Menu Close Menu

1 comments

Iphone_navigation_menu

There are many ways to approach navigation on your website and they all have their pros and cons. We have the top horizontal navigation bar, which can limit the number of links you can have before you have to resort to sub menus which, in my opinion, aren’t the best — but if you’re only looking to keep a couple of items in your navigation bar, this could be the one for you. Another approach is the vertical sidebar menu, but a drawback of this approach is that users can become overwhelmed when sub menus start popping out from all over the place. Finally, there’s the tab bar navigation system – the problem with this approach is that it takes a lot more time to design but if you design it well, boy is it good.

 

Live Preview

 

How to add it to blogger

1. Go to Layout > Add A Gadget and select HTML/JavaScript gadget.

2. Copy the HTML link and paste it inside the content box.

 

/* Old */
.old {
       width: 960px;
       height: auto;
}

.old ul {
    display: inline-block;
    outline: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-align: center;
}

.old ul li {
    float: left;
    list-style: none;
}

.old ul li a {
    font: bold 12px/100% "Lucida Sans Unicode", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    padding: 11px 35px;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: rgba(0,0,0,.8);
    text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.5);
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #cacaca, #848484);
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #cacaca, #848484);
    background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #cacaca, #848484);
    background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #cacaca, #848484);
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #cacaca, #848484);
}

.old ul li a:before {
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);   
    content: "";
    padding: 10px 35px;
    margin: 0 -35px;
    position: relative;
}

.old ul li a:after {
    border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);
        box-shadow: 1px 0px 0px rgba(0,0,0,.5);
    content: "";
    padding: 10px 35px;
    margin: 0 -35px;
    position: relative;
}

.old ul li:last-child a:after {border: none; box-shadow: none;}

.old ul li:first-child a {-moz-border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px; border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px;}
.old ul li:last-child a {-moz-border-radius: 0 5px 5px 0; border-radius: 0 5px 5px 0;}

.old ul li a:hover {
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,  #929292,  #535353);
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #929292,  #535353);
    background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,  #929292,  #535353);
    background: -o-linear-gradient(top,  #929292,  #535353);
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom,  #929292,  #535353);
}

.old ul li a:active {
    -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 5px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.5);
    -moz-box-shadow: inset 0 5px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.5);
    box-shadow: inset 0 5px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.5);
}

    <div class="old">
        <ul>
            <li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Store</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Mac</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">iPod</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">iPhone</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">iPad</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">iTunes</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Support</a></li>
        </ul>
    </div>

 

You can apply this not only to navigation bars but also to buttons that ask for Download files or take users to social network pages.

To rename the category, simply replace Home with your own text. As for the link, just replace  # with the Page intended URL. Hope you enjoyed with this tutorial, don’t forget to tell thanks and leave a comment :) Enjoy..!!

Read Article →

0 comments

cross-browser-testing-resourcesThe great joy that comes from being a web designer is getting to view your new website in a variety of browsers, only to find that each renders the site at varying levels of consistency – namely Internet Explorer 8 and below. Your website looks terrible in Internet Explorer 8, 9 does not mean you are terrible at CSS. There are several documented bugs in Internet Explorer's rendering engine in regards to CSS. Web designers and developers have been struggling with these bugs for years. Several well known websites like YouTube are no longer going to support IE7. You have several options to test your website in multiple browsers. The easiest way is to install all the browsers you want to test against on a local machine. There are 5 major browsers, and they all require different methods to install multiple versions. This article have quick tip will demonstrate the four most popular ways for testing a website in a variety of browsers.

 

Developer Tools

Firstly IE8, IE9, IE10 and IE11 all have developer tools (just press F12 whilst in Internet Explorer) these allow you to change your document and browser mode to go back to older rendering engines such as IE6. With IE11 comes a new set of greatly improved tools, but there is a good introduction talk over at Build.

 

MODERN.IE SCANNER

This tool detects common coding practices that may cause compatibility problems or prevent your users from getting the best possible experience on a webpage. Whenever possible we suggest a fix or enhancement with web standards like HTML5 & CSS3 (or a graceful fallback). Enter your domain name only in Modern.ie scanner. The scanner then uses a node.js services (which is available on GitHub) to go fetch the website and interrogate it to locate common problems, it then provides a report which details what you may need to do to fix you website so that it works well in IE and also other stands based browsers.

 

VMware Fusion

No more choosing between Windows or Mac at startup, VMware Fusion lets you run Windows and Mac applications side-by-side directly from your existing Boot Camp partition. Run your favorite Windows applications alongside Mac applications without rebooting. Whether you would like to run Windows XP, Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 on a Mac, the VMware Fusion easy install feature will get you up and running in no time. With the ability to run Windows-only applications like Microsoft Project, Access and Internet Explorer, VMware Fusion turns your Mac into the ultimate computer for compatibility.

 

HOSTED VIRTUAL MACHINES (BROWSERSTACK)

Modern.ie provides a 3 month free trial for BrowserStack which allows you to test IE6-10 (and every other major browser like Chrome, Opera, Safari, Firefox as well as iOS and Android emulators) inside of your browser. There are also browser plugins available for Chrome and Firefox which make launching BrowserStack even easier.

With BrowserStack you can simply start up a new Virtual machine in the cloud running practically any OS and then test your website in that environment.

 

Please note that there are multiple applications like this. Choose the one that works best for you. I prefer VMWare Fusion, though admittedly, I don’t have a huge amount of experience with the others.

Read Article →

1 comments

Social_profiles_with_tooltipIn today’s tip we’ll show you how to create some simple, animated tooltips using CSS transitions and the pseudo-classes :before and :after. For the little pointer, we will style the pseudo-elements :before and :after. We will style them the same way and create a triangle by using transparent left and right borders. The :before pseudo-element will serve as a shadow for the :after pseudo-element, so we’ll give it a blue color. After the growth and advance development in Social media websites, lots of peoples are showing their interest in appearing their website with their favorite social networking website i.e. Facebook, Google Plus, Twitter and etc. Tooltips is the fancy addition in the Social networking Widgets. Whenever, your visitors would place their pointer on a social icon a small box will appear with information about the specific item that is being hovered.

 

Live Preview

 

How to Install Tooltip Social Profile Plugin

Just follow the steps as mention below.

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard >> Template >> Edit HTML >> Proceed

2. Now in the template search for ]]></b:skin> and just above it paste the following  CSS Code.

#social_profiles-wrap{
    width: 450px;
  height: 80px;
  background: url("https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEjw5924VMahzjTDWPSakiI1HhlodK2XqgvMHKGN5_D-ZwLU6Ofb-PRJge23pI4tXGCppl_LXR2MWqCA6h29woRcPIc0Sdc0KnjlcBSdFOoVy2ElqBGSOHJ3f_GMb_80v9bf2AyWS20b8/s1600/Bg.png") no-repeat 15px 10px;
  padding:22px 0px 15px 100px;
  margin: 14px auto;
  border: 1px solid #ddd;
  -webkit-border-radius: 4px;
  -moz-border-radius: 4px;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 1px 0px 0px #f9f9f9 inset,1px 1px 1px rgba(223,223,223,0.4);
  -moz-box-shadow: 1px 0px 0px #f9f9f9 inset,1px 1px 1px rgba(223,223,223,0.4);
  box-shadow: 1px 0px 0px #f9f9f9 inset,1px 1px 1px rgba(223,223,223,0.4);
}
.social_profiles{
  height: auto;
  margin: 0 auto;  
}
.social_profiles li{
  float: left;
  list-style: none; 
}
.social_profiles li a {
  display: block;
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  margin-top: 20px;
  outline: none;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  text-indent: -9000px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.social_profiles li .facebook {
  background: url("https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjlc0e3iXENhtXHHR-A5CrCMrQKJ1nszHUNOf0BThkpEegkhl8vgfBqI9FcgGgOljqaRznZ2NXMtO1cLZe7TYig2mhO40F7BqUG4M9UwmSbdwPnIFb_VZf_ZwS7R0G3p5x-ihMRWb3dqg/s1600/social_sprite.png") no-repeat;
}

.social_profiles li .twitter {
  background: url("https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjlc0e3iXENhtXHHR-A5CrCMrQKJ1nszHUNOf0BThkpEegkhl8vgfBqI9FcgGgOljqaRznZ2NXMtO1cLZe7TYig2mhO40F7BqUG4M9UwmSbdwPnIFb_VZf_ZwS7R0G3p5x-ihMRWb3dqg/s1600/social_sprite.png") no-repeat 0px -45px;
}
.social_profiles li .gplus {
  background: url("https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjlc0e3iXENhtXHHR-A5CrCMrQKJ1nszHUNOf0BThkpEegkhl8vgfBqI9FcgGgOljqaRznZ2NXMtO1cLZe7TYig2mhO40F7BqUG4M9UwmSbdwPnIFb_VZf_ZwS7R0G3p5x-ihMRWb3dqg/s1600/social_sprite.png") no-repeat 0px -90px;
}
.social_profiles li .pinterest {
  background: url("https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjlc0e3iXENhtXHHR-A5CrCMrQKJ1nszHUNOf0BThkpEegkhl8vgfBqI9FcgGgOljqaRznZ2NXMtO1cLZe7TYig2mhO40F7BqUG4M9UwmSbdwPnIFb_VZf_ZwS7R0G3p5x-ihMRWb3dqg/s1600/social_sprite.png") no-repeat 0px -135px;
}
.social_profiles li .rss {
  background: url("https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjlc0e3iXENhtXHHR-A5CrCMrQKJ1nszHUNOf0BThkpEegkhl8vgfBqI9FcgGgOljqaRznZ2NXMtO1cLZe7TYig2mhO40F7BqUG4M9UwmSbdwPnIFb_VZf_ZwS7R0G3p5x-ihMRWb3dqg/s1600/social_sprite.png") no-repeat 0px -180px;
}
.social_profiles li .linkedin {
  background: url("https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjlc0e3iXENhtXHHR-A5CrCMrQKJ1nszHUNOf0BThkpEegkhl8vgfBqI9FcgGgOljqaRznZ2NXMtO1cLZe7TYig2mhO40F7BqUG4M9UwmSbdwPnIFb_VZf_ZwS7R0G3p5x-ihMRWb3dqg/s1600/social_sprite.png") no-repeat 0px -225px;
}
.social_profiles li .tumblr {
  background: url("https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjlc0e3iXENhtXHHR-A5CrCMrQKJ1nszHUNOf0BThkpEegkhl8vgfBqI9FcgGgOljqaRznZ2NXMtO1cLZe7TYig2mhO40F7BqUG4M9UwmSbdwPnIFb_VZf_ZwS7R0G3p5x-ihMRWb3dqg/s1600/social_sprite.png") no-repeat 0px -270px;
}
.social_profiles li .youtube {
  background: url("https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjlc0e3iXENhtXHHR-A5CrCMrQKJ1nszHUNOf0BThkpEegkhl8vgfBqI9FcgGgOljqaRznZ2NXMtO1cLZe7TYig2mhO40F7BqUG4M9UwmSbdwPnIFb_VZf_ZwS7R0G3p5x-ihMRWb3dqg/s1600/social_sprite.png") no-repeat 0px -315px;
}
.social_profiles li .mail {
  background: url("https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjlc0e3iXENhtXHHR-A5CrCMrQKJ1nszHUNOf0BThkpEegkhl8vgfBqI9FcgGgOljqaRznZ2NXMtO1cLZe7TYig2mhO40F7BqUG4M9UwmSbdwPnIFb_VZf_ZwS7R0G3p5x-ihMRWb3dqg/s1600/social_sprite.png") no-repeat 0px -360px;
}

.social_profiles li a span {
  width: 80px;
  height: 20px;
  line-height: 20px;
  padding: 5px;
  left: 50%;
  margin-left: -52px;
  font-family: 'Alegreya SC', Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #fff;
  text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  text-align: center;
  border: 5px solid #446cb3;
  background: #446cb3;
  text-indent: 0px;
  position: absolute;
  pointer-events: none;
  border-radius: 5%;
  opacity: 0;
  box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
-webkit-transform: translate(35px) rotate(25deg) scale(1.5);
  -moz-transform: translate(35px) rotate(25deg) scale(1.5);
  -o-transform: translate(35px) rotate(25deg) scale(1.5);
  -ms-transform: translate(35px) rotate(25deg) scale(1.5);
  transform: translate(35px) rotate(25deg) scale(1.5);
  -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
  -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
  -o-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
  -ms-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
  transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
 
}
.social_profiles li a span:before,
.social_profiles li a span:after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -15px;
  left: 50%;
  margin-left: -9px;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  border-left: 10px solid transparent;
  border-right: 10px solid transparent;
  border-top: 11px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}
.social_profiles li a span:after {
  bottom: -15px;
  margin-top: 6px;
  margin-left: -12px;
  border-top: 10px solid #446cb3;
}
.social_profiles li a:hover span {
  opacity: 0.9;
  bottom: 50px;
  -webkit-transform: translate(0px) rotate(0deg) scale(1);
  -moz-transform: translate(0px) rotate(0deg) scale(1);
  -o-transform: translate(0px) rotate(0deg) scale(1);
  -ms-transform: translate(0px) rotate(0deg) scale(1);
  transform: translate(0px) rotate(0deg) scale(1);
}

Once you have successfully pasted the Style sheet code go ahead and save the template by pressing save button.

 

1. Now according to you need paste the following code where you want to place this widget. For Example Layout >> Add a Gadget >> Edit HTML/JavaScript

2. If you want to show below post then paste the below html code below this tag. "<data: post.body/>"

<div id="social_profiles-wrap">
<ul class="social_profiles">
<li><a class="facebook" href=http://www.facebook.com/mybloggerstricks target="_blank"><span>Facebook</span></a></li>
<li><a class="twitter" href=http://twitter.com/mybloggertriks target="_blank"><span>Twitter</span></a></li>
<li><a class="gplus" href=https://plus.google.com/b/103598710564060829080 target="_blank"><span>Google Plus</span></a></li>
<li><a class="pinterest" href=http://www.pinterest.com/mybloggertrickx target="_blank"><span>Pinterest</span></a></li>
<li><a class="rss" href=http://feeds.feedburner.com/mybloggerstrick target="_blank"><span>RSS</span></a></li>
<li><a class="linkedin"href=http://www.linkedin.com/in/mybloggertricks target="_blank"><span>LinkedIn</span></a></li>
<li><a class="tumblr" href=http://www.thumblr.com/mybloggertricks target="_blank"><span>Tumblr</span></a></li>
<li><a class="youtube" href=http://www.youtube.com/mybloggertricks target="_blank"><span>Youtube</span></a></li>
<li><a class="mail" href=Mailto:tricks.blogger@gmail.com target="_blank"><span>Mail</span></a></li>
</ul></div>

Note:- Change the links in yellow with links to your social profiles.

I hope you enjoyed this little effect and find it useful!..Needless to say, this will only work in browsers that support pseudo-elements and CSS transitions.

Read Article →

8 comments

Artless_social_profile_widgetToday I'm gonna unleash you one of the best widgets I have ever made, one of the best subscription widget at my blog, I present you the Animated social Subscription Widget for Blogger. No matter about its name but it matters totally awesome when you will see it live. Without one of these your blog simply won’t shine on the right sidebar, and also these are the most attractive social network buttons and suits perfect on any light or dark color website or blogs. As you guys can see even I am using this widget on my blog because it is one my favorites. We also use a sprite instead of individual images.This makes the flip smooth and adds less load time to your blog. I have tutorials for adding them to your sidebar on both Wordpress and Blogger but you could add them to your blog footer or even in a menu.

 

Live Preview

 

How to add it to blogger

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard

2. Click The Drop Down For Your Blog > Choose Layout

3. Click Add A Gadget > Choose HTML/JavaScript 

4. Paste In The Code as shown in the video below :

 

 

<style>

.social-wrap {
margin:0 auto;
padding:0px;
text-decoration: none;
}

.social-wrap ul li {
list-style-type: none;
border-bottom:none;
margin:0 auto;
background: none;
padding:0px;
line-height: 0!important;
}

.social-wrap li a {
margin:5px 3px 0px 0px !important;
padding:0px;
width:50px;
height:50px;
text-indent:-99999px;
float:left;
-moz-border-radius:5px;
-webkit-border-radius:5px;
border-radius:5px;
}
.social-wrap li a.facebook1 {
background: #314d91 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px 0px;
-webkit-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-moz-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-o-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
}
.social-wrap li a.facebook1:hover {
background: #314d91 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -73px;
}
.social-wrap li a.twitter1 {
background: #07beed url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -127px;
-webkit-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-moz-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-o-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
}
.social-wrap li a.twitter1:hover {
background: #07beed url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -204px;
}
.social-wrap li a.google-p1 {
background:#a7291b url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -254px;
-webkit-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-moz-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-o-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
}
.social-wrap li a.google-p1:hover {
background: #a7291b url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -330px;
}
.social-wrap li a.rss1 {
background:#ffaa31 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -381px;
-webkit-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-moz-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-o-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
}
.social-wrap li a.rss1:hover {
background: #ffaa31 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -454px;
}

.social-wrap li a.pinit1 {
background:#cb2027 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -508px;
-webkit-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-moz-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-o-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
}
.social-wrap li a.pinit1:hover {
background: #cb2027 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -580px;
}

.social-wrap li a.linkdin1 {
background:#1698E3 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -635px;
-webkit-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-moz-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-o-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
}
.social-wrap li a.linkdin1:hover {
background: #1698e3 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -711px;
}


</style>

<div class='social-wrap'>
<ul>
<li><a class='facebook1' href='http://www.facebook.com/mybloggerstricks' target='_blank' title='Facebook' rel='nofollow'></a></li>
<li><a class='twitter1' href='http://twitter.com/mybloggertriks' target='_blank' title='Twitter' rel='nofollow'></a></li>
<li><a class='google-p1' href='https://plus.google.com/b/103598710564060829080' target='_blank' title='Google Plus' rel='nofollow'></a></li>
<li><a class='rss1' href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/mybloggerstrick' target='_blaank' title='RSS Feed' rel='nofollow'></a></li>
<li><a class='pinit1' href='http://www.pinterest.com/mybloggertrickx' target='_blank' title='Pinterest' rel='nofollow'></a></li>
<li><a class='linkdin1' href='http://www.linkedin.com/in/mybloggertricks' target='_blank' title='Linkedin' rel='nofollow'></a></li>
</ul>
</div>

Note:- Change the links in yellow with links to your social profiles.

 

Adding The Social Icons To Wordpress

In Your Wordpress Dashboard Click 'Apperance' > 'Widgets' > Add A text Widget to your sidebar and paste code in content area:

 

<style>

.social-wrap {
margin:0 auto;
padding:0px;
text-decoration: none;
}

.social-wrap ul li {
list-style-type: none;
border-bottom:none;
margin:0 auto;
background: none;
padding:0px;
line-height: 0!important;
}

.social-wrap li a {
margin:5px 3px 0px 0px !important;
padding:0px;
width:50px;
height:50px;
text-indent:-99999px;
float:left;
-moz-border-radius:5px;
-webkit-border-radius:5px;
border-radius:5px;
}
.social-wrap li a.facebook1 {
background: #314d91 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px 0px;
-webkit-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-moz-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-o-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
}
.social-wrap li a.facebook1:hover {
background: #314d91 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -73px;
}
.social-wrap li a.twitter1 {
background: #07beed url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -127px;
-webkit-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-moz-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-o-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
}
.social-wrap li a.twitter1:hover {
background: #07beed url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -204px;
}
.social-wrap li a.google-p1 {
background:#a7291b url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -254px;
-webkit-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-moz-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-o-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
}
.social-wrap li a.google-p1:hover {
background: #a7291b url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -330px;
}
.social-wrap li a.rss1 {
background:#ffaa31 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -381px;
-webkit-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-moz-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-o-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
}
.social-wrap li a.rss1:hover {
background: #ffaa31 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -454px;
}

.social-wrap li a.pinit1 {
background:#cb2027 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -508px;
-webkit-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-moz-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-o-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
}
.social-wrap li a.pinit1:hover {
background: #cb2027 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -580px;
}

.social-wrap li a.linkdin1 {
background:#1698E3 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -635px;
-webkit-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-moz-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
-o-transition:All 0.3s ease-out;
}
.social-wrap li a.linkdin1:hover {
background: #1698e3 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x9PGiJcQknH6JFgWE9phttSS-G8xTEzVVkLDhFxGoS0-wYVcS60VUERJ8Uzj1f5aRauLKUyq0A6w7Qd5LJkvvkg98mgaz2N3X9mrzKNA8nxqckUNGsGkTsOKkdIfbGh6EBeSixB7-W8G/s1600/social_sprites.png) no-repeat 0px -711px;
}


</style>

<div class='social-wrap'>
<ul>
<li><a class='facebook1' href='http://www.facebook.com/mybloggerstricks' target='_blank' title='Facebook' rel='nofollow'></a></li>
<li><a class='twitter1' href='http://twitter.com/mybloggertriks' target='_blank' title='Twitter' rel='nofollow'></a></li>
<li><a class='google-p1' href='https://plus.google.com/b/103598710564060829080' target='_blank' title='Google Plus' rel='nofollow'></a></li>
<li><a class='rss1' href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/mybloggerstrick' target='_blaank' title='RSS Feed' rel='nofollow'></a></li>
<li><a class='pinit1' href='http://www.pinterest.com/mybloggertrickx' target='_blank' title='Pinterest' rel='nofollow'></a></li>
<li><a class='linkdin1' href='http://www.linkedin.com/in/mybloggertricks' target='_blank' title='Linkedin' rel='nofollow'></a></li>
</ul>
</div>

Note:- Change the links in yellow with links to your social profiles.

And that's it, thanks for your comment Ger I hope you like the icons and use them on your blog. Drop your comments and questions below.

Read Article →

7 comments

Google-Panda-Penguin

In the world of Search Engine Optimization, the procedure of SEO has all the time been a complicated business. The experts need to have all sorts of knowledge regarding SEO in order to earn success. Each and every blog either set up by any one must need a precise structure of optimization to produce revenue. Due to cyclic updates to Google Penguin / Panda, it is now compulsory for owners to try to find expert SEO services.

Following these principles, a lot of owners prefer to take into service of an SEO company or specialist to potentially get the website’ standing better as compared to other competitors while small webmasters prefer to follow the ways to save from penguin updates discussed online. There are a broad number of SEO service providers over the web help users to get the results as you wish. Their guides to search engine optimization methods let the websites to be useful to services like;

 

1. Valuing the Content and its Web Design

Each and every of the website or blog either set up for small or large number of visitors need to go after the specific instructions in relation to its content, pictures or iconic display. It must have an SEO welcoming method to achieve organic results.

 

2. Websites must Keep Following Principles about Design and Development

  • Hosting - a one of its kind service to offer trustworthy access to websites over web. It implies to get as much as necessary space over the web either on rent or entirely owned based on the potential traffic.
  • URL redirection - a tough approach that forwards the website’ URL to the more than one pages or links. It is applied to gather two links to make one valuable web link.
  • Error pages - a usual problem requiring on the spot solution to general errors generated in the website. The main error generated at the same time as surfing web are 400, 403, 404, 405, 406, 408, 409, 410, 500, 501, 505, etc.
  • Use of JavaScript – regularly used web language work on the web browser to make available relative interface among the client and user to make required optimization on the website. Some functions helps to organize and communicate the slight changes made to the script straight away on both sides.

 

3. On-page and Off-page SEO for the Website

SEO experts are in charge of promoting the website over web through appropriate content changing from prose, pictures, videos, digital demonstration and many more.Please read on for:

 

On-Page SEO Checklist:

1. Always start with keyword selection, research and testing

2. Meta Description tag

3. ALT tags

4. H1 tags

5. URL structure

6. Internal linking strategy

7. Content

8. Keyword density

9. Site maps, both XML and user facing

10. Usability and accessibility

11. Track target keywords

 

Avoid common on-page SEO mistakes such as:

1. Duplicate content

2. URL variants of the same pages

3. Off-site images and content on-site

4. Duplicate title tags

 

Off-Page SEO Checklist:

1. Always start with keyword research, testing and selection 

2. Use Keywords in link anchor text

3. Obtain links from high ranking publisher sites

4. One-way inbound links (not link exchange or reciprocal links) 

5. Different keywords in your link-ads from the same site

6. Gradual link building technology (no growth spikes) 

7. Use relevant keywords near your inbound link (contextual relevance)

8. Track all active keywords and refine strategy as required

9. Discontinue campaigns if ranking does not improve

 

Avoid common off-page SEO mistakes:

1. Duplicate keywords in link adverts

2. Site-wide links causing link growth spikes

3. Using on-page SEOs to do the work of specialist off-page SEO's

4. Placing random links without keywords near your link adverts

 

4. Organizing Online Business Strategies to Advertise Products and Services

The most dedicated and extremely loyal competition on the web attracts SEO experts to use incredible online tools for online marketing strategies. To make big revenue from the online business offering products or services, most ones organize seminars, concerts, educational shows to make general understanding about offered resources.

 

5. Keyword Search

It is one of its kind method used to analyze the phrase or keyword visitors like to search for online resources using Google AdWords tools. It provides resources to find the best searched keywords.

 

Conclusion: 

Search engine optimization, if performed in a successful manner and following the straight guidelines of Google can put a positive influence strongly on the website performance in an honorable way.

Read Article →

3 comments

Googleplus_custom_url

Before few days Google Started Releasing Custom URL's (Vanity) For Many Business Pages En-masse on the side of all the exciting update announcements. From what I've seen they're releasing more of them to Pages first & Profiles are said to be on the way. But if you read the terms of service, Google says for now these URLs are free, but Google may charge for them in the future. If you read the terms or service. You can read what Google is saying…

googleplus-custom-url-fee

 

What's really messed up is the fact the after offering these vanity urls Google may charge to keep them. Who knows, I can't imagine they will. I think Google could charge a fee for custom business URLs but not for custom personal URLs. It wouldn't have to be all or nothing. Stay tuned for more updates.

Read Article →

2 comments
Navigation_tab_menuAs promised to some of my readers, here’s a tutorial on awesome navigation or tab menu Version 2.0 for blogger user. I made it into a multi level, so you don’t have to go any further editing. Just replace your respective links with (#) sign and replace link title with your page or label title. I’ll end this amazing tutorial of new features by saying that we’re currently working on one another Application to include a bunch of cool Smart tools features. I won’t say what those features are just yet, but stay tuned—you’ll be seeing more cool stuff shortly! Got any questions? Or maybe, have something to add? Please leave a comment below and tell us what you're thinking about our updated Multi Level Navigation Menu Version 2.0 !!!…

I have checked myself by operating that navigation menu is functional. (also see screen shot below.)

Navigation_preview

Now Let's Start Adding Navigation

1. Go to your Blogger Dashboard>> Template>> Edit HTML
2. and Look for the following code in your HTML.
]]></b:skin>

3. Paste the following code immediately above(before) it:
#css3_menu {
    width: 960px;
    height: 50px;
    margin: 0px auto;
    border-top: none!important;
    background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecbfqQkvMlHCytvTtFb2UdlsERqPNRdBwwr01o362dMovQqQJ-EVeXQv-oFg28bskZNo5-zXrdiCnCYqgFdF0xsSyatdaWgxzCJH_1APtrysUbb0oexNsx2YegAh7B1pSM-n9FzchG9DO/s1600/menu_bg.png) no-repeat;
}
#css3_menu, #css3_menu ul {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
}
#css3_menu:before,
    #css3_menu:after {
    content: "";
    display: table;
}
#css3_menu:after {
    clear: both;
}
#css3_menu li {
    float: left;
    border-right: 1px solid #FFA722;
    box-shadow: 1px 0 0 #CC5200;
    -moz-box-shadow: 1px 0 0 #cc5200;
    -webkit-box-shadow: 1px 0 0 #cc5200;
    position: relative;
}
#css3_menu a {
    float: left;
    padding: 15px 30px;
    color: #fff;
    text-transform: inherit;
    font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: bold;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-shadow: 1px 1px 0px #6f4900;
}
#css3_menu li a:hover {
    color: #6f4900;
    text-shadow: 1px 1px 0px #482f00;
}
#css3_menu li:hover > a {
    color: #d2d2d2;
}
*html #css3_menu li a:hover {
/* IE6 only */
    color: #fafafa;
}
#css3_menu ul {
    margin: 20px 0 0 0;
    _margin: 0;
/*IE6 only*/
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    position: absolute;
    top: 47px;
    left: 0;
    z-index: 1;
    background: #ec6c00;
    -webkit-transition: all .3s ease-in-out;
    -moz-transition: all .3s ease-in-out;
    -ms-transition: all .3s ease-in-out;
    -o-transition: all .3s ease-in-out;
    transition: all .3s ease-in-out;
}
#css3_menu li:hover > ul {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    margin: 0;
}
#css3_menu ul ul {
    top: 0;
    left: 174px;
    margin: 0 0 0 20px;
    _margin: 0;
/*IE6 only*/
    -moz-box-shadow: -1px 0 0 rgba(210,210,210,.2);
    -webkit-box-shadow: -1px 0 0 rgba(210,210,210,.2);
    box-shadow: -1px 0 0 rgba(210,210,210,.2);
}
#css3_menu ul li {
    float: none;
    display: block;
    border: 0;
    _line-height: 0;
/*IE6 only*/
    -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #cc5200, 0 2px 0 #ec8e00;
    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #cc5200, 0 2px 0 #ec8e00;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #cc5200, 0 2px 0 #ec8e00;
}
#css3_menu ul li:last-child {
    box-shadow: none;
    -moz-box-shadow: none;
    -webkit-box-shadow: none;
}
#css3_menu ul a {
    padding: 12px;
    width: 150px;
    color: #ffc66c;
    _height: 12px;
/*IE6 only*/
    display: block;
    white-space: nowrap;
    float: none;
    text-transform: none;
}
#css3_menu ul a:hover {
    background-color: #f99100;
    color: #fff;
}

4. Click save button and you are done first step.
Note:- If this style sheet doesn't work fine with your template. before adding this menu in your template completely remove your previous menu.
The code worked flawlessly!. If you have any problem or you want to change the background color font color or anything else just leave your comment with your requirement. We are ready for help 24/7.

How to add HTML

1. Go to Layout > Add A Gadget and select HTML/JavaScript gadget.
2. Copy the HTML link and paste it inside the content box.
<ul id="css3_menu">
        <li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">Blogger</a>
        <ul>
        <li><a href="#">Widgets</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">Plugin</a>
        <ul>
        <li> <a href="#">Facebook</a></li>
        <li> <a href="#">Twitter</a></li>
        <li> <a href="#">Pinterest</a></li>
        <li> <a href="#">Google Plus</a></li>
        <li> <a href="#">Adsense</a></li>
        <li> <a href="#">Custom</a>
        <ul>
        <li> <a href="#">Hello Bar</a></li>
        <li> <a href="#">Earning Boster</a></li>
        <li> <a href="#">Clock</a></li>
        </ul>
        </li>
        </ul>
        </li>
        <li><a href="#">Tips Tricks</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">Blogger News</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">Blogger Help</a></li>
        </ul>   
        </li>
        <li><a href="#">Template</a>
        <ul>
        <li><a href="#">Blogger</a>
        <ul>
        <li><a href="#">By Column</a>
        <ul>
        <li><a href="#">1 Column</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">2 Column</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">3 Column</a></li>
        </ul>
        </li>
        <li><a href="#">By Color</a>
        <ul>
        <li><a href="#">Red</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">Blue</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">Orange</a></li>
        </ul>
        </li>
        <li><a href="#">By Width</a></li>
        </ul>
        </li>
        <li><a href="#">WordPress</a></li>
        </ul>
        </li>
        <li><a href="#">Faqs</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
    </ul>

3. Click Save.
4. Drag to reposition the gadget below the header.
Click Save and view your blog. You should see a functional menu installed.
Try hovering the tabs, make sure the dropdowns appear.
You may delete or add menu or sub menu(up to multi levels). Make sure you add/remove the relevant code completely i.e. starting from the opening tag until the closing tag. Do the changes very carefully.
 

Renaming And Adding The Links

As you can see, the dropdown menu HTML is mainly consisted of unordered lists (ul) and list items (li).
Below is a code snippet for one of the category.
<li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
To rename the category, simply replace Home with your own text. As for the link, just replace  # with the Page intended URL.
Hope you enjoyed with this tutorial, don’t forget to tell thanks and leave a comment :) Enjoy..!!
Read Article →

4 comments

Ducplicate_meta_descriptionDuplicate meta descriptions happens a lot more often than you would think. Best case scenario is that Google just ignores the extra meta data but that is still hurting your rankings? How? Well you have wasted a good amount of time working on something that isn't helping your site rank higher. In extreme cases it can even slow down sites (think multiple big & redundant descriptions on a mobile site). Webmaster tools shows duplicate meta description error for blogger homepage and individual item pages that are posts. This doubling occurrence of meta tags for description appeared when blogger introduced search preferences last year that offered blogger users to insert dynamic description for every post they publish. You can find it this option inside blogger post editor named with Search Description and you can add any description to the specific post.

 

How to fix it on blogger

1. Go To Blogger Dashboard > Template

2. Please Backup your template in your computer drive.

3. Click Edit HTML and Search for the following code

 

<b:if cond='data:blog.metaDescription != &quot;&quot;'>
  <meta expr:content='data:blog.metaDescription' name='description'/>
</b:if>

 

4. Replace above with the below code. If you can’t found above code, then you may simply copy the below code and paste it just after opening <head> tag.

<b:if cond='data:blog.url != data:blog.homepageUrl'>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;item&quot;'>
<b:if cond='data:blog.metaDescription != &quot;&quot;'>
  <meta expr:content='data:blog.metaDescription' name='description'/>
</b:if>
</b:if>
</b:if>

 

5.  Save your template and you are done! Now visit your homepage or any post page  to check its source file.

 

I hope this improvement will help robots to better crawl and index your content. Please let me know below in the comment form if you needed any help.

Read Article →