How to install 3rd party template in blogger



Blogger user should learn how to
upload and install the custom blogger template. At the time of creating a blog a default
Blogger template will be install automatically but we will get an option to
choose template. However newbies often don't like blogger default template
due to absence of new features. So they try to upload and install new
template for further use. Though Google Blogger is a free blogging platform but
we can find millions of free blogger templates for using into our blog.
Because of this blogger is very popular among zillions of people.

This tutorial is just for newbies.
IF you are a newly registered user then this tutorial is useful for you. There are 2 methods for Us to upload/Install a new Template. Assume that you have already downloaded your favorite blogger template in your pc. Generally blogger template has a file extention of .xml suppose a template name Blogger Theme its file name maybe blogger-theme.xml. So let’s
proceed to upload .xml file into your blog.


Method 1: Upload the blogger template through blogger

This is formal way to upload and install the blogger
template to blogger platform. You can do it by following this step:

Step 1 Sign in to your blogger account and go to blogger dashboard

Step 2 On Blogger Dashboard Click ->Template -> Backup/Restore (Top Right)

Step 3 Click Choose File button and from popup window select your template file

upload

Step 4 Find where the blogger template with .xml
extension file location. After selecting click on open button.

template file

Step 5   Then Click on Upload button.

backup

It will take less than 10 second to upload a template. After upload check your blog to see the new template.

Method 2: Upload the blogger template directly from Notepad

This method often required when we go for install a blogger
template. If you are already using a blogger template but wants to replace this
template with other new template. Sometime if we upload the new template over
old template then some widget code may rollover with new template.  Beside of this some template show error and
then you are unable to upload. So for installing blogger template with fresh
new code you can do it by follow below steps:

Step 1 Open the
XML file with a text editor (Notepad or something like that). You can simply select
the template file and right click on it after that select ->Open with ->Notepad.

notepad

Step 2 Then
select all text and copy (Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C in Window)

Step 3 Sign in to
your blogger account and go to blogger dashboard

Step 4 On Blogger
Dashboard Click ->Template ->Edit
HTML

edit HTML

Step 5 In Editor
HTML window, select all old code and paste the new code that you copied from
the Notepad into code field. Then,
click Save template.

You are done. You can use any
method that seems to you easiest. And remember that always take a backup of
older template before installing new template. However if you face any problem
then lets us know.

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