Adding a separator line between your posts

This article shows how to put a horizontal separator line between posts in your blog, using either HTML's line command, or CSS rules.  It also has suggestions about ways of formatting these lines using different colours and line-styles.

Lining up the first post and the sidebar

In some Blogger themes, there is a big gap between the bottom of the header and the start of the first post, which means that the posts and the sidebar are not aligned.  This article explains how to adjust the gap, and so remove the problem.

How to centre-align the sharing-icons from AddThis in Blogger

This article shows how to get and then centre-align the row of sharing items that you can get from AddThis (and it's likely that a similar technique applies to sharing buttons from other services like ShareThis, too).

How to tick the "expand widgets" checkbox in Blogger's new template editor

This QuickTip is about finding the "expand widgets" option in Blogger's template editor.

Google's guide to HTML and CSS styles

Google have released their own style guide for HTML and CSS code.

It will be interesting to see how much of it they apply in future changes to Blogger templates

But for Bloggers who do a lot of modifications to their own template, there might be some useful tips. I especially like the one about putting CSS rules into alphabetical order for maintainability.

Doing this would mean adding CSS rules manually rather than than through Design > Customize > Advanced > Add CSS

And it will be harder to do a code-compare to see the difference between our customized template and the current standard-issue ones.  But storing like-named rules together appeals to me more than just tagging new ones on the end.

Adding gadgets to your mobile-template makes your blog better for smartphone visitors

This article shows how to add gadgets to the mobile version of your blogger template.

Finding the gadget ID for a widget in your blog

This article shows you how to find the "identifier" for a gadget in your blog.  This isn't useful in itself, but is a set in various other template customizations, including putting a gadget on a single page only.

Options for adding gadgets to your blog

There are (at least) three different ways of adding a gadget to your blog.  This article explains what a gadget / widget is, and looks at the advantages and disadvantages of each method.

How to edit your Blogger template

Update:   this information is now out of date.   See How to EditYour Theme in Blogger for current information.

Removing dynamic templates from your blog

Dynamic templates can be removed from your blog - but be careful if you want to keep any gadets etc that were on your blog before it went dynamic.

Dynamic templates: turning them on in your blog

This article is about the 2nd version of dynamic templates that Blogger have released:  what they are, how to add them to your blog, and what restrictions they have.

Editing your Blog's template: advantanges and disadvantages

This article is about the consequences of modifying your blog's template.

Installing code into your blog

This article is about how to install code into your blog.

Giving your blog an attribution (ie credits) gadget

This article is about giving your blog an attribution gadget, either one of Blogger's standard ones, or one that you make yourself.

Showing readers your blog in the new Dynamic View templates

It's easy to let readers see your blog using the new dynamic views / templates.  But there are some consequences.

Adding a new CSS (formatting) rule to your blog's template

This article is about how to add a new Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) rule to your blog's template, including its mobile template.

(It assumes that you know the CSS command for the rule you want to add:  check a CSS reference guide if you need help to write the command - I've found that Sitepoint's  HTML Utopia: Designing Without Tables Using CSS guide is very useful.)

Comparing Two Text Files - using Excel

This article is about comparing two text files, making a list of the differences between them and categorising each difference according to whether you care about it or not.   An Excel file tool (available for download) is used, because this helps with making the final list.

The tool was made to support comparing two Blogger templates,as part of Seven Simple Steps to a Snazzy New-look Blog.  But it can be used for many different types of file-comparisons where you need to think about the between the files, keep track of individual differences, and plan actions based on them.

Adding a footer section to a Blogger theme

This article is about how to add a a footer section to your blog.  It was written in late 2009, before Designer Themes were available.  Today, the best approach is to use a Designer theme.  However this article has been updated for people who are still using Layout themes.   It also shows you how to add additional footers, if there aren't enough for your needs in the Designer theme you are using.

Remember:  in Blogger, theme is just another word for template.