September 2013 | Blogger Tips | Blogger Tricks | SEO | CSS and HTML Tricks | Blogger Tips and Tricks

Navigation bar is very important part of your website.Because it helps visitors to navigate our website and make easy to them find relevant content of our site.Therefore we have to use attractive blogger navigation bar for our blogs.Its not very hard job to find attractive blogger navigation bar. Bloggertrix.com provided lot of navigation's bars.Just check Menu Bars under categories.

Using CSS we can design more attractive blogger navigation bars.CSS language is very easy to learn and very flexible.We can apply CSS to any webpages.There have ton of tutorials about CSS languages.You can copy paste any code and modify blogger navigation bar to suit your needs.

Today I'm gonna explain about how to add Sky blue blogger navigation bar with social icons.Pretty huh? Will see how can we do it.Actually i want to say.This blogger navigation bar helps you to add social profiles links as well.However just have a look demo page.You can get a idea about it very well.Let see, how to add this for blogger.

Demo

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How to add Sky Blue Blogger Navigation Bar With Social Icons

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard > Template
2. Backup your template
3. Click on Edit HTML
4. Find ]]></b:skin> and add below code just above it

/* The CSS Code for the menu starts here bloggertrix.com
#topMenu{border:1px solid #7DF; border-radius:6px; background:#00AAEB; background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVxjx2WMq8D6oyfvbPbF90ZTAT89EOzrJWo0KHRdxEdv-lFpbcA3kJKUMUgIybmRwoj_lBN0kouj5kLYfmexREOEv5Vy3Jmjg_m_nmAyi4ROPIjQnNh64bJEPO7mmZe5McO3EJI34o04/s1600/bk_topmenu.png) 100% 0 no-repeat,-moz-linear-gradient(top, #00c1fa 0%,#0094dd 100%); /* FF3.6+*/background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVxjx2WMq8D6oyfvbPbF90ZTAT89EOzrJWo0KHRdxEdv-lFpbcA3kJKUMUgIybmRwoj_lBN0kouj5kLYfmexREOEv5Vy3Jmjg_m_nmAyi4ROPIjQnNh64bJEPO7mmZe5McO3EJI34o04/s1600/bk_topmenu.png) 100% 0 no-repeat,-webkit-gradient(linear,left top,left bottom,color-stop(0%,#00c1fa),color-stop(100%,#0094dd)); /* Chrome,Safari4+*/background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVxjx2WMq8D6oyfvbPbF90ZTAT89EOzrJWo0KHRdxEdv-lFpbcA3kJKUMUgIybmRwoj_lBN0kouj5kLYfmexREOEv5Vy3Jmjg_m_nmAyi4ROPIjQnNh64bJEPO7mmZe5McO3EJI34o04/s1600/bk_topmenu.png) 100% 0 no-repeat,-webkit-linear-gradient(top, #00c1fa 0%,#0094dd 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+*/background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVxjx2WMq8D6oyfvbPbF90ZTAT89EOzrJWo0KHRdxEdv-lFpbcA3kJKUMUgIybmRwoj_lBN0kouj5kLYfmexREOEv5Vy3Jmjg_m_nmAyi4ROPIjQnNh64bJEPO7mmZe5McO3EJI34o04/s1600/bk_topmenu.png) 100% 0 no-repeat,-o-linear-gradient(top, #00c1fa 0%,#0094dd 100%); /* Opera 11.10+*/background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVxjx2WMq8D6oyfvbPbF90ZTAT89EOzrJWo0KHRdxEdv-lFpbcA3kJKUMUgIybmRwoj_lBN0kouj5kLYfmexREOEv5Vy3Jmjg_m_nmAyi4ROPIjQnNh64bJEPO7mmZe5McO3EJI34o04/s1600/bk_topmenu.png) 100% 0 no-repeat,-ms-linear-gradient(top, #00c1fa 0%,#0094dd 100%); /* IE10+*/background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVxjx2WMq8D6oyfvbPbF90ZTAT89EOzrJWo0KHRdxEdv-lFpbcA3kJKUMUgIybmRwoj_lBN0kouj5kLYfmexREOEv5Vy3Jmjg_m_nmAyi4ROPIjQnNh64bJEPO7mmZe5McO3EJI34o04/s1600/bk_topmenu.png) 100% 0 no-repeat,linear-gradient(to bottom, #00c1fa 0%,#0094dd 100%); /* W3C */background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVxjx2WMq8D6oyfvbPbF90ZTAT89EOzrJWo0KHRdxEdv-lFpbcA3kJKUMUgIybmRwoj_lBN0kouj5kLYfmexREOEv5Vy3Jmjg_m_nmAyi4ROPIjQnNh64bJEPO7mmZe5McO3EJI34o04/s1600/bk_topmenu.png) 100% 0 no-repeat,filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#00c1fa',endColorstr='#0094dd',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */}
#topMenu ul.sf-menu li{border-right:1px solid #80CFFF}
#topMenu ul.sf-menu li a{color:#CBEBFE; text-shadow:#008FE8 1px 1px}
#topMenu ul.sf-menu li li a{color:#CBEBFE}
#topMenu ul.sf-menu li a:hover{color:#FFF}
#topMenu ul.sf-menu li li{}
#socialIcons li{border-left:1px solid #2BC9FD}
#topMenu{width:960px; height:46px; position:absolute; top:125px; left:0; -webkit-box-shadow:0 6px 6px -6px #999; -moz-box-shadow:0 6px 6px -6px #999; box-shadow:0 6px 6px -6px #999}
#topMenu ul.sf-menu li{float:left; padding:0 15px; font-size:12px;list-style: none;margin-left: -10px;}
#topMenu ul.sf-menu li a{text-decoration:none; text-transform:uppercase; font-weight:bold; padding:4px 0}
#topMenu ul.sf-menu li a:hover{text-shadow:none}
#topMenu ul.sf-menu li li{padding:0; border:none}
#topMenu ul.sf-menu li li a{font-weight:normal; padding:4px 12px}

#socialIcons{position:absolute; right:0; margin:0 0}
#socialIcons li{float:left; padding:0 10px;list-style: none;}
#socialIcons li a{display:block; text-indent:-9999px; width:24px; height:19px}
#socialIcons li a:hover{background-position:0 -19px}
#socialIcons .twitter{background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hMqEEVCP7W9sWM9A7Ma6Uf9jEx-Na0b0nPs52t9yDW0nS5fCENmMM1Kott0Xk6x2KkoauA6mlZA-0TsnuGPZ319ODuu9m31roNKzXds_szw69Xy73jdNt5MdQmm-OO89c6hkxqqmzyo/s1600/ico_twitter.png) 0 0 no-repeat}
#socialIcons .facebook{background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8f0loa-h4m_KlR-l8FoqQJE6SW_OD_gcw9DB4vobIJr_hgZhhUpmSzZVwV3tl0V8Ta0OTAT_CUiFgigagdBqYSTAcMxcGAuDe9HFNLkMcAURhmsCLr0fYWj6p_0lGZEESk7WxXAVYook/s1600/ico_facebook.png) 0 0 no-repeat}
#socialIcons .flickr{background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2I6y_ClRPnDBjb0fUQ-YCMPOrIlpkxjRURZ0SAx6seCN-41r7KQaCgNM_yA1nPYK7XkL_80ttUAPVVFuM3dDzxeSOzKiH88lX0i6SS9Cz8sVGTFsk4NndRika5J4h_pZA2kInbvIHorI/s1600/ico_flickr.png) 0 0 no-repeat}
#socialIcons .linkedin{background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwrSdMZV_4gvB61v2Wvo11U8bRvoZ5pBw6YSXSJ5MDZt_h4aUddOnLxbcT0F_oHYLhddIg5Iu_EzJOWIVrB0OpXm2dbQi_FU_ZFKSbJhGvuKANbqXhcVlF342392ahIqgJtOplhsmJU0Y/s1600/ico_linkedin.png) 0 0 no-repeat}
#socialIcons .vimeo{background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Nfo-hNUn5MIYrTIxPtxs1pJ5tyYB9efVVXbjo3fC9rShP6WyGHQt7Mk3kXAmkMKGT3WiS3Rom7BaES_E1Q2q-mZf-YS9fUC_TKV-Wb33pCQ_Oue_TBWiGZOTmMfv3TWCBUCdy2TmZcw/s1600/ico_vimeo.png) 0 0 no-repeat}
#socialIcons .googleplus{background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzWTVbzVciiej7dInoZlI44lERG4HUgFkENl8hTtbbL9skLtH-99Mbbtj4CLHeuysvBCAdsVqfpeJHhrDIbbUnGSul59nOwvJ9wI-w5E-lVnsKwAMzq2N9GE5Fzo7lQ3JQrZ1d1tKcOA/s1600/ico_google.png) 0 0 no-repeat}
#socialIcons .rss{background:url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcasDa82YMGzfqowsbHvQIIzcsphx6D-JwRLFEJC1PWAdCJJof-I6B5GQWzg-dgAMPfRlPJxMePV2wnv48DGExV_FgMCAiHuvn5zErQ9DnwUA_OpJxtdmbBRKWHLxwmQ4c1UH64d83e2g/s1600/ico_rss.png) 0 0 no-repeat}

5. Go to blogger Layout
6. Click Add Gadget and select 'HTML/Javascript'
7. Paste below code.

<div id="topMenu">
<ul class="sf-menu sf-js-enabled sf-shadow" id="menu-topmenu">
<li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Services</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Portfolio</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Blog</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.bloggertrix.com/">Contact Us</a></li>
</ul>

<ul id="socialIcons">
<li><a class="twitter tooltip" href="http://www.twitter.com/bloggertrix" target="_blank">Follow us on Twitter</a></li>
<li><a class="facebook tooltip" href="http://www.facebook.com/bloggertrix" target="_blank">Join us on Facebook</a></li>
<li><a class="linkedin tooltip" href="http://www.linkedin.com/" target="_blank">Join us on LinkedIn</a></li>
<li><a class="googleplus tooltip" href="https://plus.google.com/" target="_blank">Join us on Google+</a></li>
<li><a class="flickr tooltip" href="http://www.flickr.com/" target="_blank">Watch us on Flickr</a></li>
<li><a class="vimeo tooltip" href="https://vimeo.com/" target="_blank">Watch us on Vimeo</a></li>
<li><a class="rss tooltip" href="http://bloggertrix.com/feeds/posts/default" target="_blank">RSS Feeds</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

Replace # with your links. and social profile as well.

8. Now save your HTML/Javascript'.

You are done. If you have any problem related to this Sky Blue Blogger Navigation Bar. Just leave a comment.I will help to you.

Tab widgets always help to save website space.In this tutorial im gonna explain how to add Unique juery tab widget for blogger.We can use add few pages for tab widgets.jQuery tabs are very stylish and very popular for blogging.This is a simple jquery tab widget.I used Css and jQuery to make this widget.This tab widget work with every modern web browsers.However its not work with IE. you can take a look at in demo page to get idea how it works.

Demo

How to add Jquery Animated Tabs Widget to Blogger

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard > Template

2. Find ]]></b:skin>
3. Paste below code just below it.

<style>
.b, .c{ display:none;}
.buttons{
   border-bottom:solid #d1c8b8 4px;
   display:block;
   padding:8px;
   width:80px;-moz-border-radius: 1em 4em 1em 4em;
   border-radius: 1em 4em 1em 4em;
   text-align:center;
   margin:1px;
   background:#4b7975;
   text-decoration:none; color:#FFFFFF;
   float:left;font-family:Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size:14px
}
.buttonHover{background:#86b8b4;border-bottom:solid #FF0000 4px;}
a.buttons:hover{background:#86b8b4;border-bottom:solid #FF0000 4px;}
#multitab {
   background:#919b9d;
   text-align:justify;
   overflow:hidden;
   color:#fff;
   padding:20px;
   -moz-border-radius: 1em 4em 1em 4em;
   border-radius: 1em 4em 1em 4em;   height:200px;
   width:272px;
}
#multwrap{
   text-align:left;
   overflow:hidden;
   width:350px;
   height:380px;
}
</style>

<script type='text/javascript'>
// <![CDATA[
$(document).ready(function() {
   $("#first-tab").addClass('buttonHover');
});
function navigate_tabs(container, tab)
{
   $(".b").css('display' , 'none');
   $(".c").css('display' , 'none');
   $(".a").css('display' , 'none');

   $("#first-tab").removeClass('buttonHover');
   $("#second-tab").removeClass('buttonHover');
   $("#third-tab").removeClass('buttonHover');

   $("#"+tab).addClass('buttonHover');
   $("."+container).show('slow');
}
// ]]>
</script>
<script charset='utf-8' src='https://bloggertrixcode.googlecode.com/files/jquery1.2.6.js' type='text/javascript'/>

4. Now go to blogger Layout
5. Click Add Gadget and select 'HTML/Javascript'
6. Paste below code.

<div id="multwrap">
<a href="javascript:navigate_tabs('a','first-tab');" class="buttons" id="first-tab">Tab 1</a>
<a href="javascript:navigate_tabs('b','second-tab');" class="buttons" id="second-tab">Tab 2</a>
<a href="javascript:navigate_tabs('c','third-tab');" class="buttons" id="third-tab">Tab 3</a>
   <br clear="all" />
      <div id="multitab" align="center">
          <div class="a">
               <em>B</em>logger is a blog-publishing service that allows private or multi-user blogs with time-stamped entries. It was developed by Pyra Labs, which was bought by Google in 2003. Generally, the blogs are hosted by Google at a subdomain of blogspot.com. <br /> <br /> Thanks!

               </div>
               <div class="b"><em>L</em>orem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.

               </div>
               <div class="c"><em>S</em>tarting in February 2013 Blogger began integrating user blogs with multiple country specific URL addresses i.e. exampleuserblogname.blogspot.com would be automatically redirected to exampleuserblogname.blogspot.ca in Canada, exampleuserblogname.blogspot.co.uk in the United Kingdom etc. </div>
</div> </div>
</div>

Note: You can past any text or code with replacing above 3 different texts.

7. Now save your HTML/Javascript'.
You are done. If you have any problem related to this Jquery Animated Tabs Widget. Just leave a comment.I will help to you.