Thursday, February 26, 2009

Install Archive DropDown on the Classic Template

Hello readers! I discuss how to create the archive in the form of a dropdown into a new blogger template. Now I will explain how to create the dropdown archive in the classic template. I am sure, many bloggers are using a classic template. Hmm, I think this article is very helpful for bloggers who use a classic template.

How to create Dropdown Archive on a classic template is easy, follow the steps below.


  1. Log in with your Blogspot account.
  2. Click at Template.
  3. Click on Edit HTML tab.
  4. Backup your template before editing.
  5. Find this code in your template.

    <BloggerArchives>

    <a href="<$BlogArchiveURL$"$gt;'><$BlogArchiveName$></a>

    </BloggerArchives>


  6. Delete the above code and replace with this code:

    <select name="archivemenu" style="width:100%" onchange="document.location.href=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;>

    <option selected>- Archives -</option>

    <BloggerArchives>

    <option value="<$BlogArchiveURL$>"><$BlogArchiveName$></option>

    </BloggerArchives>

    </select>


  7. Then save.



Now, your dropdown archive already added.