Wednesday 27 June 2012

How To Create Drop Down Label Widget For Blogger

This is also great tip those who are looking for
drop-down label menu.If your blog don't have
much space or want to reduce home page
size, this will help to you.So this drop-down
menu display your post categories,and labels
are link with them.So, each category post are
counting too.you can adjust size of the 
drop-down. follow these steps to add it to your
blog.


1. Log in to blogger account and Go to Design >> Edit HTML

2. Make sure you don't put check mark in  Expand Widget Templates

3. Find below code by using Ctrl+F  

<b:widget id='Label1' locked='false' title='Labels' type='Label'/>
4. Now replace above line (where you found) with below code.

<b:widget id='Label1' locked='false' title='Categories' type='Label'> 
<b:includable id='main'>
<b:if cond='data:title'>
<h2><data:title/></h2>
</b:if>
<div class='widget-content'>
<select style='width:100%' onchange='location=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;'>
<option>Choose a Category</option>
<b:loop values='data:labels' var='label'>
<option expr:value='data:label.url'><data:label.name/>
(<data:label.count/>)
</option>
</b:loop> </select> <b:include name='quickedit'/> </div> </b:includable>
</b:widget>

*You can change the wdth of drop-down by chaning   100%
*You can change   Choose a Category  as your like, if you want.
*If you want to hide the post counter so delete this code.  (<data:label.count/>)

5. Save your Template you are done.

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