How to make recent news show on sidebar in blogger
To add a recent news show on the sidebar in Blogger, you can use a widget or a gadget. Here are the steps:
Method 1: Using the "Recent Posts" widget
- Log in to your Blogger account and go to your blog's dashboard.
- Click on the "Layout" tab.
- Click on the "Add a gadget" button.
- Select "Recent posts" from the list of available gadgets.
- Configure the gadget settings as follows:
- Set the number of posts to display to the number of recent news articles you want to show.
- Set the date range to "Last 7 days" or a custom date range.
- Choose the post format (e.g., title only, title and summary, etc.).
- Click "Save" to add the gadget to your sidebar.
Method 2: Using the "RSS Feed" gadget
- Log in to your Blogger account and go to your blog's dashboard.
- Click on the "Layout" tab.
- Click on the "Add a gadget" button.
- Select "RSS Feed" from the list of available gadgets.
- Enter the RSS feed URL of the news source you want to display (e.g., www.example.com/feed).
- Configure the gadget settings as follows:
- Set the number of items to display to the number of recent news articles you want to show.
- Choose the post format (e.g., title only, title and summary, etc.).
- Click "Save" to add the gadget to your sidebar.
Method 3: Using a third-party widget
- Search for a third-party widget that allows you to display recent news articles on your Blogger sidebar. Some popular options include:
- FeedBurner's "Recent Posts" widget
- Google's "RSS Feed" widget
- Widgetbox's "RSS Feed" widget
- Follow the instructions provided by the widget provider to add the widget to your Blogger sidebar.
Tips and variations
- To customize the appearance of the recent news show, you can use CSS to style the gadget or widget.
- You can also use a plugin like "RSS Feed" or "Recent Posts" to add more features, such as filtering by category or date range.
- If you want to display news articles from multiple sources, you can use multiple gadgets or widgets and arrange them in a grid or list format.