Scrolling Recent Posts Widget For Blogger

Scrolling recent posts gadget is a best widget to show off recent posts from your blog with a jQuery scroll effect,which grabs attention of of visitors very quickly.Previously I shared a scrolling/ticker recent posts widget but some of you faced some problems while installing it,that's why here I am sharing a new scrolling recent posts widget,which works a with a jQuery spy effect,this is the best feature of this widget.Each snippets of this widget contains title of post,thumbnail of post,date when that post was published and number of comments on that post.Also all of the above options are fully customizable,so that you can easily customize this widget as you wish.Above are the some features of this widget now lets see how to add it into your blogger blog.

Live Widget Demo ▼

How To Add Scrolling Recent Posts Widget To Blogger?

Step 1 -:

This widget works with jQuery spy effect so that we have to add jQuery library to our blog first (Note - Ignore this step if you have already added jQuery library to your blog.)

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard > Template
2. Click on Edit HTML
3. Hit Proceed button
4. Find below code in your template

</head>

add below code just above it,

<script src='http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js' type='text/javascript'></script>

Now you have implemented jQuery library into your blog.Now lets see how to add scrolling recent posts widget to blogger.

Step 2 -:

1. Go to Blogger Dashboard > Layout
2. Click on Add a Gadget
3. Select HTML/JavaScript

Paste below code inside it,

<style type="text/css" media="screen">
<!--

/* ========== Scrolling Recent Posts Widget By helperblogger.com ======== */

#helperblogger-widget {
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-top: 5px;
    padding: 0px 0px;
    height: 385px;
}

#helperblogger-widget ul {
    width: 295px;
    overflow: hidden;
    list-style-type: none;
    padding: 0px 0px;
    margin: 0px 0px;
}

#helperblogger-widget li {
    width: 282px;
    padding: 5px 5px;
    margin: 0px 0px 5px 0px;
    list-style-type: none;
    float: none;
    height: 80px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: #fff url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDuT8RHzUlwFH4_wVFHAYVYZmHwmY3Mgah6aZeH6D29EqscEaesGl6PjggXZ2fxDPdBBPe7XMj3MR_c9wTnzOZLoGf4o26aBAMajxvkRr3CHwNmugV0bOQbWPVNHuyVWHzAroXt9S9TE/s1600/helperblogger.com-post.jpg) repeat-x;
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
}

#helperblogger-widget li a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #4B545B;
    font-size: 15px;
    height: 18px;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin: 0px 0px;
    padding: 0px 0px 2px 0px;
}

#helperblogger-widget img {
    float: left;
    margin-top: 10px;
    margin-right: 15px;
    background: #EFEFEF;
    border: 0;
}

#helperblogger-widget img {
    -webkit-transition: all 0.5s ease;
    -moz-transition: all 0.5s ease;
    transition: all 0.5s ease;
    padding: 4px;
    background: #eee;
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#eee), color-stop(0.5, #ddd), color-stop(0.5, #c0c0c0), to(#aaa));
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #eee, #ddd 50%, #c0c0c0 50%, #aaa);
    -webkit-border-radius: 4px;
    -moz-border-radius: 4px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.7);
    -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.7);
    box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.7);
}

#helperblogger-widget img:hover {
    -moz-transform: scale(1.2) rotate(-350deg);
    -webkit-transform: scale(1.2) rotate(-350deg);
    -o-transform: scale(1.2) rotate(-350deg);
    -ms-transform: scale(1.2) rotate(-350deg);
    transform: scale(1.2) rotate(-350deg);
    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(255,0,0,.4), inset 0 0 20px rgba(255,255,255,1);
    -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(255,0,0,.4), inset 0 0 20px rgba(255,255,255,1);
    box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(255,0,0,.4), inset 0 0 20px rgba(255,255,255,1);
}

.spydate {
    overflow: hidden;
    font-size: 10px;
    color: #0284C2;
    padding: 2px 0px;
    margin: 1px 0px 0px 0px;
    height: 15px;
    font-family: Tahoma,Arial,verdana, sans-serif;
}

.spycomment {
    overflow: hidden;
    font-family: Tahoma,Arial,verdana, sans-serif;
    font-size: 10px;
    color: #262B2F;
    padding: 0px 0px;
    margin: 0px 0px;
}

/* ========== Scrolling Recent Posts Widget By helperblogger.com ======== */

-->
</style>

<script language='JavaScript'> 
imgr = new Array();
imgr[0] = "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhF0Q4up4GkDONmI-icTXCPVN7LkP5v8Tr9YkJ2hMjkZAa4Cjnq9_SKDitDgnruyV__WQRGROEkqhLjELvfjjK27d-CjTSgpmNJ8WMPkdN2Y_ecre-ieyfb2J4QhxwMccjNtFzSpqi1Q/s1600/no-thumbnail.png";
imgr[1] = "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhF0Q4up4GkDONmI-icTXCPVN7LkP5v8Tr9YkJ2hMjkZAa4Cjnq9_SKDitDgnruyV__WQRGROEkqhLjELvfjjK27d-CjTSgpmNJ8WMPkdN2Y_ecre-ieyfb2J4QhxwMccjNtFzSpqi1Q/s1600/no-thumbnail.png";
imgr[2] = "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhF0Q4up4GkDONmI-icTXCPVN7LkP5v8Tr9YkJ2hMjkZAa4Cjnq9_SKDitDgnruyV__WQRGROEkqhLjELvfjjK27d-CjTSgpmNJ8WMPkdN2Y_ecre-ieyfb2J4QhxwMccjNtFzSpqi1Q/s1600/no-thumbnail.png";
imgr[3] = "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhF0Q4up4GkDONmI-icTXCPVN7LkP5v8Tr9YkJ2hMjkZAa4Cjnq9_SKDitDgnruyV__WQRGROEkqhLjELvfjjK27d-CjTSgpmNJ8WMPkdN2Y_ecre-ieyfb2J4QhxwMccjNtFzSpqi1Q/s1600/no-thumbnail.png";
imgr[4] = "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhF0Q4up4GkDONmI-icTXCPVN7LkP5v8Tr9YkJ2hMjkZAa4Cjnq9_SKDitDgnruyV__WQRGROEkqhLjELvfjjK27d-CjTSgpmNJ8WMPkdN2Y_ecre-ieyfb2J4QhxwMccjNtFzSpqi1Q/s1600/no-thumbnail.png";
showRandomImg = true;
boxwidth = 255;
cellspacing = 6;
borderColor = "#232c35";
bgTD = "#000000";
thumbwidth = 50;
thumbheight = 50;
fntsize = 15;
acolor = "#666";
aBold = true;
icon = " ";
text = "comments";
showPostDate = true;
summaryPost = 40;
summaryFontsize = 10;
summaryColor = "#666";
icon2 = " ";
numposts = 10;
home_page = "http://www.syedkhurramaali.blogspot.com/";
limitspy=4;
intervalspy=4000;
</script>

<div id="helperblogger-widget">
<script src='http://code.helperblogger.com/recent-posts-spy.js' type='text/javascript'></script>
</div>

Now replace http://www.syedkhurramaali.blogspot.com/ with your blog URL.

Widget Customizations

As I mentioned above this widget is fully customizable,you can also customizing it at your own just by reading the properties of the values such as numposts means number of posts.In above code I am highlighting some values which you can simply edit them.Also I highly recommend you that,done all the changes in our HTML Editor.With using the html editor you can simply customize this widget as you wish with watching preview of your chnages.

Below I am describing some important values,

• numposts = 10; Total number of posts which you wants to scroll by this widget
• limitspy=4; Number of the posts to appear on the widget
• intervalspy=4000; Scrolling speed of the widget,if you decreased the value speed of widget will increases.

Finally save your all changes and visit you blog to see the working widget.

Please let us know your thoughts on this widget.Peace and Blessings Buddies :)

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