HTML To Fix The Fonts Not Loading

This info should help those that are having issues with the fonts not loading on some templates.

There is an issue with several Google fonts, adding the code below to the < head > section of your blog will solve it

< link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Dancing+Script" rel="stylesheet" / >


The code from the Google Fonts page itself isn't accepted by the editor, it's missing an end tag
(highlited in red above).


Mishka
Official Blog*Star/Blogger TC
Testing Blogger

CSS For Changing The Wording Of The Commentor

This code worked for me in at least one of my blogs for adding "said:" to the comment after the user's name...I image you could change it to whatever word you wanted. This was only tested on regular templates, not the dynamic views.

Thanks to Yoboy for figuring this out for me.

.comments .comments-content .user:after{
content: " said: " !important;
}
.comments .comments-content .icon.user:after{
content: "said: " !important;
font-size: 0px !important;
}

Mishka
Official Blog*Star/Blogger TC
Testing Blogger

CSS For Removing Message From Label Pages

Putting this here for reference for myself...works great in the two blogs I applied it to.

.status-msg-wrap{
display: none;
}

 

Thanks to Yoboy and his Southern Speakers blog for this info.

Mishka
Official Blog*Star/Blogger TC
Testing Blogger

CSS For Centering Pages Gadget

This code seemed to work on both the Simple and Awesome templates. I didn't test it on any others. Obviously the px have to be adjusted depending on the overall widths used on the template and the backgrounds have to be adjusted if they are colored differently from the main background.

This is mostly for my own info so I can find it quickly to reference other users to. Thanks to Yoboy for posting it in a comment on his blog.

#PageList1 ul{
width: 500px !important;
margin: auto !important;
display: block !important;
}

Mishka
Official Blog*Star/Blogger TC
Testing Blogger

Answer Text For Template Designer Malfunction

Just thought I would post this here to use for later.

Make sure to back up your template before making any changes.

You need to have the mobile template enabled before trying these fixes...and if you are using Amazon Affiliates, you can't use the mobile template and still be meeting their TOS requirements.

NOTE: If you do not have the mobile template enabled at the beginning of this process, I highly recommend trying to enable it, and then just trying to reinstall your current template (from the backup you made a few minutes ago)....this might keep you from having to do all your customizations over again if it just the mobile template issue causing your problem.

We have been told that this is due to customizations in your blog template that are conflicting with the platform and causing the template designer to malfunction. There are several options for clearing this up, some only have to do a few, and some need to do all and more to get it working again.

1. Use the remove customizations link on the template area of your blog
2. Use the revert widgets to default link on the edit html portion of the template area of your blog.

These are not a cure all...and in some cases, they will not be enough, but they are what you should start with as they are the least invasive way to get the Template Designer working. If they don't work, you can try a fresh template. Switching templates off the bat isn't the way to go since moving from template to template generally doesn't reset gadgets or remove html customizations.

Mishka
Official Blog*Star/Blogger TC
Testing Blogger

CSS For Removing Author and Timestamp in Dynamics

Thanks to Yoboy for this info. Unfortunately we can't do it on the feed but at least we can get rid of it on the template itself.

I wanted to post this here for my own reference and then for anyone else that might need it.

.publish-info{
display: none !important;
}

Mishka
Official Blog*Star/Blogger TC
Testing Blogger

Background Image Work Around HTML

This is a reference post for helping users force a template to accept a new background while the platform is broken.

Obviously some of the values might be different due to settings for the background and spaces put in to make this show would have to be removed, but this at least gives me a spot to look for in the template.

< Variable name ="body.background" description = "Body Background" type = "background"
color = "#EEEEEE" default = "$(color) none repeat scroll top left" value = "#ffffff url(http://i564.photobucket.com/albums/ss90/yoboy7/mastercopy-1.png) no-repeat fixed top center "/>

Mishka
Official Blog*Star/Blogger TC
Testing Blogger

Side by Side Images Option

Just thought this might be helpful to know. Images have to be small enough to fit side by side or then sizing comes into play.

<br /> If you want to put the images side by side, simply put them all under the same div tag<br /> <br /> < div style="text-align: center"><br /> <a href="imageurl"><img src="imageurl"></a><br /> <a href="imageurl"><img src="imageurl"></a><br /> <a href="imageurl"><img src="imageurl"></a><br /> < /div><br />

Remove all break tags. Space was added to div tag.

Mishka
Official Blog*Star/Blogger TC
Testing Blogger

Conditional Tag for Home Page Only

Just wanted to note this for reference.

<br /> <b:if cond='data:blog.url == data:blog.homepageUrl'><br />

Mishka
Official Blog*Star/Blogger TC
Testing Blogger

Basic HTML for Removing Sidebar on Page

<br /> <b:if cond='data:blog.url == "Blog Page URL"'><br /> <style> .column-right-outer{ display: none; } .post-outer{ width: 925px; } </style><br /> </b:if>

Remove any double quotations marks.

Mishka
Official Blog*Star/Blogger TC
Testing Blogger

Basic HTML for Image Table

<br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center"><tr> <td>Image1</td><td>Image2</td><td>Image3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Image4</td><td>Image5</td><td>Image6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Image7</td><td>Image8</td><td>Image9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Image10</td><td>Image11</td><td>Image12</td> </tr> </table>

Remove all double quotation marks.


Mishka
Official Blog*Star/Blogger TC
Testing Blogger

FAQ: My Comment Link Is Not Working

Comments can have several different issues come up. This thread addresses those times when a user has enabled comments in the blog settings but can't get the link to work properly. This thread does not address problems related to the different styles of comments and issue that they might cause.

Check to make sure the comments are turned on in all three places:
1. On the post options below the post editing window in the post editor
2. On the layout page, if you click on the edit link on the post box (the big one in the middle)
3. On the comments page in your blog settings.

If you have turned all on and cleared your cache and cookies and reloaded the page and they still don't show up, then you might have corrupt blog post widget and Bonnie (another Top Contributor) has a fix for that on her blog that is very easy to follow.

http://howcanidothat.blogspot.com/2007/08/resetting-blog-widget.html

Mishka
Official Blog*Star
Testing Blogger

FAQ: I Have a Third Party Template That Isn't Working Right, What Do I Do?

Blogger doesn't provide any kind of technical support for third party templates. If you decide to use one, you are at the mercy of the developer and volunteers here that might be willing to lend a hand. You should be very careful when adding third party templates and gadgets to your blog as some have been known to contain malware that has gotten more than a few blogs deleted.

Make sure the developer you are using is someone that you trust or that they have their templates certified. Third party templates and gadgets you find on the web (even those listed on Google Gadgets) are not guaranteed by Blogger to be functional or reliable.

If you do wish to get help from a volunteer here, you will need to be specific in what problem your template or gadget is having and what things you have already tried as well as listing any other pertinent information you would to report any other kind of problem with your blog (url, browser, what steps you have already taken...etc).

Mishka
Official Blog*Star
Testing Blogger