I’m very pleased to announce the release of WP-Polaroid for Blogger! This template is full of cool features and took me a long time to convert from the original WordPress theme (by Adii) so I hope you appreciate it. :-)

This template is very popular with WordPress users and for good reason. It’s stylish, nicely laid out, and very web 2.0. Not only that, it’s also got the following sidebar page elements built in. You just need to configure them (follow the directions below) in order for them to work properly.

* Flickr photo slideshow area where you can display your personal or random pictures
* Mybloglog recent blog readers section (you’ll need a mybloglog account)
* Three 125×125 ad spots to help you make money from your blog
* Recent posts list
* Recent comments list
* Two sidebar link lists
* Page navigation links in the header
* RSS feeds for your posts and comments
* A header spot to display your personal photo

Make sure to read through all the steps below in order for the template to function on your blog properly. I tried to make it as simple for you as possible by using the Page Elements instead of embedded code but if you have any questions, please post them below. I usually get back to everyone within 24 hours so please be patient!

Also, please be aware that in order to correctly setup this template you’ll need to be comfortable with editing the template code as well as some experience with photo editing software (see step #9). I’d hate for you to spend a bunch of time trying to get this template working only to hit a road block towards the end.

WP-Polaroid Blogger Installation

Now I’m going to be honest with you before we begin. When you use this template you’ll most likely have to wipe out all your existing page elements and start from scratch. Not only is this easiest but it also gives you a clean slate. Now this isn’t always the case but I just wanted to warn you upfront. You might even want to setup a new blog within Blogger to test this template out before you really start using it. It’s easy to do — just go to your Blogger dashboard (top right corner link) and “create new blog”. Think of it as a testing area before clobbering your existing blog. Another option is to try and backup your existing page elements which is explained in my “How to Install a Blogger XML Template” article.

Disclaimer: I am not responsible if you mess up your Blogger site. This template and set of instructions is free but does not come with any sort of warranty. I’m sure you already realize this but I just wanted to cover my butt regardless. (this is the fine print)

The following 10 steps assume you’ve installed the new WP-Polaroid Blogger template and are now ready to configure the page elements. If you had trouble installing the template, try applying it a second time and saving. Blogger is buggy and that’s actually what I had to do when setting up a demo blog for this writeup (Update - you might want to start with step #10 and then come back to step #1 since it involves editing the actual template code before setting up the page elements).

You can also download the original Photoshop .psd from Adii’s site if you’d like to modify the images. He also provides some steps on setting up the template but for WordPress only.

Open your blog site in a new browser window so you can see how it currently looks. I’ve put some placeholder text in some areas (which we’ll replace in the steps below) to give you an idea as to how it’s supposed to look. Now in a separate browser window, head on over to “Template” =>”Page Elements” and we’ll start setting up your new Blogger template.

Step #1 - Configure the Header Page Elements

First we’re going to customize the header and we’ll start with the Header-Text-Box-Left page element which you can see marked with a red square in the image.

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Medieval, parchment, and scroll blogger templates seem to be very popular these days so we’ve taken the liberty to find another great one called Aspire. This three-column Blogger template comes dressed up with all the goodies a knight of the round table would want for his blog. You get a search box, recent posts and comments widgets, a custom built date stamp for each post, and more.

In order to get the recent posts and recent comments widgets working, you’ll need to read “How to setup your recent posts and comments” post.

Not to worry, all the images are hosted via our Pro Photobucket account so you won’t experience the “End of the month blogger blues” which happens to thousands of Google Blogspot Bloggers every month.

The dynamic date on each post is handled by a custom written javascript function which is embedded into the template as well. Most other templates you download link to an external .js file so at any point the date might stop working on your blog.

If you like this template you might also enjoy the Parchment Blogger template as well.

Thanks to Info Creek for designing this great theme and also porting it over to the new xml Blogger template for you Blogspot users!
Revision History

4/13/08 - Fixed individual post date so it is center aligned in the date box. Also added new demo site, fixed the layout blogger screen, and added several cool widgets.

5/17/08 - Fixed the “next” and “previous” posts buttons at the bottom of the page. If you downloaded this template prior to this date you can easily fix it yourself. Just search your template code for “.navigation” and then remove the “position:absolute;” entry. Thanks to Allen for finding the bug.

Want to make your blog stand out from the crowd? I recommend giving your newly downloaded Blogger template a unique and personalized look. Read our Free Blogger Header Images article and find yourself a great custom header image!

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Without a doubt, this is by far the best free WordPress theme I’ve yet to come across. Created by Arun Kale, the theme was developed based on a user survey about the features needed in a magazine like WordPress theme. It’s very powerful and setup like a newspaper or magazine.

This theme requires some work or rather creativity from your part too, to utilize it’s full potential. You need to create your own header image, latest post images etc. Don’t be surprised at how vanilla it looks once you install it. Take some time and read through the author’s release notes to understand how to best setup everything.
Basic Usage

Once the theme is activated, the first thing you need to do is to create two categories called ‘Asides‘ and ‘Featured’. After that’s done, your home page will be displayed correctly.

Also, for the best results, please disable the visual rich text editor from the Users > Your Profile page in your WordPress administration panel.

The theme also requires some plugins (not mandatory) to enable the extended functionalities.
Plugins Recommended

* Customizable Comment Listings
* WP-Email
* WP-Print

These plugins are all included in the download file but might need to be updated to the latest version. Be sure to check after you install in your plugins area.

Important Note: If you’re running WordPress 2.3+, you’ll want to make a fix to a part of the code. You can find the details here.

To read a more detailed review of the WordPress theme, check out themecritic.com’s nicely done The Morning After review.

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Revolution Pro Media is user friendly, customizable theme that is an ideal solution for online newspapers and online magazines. It’s a great WordPress premium theme which instantly adds a professional look to your blog. The Revolution Pro Media theme is optimized for SEO and for video embedding (thus the name pro media).

In my opinion, it’s worth spending the $80 and buying this template (or one of the other premium WordPress themes). I’ve personally purchased a few myself and was very happy doing so. Not only did it almost instantly give my site a professional look, it also freed up my time for web site strategy vs design.

Check out the live demo by clicking on the link to the right. You’ll get a much better feel as to how this template would fit in with your current site structure.

Payment Information

All payments are done through E-Junkie.com which provides a digital delivery of your purchase within minutes after your payment has cleared.

License Information

Single-Use License - This package is for the person who intends on using this theme on a single website. Included in this package, is the full theme with all of its features and modules.

Multiple-Use License - This package is for the person who intends on using this theme on multiple websites.

If you have any questions regarding this Premium WordPress theme, please contact the author directly. eBlog Templates only provides a free theme listing service and support is handled directly by the seller. If you have any general comments, feel free to leave them below.

All purchasers of a theme will receive lifetime access to updates for that theme at no additional cost.

Thanks to Brian Gardner for creating such a nice WordPress premium theme!

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Over the last few months we’ve been following a growing trend towards “premium” WordPress themes which are designed by freelancers and design agencies. Flash News is one of the more recently released high quality magazine-style Premium WordPress Themes. Not only does it have a stunning and functional layout, but the quality of the code and template itself are well worth the price.

Everyone wants a unique, low cost, high-quality WordPress theme but obtaining all those requirements in one theme is hard, if not impossible. The good news is you can purchase this theme for under $100 and you’ll instantly stand out from the crowd. I love the video and jQuery carousel features on the homepage as well as the well placed banner randomizer system.
Features Include

* Integrated “Premium News Options” to change color schemes, homepage layout etc.
* Featured Posts Carousel Panel using jQuery to scroll between next and previous posts
* Integrated aside / sideblog section within the sidebar of the theme (optional)
* Built-in Video Player to publish your YouTube (or other flash-based videos) easily and seamlessly on your homepage
* Integrated Banner Management script to display randomized banner ads of your choice site-wide
* Suckerfish Category Menu’s (Dropdown Menu’s)
* Different background colors available (See the examples: Black, Brown, Dark Blue, Grey, Light Blue and Pink)
* And all the other standard WordPress functions
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All payments are done through E-Junkie.com which provides a digital delivery of your purchase within minutes after your payment has cleared.
License Information

Single-Use License - This package is for the person who intends on using this theme on a single website. Included in this package, is the full theme with all of its features and modules. The credit link is not required to stay in tact.

Developer’s License - This package is for the person who intends on using this theme on multiple websites. Included in this package, is the full theme with all of its features and modules. Also included in this theme is the fully layered Photoshop file to assist you when customizing the theme. The credit link is not required to stay in tact.

Release Date: 12 February 2008
Design Credit: Magnus Jepson
Coding Credit: Adii

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Introducing the latest and greatest premium WordPress theme series from Adii. Live Wire Style is just one of three included in this release and also comes in a total of four colors. You get red, orange, blue, and purple.

This theme is very unique and can be used for any sort of blog or website. It’s the new magazine-style layout and it comes with two different homepage layouts so you can choose which one suits your site best.
live wire style color options

I really love all the designs that Adii has done. His work is high quality craftsmanship and underlying code will provide you with a solid design base and a ton of exceptional features. It’s also setup to run several different banner ads so you can make additional money from private ad sponsorships.If you’re looking to spend a little money to buy a great WordPress theme then this is a great one to buy. Gotta love all the features and layout for less than $100.
Features Include

* Automatic Image Resizer
* Custom Page Templates for Archives, Sitemap & Image Gallery
* Built-in Gravatar Support for Authors & Comments
* Author Profiles & Archives
* Featured news section
* Video Panel (for use with Flash videos)
* Navigation Dropdown Menu’s
* Sidebar Tabbed Box
* 2 different homepage layouts (featured section)
* Widgetized sidebars
* Integrated Banner Ad Management (easily switch this on / off)
* Integrated Flickr & Feedburner

Payment Information

All payments are done through E-Junkie.com which provides a digital delivery of your purchase within minutes after your payment has cleared.

License Information

Single-Use License - This package is for the person who intends on using this theme on a single website. Included in this package, is the full theme with all of its features and modules. The credit link is not required to stay in tact.

Live Wire Package ($149.95) - This package contains all three of the above themes and allows you to use the Live Wire Theme on 2 websites (domains) concurrently. The credit link is not required to stay in tact.

Developer’s License - This package is for the person who intends on using this theme on multiple websites. Included in this package, is the full theme with all of its features and modules. Also included in this theme is the fully layered Photoshop file to assist you when customizing the theme. The credit link is not required to stay in tact.

Release Date: 20 March 2008
Credit: Adii & Mark Forrester

The Live Wire themes are trend setters so you can be assured of only the best when you purchase this theme!

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This blogger template is converted from a WordPress Theme called FTW, created by Flisterz from flisterz.com. It’s got lots of cool features such as a calendar image for each post. The best part is you don’t need to link to other sites with Javascript or change any urls to make it work. We at eBlog Templates have done all the work for you so this feature just works right out of the box!

The search form has been embedded, so the only thing you need to set is just the menu on the top right. You’ll want to edit the code and look for the following section to edit the tabbed menu items:

The only items you want to tinker with are the “Contact Us” and “About Us” list items. You can of course add more but don’t change the “Home” or “RSS Feed” tabs because they are automatically setup.

There’s also a cool “Ads” widget which defaults to our Google AdSense ads. The widget is a html text box so once you plugin your ad code, our default code will disappear. We didn’t want a big empty space to appear on your blog and it’s better to show an example instead of nothing!

All the images are hosted using our Pro Photobucket account (unlimited bandwidth) so your images will work all the time unlike other sites that offer this same template!

Thanks to Jack Supit for converting this template into the new xml Blogger format.

Want to make your blog stand out from the crowd? I recommend giving your newly downloaded Blogger template a unique and personalized look. Read our Free Blogger Header Images article and find yourself a great custom header image!

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Revolution Pro Media is user friendly, customizable theme that is an ideal solution for online newspapers and online magazines. It’s a great WordPress premium theme which instantly adds a professional look to your blog. The Revolution Pro Media theme is optimized for SEO and for video embedding (thus the name pro media).

In my opinion, it’s worth spending the $80 and buying this template (or one of the other premium WordPress themes). I’ve personally purchased a few myself and was very happy doing so. Not only did it almost instantly give my site a professional look, it also freed up my time for web site strategy vs design.

Check out the live demo by clicking on the link to the right. You’ll get a much better feel as to how this template would fit in with your current site structure.

Payment Information
All payments are done through E-Junkie.com which provides a digital delivery of your purchase within minutes after your payment has cleared.

License Information
Single-Use License - This package is for the person who intends on using this theme on a single website. Included in this package, is the full theme with all of its features and modules.

Multiple-Use License - This package is for the person who intends on using this theme on multiple websites.

If you have any questions regarding this Premium WordPress theme, please contact the author directly. eBlog Templates only provides a free theme listing service and support is handled directly by the seller. If you have any general comments, feel free to leave them below.

All purchasers of a theme will receive lifetime access to updates for that theme at no additional cost.

Thanks to Brian Gardner for creating such a nice WordPress premium theme!

If you have any questions regarding this Premium WordPress theme, please contact the author directly. eBlog Templates only provides a free theme listing service and support is handled directly by the seller. If you have any general comments, feel free to leave them below.

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This beautiful Apple OS knock off new Blogger template is awesome. Not only does it look and feel just like you’re using a Mac, but it’s quite functional as well. It includes the original really cool drag & drop sidebar feature which allows you to rearrange the order of your sidebar in a dynamic fun way (check out the demo and try it yourself). It also includes the FeedIt widget which shows real-time live traffic to your site.

This template also comes with a top AdSense link unit which is a great spot to make money with your blog. Make sure you have a Google AdSense account and then you’ll need to modify the template code and replace the AdSense code with your own.

So if you’ve got the iPhone, iTouch, iPod, iMac, and all the other amazing Apple products, this template has your name all over it. Now you can have your own iBlog template!

I love the silver and white modules with the icons and the tabs. Speaking of tabs, if you want to add some you’ll need to edit the “top tabs” page element within Blogger. It’s easy to do though since it’s a link list. That means you don’t need to go muck around in the template code to add/remove new tabs. A cool feature added by eBlog Templates.

The date box on each post is a bonus feature as well. If the date doesn’t show up when you first install it, you’ll have to make a small change in your Blogger settings. Go to “Settings” => “Formatting” => “Timestamp Format” and change it to this format: Saturday, February 09, 2008. That should make the date feature work.

Another additional widget included in this Apple iTheme template is the “recent posts” widget. You’ll need to plug in your rss feed to get it to work though. Just copy the entire rss feed url and paste it in the widget.

The original design was done by N.Design Studio and ported over to Blogger by BlackQuanta.

Update (3/3/08) - Blogger recently made a change to their xml parser which caused this template to break (no div tags in the head error message). It has since been fixed so please download it again if you don’t have a working version.

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Are you an animal lover especially for cats or kittens? If so, then this is the ideal Blogger template for you. This cute and fuzzy blog skin comes with four furballs of love that sleep all day and occasionally watch over your blog posts. Not only is this a cute template but it’s quite functional as well. It’s based off the “Tastelessly” Blogger template and includes the following cool widgets:

* Header tabs
* Search box
* Recent posts page element
* Recent comments page element
* Ads page element

When you first load up this new template, the recent posts and recent comments page elements won’t show up. You need to go to the page elements section and follow the directions on this post “How to Setup Your Recent Posts and Recent Comments Blogger Page Elements“.

Also, you’ll want to configure the tabs across the top. By default, it only comes with a “Home” tab but it’s easy to add in new ones. The widget page element is a link list so in your Blogger “Template” => “Page Elements” section, just go edit the “Top Tabs” widget and add new links and your additional tabs will magically appear! You don’t even need to mess with the template code like most other templates you download.

The ads page element defaults to a Text Link Ads 180 x 60 button which will disappear once you plug in your own. The page element is HTML so just paste in the code you want to use or delete the ad page element altogether.

All the images are hosted using our Pro Photobucket account (unlimited bandwidth) so your images will work all the time unlike other sites that offer this same template!

There’s not many Blogger templates out there with cats or kittens so this one is special!

This template was designed by Free CSS Templates and converted and enhanced into a Blogger template by eBlog Templates.

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If you’re looking for a new Blogger template, you came at the right time. Hands down, this is the best template we’ve converted here at eBlog Templates. It’s a wonderful web 2.0 popular blog layout with some great built in ad spots (hence the template name) and features.

It’s either a two or 3 column template (you can change it on the fly) so you get the best of both worlds. This Blogger template is what I call a “powerhouse” template since almost all the features you need are already built in. On top of that, it’s quite easy to setup and makes your blog look like a professional site without much effort.

I predict this template will be a top template on this site within a few months, if not weeks. With the amount of effort that went into converting this template and attention to details, I sure hope you appreciate this free amazing new xml Blogger/Blogspot template.

Features Include
* Two or Three right side columns which are easy to switch (default is three)
* Three great location ad spots (header banner 468 x 60, three 125 x 125 buttons in sidebar, and a 468 x 60 AdSense banner above the first post)
* Integrated Feedburner rss and subscribe via email sidebar module (also includes “add to favorites” Technorati link)
* Built-in live traffic feed widget from FEEDJIT
* Built-in MyBlogLog and BlogCatalog recent reader widgets
* Dynamic tabs easily created by editing the link list widget
* Search box without the need for a “go” button
* Recent posts and comments widgets
* Nicely designed individual blog post comments section
* Properly setup Blogger layout editor

You can see from this screenshot that the actual editor is nicely setup so you don’t need to scroll or try and figure out how to click on the “edit” widget links. Most templates that you download make it tough to edit — not this one!


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This template does require some configuration in order to get it working as designed. Please follow the steps below if you’d like it to work properly. I also recommend backing up your existing template before changing just in case you run into any problems. You could also setup a new Blogger blog as a test area and try installing it there first.

Top Tabs Setup
When you first install this template the top tabs will not be visible which is normal. You’ll need to go into the Blogger page element layout editor and edit the “Top Tabs” widget. It’s a link list so just add whatever tabs you want. Don’t add a “Home” tab since it will automatically appear once you create and save the tab widget.

Header Ad Banner
The default banner is hardcoded into the template but will disappear when you add anything to this widget. It’s an HTML widget so you can put the banner ad code straight into this box. This widget can also be deleted if you don’t have a 468 x 60 and you’ll just be left with the black header. Here’s the default ad code if you want to use it as a model:


FeedBurner RSS and Email Links
To get this section working you’ll first need to have a FeedBurner account. If you don’t already have one, please read the “How to Setup FeedBurner on Blogger” article and then come back. Another option is to just delete this widget if you’re not interested in knowing your subscriber count or allowing your readers an easy way to subscribe.

Once you’ve got your FeedBurner account, you’ll need to edit this template code and replace a few parts. Search your template code for the following line and then look right below that for the rss feed link.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/YOUR-FEED-NAME-HERE . Replace the text in red with your FeedBurner name (i.e. eBlogTemplates is ours)

Next we’ll need to update the subscribe via email link with your feed id. You’ll need to make sure to enable subscribe via email within FeedBurner otherwise this part won’t work.

http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=YOUR-FEED-ID-HERE&loc=en_US

After you’ve changed both of these areas save your template and check to see if it works. If you’re having trouble finding your feed name or id, please read our article above or see FeedBurner’s help section to locate it.

125 x 125 Ad Section
These are the three ads in the right sidebar which you need to edit the template code to change. Search the template code for and then look right below that for the three lines of ad code which are:

If you’ve got ads to place in here, then just paste the code into the template. I recommend signing up for your own Text Link Ads account and using them. Each referral you convert, you get $20 (or $25 I forget). If you don’t have ads to use, you can either leave our default ads or delete this widget altogether.

Recent Posts and Comments Widgets
This one is easy to setup since we’ve already written an entire article dedicated to this. Please see “How to Setup Recent Comments and Posts Widgets” to configure these two widgets.

Recent Readers Widget
You’ll need to have MyBlogLog and BlogCatalog accounts if you want to use this widget. The default widget will show the original author’s pictures so please either delete this widget or change the account ids to your own. Once you’ve setup these up, then edit the template code and search for and then replace the account numbers with yours.

Live Traffic Feed Widget
This is a really cool feature within this template and the best part is you don’t need to do anything to setup it up! There are some further options if you click on “options >>” on your actual blog page under the widget but that’s it.

You should now have the template all setup and ready to go. I hope you enjoy this beauty and please make sure to keep the footer links intact since numerous hours of my time and the original designer were put into making it. That’s all we ask for giving away this template! Enjoy!

Special thanks to Eric over at Blogging Secret for designing this wonderful template originally for WordPress.

Revision History
Update (3/3/08) - Per a couple requests and to make this template even more flexible, I’ve changed how underlined links are handled. You can now edit the underlined color via the Blogger “Fonts and Colors” section along with 10+ additional other color variables. Less work for you having to mess with the .css template code now.

Update (3/5/08) - Added in post author tags so you can toggle the “By Author Name” within the posts. Also compressed the css so the file is much slimmer and cleaner.

Update (3/14/08) - The individual posts Google AdSense code block was missing and has now been added to the template code.

Update (4/18/08) - Fixed layout screen so the two widgets aren’t overlapping.

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After hours of code editing and tweaking, I’d like to welcome WP Premium Red to the eBlog Templates library. This gorgeous and powerful three column fixed width template originally designed for WordPress, can now be yours for free (all I ask of you is to please keep the footer links intact as a token of our hard work making this for you).

I’m sure most of you have seen this premium free theme before and wished it was available for Blogger. Many WordPress users were shocked to see this theme available by R.Bhavesh for free, including myself. I love the simple yet nicely laid out design. It reminds me a lot of the ProBlogger site which is in a league of it’s own.

I’d also like to note that there are no javascript external file dependencies in this Blogger template. Most free templates you download with javascript features link out to an external .js file and while the template might work well at first, it’s only a matter of time before it breaks.

All of the template images are also hosted on our Pro Photobucket account which has unlimited bandwidth. For you that means the images will always be there and not suddenly disappear at the end of the month. You might want to copy these images to your own server regardless just so you’ve got complete control of them.

This Blogspot template includes all the features of the original WordPress theme (even the javascript side bar tabs!) and all you need to do is configure them.

Features include:

* RSS feed
* Feedburner subscribe to email
* Three 125×125 ad spots
* Dynamically created header tabs
* Search bar
* Very cool sidebar tab switching without the page reloading (Never used on a Blogger template before!)
* Recent comments and posts widgets
* Topics and Blogroll widgets
* Footer link widget

Configuration
This template was built to make it easy for you to setup without touching much of the code. Most sections were built using widgets so you’ll just need to edit each one accordingly. Follow the steps below to correctly setup the template so it will look like the screen shot above.

Before we begin, I want to point out the very cool sidebar tab switching feature. You probably didn’t notice it right away so look at the search box on the right side. Notice the second tab called “Categories” and click on it. Assuming you’ve got at least one category, you’ll instantly switch without the page reloading. Pretty cool huh? This was part of the original design for WordPress and eBlog Templates specially converted it over to Blogger using Javascript.

Header Tabs

When you first load up the template, you won’t see any tabs. Don’t worry, it’s working properly and you just need to add new tabs. Unlike other Blogger templates, you don’t need to edit the code to add or remove tabs. Just go into the page element area and click on “edit” within the “Top Tabs” widget. Surprise, it’s a simple link list widget so just add as many tabs as you want with ease.

Subscribe to Feed Via Email
This section you actually need to edit the code to make it work properly. It’s wired up to work with Feedburner and all you need to do is pop in your id. Edit the template code and look for this section:


Replace the YOUR-FEED-ID-HERE and YOUR BLOG NAME HERE with the appropriate values given to you from Feedburner.

If you have an Feedburner account, you’ll want to setup your RSS feed as well. Right above the section you just edited, you’ll find this code:


Recent Posts & Comments
Next we’re going to move down the sidebar and setup the recent posts and recent comments widgets. Instructions have already been written in another article so please read “How to Setup Your Recent Comments & Posts” post.
Topics and Blogroll

These are just simple link lists so feel free to remove them or add links to them. There’s plenty of sidebar space since there’s two sidebar columns.

Ads Widget
This small html widget defaults to a Text Link Ads button as an example. Once you put something in the html box, this default ad will disappear. If you haven’t heard of Text Link Ads before you might want to take a look. It’s a great site which allows you to sell links on your blog. Read more about Text Link Ads for Blogger.

Footer Link Widget
Just like the original WordPress design, this template also has the option to add footer links to match the top tabs. Unfortunately there isn’t a way in Blogger to automatically print out the same set of tabs so if you want to use this feature you’ll just need to enter the exact same tabs in this link widget.

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This is what it should look like once you’ve added a few links. Some people don’t bother even using this widget so feel free to remove it or just not add any links to it.



Thanks to R.Bhavesh for the amazing design and deciding to give it away for free. I’d also like to thank Ivan over at Zona Cerebral for which portions of his template were used in creating this enhanced version. Template was converted into the new xml Blogger format by eBlog Templates.

Revision History
Update (2/15/08): This template has been updated to include the Blogger page element layout editor missing scrollbar fix. I’ve added several new css elements like body#layout CSS selector to add CSS styles that adapt templates to the editor.

Update (2/17/08): A bug was found in the search widget of this template (thanks Kenneth) which has been fixed. Anyone who downloaded this template prior to 2/17 will need to either re-download the template or make an easy one character fix to their existing template. I recommend backing up your template before you make this change. The fix is as follows:

Search your existing template for the following bit of code and replace the “s” with a “q“.

value="Search on this blog…" name="s"
should be
value="Search on this blog…" name="q"

After you make this change, save your template and the search box should now work properly. Sorry for the bug but at least it’s an easy fix right?

Update (2/18/08): A new bug was found in the individual posts section (thanks Nick). The date was being shown twice in the post header. If you downloaded this template prior to 2/18, you can easily fix this without downloading it again. Go into your template layout editor and edit the blog posts module. Uncheck the 3rd box down and save. It should now be fixed.

Update (4/22/08): The previous 100 x 100 ad spots weren’t very popular and have been replaced with 4 of the more standard 125 x 125 size banners. The default comes with four great ads which you can either keep or replace with your own. I recommend keeping them if you currently don’t have any ads to use. Then click through and sign up with each of the 4 ads and put your own version on your blog instead.

Want to make your blog stand out from the crowd? I recommend giving your newly downloaded Blogger template a unique and personalized look. Read our Free Blogger Header Images article and find yourself a great custom header image!

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Here is the blue version of our latest make money blogger template first converted here at eBlog Templates. This amazing PassionDuo template for Blogger comes in three colors: red, blue, and green. The green version will eventually become available so if red or blue isn’t your thing, you might want to wait.

This template includes several popular ad formats for your blog. You get a 468 x 60 banner spot in the header, six 125 x 125 banner spots in the right sidebar, and plenty of other sidebar spots for skyscraper banners.

We’ve also included our popular sidebar widgets such as Recent Posts, Recent Comments, and the cool Feedjit (real time visitor widget). Just paste in your blog rss feed urls into the Recent Posts & Comments widgets and they’ll start working.

Unlike most other custom make money blogger templates, we’ve taken the extra step and setup the “Fonts & Colors” functionality. That means you can change all the colors and font styles easily by just using the built in Blogger section. We’ve also customized the comments section so it looks very professional as well.

PassionDuo also includes top tabs which can be added via your Blogger page element screen. The rss feed icon will automatically appear once you add your first tab so don’t be alarmed after you first install it.

Configuring the rest of this template is actually quite easy. You can swap out the ads and replace them with your own or feel free to keep the existing ones if you don’t have any to use. Make sure you check the “Expand Widget Templates” checkbox on the “Edit HTML” page within Blogger before trying to make any edits. Also make sure to backup your old template just in case you make a mistake.

Let’s start with the 468 x 60 header banner. Search for “” in the template code and the first one you come across is where you replace the ad.

The second instance of “” is for the Google AdSense code which you can either keep, replace, or just remove completely.

For the six 125 x 125 banner ads you’ll need to find “” and update those one by one. Make sure not to delete the

and

before and after each ad otherwise it will look funny. If you don’t already have ads to use, I recommend clicking through each banner and become an affiliate. Then you can replace the affiliate codes with your own and start making money!

The theme was created for Daily Blog Tips by DesignSaurus as a WordPress theme. eBlog Templates converted this theme into Blogger which you can download for free once you register.

Want to make your blog stand out from the crowd? I recommend giving your newly downloaded Blogger template a unique and personalized look. Read our Free Blogger Header Images article and find yourself a great custom header image!

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