How To Install and Setup StartSeo Blogger Template

How To Install and Setup StartSeo Blogger Template
 
StartSeo is a powerful and professional blogger template, fully optimized for your blog to load as quickly possible. StartSeo also has strategic ad slots to boost your earnings. Also provided with a several custom gadgets and options for edit backgrounds, colors, widths and more.

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Setup StartSeo

Check out below, all steps to setup this template.

Mobile Menu

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Mobile Menu gadget.

Layout Example:


Mobile Menu DropDown Options:

Normal Link Ex: Features
Sub Link Level 1 Ex: _Level 1 "Before the Title add 1 underscore"
Sub Link Level 2 Ex: __Level 2 "Before the Title add 2 underscore"

ALERT: Level 2 Links must be between or below level 1 links.

Widget Settings:



Social Mobile

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Social Mobile gadget.

Supported Icons: blogger, facebook, twitter, gplus, rss, youtube, skype, stumbleupon, tumblr, vk, stack-overflow, github, linkedin, dribbble, soundcloud, behance, digg, instagram, pinterest, twitch, delicious, codepen, flipboard, reddit, whatsapp, messenger, snapchat, email

Widget Settings:



Main Logo

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Main Logo gadget.

Widget Settings:



Main Menu

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Main Menu gadget.

DropDown Options:

Normal Link Ex: Features
Sub Link Level 1 Ex: _Level 1 "Before the Title add 1 underscore"
Sub Link Level 2 Ex: __Level 2 "Before the Title add 2 underscore"

ALERT: Level 2 Links must be between or below level 1 links.

MegaMenu Options:

Shortcode Structure: [getMega label="Your Label" type="msimple"]
Shortcode Label: label or recent.

What are Label?


Shortcode Ex: [getMega label="Economy" type="msimple"]

Widget Settings 01:


Widget Settings 02:


TO SAVE: After adding all the desired links and organizing them in the correct position, click on the Save Button.

Trending Posts

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > Popular Posts in the Trending Posts section.

Widget Settings:



Main HomePage ADS

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript, Image or AdSense > in the section Main HomePage Ads.



Main Posts

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Main Posts/Blog Posts gadget.

Widget Settings:



ADS Inside Post on "Post Page"

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript, Image or AdSense > in the sections Ads Top or Ads Footer.

HTML/JavaScript Ex:


IMPORTANT: The ad will only appear if you have inserted in the section, if you want to hide just remove check to not display or remove the gadget. 

Author Box

The widget receives the google plus information or blogger profile automatically, As long as your profile is marked as public. The icons are displayed if there are links in the description.

Supported Icons: facebook, twitter, gplus, youtube, linkedin, instagram, pinterest, external-link

Blogger Settings: Go to https://www.blogger.com/edit-profile.g

Find for Additional Information > Introduction > and add your description with HTML links.

HTML Link EX: <a href="https://facebook.com">Facebook</a>


Google Plus Settings: Go to https://aboutme.google.com/?referer=gplus

Find for Story > click on Edit icon > and add your description with social links.


IMPORTANT: Use the default social networking links you'd like to add.

Post Layouts and Contact Form

Full Width: full-width
Left Sidebar: left-sidebar
Right Sidebar: right-sidebar
Contact Form: contact-form

Example:



Post List Widgets

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript > in the Sidebar or Footer sections.

Shortcode Structure: [getWidget results="Number of Results" label="Your Label" type="list"]

Shortcode Label:  label, recent or comments.
Shortcode Results:  You must add the desired number of results.
Shortcode Example: [getWidget results="3" label="Bitcoin" type="list"]

Widget Settings:



Social Icons on Sidebar

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the sidebar Social Icons.

Supported Icons: text, blogger, facebook, twitter, gplus, rss, youtube, skype, stumbleupon, tumblr, vk, stack-overflow, github, linkedin, dribbble, soundcloud, behance, digg, instagram, pinterest, twitch, delicious, codepen, flipboard, reddit, whatsapp, messenger, snapchat, email

Widget Settings:



Facebook Page Plugin Code

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript > in the Sidebar or Footer sections.

NOTE: To add the Page Plugin, you will need to install the facebook SDK on your blog, how to install it by clicking here.

Add This Code:

<div class="fb-page" data-href="YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE URL" data-width="360" data-small-header="false" data-adapt-container-width="true" data-hide-cover="false" data-show-facepile="true"></div>

INFO: Replace "data-href" content with your facebook page address, and click save

Sidebar Widget Style

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Sidebar gadgets.

Title ShortCode: no-style.

Widget Settings:


Widget Final Result:



Footer Menu

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Footer Menu gadget.

Widget Settings:



Theme Options

1.1 - Facebook SDK

The Page Plugin as well as facebook comments only work if you have the Facebook SDK installed on your theme. See below for the steps to acquire and install the Facebook SDK.

Get SDK:

Step 01: Go to https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/page-plugin/ and click on Get Code button and copy the SDK Script.

Copying SDK:


SDK en_US:

<script>(function(d, s, id) {
var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];
if (d.getElementById(id)) return;
js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;
js.src = 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.1';
fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);
}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script>

Installing SDK:

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Advanced Options > Facebook SDK gadget.

Widget Settings:


1.2 - Boxed Version

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Advanced Options > Boxed Version gadget.

Option boxedVersion: true or false, default is false.

Widget Settings:


1.3 - Default Variables

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Advanced Options > Default Variables gadget.

Options: monthFormat, fixedMenu, fixedSidebar, postPerPage, followByEmailText, commentsSystem, disqusShortname.

monthFormat: default is "January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December".
fixedMenu: true or false, default is true.
fixedSidebar: true or false, default is true.
postPerPage: Set the number of results to search for labels, should be the same as of posts on the home page, default is 7.
followByEmailText: default is Get all latest content delivered straight to your inbox.
commentsSystem: blogger, facebook, disqus or hide, default is blogger.
disqusShortname: If you add the disqus form, you will then have to add the username of your form, default is templateify-theme.

NOTE: To add the Facebook Comments, you will need to install the facebook SDK on your blog, how to install it by clicking here.

Widget Settings:



How to Customize This Theme?

Access your blog Theme > and click on the Customize button >  and find Background and Advanced options.

Available for customization: Background, Widths, Colors and much more.

Example Background:


Example Advanced:


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