('#'+config.statusvars[0]),$('#'+config.statusvars[1]),$('#'+config.statusvars[2])]
config.currentpanel=0
stepcarousel.configholder[config.galleryid]=config
if(config.contenttype[0]=="ajax"&&typeof config.contenttype[1]!="undefined")
stepcarousel.getremotepanels($,config)
else
stepcarousel.alignpanels($,config)})
jQuery(window).bind('unload',function(){if(config.panelbehavior.persist){stepcarousel.setCookie(window[config.galleryid+"persist"],config.currentpanel)}
jQuery.each(config,function(ai,oi){oi=null})
config=null})}}
//]]>
</script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
//<![CDATA[
stepcarousel.setup({
galleryid: "gallery",
beltclass: "belt",
panelclass: "panel",
autostep: {enable:true, moveby:1, pause:5000},
panelbehavior: {speed:800, wraparound:true, persist:true},
defaultbuttons: {enable: true, moveby: 2, leftnav: ["https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3_nR-9G_nVJ7C73vGp8iDaw7ZySU8io00fQ0mJgPe-ykzeKM_xRNe0JZt8YeZW2rKI_oDZKY5RHOqqCRN2yZKQXjHpq7gcq0RCgx-CnhH9QBUX-na6xfKoc_qnlfdKYK3MvldVK95RxZ/s1600/prev.png", -40, 25], rightnav: ["https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-heXmbKDOYL4z9yU-tVSZdeqeCY8GgqGNiDeM6489sDzD_Wha9Z2LuiAm0PdaTpF4VcUd4rWz-LJ-nRhogRnjYUT63COqQRSrqva35F2dC-ulw14lrimsLntG323d36Z-TiLzcElYYEam/s1600/next.png", -10, 25]},
contenttype: ["external"]
})
//]]>
</script>

Now that nosotros added the scripts to brand our gallery work, let's add together the HTML of the Popular Posts widget higher upward the Blogger posts.

6. Search this line:

<b:section class='main' id='main' name='Main' showaddelement='yes'>

Note: If you lot can't uncovering it, search this one:

<b:section class='main' id='main' name='Main' showaddelement='no'>

7. Just below it, add together the next code:

<b:widget id='PopularPosts281' locked='false' title='Popular Posts' type='PopularPosts'>
<b:includable id='main'>
<b:if cond='data:blog.url == data:blog.homepageUrl'>
<div style='margin:20px 0;'>
  <div id='gallery'>
   <ul class='belt'>
    <b:loop values='data:posts' var='post'>
     <li class='panel'>
      <b:if cond='data:showThumbnails == &quot;false&quot;'>
       <b:if cond='data:showSnippets == &quot;false&quot;'>
        <a expr:href='data:post.href' expr:title='data:post.title' rel='bookmark'><data:post.title/></a>
       <b:else/>
        <div class='item-title'>
         <a expr:href='data:post.href' expr:title='data:post.title' rel='bookmark'><data:post.title/></a>
        </div>
        <div class='item-snippet'>
         <data:post.snippet/>
        </div>
       </b:if>
      <b:else/>
       <a expr:href='data:post.href' expr:title='data:post.title' rel='bookmark'>
        <b:if cond='data:post.thumbnail'>
         <img expr:alt='data:post.title' expr:src='data:post.thumbnail'/>
        <b:else/>
         <img alt='no image' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83MtamDHzva8sIr9VwOYwyxapq7uZnDTIFtiU4hnMqteIq1ivwoQ9TNN-8LEpszvpAMHP0JqM5ZWSalIRpp5NRGKAP0ovFBmhxf9XdhHuj8-jMTiPgNCrMfZ3sgs6AlpLrFGko5pm2EcP/s1600/no-image.PNG'/>
        </b:if>
       </a>
      </b:if>
     </li>
    </b:loop>
   </ul>
  </div></div></b:if>
 </b:includable>
</b:widget>

Note: Delete the lines inward bluish if you lot desire this widget to live displayed inward posts pages, equally well.

8. Preview your template too if everything is OK, press the 'Save Template'.  Now you're done adding the Popular Posts Gallery! Just sentiment your spider web log too run into it alive higher upward the Blogger posts.