Numbered Popular Posts Widget for Blogger

So I am back with yet another Popular Posts customization for blogger blogs. This one is quite special as it looks extremely elegant and has cool transition effects when hovered.

We can rarely see blogs which do not use Popular Posts widget. This widget decreases bounce rate and increase the pageviews of your blog. Making them attractive and eye-catching will make more people click on it hence making your blog more awesome and better.

Adding the widget in Layout

Firstly go to  Blog Title → Layout → Add Widget → Popular Posts. Add the widget in the desired location and save the template.

Adding the CSS in Edit HTML

 Now go to Blog Title → Template → Edit HTML. Press Ctrl + F and search for ]]></b:skin> in search box. After getting the code add the below given code just above ]]></b:skin>

.popular-posts ul li a {
    background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #222222;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    display: block;
    margin: 10px 0;
    padding: 25px 15px 30px;
    position: relative;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all 0.3s ease-out 0s;
 width: 85%;
}
.popular-posts ul li a:before {
    background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #2DB3E9;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    font-weight: 700;
    height: 2em;
    line-height: 2em;
    margin-left: 88%;
    padding: 4px;
    position: absolute;
    text-align: center;
    width: 2em;
    transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;
   -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s;
}
.popular-posts ul li a:hover {
    opacity: 0.8;
}
.popular-posts ul li a:hover:before {
    border-left-color: #CCCCCC;
    left: -1px;
     -webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
    -moz-transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
    -ms-transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
    -o-transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li + li + li + li a:before {
    content: "10";
}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li + li + li a:before {
    content: "9";
}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li + li a:before {
    content: "8";
}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li a:before {
    content: "7";
}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li a:before {
    content: "6";
}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li a:before {
    content: "5";
}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li + li a:before {
    content: "4";
}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li a:before {
    content: "3";
}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li a:before {
    content: "2";
}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child a:before {
    content: "1";
}
.item-snippet {
    display: none;
}
.PopularPosts .item-thumbnail {
    display: none;
} 

After adding the code save the template. Now you and your visitors can see this awesome numbered popular posts widget in your blogger blog.

Posted in: Blogger Tricks, Blogger Widgets