How to Install a Blogger Template Without Deleting Widgets
- 1). Sign in to your Blogger account.
- 2). Click the "Design" hotlink under the title of the blog on which you want to install the new template.
- 3). Click the "Edit HTML" tab in the top menu.
- 4). Select "Download Full Template" in the "Back-up/Restore Template" section. This downloads the current template to your computer so that you can restore it if you're unhappy with the new template.
- 5). Scroll to the "Edit Template" section.
- 6). Click the check box beside "Expand Widget Templates" to select this option.
- 7). Highlight and delete all the design code in the HTML input box.
- 8). Paste the HTML design code for your new template into the input box. You'll find the code in the file that you downloaded from the template design site or in the file you created with your Web design program. Click the "Save Template" button.
- 9). Click "Keep Widgets" in the popup confirmation box. This transfers the widgets from your old template to your new template.
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