How To Setup Simple Blogger Template

 

Simple is a professional blogger template. It's surprisingly fast what can improve your site performance on search engines. Simple can also significantly increase your earnings by having multiple ad sections. Simple has an amazing and fully customizable design, and you don't need any coding knowledge.

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• Tutorial: How To Install a Blogger Template?
• Video: Simple - Blogger Template (Full Installation)
• Tutorial: How To Setup Templateify Post Shortcodes

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={recent}
Shortcode Label: label or recent.

What are Label?

Shortcode Ex: {getMega} $label={Economy}

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.

Header ADS

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

HTML/JavaScript Ex:

IMPORTANT: This ad will only be displayed on the Homepage and Post Page.

Main Posts

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

Widget Settings:

In-Article ADS on "Post Page"

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript, Image or AdSense > in the sections ADS 1 ( before content ) and ADS 2 ( after content ).

HTML/JavaScript Ex:

Move ADS 1 and ADS 2 to inside the post content:

Sortcode ADS 1: $ads={1}
Sortcode ADS 2: $ads={2}

IMPORTANT: After adding a Shortcode apply the Strikethrough style EX: $ads={2}

Example:

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 blogger profile informations automatically, As long as your profile is marked as public. The icons are displayed if there are links in the description.

Supported Icons: blogger, facebook, facebook-f, twitter, rss, youtube, skype, stumbleupon, tumblr, vk, stack-overflow, github, linkedin, dribbble, soundcloud, behance, digg, instagram, pinterest, pinterest-p, twitch, delicious, codepen, flipboard, reddit, whatsapp, messenger, snapchat, email, discord, share, 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 Structure: <a href="Your Link Here">Icon Name</a>
HTML Link Example: <a href="https://facebook.com/templateify">facebook</a>

Post Layouts and Contact Form

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

Example:

Main Social

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

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

Widget Settings:

Post List Widgets

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

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={comments} $type={list}

Widget Settings:

Facebook Page Plugin

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript > in the Sidebar 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="500" 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.
AdSense Widget: This is the standard design for adsense gadget.

Widget Settings:

About Section

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

1.1 - About Us

IMPORTANT: To display only the title and description, in the link field add hide-image.

1.2 - Follow Us

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

Footer Copyright (Premium)

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

Widget Settings:

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 async="async" defer="defer" crossorigin="anonymous" src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2"></script>

Installing SDK:

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

Widget Settings:

1.2 - Default Variables

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

Options: monthFormat, relatedPostsNum, followByEmailText, commentsSystem, disqusShortname.

monthFormat: default is "January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December".
relatedPostsNum: default is 3.
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:

Site Feed

Access your blog Settings > and click on the Other.

Site Feed Settings:

IMPORTANT: For Featured Posts, Related Posts, Recent Comments and Recent Posts Widget load normally, you must configure the site feed to "Full".

How to Customize This Theme?

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

Available customizations: Display Options, Backgrounds, Widths, Colors, Fonts Size and more.

Background Example:

Advanced > Background:

Background Image Size 100%: 0 is false and 1 is true.
Gradient Background: 0 is false and 1 is true.

Advanced > Layout Options Example:

Boxed Version: 0 is false and 1 is true.
Left Sidebar: 0 is false and 1 is true.
Fixed Menu: 0 is false and 1 is true.
Fixed Sidebar: 0 is false and 1 is true.

Advanced > Theme Fonts Example:

Advanced > Theme Colors Example:

Advanced > Post Options Example:

Post Breadcrumbs: 0 is false and 1 is true.
Comments Count: 0 is false and 1 is true.
Post Navigation: 0 is false and 1 is true.

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