A CSS powered Drop Down Menu for Blogger.
How To Add This Menu TO Blogger?
For easy understanding I am dividing the tutorial in three parts & they are as below,
- Adding Scripts
- Adding Styles
- Adding The Menu
1. Adding Scripts
- Go to Blogger Dashboard > Template
- Click on Edit HTML
- Hit Proceed
- Find below code in your template
</head>add below code just above it,(If you have already added a jQuery library to your blog then delete the highlighted code)
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.2/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="http://code.helperblogger.com/lavalamp-menu.js" type="text/javascript"></script>2. Adding Styles
Now find below code,
]]></b:skin>add below CSS code immediately before it,
/*LAVALAMP MENU BY http://www.helperblogger.com/ START*/
.lavalamp {
position: relative;
border: 1px solid #d6d6d6;
background: #fff;
padding: 15px;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.25);
-moz-box-shadow: 0 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.25);
border-radius : 10px;
-moz-border-radius : 10px;
-webkit-border-radius : 10px;
background : -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(240,240,240)), to(rgb(204,204,204)));
background : -moz-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(240,240,240)), to(rgb(204,204,204)));
height: 18px;
font-family: calibri;
}
.magenta {
background : rgb(190,64,120);
background : -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(190,64,120)), to(rgb(177,24,91)));
background : -moz-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(190,64,120)), to(rgb(177,24,91)));
border: 1px solid #841144;
}
.cyan {
background : rgb(64,181,197);
background : -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(64,181,197)), to(rgb(7,165,187)));
background : -moz-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(64,181,197)), to(rgb(7,165,187)));
border: 1px solid #2f8893;
}
.yellow {
background : rgb(255,199,79);
background : -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(255,199,79)), to(rgb(255,188,43)));
background : -moz-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(255,199,79)), to(rgb(255,188,43)));
border: 1px solid #c08c1f;
}
.orange {
background : rgb(255,133,64);
background : -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(255,133,64)), to(rgb(255,107,24)));
background : -moz-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(255,133,64)), to(rgb(255,107,24)));
border: 1px solid #c04f11;
}
.dark {
background : rgb(89,89,89);
background : -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(89,89,89)), to(rgb(54,54,54)));
background : -moz-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(89,89,89)), to(rgb(54,54,54)));
border: 1px solid #272727;
}
.magenta li a , .cyan li a, .yellow li a , .orange li a, .dark li a{
color: #fff;
text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.40);
}
.lavalamp a {
text-decoration: none;
color: #262626;
line-height: 20px;
}
.lavalamp ul {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
z-index: 300;
position: absolute;
}
.lavalamp ul li {
list-style: none;
float:left;
text-align: center;
}
.lavalamp ul li a {
padding: 0 20px;
text-align: center;
}
.floatr {
position: absolute;
top: 10px;
z-index: 50;
width: 70px;
height: 30px;
border-radius : 8px;
-moz-border-radius : 8px;
-webkit-border-radius : 8px;
background : rgba(0,0,0,.20);
-webkit-transition: all .4s ease-in-out;
-moz-transition: all .4s ease-in-out;
}
/*LAVALAMP MENU BY http://www.helperblogger.com/ END*/Now save your template.
3. Adding The Menu
Now come to Page Layout
- Now come to Page Layout
- Click on Add a Gadget (Below Header)
- Choose HTML/JavaScript
- Copy and paste below code inside it,
<div class="lavalamp dark">
<ul>
<li class="active"><a href="">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="#">About</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Blog</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Services</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Portfolio</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Contacts</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Back to Article</a></li>
<li><<a href="#">How it Works?</a></li>
</ul>
<div class="floatr"></div>
</div>- Replace # with the links
- Replace Home,About,Blog. etc. with your link text which you want to appear on the menu.
- If you want to change background color of the menu then replace <div class="lavalamp dark"> with one of the code below.
| <div class="lavalamp"> |  |
| <div class="lavalamp magenta"> |  |
| <div class="lavalamp cyan"> |  |
| <div class="lavalamp yellow"> |  |
| <div class="lavalamp orange"> |  |
| <div class="lavalamp dark"> |  |
Finally save your widget and you are done.
I have tried my best to keep this tutorial as easy as possible,if still you are getting any single problem then feel free to share it below via comments,I will try to give reply as soon as time allows.
Peace and Blessings Buddies :)