Popular Posts Widget is a most useful Widget for Blogger . This Widget displays the Most viewed posts of your blog, that may be of Month or in Week or All the time .By default widget it shows an image(if the post has) and Title of Post followed by the content of post wrapped by 20-25 Words. This article is a tutorial to Style that Popular posts Widget to a beautiful Multi - colored Popular posts Widget. This post is done using simple CSS3 rather than using complex JavaScripts. A great feature of this post is each Post shown in each Flat UI color, so these colors catches your Blog visitor's eyes and they have the tendency to take that post even if the Post is not so good.
How add a multi-Colored Popular Posts Widget to Blogger
Add first you should back up your template .Than You have to add Popular post Widget to Blogger.
- Go to Layout -> Select "Add a Gadget" and take Popular Posts Widget from the Widget List appear.
- Give Title of widget, select how the popular posts should be appeared(in Month,or Week or All time) and click Save .
- Go to Template -> Edit HTML, Find ( Ctrl + F ) ]]></b:skin> .
- Copy the following code and Paste just above it.
<!-- Popular posts multi colored UI theme --> #PopularPosts1 ul{margin:0;padding:5px 0;list-style-type:none}
#PopularPosts1 ul li{position:relative;margin:5px 0;border:0;padding:10px}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child{background:#ff4c54;width:97%}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child:after{content:"1"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li{background:#ff764c;width:87%}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li:after{content:"2"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li{background:#ffde4c;width:84%}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li:after{content:"3"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li{background:#c7f25f;width:81%}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li:after{content:"4"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li{background:#33c9f7;width:78%}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li:after{content:"5"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li +li{background:#7ee3c7;width:75%} #PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li:after{content:"6"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li +li{background:#f6993d;width:72%} #PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li:after{content:"7"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li +li{background:#f59095;width:69%} #PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li + li:after{content:"8"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li + li +li{background:#c7f25f;width:66%} #PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li + li + li:after{content:"9"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li + li:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li + li + li:after{position:absolute;top:20px;right:-15px;border-radius:50%;background:#353535;width:30px;height:30px;text-align:center;font-size:28px;color:#fff}
#PopularPosts1 ul li .item-thumbnail{float:left;border:0;margin-right:10px;background:transparent;padding:0;width:70px;height:70px;}
#PopularPosts1 ul li a{font-size:13px;color:#444;text-decoration:none}
#PopularPosts1 ul li a:hover{color:#222;text-decoration:none}
#PopularPosts1 img{ -moz-border-radius: 130px; -webkit-border-radius: 130px; border-radius: 130px; -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease; transition: all 0.3s ease; padding:4px; border:1px solid #fff !important; }
#PopularPosts1 img:hover { border-radius: 0 0 0 0; -moz-transform: scale(1.2) rotate(-711deg) ; -webkit-transform: scale(1.2) rotate(-711deg) ; -o-transform: scale(1.2) rotate(-711deg) ; -ms-transform: scale(1.2) rotate(-711deg) ; transform: scale(1.2) rotate(-711deg) ; }
<!-- popular posts multicolored UI theme -->
Click on Preview Template (You can see the template without saving) Save the Template.
View Your Blog it is ready to attract users. I think this article will help you if so please share and Like us to spread our Blog. If any problems with this trick don't hesitate to ask, do comment on comment box.
