Interchanging Templates and Layouts in Blogger.

The advent of the new version of Blogger introduced the term Layout instead of Template for the new blogs. If you had started a blog in the old Blogger then you had a template. The new version of Blogger migrated your blog while retaining the old template. You then had the option to upgrade to the new layouts or keep to the old template.The new Layouts are responsible for the new features in

Template or Layout Which is Better?

There are many HTML templates for Classic Blogger on the Internet which the newbie blogger comes across while searching for new templates. Unfortunately these are incompatible with the new Blogger layout templates and will give error when pasted in the template box.This causes much confusion even for experienced bloggers who are used to switching their blog templates in the blink of an eye. Hence

Error Messages in New Blogger Templates.

New Blogger Templates are coded in XHTML which is based on XML. XHTML is a much stricter language than HTML and you will encounter more error messages while working on the new templates...........USING OLD BLOGGER TEMPLATE. The commonest mistake made is pasting a HTML old blogger template into the Edit Template text box. The error message given when you attempt to Preview or save a HTML

XHTML Tips and Tricks for Bloggers.

The new blogger uses XHTML templates which are based on XML. Hence it is important for old bloggers switching to the new bloggers to see how different the new language is.......TO CONVERT HTML TO XHTML you can use Tidy a utility from http://sourceforge.net/projects/tidyNOTE : When you download Full Template using the Download Full Template link under the Edit Html subtab of the Template tab it

Practical approach to Hacking Beta Templates.

You want your blog to stand out among the millions of blogs in the blogosphere then....you will have to learn how to hack the beta blogger template. Classic Blogger had HTML templates which were easy to hack. You could load them into various WYSIWYG site builders and customize them easily. This is not the case with beta blogger.Beta Blogger Templates are made of XML/XHTML. See What is