Stitched Ribbon CSS Menu For Blogger

Menu is always important for a blog, for its navigation, seo and specially for its look. A blog with a clear navigation is liked by visitors and search engines too, therefore bloggers use to add a neat and clean menu in their blogs so that visitors may not get confuse and their blog navigation is seo friendly. Moreover menu also plays a vital role in a blog's look, as bloggers are in competition with each other for traffic and good look so everyone wants a unique and impressive design for his blog.
To design a unique blog everyone tries to add whether a unique widget, a unique template, unique effect and sometimes menus also. Although horizontal menus are mostly used in blogs and websites but now adays vertical menus are also used in many blogs. In blogger there is no option for adding a menu so bloggers use to search for menus on Google and tries to add them but its not easy so I thought to share almost every type of menu to help those bloggers who are beginners to blogging and don't know how to add a menu in blogger. In this tutorial I am going to show you how to add Stitched Ribbon menu in blogger. You can see a screenshot of stitched ribbon menu above, I will share this menu in 6 different colors, hope you like it. To add this menu in your blog follow below steps:

Step 1: Go to blogger and log-in to your account.

Step 2: Go to layout and click on add a gadget.

Step 3: Scroll down to Html/javascript and click on it.

Step 4: Select a style and Copy the code:

Style 1(Stitched blue Ribbon):

<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
   <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
   <script src="script.js"></script>
<div id="cssmenu">
<ul>
   <li class="active"><a href="#"><span>Home</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Products</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Company</span></a></li>
   <li class="last"><a href="#"><span>Contact</span></a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<style>
/* CSS for Vertical Menu */
#cssmenu {
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  border: 0;
}
#cssmenu ul,
#cssmenu li {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
#cssmenu ul {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 597;
}
#cssmenu ul li {
  min-height: 1px;
  line-height: 1em;
}
#cssmenu a {
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
}
/* Custom CSS Styles */
#cssmenu {
  font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: bold;
  width: 160px;
}
#cssmenu ul {
  background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
  background-color: #F1F1F1;
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: linear-gradient(#ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  border: 1px solid #CCC;
  -moz-border-radius: 6px;
  -webkit-border-radius: 6px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  -moz-background-clip: padding;
  -webkit-background-clip: padding-box;
  background-clip: padding-box;
}
#cssmenu li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #CCC;
  -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  padding: 1px;
}
#cssmenu li:last-child,
#cssmenu li.last {
  -moz-box-shadow: none;
  -webkit-box-shadow: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  border-bottom: 0 none;
}
#cssmenu li.active {
  -moz-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  -webkit-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  background: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAuCAIAAABmjeQ9AAAAA3NCSVQICAjb4U/gAAAAPElEQVQImYWOwQkAIAwDj2zsfM7hPOejCAUFf01zbcKYK0LUCEFKYzyzhK4bX97Ni7X357Vfr6xz37vpBp6xRxdc29qIAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #71bbd5, #4aa8c9);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #71bbd5, #4aa8c9);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #71bbd5, #4aa8c9);
  background-image: linear-gradient(#71bbd5, #4aa8c9);
  position: relative;
  left: -8px;
  width: 170px;
}
#cssmenu li.active a {
  border: 1px dashed #98cee1;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
  border-right: 0 none;
  position: relative;
  color: #FFF;
  text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}
#cssmenu li.active:before,
#cssmenu li.active:after {
  content: '';
}
#cssmenu li.active:before {
  z-index: 1;
  width: 0px;
  height: 0px;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: -5px;
  border-style: solid;
  border-width: 0 8px 5px 0;
  border-color: transparent #338dad transparent transparent;
}
#cssmenu li.active:after {
  background: url(data:image/png;base64,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) no-repeat;
  display: block;
  height: 48px;
  width: 24px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -24px;
  top: 0px;
  z-index: 1;
}
#cssmenu a {
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  color: #444;
  height: 42px;
  line-height: 40px;
  padding: 0 12px;
  text-align: right;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}

</style>

Style 2(Stitched pink ribbon):

<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
   <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
   <script src="script.js"></script>
<div id="cssmenu">
<ul>
   <li class="active"><a href="#"><span>Home</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Products</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Company</span></a></li>
   <li class="last"><a href="#"><span>Contact</span></a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<style>
/* CSS for Vertical Menu */
#cssmenu {
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  border: 0;
}
#cssmenu ul,
#cssmenu li {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
#cssmenu ul {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 597;
}
#cssmenu ul li {
  min-height: 1px;
  line-height: 1em;
}
#cssmenu a {
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
}
/* Custom CSS Styles */
#cssmenu {
  font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: bold;
  width: 160px;
}
#cssmenu ul {
  background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
  background-color: #F1F1F1;
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: linear-gradient(#ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  border: 1px solid #CCC;
  -moz-border-radius: 6px;
  -webkit-border-radius: 6px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  -moz-background-clip: padding;
  -webkit-background-clip: padding-box;
  background-clip: padding-box;
}
#cssmenu li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #CCC;
  -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  padding: 1px;
}
#cssmenu li:last-child,
#cssmenu li.last {
  -moz-box-shadow: none;
  -webkit-box-shadow: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  border-bottom: 0 none;
}
#cssmenu li.active {
  -moz-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  -webkit-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  background: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAuCAIAAABmjeQ9AAAAA3NCSVQICAjb4U/gAAAAN0lEQVQImY2MsQ0AIAzDrNzKZzzDV2agQxekTlFiK5y1g0QNEDT6Emqv7pB//yTSfAk0f8DBKBeQp0niRT0BVwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==);
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #c864a3, #b8418c);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #c864a3, #b8418c);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #c864a3, #b8418c);
  background-image: linear-gradient(#c864a3, #b8418c);
  position: relative;
  left: -8px;
  width: 170px;
}
#cssmenu li.active a {
  border: 1px dashed #d58ab9;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
  border-right: 0 none;
  position: relative;
  color: #FFF;
  text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}
#cssmenu li.active:before,
#cssmenu li.active:after {
  content: '';
}
#cssmenu li.active:before {
  z-index: 1;
  width: 0px;
  height: 0px;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: -5px;
  border-style: solid;
  border-width: 0 8px 5px 0;
  border-color: transparent #92346f transparent transparent;
}
#cssmenu li.active:after {
  background: url(data:image/png;base64,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) no-repeat;
  display: block;
  height: 48px;
  width: 24px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -24px;
  top: 0px;
  z-index: 1;
}
#cssmenu a {
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  color: #444;
  height: 42px;
  line-height: 40px;
  padding: 0 12px;
  text-align: right;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}
</style>

Style 3(Stitched black ribbon):

<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
   <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
   <script src="script.js"></script>
<div id="cssmenu">
<ul>
   <li class="active"><a href="#"><span>Home</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Products</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Company</span></a></li>
   <li class="last"><a href="#"><span>Contact</span></a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<style>
/* CSS for Vertical Menu */
#cssmenu {
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  border: 0;
}
#cssmenu ul,
#cssmenu li {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
#cssmenu ul {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 597;
}
#cssmenu ul li {
  min-height: 1px;
  line-height: 1em;
}
#cssmenu a {
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
}
/* Custom CSS Styles */
#cssmenu {
  font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: bold;
  width: 160px;
}
#cssmenu ul {
  background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
  background-color: #F1F1F1;
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: linear-gradient(#ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  border: 1px solid #CCC;
  -moz-border-radius: 6px;
  -webkit-border-radius: 6px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  -moz-background-clip: padding;
  -webkit-background-clip: padding-box;
  background-clip: padding-box;
}
#cssmenu li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #CCC;
  -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  padding: 1px;
}
#cssmenu li:last-child,
#cssmenu li.last {
  -moz-box-shadow: none;
  -webkit-box-shadow: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  border-bottom: 0 none;
}
#cssmenu li.active {
  -moz-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  -webkit-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  background: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAuCAIAAABmjeQ9AAAAA3NCSVQICAjb4U/gAAAAHUlEQVQImWMIDQ1l+v//PxMDAwNWGp8cMWpoZDYAkxlMDz07IIoAAAAASUVORK5CYII=);
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #555555, #3b3b3b);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #555555, #3b3b3b);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #555555, #3b3b3b);
  background-image: linear-gradient(#555555, #3b3b3b);
  position: relative;
  left: -8px;
  width: 170px;
}
#cssmenu li.active a {
  border: 1px dashed #6e6e6e;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
  border-right: 0 none;
  position: relative;
  color: #FFF;
  text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}
#cssmenu li.active:before,
#cssmenu li.active:after {
  content: '';
}
#cssmenu li.active:before {
  z-index: 1;
  width: 0px;
  height: 0px;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: -5px;
  border-style: solid;
  border-width: 0 8px 5px 0;
  border-color: transparent #222222 transparent transparent;
}
#cssmenu li.active:after {
  background: url(data:image/png;base64,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) no-repeat;
  display: block;
  height: 48px;
  width: 24px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -24px;
  top: 0px;
  z-index: 1;
}
#cssmenu a {
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  color: #444;
  height: 42px;
  line-height: 40px;
  padding: 0 12px;
  text-align: right;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}
</style>

Style 4(Stitched light red ribbon):

<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
   <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
   <script src="script.js"></script>
<div id="cssmenu">
<ul>
   <li class="active"><a href="#"><span>Home</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Products</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Company</span></a></li>
   <li class="last"><a href="#"><span>Contact</span></a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<style>
/* CSS for Vertical Menu */
#cssmenu {
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  border: 0;
}
#cssmenu ul,
#cssmenu li {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
#cssmenu ul {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 597;
}
#cssmenu ul li {
  min-height: 1px;
  line-height: 1em;
}
#cssmenu a {
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
}
/* Custom CSS Styles */
#cssmenu {
  font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: bold;
  width: 160px;
}
#cssmenu ul {
  background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
  background-color: #F1F1F1;
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: linear-gradient(#ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  border: 1px solid #CCC;
  -moz-border-radius: 6px;
  -webkit-border-radius: 6px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  -moz-background-clip: padding;
  -webkit-background-clip: padding-box;
  background-clip: padding-box;
}
#cssmenu li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #CCC;
  -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  padding: 1px;
}
#cssmenu li:last-child,
#cssmenu li.last {
  -moz-box-shadow: none;
  -webkit-box-shadow: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  border-bottom: 0 none;
}
#cssmenu li.active {
  -moz-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  -webkit-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  background: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAuCAIAAABmjeQ9AAAAA3NCSVQICAjb4U/gAAAAK0lEQVQImWO4mpzIxPD/PxPD//9M////Z2JgYEDlI2FS5THUMDBg10O6PABU/Fqb2xVCxgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==);
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #d56361, #ca3b39);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #d56361, #ca3b39);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #d56361, #ca3b39);
  background-image: linear-gradient(#d56361, #ca3b39);
  position: relative;
  left: -8px;
  width: 170px;
}
#cssmenu li.active a {
  border: 1px dashed #e08b89;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
  border-right: 0 none;
  position: relative;
  color: #FFF;
  text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}
#cssmenu li.active:before,
#cssmenu li.active:after {
  content: '';
}
#cssmenu li.active:before {
  z-index: 1;
  width: 0px;
  height: 0px;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: -5px;
  border-style: solid;
  border-width: 0 8px 5px 0;
  border-color: transparent #a42e2c transparent transparent;
}
#cssmenu li.active:after {
  background: url(data:image/png;base64,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) no-repeat;
  display: block;
  height: 48px;
  width: 24px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -24px;
  top: 0px;
  z-index: 1;
}
#cssmenu a {
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  color: #444;
  height: 42px;
  line-height: 40px;
  padding: 0 12px;
  text-align: right;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}
</style> 

Style 5(Stitched emerald ribbon):

<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
   <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
   <script src="script.js"></script>
<div id="cssmenu">
<ul>
   <li class="active"><a href="#"><span>Home</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Products</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Company</span></a></li>
   <li class="last"><a href="#"><span>Contact</span></a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<style>
/* CSS for Vertical Menu */
#cssmenu {
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  border: 0;
}
#cssmenu ul,
#cssmenu li {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
#cssmenu ul {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 597;
}
#cssmenu ul li {
  min-height: 1px;
  line-height: 1em;
}
#cssmenu a {
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
}
/* Custom CSS Styles */
#cssmenu {
  font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: bold;
  width: 160px;
}
#cssmenu ul {
  background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
  background-color: #F1F1F1;
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  background-image: linear-gradient(#ffffff, #f5f5f5);
  border: 1px solid #CCC;
  -moz-border-radius: 6px;
  -webkit-border-radius: 6px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  -moz-background-clip: padding;
  -webkit-background-clip: padding-box;
  background-clip: padding-box;
}
#cssmenu li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #CCC;
  -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
  padding: 1px;
}
#cssmenu li:last-child,
#cssmenu li.last {
  -moz-box-shadow: none;
  -webkit-box-shadow: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  border-bottom: 0 none;
}
#cssmenu li.active {
  -moz-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  -webkit-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
  background: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAuCAIAAABmjeQ9AAAAA3NCSVQICAjb4U/gAAAAQUlEQVQImV2NsQ3AMAzDCN3atX/mK3aI6xjZZEgmedcTMWiEiFEDdXc2ytju/uTdn61h8KQ4xbidzfkd/cfI7fwABsNToh7mpNgAAAAASUVORK5CYII=);
  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #6dc864, #4cb841);
  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #6dc864, #4cb841);
  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #6dc864, #4cb841);
  background-image: linear-gradient(#6dc864, #4cb841);
  position: relative;
  left: -8px;
  width: 170px;
}
#cssmenu li.active a {
  border: 1px dashed #90d58a;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
  border-right: 0 none;
  position: relative;
  color: #FFF;
  text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}
#cssmenu li.active:before,
#cssmenu li.active:after {
  content: '';
}
#cssmenu li.active:before {
  z-index: 1;
  width: 0px;
  height: 0px;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: -5px;
  border-style: solid;
  border-width: 0 8px 5px 0;
  border-color: transparent #3c9234 transparent transparent;
}
#cssmenu li.active:after {
  background: url(data:image/png;base64,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) no-repeat;
  display: block;
  height: 48px;
  width: 24px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -24px;
  top: 0px;
  z-index: 1;
}
#cssmenu a {
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  color: #444;
  height: 42px;
  line-height: 40px;
  padding: 0 12px;
  text-align: right;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;

}

</style>

Style 6(Stitched yellow ribbon):

<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />
   <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
   <script src="script.js"></script>
<div id="cssmenu">
<ul>
   <li class="active"><a href="#"><span>Home</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Products</span></a></li>
   <li><a href="#"><span>Company</span></a></li>
   <li class="last"><a href="#"><span>Contact</span></a></li>
</ul>
</div>

<style>

/* CSS for Vertical Menu */

#cssmenu {

  padding: 0;

  margin: 0;

  border: 0;

}

#cssmenu ul,

#cssmenu li {

  list-style: none;

  margin: 0;

  padding: 0;

}

#cssmenu ul {

  position: relative;

  z-index: 597;

}

#cssmenu ul li {

  min-height: 1px;

  line-height: 1em;

}

#cssmenu a {

  display: block;

  text-decoration: none;

}

/* Custom CSS Styles */

#cssmenu {

  font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;

  font-weight: bold;

  width: 160px;

}

#cssmenu ul {

  background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);

  background-color: #F1F1F1;

  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);

  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);

  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff, #f5f5f5);

  background-image: linear-gradient(#ffffff, #f5f5f5);

  border: 1px solid #CCC;

  -moz-border-radius: 6px;

  -webkit-border-radius: 6px;

  border-radius: 6px;

  -moz-background-clip: padding;

  -webkit-background-clip: padding-box;

  background-clip: padding-box;

}

#cssmenu li {

  border-bottom: 1px solid #CCC;

  -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;

  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;

  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;

  padding: 1px;

}

#cssmenu li:last-child,

#cssmenu li.last {

  -moz-box-shadow: none;

  -webkit-box-shadow: none;

  box-shadow: none;

  border-bottom: 0 none;

}

#cssmenu li.active {

  -moz-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);

  -webkit-box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);

  box-shadow: 1px 2px 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);

  background: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAuCAIAAABmjeQ9AAAAA3NCSVQICAjb4U/gAAAAOUlEQVQImW2NsQ0AIAzDrNzG/5zAKWaApZQpUmI5rDkCRrlpwCARy4aerrCX04+nOpsH+t/raX9G2cbUSAenCqufAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);

  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #dfcf44, #cdbb23);

  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #dfcf44, #cdbb23);

  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #dfcf44, #cdbb23);

  background-image: linear-gradient(#dfcf44, #cdbb23);

  position: relative;

  left: -8px;

  width: 170px;

}

#cssmenu li.active a {

  border: 1px dashed #e6da70;

  border: 1px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);

  border-right: 0 none;

  position: relative;

  color: #FFF;

  text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);

}

#cssmenu li.active:before,

#cssmenu li.active:after {

  content: '';

}

#cssmenu li.active:before {

  z-index: 1;

  width: 0px;

  height: 0px;

  position: absolute;

  left: 0;

  bottom: -5px;

  border-style: solid;

  border-width: 0 8px 5px 0;

  border-color: transparent #a1941c transparent transparent;

}

#cssmenu li.active:after {

  background: url(data:image/png;base64,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) no-repeat;

  display: block;

  height: 48px;

  width: 24px;

  position: absolute;

  right: -24px;

  top: 0px;

  z-index: 1;

}

#cssmenu a {

  border: 1px solid transparent;

  color: #444;

  height: 42px;

  line-height: 40px;

  padding: 0 12px;

  text-align: right;

  text-overflow: ellipsis;

}

</style>

Step 5: After copying the code of desired menu paste it in Html/javascript code.

Step 6: Click on save and you are done.

As you see that the arrow of menu is in right direction therefore you have to add this menu in left side of your blog and for that you have to customize your blog's layout style because if you are using simple template then there is no option for adding widget in left side of blog. Blogger has many styles for both body layout and footer layout and you can change it easily but if you don't know how to change layout style in blogger, simply read below steps to change layout style of your blog:

Step 1: Go to blogger and log-in to your blogger account.

Step 2: Click on template and customize it.

Step 3: On the customization page click on layout.

Step 4: Choose anyone of five layout styles highlighted in below image having options to add gadget on left hand side:

Step 5: Click on apply to blog on top right side of customization page.

You can change footer style also but we don't need it for menu, so if you personally want to change it simply select it and save changes.

Customization:

This menu is designed with pure CSS(it is coded by CSS and Html only). Its too simple so you can't further customize it and it doesn't need customization because it looks nice without customization. But if you have knowledge about CSS then you can change its tabs colors, but I suggest you not to customize it or else it won't look good. Simple changes that you can make in this menu is adding more tabs like about, sitemap etc or renaming existing tabs. You can add, remove or rename a new tab in this menu by making changes in below piece of code(this code is in the beginning of every menu code):

<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />

   <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

   <script src="script.js"></script>

<div id="cssmenu">

<ul>

   <li class="active"><a href="#"><span>Home</span></a></li>

   <li><a href="#"><span>Products</span></a></li>

   <li><a href="#"><span>Company</span></a></li>

   <li class="last"><a href="#"><span>Contact</span></a></li>

</ul>

</div>

To add a new tab paste <li><a href="#"><span>Tab name</span></a></li> between <ul> and </ul> highlighted in above code.

To remove a tab remove same piece of code shown above, for example if you want to remove products tab then remove <li><a href="#"><span>Products</span></a></li> from above piece of code

To rename a tab  just change the name below <li><a href="#"><span>Products</span></a></li> for example if you wan to change name of product tab then replace it with the name you like.

That's it! enjoy.

Final words

I hope you like this post and this menu is working in your blog, I would like to know your experience. If you have any problem regarding this post feel free to ask me in comments or contact me. If you like this post take a second to share it with others. Thank you for visiting 101Helper. Follow and subscribe to get instant news about blogger gadgets, menu, templates, seo, tips, tricks and tutorials.

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Blogger Blog Title Optimization For Search Engines Guide

Seo(search engine optimization) is a basic and important thing for a blog or website's traffic. Seo is of two types one is on-page seo and another is off-page seo, off-page seo includes many thing among which one is blog title optimization. While creating a blog there are many thing to take care of such as category, description, meta tags etc but a very important thing is having a good title. Good title means a title which describes your blog category properly.
Let say if you have a blog about fashion then what would be the best title for it? I think it would be Fashion, style, latest fashion clothes or something like New fashion for boys and girls, fashion 2014 etc. But it is not just about having a good title another thing comes when a post is created, so when a post is opened it will display only post title and not represent you blog title which is not good for seo. So for displaying blog title beside post title you will use a separator between post title and blog title. It is a good way to optimize post titles that's why I have created a post about adding a separator between post and blog title before. But adding a separator between blog and post title is not useful for all blog specially if a blog has a long title such as mine, my blog title is 101Helper | Blogger tips,tricks,widgets,tutorials,seo but when a post is opened and browser tab is hovered it represents only 101Helper so how did I do it and why? 

The answer is because some search engines specially Google and Bing doesn't show full title, so a blog having long title is not optimized by just adding a separator. For example if i am searching for All in one social sharing buttons for blogger or another post on Google then it will show
results as shown in below image:

In above image the results shown by Google is just name of the post and after separator there is only 101Helper... similar to Google bing also shows only 101Helper after post title so if you have a blog having long title then you have to optimize it for better seo. In above example I have used a post having small title, what would happen if I search for a long title? such as Tips to increase blog traffic and generate more than 600 page-views/day Google will show only Tips to increase blog traffic and generate more than 600... therefore I have to optimize my blog title in such a way that after post title it show only 101Helper so if you have a blog having long title or you want post title alone or want your post titles to be followed by blog title then you are at right place. In this post I will tell you how to optimize your blog title in different ways according to your needs.

How to optimize blog title for seo in blogger?

When its about optimizing title of either post or blog, we need to edit template. But before that download a backup of your blog so that if something goes wrong you could backup it. To optimize your blog title follow below mentioned steps:

Step 1: Go to blogger dashboard and click on template.

Step 2: On the template page click on Edit Html.

Step 3: Click anywhere in the Html and search for <title><data:blog.pageTitle/></title> by using Ctrl+F on your keyboard.

Step 4: Replace it with the anyone of below codes which you prefer for your blog:

Post title followed by blog title:

If you want your post titles to be followed by blog title or your blog title includes relevant keywords of your content and you want to show your post titles along with blog title then replace the above code with code shown below:

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'><title><data:blog.pageName/> | <data:blog.title/></title>
<b:else/>
<title><data:blog.pageTitle/></title>
</b:if>

In the above code green colored  | is a separator between blog and post title, you can use another symbol instead of it. I have previously created a detailed post about how to add a separator between your blog and post title for seo you can read it here if you don't understand it. 

Post title followed by Short blog title: 

As in the introduction of this post I said that some search engines specially Google and Bing doesn't show full title of a blog or site, so if you have a long blog title then you have to reduce it if you want to show your blog title with your post title in search results. If you don't reduce then in search results your post title will be something like 101Helper | Blogger tips,tricks,widgets,tutorials,seo.... so your post title will be displayed but your blog title will be kept hidden in dots as shown in above image. To reduce your blog title and to show name of your blog only after separator replace the above code with below code: 

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>
<title><data:blog.pagename/> | Your blog title<b:else/>

<title><data:blog.pageTitle/></title>

</b:if>

In the above code replace Your blog title with your blog name and beside it separator is also added in this code you can use other symbols instead of it. When you replace Your blog title with your blog name then when browser tab is hovered it will show post title, a separator and blog name which you type in place of Your blog title, so your long blog title is reduced and now its seo friendly.

Post titles only:

If you want to strengthen your post titles keyword density and want only post titles alone without a blog title then use below code:

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'><title><data:blog.pageName/></title><b:else/><title><data:blog.pageTitle/></title></b:if> 

After using this code when you will open a post and hover browser tab it will show only post title.

Blog title before post titles:

It is similar to the second one but it has a little difference, by using the second code your post titles will be followed by blog title but this code will show your blog title first and the post title after that. So if your blog title is searched on the web all posts will be shown in results as all of the post titles will have your blog title. Why does the second code doesn't show all posts in search results? its because some posts have long titles so search engines show your post title but hide blog titles in dots. Use this code only if you are sure that people use to search your blog name to reach your blog otherwise it may result in low traffic. 

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>

<title>Your blog title | <data:blog.pageName/><b:else/>

<title><data:blog.pageTitle/></title>

</b:if>

You can see that in second code Your blog title was in last so it showed your blog title in last but now it is first so it will show your blog title first. Just replace Your blog title with your blog name and you are done! 

Step 5: After replacing anyone of the above code click on save template and you are done!


Final words:

Title optimization is a good step to make your blog seo friendly, but with title there are so many other things which also need to be optimized such as links, meta tags, robot tags, 404 page not found redirection etc. Therefore I have created a post which is all in one seo pack for blogger you can fully optimize your blog by reading that post. It works 100%, to read the all in one seo post click here.

If you have any question or suggestion leave a comment below or contact me. Follow and subscribe to get instant news about seo. If you like this post please share it with others. 

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Shareholic Related Post Gadget For Blogger

I have shared many types of related posts gadget which includes nrelate related posts gadget, outbrain related posts gadget, linkwithin related posts gadget etc because related posts gadget is very important for every blog and website. It helps in seo and also increases pageviews of a blog. Related posts gadgets which I have previously shared are with thumbnails though some of them can be also added in a way that it will show links only(simple related posts gadget).
Once again I am back with a new related post gadget. This gadget is owned by shareholic which is a leading content amplification website. Shareholic provides sharing buttons also. This gadget is awesome, you can select different styles and can also earn money by displaying partner content on your blog. To add shareholic related posts gadget in your blog you need a shareholic account as shareholic requires registration first before using their share buttons or related content gadget. You can see screenshot of shareholic related posts gadget below.

Features:

Similar to other related posts gadgets shareholic related content gadget also have some feature. Some main features are mentioned below:

• It is free of cost you don't to need to pay for it.
• It has different themes e.g round boxes, carded style, text only, classic style, Vertical etc.
• Easy to use(takes less than 4 minutes to install).
• Reports of clicks on posts.
• Earn money by enabling affiliate links.
• Won't slow down your blog or block pages from loading.

As I said registration is required to use shareholic related content gadget therefore first go to shareholic sign-up page, register a free account. Shareholic registration is not like other websites, it requires confirmation too. So first register your shareholic account, confirm E-mail and then confirm your site, to confirm your site follow below steps:

• Go to Shareholic and log-in to your account.
• Now go to publisher tools and click on Get setup code.
• Copy the code and go to blogger dashboard.
• Click on template and Edit Html.
• Search for </head> by using Ctrl+F on your keyboard and just above it paste the copied code.
• Click on save template and you are done.
• Now go to Shareholic publisher tools page again and click on verify site.
• Congratulations! you have successfully verified your site and now you can use shareholic share buttons or related content gadget and can also see reports of your post shares and clicks on related posts.

After registration and verification another thing comes that is how to use related posts gadget in blogger, so follow below steps to add shareholic related posts gadget in your blog:

• First of all go to https://www.shareaholic.com/publishers log-in to your account and click on get started below Related content.
• Now type the name of location where the related posts will appear e.g above posts, below posts, below footer etc.
• Now below Name type Headline text which will appear above your related posts e.g you may also like, don't miss..., related posts, also see etc.
• In the end choose theme of your related posts, there are 6 types of themes choose the one which you like.
• After choosing theme click on Save settings.
• You will be redirected to a page after following above step where you will see a notification that related content location was successfully created just scroll this page down to locations and click on code snippet as shown in below image:

• Copy the code and go to blogger dashboard.
• Go to template, click on Edit Html and search for <div class='post-footer'> by using Ctrl+F on your keyboard. Make sure to put code above second <div class='post-footer'>(search two times and paste code of the related posts above second one) otherwise it won't work.
• Just above it paste the copied code.
• Click on save template and you are done.

Hope you like this post and it was helpful to you. You can use different themes and can earn money also. To earn money you have to show affiliate links which is enabled in every account already, you can check it on publisher tools page. Shareholic is number 1 content amplification website and provides share buttons also. If you want to use shareholic share buttons use the same account and same method but on the publishers page choose share buttons instead of related content.

Thank you for visiting 101Helper, If you have any question about verifying account or adding related posts gadget in your blog or this gadget is not working in your blog feel free to ask me in comments or contact me. Follow and subscribe to get instant news about blogger gadgets. If you like this post take a second to share it with others.

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How To Backup Deleted Posts In Blogger

Backup means to recover something, every website and blog needs a backup because sometimes unexpected things happens. Like other platforms blogger also lets you to create backup . In blogger you can create two types of backups one is of template which will keep backup of all changes in template of your blog while other will keep data of each post of your blog either it is old, new, published or is in draft. Why do you need a backup? the answer is because if some unexpected event goes then you could recover your posts.
Suppose if intentionally or by mistake you delete a post and later on you think to recover it then you will need a backup because it is the only way to recover a deleted post in blogger. So if you have lost a post and can't regain it then read this post to create a backup and prevent this to happen again in future. Its very easy to create a backup in blogger. Blogger provides backup in form of an XML file which is not too heavy and you can save it in your computer, usb or in cloud by uploading it to mediafire. It takes seconds to create a backup in blogger and doesn't need to have skills. If you want to create a backup of your blog template then you can read a post about that here which I have created recently. In this post I will show you how to create a backup so that you could recover deleted posts. To create a backup follow below steps:

1. First of all go to blogger and log-in to your blogger account.
2. Open your blog, click on settings and select other.
3. Now search for blog tools on the settings page.
4. Blog tools show three options one is import blog, second is export blog and third is delete blog click on export blog here.
5. When you click on export blog a small window will be opened, now click on Download blog and you are done.

The file shown in above image is backup file having XML format, now another thing comes that is how to backup posts using this XML file. Its very easy, all you have to do is to follow all above steps except step number 5. Instead of step 5 click on import blog, choose the XML file which you downloaded, solve the captcha, below it check Automatically publish all imported posts and pages if you want to publish all posts or uncheck it if you want to publish each post on your own and click on import blog.

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How To Add Scrolling Recent Posts Gadget In Blogger

Previously I have shared many useful gadgets like popular post gadget, related posts gadgets, content slider, random post widget etc as it helps in increasing page views and every blogger need these gadgets. Today I am sharing a similar gadget which is also helpful in increasing pageviews, its a recent posts gadget. This is not an ordinary recent posts gadget, its special because it slides posts automatically. This gadget is widely used in blogs and is very popular.

It displays recent articles of a blog. It automatically slides posts which are created recently. It works on jquery, you don't need to update it for each time you create a post. It will automatically display your recent posts. You can see a snapshot of recent posts gadget below. To add this gadget in your blog follow below mentioned steps:

Snapshot:

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Step 1: Go to blogger dashboard.

Step 2: Select layout and click on add a gadget.

Step 3: Scroll down to Html/javascript and copy the below code.

Get code here.

Step 4: Paste it in the Html/javascript window.

Step 5: Replace https://101helperblogspot.com with your blog's link and also change https://yourblog.blogspot.com with your blog link in the end of the code similar to below shown code.

<script src="https://yourblog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?max-results=12&amp;orderby=published&amp;alt=json-in-script&amp;callback=showrecentposts"></script>

Step 6: Click on Save and you are done. 

This gadget has cool effects also like when a thumbnail is hovered by mouse it becomes round and fades out. This gadget slides your content automatically and when a post is hovered its background color is also changed. You can customize it if you have a little knowledge about Css. Some easy things that you can customize in this gadget without having knowledge about Css are discussed below. If you want to customize this gadget as you like then learn it by reading below.

Customization:

To Change Number Of Posts:

Change 12 to desired number of posts in numposts = 12;

To Change Images Size:

To change thumbnail size make changes in below piece of code:

thumbwidth = 50; 
thumbheight = 50;

To make change is Post's Summery:

Make changes in summaryPost = 40;

To Change Font Size:

Make changes in summaryFontsize = 10;

To Change Border Color:

Make changes in borderColor = "#232c35"; // Get Code Of A Color!

To Customize Time Interval:

Make changes in intervalspy=4000; // 4000 means 4 seconds!

To Change Font Size:

Make changes in fntsize = 15;

To Show Or Hide Number Of Comments:

Replace true with false in showPostDate = true;

You will find all the customizable part of code at the end of the code in Javascript section!

I hope you like this gadget. If you have any problem regarding this post ask me in comments or contact me. Share this post with others if you like it. Follow and subscribe to get latest news about blogger gadgets. 

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