Blogger Magic - Adding A Pages Index
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
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One of the well-nigh versatile ways to organise a weblog is past times using a Pages index.
Long ago, the alone possibility, for indexing a weblog attractively, was a horizontal table, amongst manually added links. We called it a horizontal card bar. Alternately, a vertical linklist mightiness hold out used.
Then Blogger added static pages - too later, the Pages index gadget.
Adding a Pages index is non difficult.
Use the Layout wizard, too "Add a Gadget".
In the dashboard Layout wizard, click on "Add a Gadget". Select "Pages", from "Basics".
Use "Add a Gadget" - too select "Pages".
Edit the Pages gadget, too purpose "Configure Page List".
The novel gadget volition opened upwards every bit "Configure Page List". If you lot bring already created static pages, you lot tin enable them here, using "Pages to show". If not, only hitting "OK".
Position the novel gadget inwards the Tabs section.
To purpose the Pages gadget every bit a horizontal link bar, you lot volition desire it positioned inwards the "crosscol" department of Layout. If it's non properly positioned, pick out cause got of the novel gadget using the grip at the left end, too re position the gadget into "crosscol".
With a criterion Blogger template, only "crosscol" volition display Pages horizontally. All other sections volition demonstrate Pages every bit a criterion vertical linklist.
Add content to the weblog - too to the gadget.
Now, larn busy too add content to the blog.
You tin purpose a Pages gadget, amongst many dissimilar weblog (or website) elements.
Add particular pages to the weblog - too to the gadget.
You tin brand a particular Home page - either a static domicile page - or a selected posts domicile page. And you lot tin display the content every bit one or to a greater extent than particular pages.
Long ago, the alone possibility, for indexing a weblog attractively, was a horizontal table, amongst manually added links. We called it a horizontal card bar. Alternately, a vertical linklist mightiness hold out used.
Then Blogger added static pages - too later, the Pages index gadget.
Adding a Pages index is non difficult.
- Use the Layout wizard, too "Add a Gadget", to add together the Pages gadget.
- Edit the Pages gadget, too purpose "Configure Page List" to activate too add together pages.
- Position the novel gadget inwards the Tabs section.
- Add content to the weblog - too to the gadget.
- Add particular pages to the weblog - too to the gadget.
Use the Layout wizard, too "Add a Gadget".
In the dashboard Layout wizard, click on "Add a Gadget". Select "Pages", from "Basics".
Use "Add a Gadget" - too select "Pages".
Edit the Pages gadget, too purpose "Configure Page List".
The novel gadget volition opened upwards every bit "Configure Page List". If you lot bring already created static pages, you lot tin enable them here, using "Pages to show". If not, only hitting "OK".
Position the novel gadget inwards the Tabs section.
To purpose the Pages gadget every bit a horizontal link bar, you lot volition desire it positioned inwards the "crosscol" department of Layout. If it's non properly positioned, pick out cause got of the novel gadget using the grip at the left end, too re position the gadget into "crosscol".
With a criterion Blogger template, only "crosscol" volition display Pages horizontally. All other sections volition demonstrate Pages every bit a criterion vertical linklist.
Add content to the weblog - too to the gadget.
Now, larn busy too add content to the blog.
You tin purpose a Pages gadget, amongst many dissimilar weblog (or website) elements.
- Archive (date relevant) retrievals.
- Direct searches.
- External too internal unmarried post service links.
- Indexed searches.
- Label (category / keyword relevant) searches.
- Professional documents too other externally hosted files.
- Static pages.
Add particular pages to the weblog - too to the gadget.
You tin brand a particular Home page - either a static domicile page - or a selected posts domicile page. And you lot tin display the content every bit one or to a greater extent than particular pages.