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

  1. Log in to your Blogger account and go to your blog's dashboard.
  2. Click on the "Layout" tab.
  3. Click on the "Add a gadget" button.
  4. Select "Recent posts" from the list of available gadgets.
  5. 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.).
  6. Click "Save" to add the gadget to your sidebar.

Method 2: Using the "RSS Feed" gadget

  1. Log in to your Blogger account and go to your blog's dashboard.
  2. Click on the "Layout" tab.
  3. Click on the "Add a gadget" button.
  4. Select "RSS Feed" from the list of available gadgets.
  5. Enter the RSS feed URL of the news source you want to display (e.g., www.example.com/feed).
  6. 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.).
  7. Click "Save" to add the gadget to your sidebar.

Method 3: Using a third-party widget

  1. 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
  2. Follow the instructions provided by the widget provider to add the widget to your Blogger sidebar.

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