Build A Blogger Template from Scratch – Ultimate Guide- PART1
Well if you think Blogger platform is a piece of cake then I dare you to design a blogger template from scratch. Hey You don’t have to run away 
As you know you cannot be a perfect coder anytime because something new starts off in some part of the world each second. now we have jQuery, Mootools sneaking into Blogger Codings. Blogspot might be behind in terms of WordPress but you never know things can change around if coders start shifting their attention towards Blogger.
Q. Why Do I need to Read your tutorial to build a blogger Template?
A. Don’t you want to have a different and unique layout? C’mon we need to build an army to fight against WordPress Platform are you In? If yes read along.
As you guys know its next to impossible to teach you everything. So I will link you to some of the best tutorials I’ve stumbled upon on the Blogosphere. This Post will be divided into 3 parts and I would like to have an interactive session out here.
The First read of the Session has got to be
Why your blog design needs to be unique! – by Amanda
Amanda of Blogger Buster, the queen of Blogger tutorials has written this neat series on why your Blogspot template needs to be unique so head over and get inspired.
Zona Cerebral has an amazing series of blogger design tutorials which start from the entry level basic knowledge to an experienced coding pro.
Here’s one dealing with the Composition and Structure of a Blogger Template.
LINK -How to create a template for Blogger – Part One: Composition and structure.
Now we can head towards our new step on How to create a template for Blogger – Part Two: Themes and Style. Deals with style and Distribution.
How to create a template for Blogger – Part Two: Themes and Style.
Create your own template for Blogger – Part Three: Consolidation.
Deals vastly with Variable definitions : the body, links and header to be specific with each coding basic involved.
Create your own template for Blogger – Part Three: Consolidation.
How to create a template for blogger – Part IV: Distribution.
This tutorial deals how to play around with the Outer-Wrapper, Main-Wrapper and the Sidebar-Wrapper. This section actually forms the backbone of a neat blogger template.
How to create a template for blogger – Part IV: Distribution.
Tutorial on editing sidebars on Blogger
This short and useful update mainly tells you how to style your Blogger Sidebar. Pretty useful even for begineers.
Link- Tutorial on editing sidebars on Blogger
Quick guide on how to add new sections to Blogger
The following tutorial is general in nature, so to be able to install a section of page elements in any area of the template.
Read- Quick guide on how to add new sections to Blogger
How to create a magazine style template on Blogger.
The Magazine Style templates and themes are ruling the blogosphere today so here is a guide to design a custom one all by yourself! You can learn how to add CSS Styles in this tut.
Read – How to create a magazine style template on Blogger.
Manual on how to decorate the link in Blogger comments.
As the title suggests this can be the easiest way to play with your Blogger Comment links.
Read the tutorial- Manual on how to decorate the link in Blogger comments.
- Quality Free Blogger Templates + PSD Source Files
- Visually Impressive and Smashing Blogger Templates
- Spoonfed SEO Guide For Blogger Users
- How to Increase Comment box width Blogger Tweak
- Free E-Book « The Blogger Template Book
- Blogger Lab- Free Blogger Template Generators!
- Recent Post Thumbnails Widget – Blogger Tweak
- Roundup Of Best Blogger Templates
- Safe Blogging- How to Backup Your Blogger Posts And Comments
How To Create Your Own Blogger Template Theme *Updated* ~ by Bradblogging
Now its time to check out what templatesparanovoblogger has to offer. They have a neat set of Blogger tutorials but it isnt in english so I’ve tried reading it using a convertor and listed them down for you.
HOW TO DESIGN A BLGOGER TEMPLATE PART1
Deals with the structure and styling for the codes. Read the translated version of part1
HOW to play with background and image properties.
The 4th part deals with the most important of all the usablilty of content wrapper, main-wrapper in a blogger template. Tutorial Link
This tutorial deals with how to style the lists and links dealing with the blogger sidebar Read more
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26 Comments
Subash
07.04.2009
Excellent tips, thanks a lot for the share. easy translation from spanish.
Pradeep Nayak
07.04.2009
Hey i needed one help. How do give links to various pages in blogspot.As in the themes u have uploaded. how do i link about page,contact page etc
subagya
07.05.2009
hmmm.. i think i will bookmark this site.. thanks for tuts bro
cheth
07.06.2009
@Subash
Thanks!
@Pradeep Nayak
Please use the ul and li tags in your navigation bar of the HTML code and link it to other blog posts. Do feel free to mail me if you need any help.
Billy Chen
07.06.2009
One request: could you make your links different than the text? That would make it a lot easier for us to read. =)
cheth
07.06.2009
@Billy Chen
THanks for the suggwestion will do it asap
Fusion
07.06.2009
What's do follow and how to enable it???
cheth
07.06.2009
@Fusion
Do follow is a html attribute which allows the search engine to index the pages linked with the tag. It helps my commenters to get abcklinks from my blog. TO enable it search for the no follow tag and change 'no' to 'do'
Anonymous
07.06.2009
cheth that was super fast i can see the new changes in the links.
cheth
07.06.2009
@Anonymous
WEll that was a serious point so i had to do what my readers request
Sherry
07.06.2009
nice template
Anonymous
07.07.2009
this the best tutorial for the make blogger template from scratch guide – sorry for bad grammer i do not know english =)
Anonymous
07.07.2009
i so very much like the blog template it is the best seen ever platina blogger
Neivin
07.09.2009
Hey Cheth!
Most comprehensive Tutorial on the Net !
Best I've ever seen
Thanks a ton.
Check out my blog at http://www.talesofexistence.wordpress.com
Josh:-O
08.21.2009
is there an easier way!
cheth
08.21.2009
you can use free template generators http://chethstudios.blogspot.com/2009/06/blogger-lab-free-blogger-template.html or use any of the current Blogger templates in the navigation menu on the top of this page..
ianemv
09.16.2009
Just what I'm looking for.. I agree with you, if there's a lot of people who would advocate and code with blogger platform at least it will be great match with wordpress
Bands
09.26.2009
Very Exciting this one..! I really enjoyed it and want to say thanks for providing it.
Prakash
10.21.2009
just wishing i found you a week before…i just now spent $14 on a css edit function in my wordpress blog and i couldn't even edit fully…..but still i was clever enough to keep my blogger blog open….great blog mate….
Nicholas Lee
01.15.2010
Zonacerebral.com doesn't seem to exist anymore.
fakhruddin
03.18.2010
The links are dead. Any other resources for blogger theme developing?
celebzluvergarl
05.30.2010
yeah the links are REALLY dead. but i really think that ur informations are very useful….thanks for sharing…!!!
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08.17.2010
Great tutorial. Do many people actually make a living from creating templates?
Awon
11.09.2010
Thanks for posting this …
Galleri Rotor Två
01.26.2011
links are dead, please 404 this page
Abhishek Boinapalli
02.03.2012
Man!! the links are all dead!!
Got any-more better links? Kindly update!!
Thanks in advance
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