[Dummies Guide to Google Blogger Beta] Interchanging Templates and Layouts in...
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Aug 3, 2007, 2:16:53 AM8/3/07
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The advent of the new version of Blogger introduced the term Layout instead of Template for the new blogs. If you had started a blog in the old Blogger then you had a template. The new version of Blogger migrated your blog while retaining the old template. You then had the option to upgrade to the new layouts or keep to the old template.
The new Layouts are responsible for the new features in Blogger and since they require dynamic publishing cannot be used on ftp blogs. Old timers prefer to stay with what they know best and can edit easily like the old HTML templates. Newbies on the other hand love the Labels and new Archives features of the Layouts which enable them to categorize posts easily. However those wishing to interchange easily between Templates and Layouts are stumped. Here are some diagrams to help these Blogger users..............
If you start a new blog now you automatically get a new Layout for your blog. Layout is a term used to refer to the Graphical User Interface Blogger has introduced to enable bloggers to edit the template using click and drag rather than making changes to the XHTML code of the template. Here is a Web definition for "Layouts" :
Put visual elements into a pleasing and readable arrangement.
To access this login to your Blogger dashboard and click on Layout link next to your blog name. This will open the Page Elements subtab of Template tab where you can see all the sections of your blog and can drag and drop widgets to wherever you want. You can also add other widgets to any section of your blog from this page.
However there are some who wish to use Classic Blogger (HTML) templates. These people have to first revert to classic template in their blog and then load the classic template they wish to use. To do this login to Dashboard and click on Layout. Then click on Edit Html subtab of Template tab. Scroll down to end of this page below the template box. There you will see a "Revert to Classic Template" link. Click that link and your blog will revert to classic template. See picture below
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Follow the instruction on the left to revert to classic template. If you wish you can download this diagram and use it as a flash card to remind you of the method. Just right click the picture and choose 'Save Image as' to save it to your disk.
If you attempt to paste a HTML template into the new Blogger layout you will get an error message :
Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please
make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
Error messages in Blogger Templates explains the error messages and their correction.
Those people who wish to take advantage of new Blogger features like Labels should upgrade from classic template. To do this login to Dashboard and click on Template for your blog. Then click on Customize Design subtab. This page contains the Upgrade link to upgrade blog to Layouts. See picture below :
Follow the route on the left to upgrade to layout. You can steal the above graphic to keep as a reference.
Remember the two : HTML templates and XHTML/XML layouts are incompatible with each other and do not try and paste one into another.
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Posted By vin to Dummies Guide to Google Blogger Beta at 8/03/2007 10:53:00 AM
The new Layouts are responsible for the new features in Blogger and since they require dynamic publishing cannot be used on ftp blogs. Old timers prefer to stay with what they know best and can edit easily like the old HTML templates. Newbies on the other hand love the Labels and new Archives features of the Layouts which enable them to categorize posts easily. However those wishing to interchange easily between Templates and Layouts are stumped. Here are some diagrams to help these Blogger users..............
If you start a new blog now you automatically get a new Layout for your blog. Layout is a term used to refer to the Graphical User Interface Blogger has introduced to enable bloggers to edit the template using click and drag rather than making changes to the XHTML code of the template. Here is a Web definition for "Layouts" :
Put visual elements into a pleasing and readable arrangement.
To access this login to your Blogger dashboard and click on Layout link next to your blog name. This will open the Page Elements subtab of Template tab where you can see all the sections of your blog and can drag and drop widgets to wherever you want. You can also add other widgets to any section of your blog from this page.
However there are some who wish to use Classic Blogger (HTML) templates. These people have to first revert to classic template in their blog and then load the classic template they wish to use. To do this login to Dashboard and click on Layout. Then click on Edit Html subtab of Template tab. Scroll down to end of this page below the template box. There you will see a "Revert to Classic Template" link. Click that link and your blog will revert to classic template. See picture below
:
Follow the instruction on the left to revert to classic template. If you wish you can download this diagram and use it as a flash card to remind you of the method. Just right click the picture and choose 'Save Image as' to save it to your disk.
If you attempt to paste a HTML template into the new Blogger layout you will get an error message :
Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please
make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
Error messages in Blogger Templates explains the error messages and their correction.
UPGRADE TO LAYOUTS
Those people who wish to take advantage of new Blogger features like Labels should upgrade from classic template. To do this login to Dashboard and click on Template for your blog. Then click on Customize Design subtab. This page contains the Upgrade link to upgrade blog to Layouts. See picture below :
Follow the route on the left to upgrade to layout. You can steal the above graphic to keep as a reference.
Remember the two : HTML templates and XHTML/XML layouts are incompatible with each other and do not try and paste one into another.
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Posted By vin to Dummies Guide to Google Blogger Beta at 8/03/2007 10:53:00 AM
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