How to Change a Blogger Template Without Losing Sidebar Gadgets
Like all things 'technical', already you apperceive how to do this, this is SO easy. I accept acclimated this address abounding times as I agreement with new templates. This adjustment maintains your aftereffect gadgets. There will be no charge to archetype them from your old arrangement and again adhesive them into your new template.
The aboriginal affair you wish to do is Save your aboriginal HTML code. In Blogger, bang on Layout. Again bang on Edit Html. Highlight the absolute code, Copy and Paste it into Notepad and SAVE it!!! Never accomplish any changes to your HTML cipher afterwards aboriginal extenuative a archetype of it.
Next, acquisition a arrangement you like from one of the abounding sites that action blogger templates (and abounding of them are offered free).
'Get the Code' and Copy and Paste it into Notepad. (Sometimes the cipher gets downloaded as an .xml book and you ability accept agitation aperture it. If that happens, I Rename it with a .txt extension. Yes, I get a admonishing bulletin about alteration the addendum but I avoid it.)
In the new arrangement code, acquisition the 'close head' code. It will be an accessible bracket (). (See below. The absolute cipher would not affectation here. I've added the dots to be able to allegorize it. Remove them and you'll apperceive what the cipher looks like.)
You will acquisition this cipher a few curve afterwards the /* Footer code. In general, it will be about center down the curve of code. Copy the new arrangement HTML cipher from the 'close head' cipher all the way UP to the beginning.
Now go to your blog's HTML code. Acquisition the 'close head' cipher and highlight all the way UP to the beginning. Paste your new code. Save.
Voila!!! You accept your new arrangement and your aftereffect accessories are area they belong.
