140 101 Excellent Blogger XML Templates

I love designing Blogger templates, and over the past few weeks I've been scouring the web to find the best, and most inspirational Blogger XML template designs. This post is a showcase of the best Blogger template designs available for free download, collected from some of the best sources on the web. With 101 excellent Blogger XML templates in total, you're sure to find something you like in this list!

My Top 10

Aspire

Aspire

Aspire by InfoCreek

I love the parchment style of this template, which comes complete with a calendar widget and customized comment count. Ported from the original Wordpress theme, this is a truly exceptional Blogger template! Demo | Download

Polaroid

Blogger Polaroid

Polaroid for Blogger by eBlog Templates

This is a much loved theme for Wordpress users, so I was thrilled to see this converted for Blogger by eBlogTemplates! You can change the polaroid picture to feature anything you want, and while some work is required to make all of the features work in this template, it is certainly worth the effort! Demo | Download

Iplantilla

Iplantilla

iPlantilla by Blog and Web

Another great WP theme conversion by Blog and Web. The clean, stylish theme of this template is what inspires me. All individual widgets are styled as you see in this preview, and it's very easy to use. Demo | Download

Mosaico

Mosaico I can't begin to tell you how cool this template is! With a grunge style theme and the best search box I've ever seen, this definitely deserves more than a second glance! By Blog And Web. Demo | Download

Red White

Red White Blogger template

Red White template by Jackbook

This magazine style template by Jackbook has plenty of features to offer, and looks great in the bargain! Demo | Download

The Late Show

The Late Show

The Late Show by Liz Lubowitz (updated by Blog Crowds)

This excellent template was originally designed for Movable Type and won The Style Contest for the best blog design. After being modified by Blog Crowds, you can now use this template for your Blogger hosted blogs too. Demo | Download

Colibri

Colibri

Colibri by by John Oxton and Denis Radenkovic.

Beautiful, isn't it? While not quite as functional as some of the other templates I'll cover here, this is certainly an awe-inspiring design. Download

iPhone

iPhone Template

iPhone template by Geekhacks and Jackbook

Yes, the iPhone is everywhere these days, and now you can have an iPhone as your Blogger template design! But it does look great, doesn't it? Demo | Download

TypoXP

Typo XP

Typo XP 2.1 by Ustadz

A web 2.0 style template for Blogger with navigation links and icon sets for the sidebar headings. Truly unique! Demo | Download

Hemingway

Hemingway

Hemingway by Kyle Neath and Blog Crowds

A beautifully simple monochrome template. You really need to see this in action to understand why I love this one so much! Demo | Download

Emire

Emire

Emire by Gecko and Fly

Simple and elegant, this template is a firm favorite of many Bloggers. Demo | Download

The best of the rest

While these Blogger templates didn't make it to my personal top ten, the following are excellent Blogger templates! So in no particular order of preference, I present a further 91 stylish and well designed Blogger templates which are all free to use and download:

Andreas 02

Andreas02 Features tabbed navigation and an excellent header section. By Gecko and Fly Demo | Download

Rotterdam

Rotterdam By Pannasmontata Demo | Download

Glossy Blue

Glossy Blue Hi tech, glossy magazine style with mini icons in the sidebar Demo | Download

Wow (Smashing)

Wow (Smashing) The Jackbook conversion of an excellent (OMG! style) template, with all features intact Demo | Download

Semipro

Semipro With tabbed navigation and a web 2.0 feel. Designed by Dzelque Demo | Download

Semipro II

Semipro II A dark version of Semipro, by Dzelque Demo | Download

Sky3c

Sky3c Unique icons and title styling. Modified for Blogger by Blog Crowds Demo | Download

02

02 A slick Web 2.0 style template featuring all the right styles, designed by Blog And Web Demo | Download

Neo

Neo A lightning fast, Ajax powered Blogger template which was designed to be customized with your own styling. Designed by Hackosphere Demo | Download

Enlighten

Enlighten A beautiful glossy blue and black theme with a feminine touch. Designed by Zona Cerebral Demo | Download

Gluttony

Gluttony Monochrome and very professional. By Zona Cerebral. Demo | Download

Premium Brown

Premium Brown Yet another delicious template from Zona Cerebral. Features 125px square ad spaces in the sidebar, plus excellent use of icons throughout the template. Demo | Download

Decorativo

Decorativo I like the stylish curled corner in the top of the sidebar! Overall, a professional and well designed conversion by Blog and Web. Demo | Download

Butterfly

Butterfly Here's one of my own designs: the Butterfly template which features animated butterfly in the sidebar. This is probably the most downloaded template I have produced so far, and it's usable "right out of the box". Demo | Download

DF Theme (3 Column)

DF Theme Based on the classic Deziner Folio theme, Jackbook has converted this to a three column version for Blogger. Demo | Download

Gossipcity

Gossipcity Another excellent conversion from Wordpress. By Blog And Web Demo | Download

Resurrection

Resurrection Dark and imaginative, with function for your Twitter feed and a great RSS/Feed icon. By Zona Cerebral Demo | Download

Summer Love

Summer Love A feminine two column theme by Blog Crowds Demo | Download

Shylapa

Shylapa Another finalist from the Style Contest modified by Blog Crowds. Demo | Download

Mistylook

Mistylook A classic and timeless design. By Blog Crowds. Demo | Download

Cool Blue

Cool Blue A pale blue, Web 2.0 style template of my own design. Features unique sidebar design and calendar widgets. Demo | Download

Red Web 2.0 template

Red web 2.0 A red version of the Web 2,0 style template Demo | Download

K2

K2 Another classic theme by Gecko and Fly Demo | Download

Erudite (3 column)

Erudite (3 column) A three column template for the guys... By Gecko and Fly. Demo | Download

Flower Pink Border

Flower Pink Border And a template for the girls, by SuckMyLolly Demo | Download

Smashing (magazine)

Smashing (magazine) Based on the Smashing Magazine theme, by Blog And Web. Demo | Download

Clean Elegant

Clean Elegant Simple and fresh, by Jackbook Demo | Download

Drivin to L.A.

Drivin to L.A. A retro feminine theme by SuckMyLolly Demo | Download

Underground

Underground A simple but effective template by B-Themes Demo | Download

Minyx

Minyx Another great template from B-themes which was converted from a Wordpress theme created by Mauricio Caballero. Demo | Download

Quirky Valentine

Quirky Valentine A candy cute girly theme by Better in Pink Demo | Download

City Tree

City Tree Yellow themes seem few and far between, but this one carries it off SO well! By Dan S. Demo | Download

Terminal Black

Terminal Black A classy dark three column theme by Charm Skins Demo | Download

Terra Blue

Terra Blue Clean and blue with an RSS icon in the sidebar. This template was designed by Charm Skins. Demo | Download

Tropical Retreat

Tropical Retreat Doesn't this theme make you want to start a travel blog on a beautiful desert island somewhere..? Theme by Free Blogger Skins. Read more and download

Beauty Beach

Beauty Beach Another cute template by Free Blogger Skins Read more and download

Simplicity

Simplicity A fresh and feminine theme by Fresh Blogger Templates Demo | Download

Terra Firma

Terra Firma A beautifully designed two column template. Converted from Wordpress by Fresh Blogger Templates Demo | Download

The Missing Piece

The Missing Piece Originally designed by CSS Templates, this theme has been converted for Blogger by Fresh Blogger Templates Demo | Download

Beautiful Day

Beautiful Day A serene, feminine template by Templates for You. Demo | Download

A day without Chocolate

A Day Without Chocolate Delicious! A girly theme by Annie of BlogU Demo | Download

Midnight

Midnight A widgetized version of the popular Blogger template, by Template Panic. Demo | Download

Shinobi

Shinobi A smooth dark Web 2.0 style template by Blogger Buster Demo | Download

Aquaria

Aquaria Shiny, Web 2.0 style template with an aquatic theme. By Templates for You. Demo | Download

She's got style

She’s got Style This would be a great theme for a fashion blog or budding fashionista. Originally a Wordpress theme by Grab a Theme and Sweet Melancholy, ported to Blogger XML by Templates for You. Demo | Download

LikeWise

LikeWise This one's unusual: one wide main column with three columns in the footer. Ideal for Bloggers whose content is of first and foremost importance! By Thurbroeders. Demo | Download

Snow Below

Snow Below I just love this template by Annie of BlogU. It's so serene and pretty! Demo | Download

Bloggin Out Loud

Bloggin Out Loud A well designed three column template by Gisele Jaquenod. Read more and download

Birdies Secret Garden

Secret Garden A cute birdy themed template by Gisele Jaquenod. Read more and download

Maserati

Maserati Simple two column theme with masculine elegance. By Final Sense. Demo | Download

Agua

Agua This cool minimalist template features header navigation links and a smart sidebar. Adapted for Blogger by Blog and Web. Demo | Download

Dead

Dead Dark and gothic, this theme will certainly have a fond following... Created for Blogger by Blog and Web. Demo | Download

Autumn Grass

Autumn Grass I love the concept of this template: a wholly interactive header with vertical links navigation, ad spots and even support for videos! Designed by K2 Modify (a variation of this theme is used in this blog) Read more and download

Classic ProBlogger template

Classic ProBlogger template If you're a fan of Problogger, you may well regognize this theme. Created for Blogger by K2 Modify Read more and download

Basic Black YouTube template

Black Basic YouTube template So you want to feature YouTube videos in your blog header? Then this design by K2 Modify is for you! Read more and download

Eclipse

Eclipse A simple dark theme with sidebar icons and header navigation. By Planet of Free Blog Templates Read more and download

Hobbit

Hobbit For Hobbit fans, this would make an excellent choice! By Hans of Beautiful Beta. Read more and download

Flower Girl

Flower Girl Sweet and feminine without being tacky. By Free Blog Skins. Read more and download

Bloggerized Adsense

Bloggerized Adsense Plenty of ad slots in this template, which makes it ideal for those who make money online! By Blogger Beta. Demo | Download

Buy iPod

Buy iPod Great navigation in this tech-style template! Created by Jackbook. Read more and download

Red Glow

Red Glow Moody and dark, this template somehow reminds me of The Ghosts of Mars... Great template nonetheless! And very stylized. Designed by Jackbook. Demo | Download

Fluid Solution

Fluid Solution As the title suggests, this is a fluid template which will stretch to fit the browser window. Clean and simple, you can change the logo to suit your own tastes. Ported to Blogger by Jackbook. Demo | Download

Mushblue

Mushblue Another great Wordpress conversion by Jackbook. Demo | Download

Gemstone

Gemstone A lightweight blue and black design with many links in the header. Great for gadget/technology blogs. Originally designed by GemStone CSS, of Arcsin, and now ported by Erica Akira of Templates for You. Demo | Download

Rosa

Rosa A simple two column blog with a STUNNING header! Designed by Blog and Web. Demo | Download

Wordpress Admin

Wordpress Admin Would you like to confuse your visitors into thinking they have stumbled across your Wordpress admin page? If so, take a look at this "Wordpress Admin" themed template. Jackbook even did a great job of confusing me... Demo | Download

JournalRed

JournalRed Stylish and classic design by Dzelque. Demo | Download

Tierra

Tierra A striking, earthy design by Blog and Web. Demo | Download

Zen

Zen Professional and relatively simple. Another great theme by Blog and Web. Demo | Download

NeonNeon

NeonNeon Daring and inspirational, this template really hits the mark. by Blog and Web Demo | Download

Sandpress

Sandpress Professional and light, converted for Blogger by Zona Cerebral. Demo | Download

Paper Border

Paper Border Features a paper effect around the whole blog. Designed by Template Panic. Demo | Download

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home Monochrome template with a quirky, homely feel. By Template Panic. Read more and download

iwork

iwork Such a slick and usable theme! Converted from the original Wordpress theme by Jackbook. Demo | Download

Neosapien

Neosapien Striking and original, by Blog and Web. Demo | Download

Candy Colored Dreams

Candy Colored Dreams A retro style theme by SuckMyLolly. Demo | Download

Magic Paper

Magic Paper Mystical and artistic. A wonderful Blogger port by Blog Crowds. Demo | Download

Top Secret

Top Secret Make your blog appear as a top secret file! Ported to Blogger by Blog Crowds. Demo | Download

Cat Crazy

Cat Crazy Perhaps it's the cat lover in me... A cute and stylish template by Fresh Blogger Templates. Demo | Download

Provincia

Provincia A shiny Web 2.0 style theme by Blog and Web. Demo | Download

Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams This is quite an old theme now, but it's still one of my favorite designs. Demo | Download

Firefox 2

Firefox 2 Firefox fans will love this clear and simple theme by Final Sense. Demo | Download

Gourmet Menu

Gourmet Menu A template for food lovers, by Blogger Buster. Demo | Download

Fluid Width Three Column

Fluid Width Three Column Theme Designed by Vin of Beta Blogger for Dummies, this theme will adjust fluidly to fit the browser size without breaking the template. Includes navigation links in the header section, and is optimized for search engines. Demo | Download

Styleicious

Styleicious This fresh and funky theme was converted from a Wordpress theme by Blog and Web. Demo | Download

Yoghourt

Chocolate Candy Yoghourt The original Yoghourt Wordpress theme has always been one of my favorites, so I was really pleased to see Jackbook had converted this for Blogger! Demo | Download

My Valentine

My Valentine One of my most recent themes, this was designed in honor of Valentines'd Day, though it is a feminine and pretty blog theme which could easily be used all year round. Demo | Download

Compaq

Compaq This unusual theme makes your posts appear as though on the screen of the computer! Designed by Final Sense. Demo | Download

Pink Diva

Pink Diva A simple and "oh-so-girly" theme from Fresh Blogger Templates Demo | Download

Voodoo

Voodoo A cute, yet arguably sinister theme by SuckMyLolly. Demo | Download

Super Custom

Super Custom My latest template is probably the most customizable Blogger XML template yet! Users can change almost all background and font colors for each section using the Fonts and Colors interface, and do not need to hack the template code! This is optimized for ads with a wide sidebar which can include two 125px square ads side by side, and since there are no images used in this template, you can be sure it will load super fast! Demo | Download (XML file)


I do hope you have enjoyed reading this article as much as I have enjoyed researching it! I would love to know of your favorite templates from this list, or of any other sites you know of which offer Blogger XML templates, so please feel free to leave your comments and opinions below.

140 Comments:

8 February 2008 14:38 Angel said...

I personally love the Gluttony theme! When I looked at the demo, I thought of so many ways of customizing it. Hahaha. I just wish I have time to do a complete redesign--plus the knowledge to put a 3rd sidebar.

Another theme I'm considering is Wp Premium Brown. While the current color scheme will so not fit the current design of Flair, I love it. :)

Thanks for sharing these finds, Amanda. Once I find the time, I think I'm going for a makeover. ;)

8 February 2008 14:49 Jon Hyman said...

Amanda,

What a great summary.

FYI, your link to download Super Custom is not working.

8 February 2008 15:03 Amanda said...

For Jon,

Thanks for letting me know! I've fixed the link now and the download works fine :)

8 February 2008 15:06 Amanda said...

For Angel,

Another redesign?? I really love your current template, especially after all the effort you put into this so far.

But then, I do know how it feels to be inspired by all the designs above. I'm almost tempted to redesign this site...

8 February 2008 22:50
Mike said...

Hey Amanda-
Thanks for this - I have been really struggling searching through all the templates online. I usually find one I like but then when I install it there are no standards and everything gets all messed up.

Anyway, I was on the verge of trying to switch to another platform but I am going to try one more. I had a question - I downloaded the "iplantilla" template, but then when I install it and view it online, the calendars display the name of the day instead of the number in the calendar as intended. Is this strictly a browser issue? I assume there will be other minor inconsistencies I might find and I am trying to decide if I should go with it and try to get it fixed a little at a time. Anyway, thanks for your help and I appreciate your site. I wish Blogger would simply offer new templates and tools every few months instead of years then I would not have this issue - ha! :)

8 February 2008 22:58
Mike said...

One more thing I noticed is with the foreign language. I can edit the text in the html, but even the "colors and fonts" are in the foreign language as well. There is no easy solution for this, correct?

8 February 2008 23:38
Mike said...

I thought I would try another template with a calendar icon like your new super custom to see if there were any differences, and this time it shows this error:
Orangevolt Calendar : Parsing date 'Sunday, February 3, 2008' using pattern '/(\d\d\d\d)-(\d\d)-(\d\d)/' failed.

Maybe this is a browser issue across different templates? Thanks for your help! :)

9 February 2008 02:47 template-godown said...

:) seem you hafta updated the post title to be 102 instead of 101 and add mine on your list.

lol.

nice list anyway, as usual you do a great work.

9 February 2008 07:36 eblogtemplates said...

Hi Amanda-

Thanks for the mention of our WP-Polaroid conversion template! I'm glad we made your top 10 list!

~David
eBlog Templates
http://www.eblogtemplates.com

9 February 2008 09:15 Amanda said...

For Mike:

Don't worry, it's not a browser issue! The templates which have a calendar widget usually require you to change the date format in your blog settings.

For the iPlantilla template, you need to change the date format to resemble "15 march 2008" (this is done in Settings>Formatting in your Blogger dashboard).

Other templates may need different settings, so if you can let me know which one you are using, I will find out for you and pass the message on to you.

Hope this is useful!

9 February 2008 09:22 Amanda said...

For Template-Godown:

You have some great templates showcased on your site!!

I have your site in my feed-reader now, so I'll be sure not to miss your next designs again :)

Also, I'll be posting weekly of new Blogger template releases from now on, so I will include your latest designs for others to find too.

Best wishes,

Amanda

9 February 2008 16:45 adam said...

awesome list! Thanks so much for putting this together. I'm having fun playing with them all.

9 February 2008 17:29 Jashan said...
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9 February 2008 17:33 Jashan said...

Awesome list of templates. I have also created a custom template for my blogger blog coded from scratch. It would be nice if you check it out: eruditeblog.com

Also, how do you make your picture appear next to your comments?

9 February 2008 18:22 TonNet said...

Hi Amanda,

It's being long since I don't look for templates for Blogger, it seemed like everubody was tired or happy and I've stopped collecting templates. Fortunatelly, I catched your well created list and I think it's the best I could find on all this years.

Kudos!

9 February 2008 21:36 Green Eyed Girl said...

Hi Amanda,
I really love the Premium Brown template, but I can't understand the site to download it, it is in another language. Can you let me know how to get the English version??

10 February 2008 16:16 Tiago said...

Thanks from Brazil!!

11 February 2008 14:32 Richard said...

You have an excellent site. Extremely informative.
I took a look at the template demos. Quite a few of them were great. One major problem that I saw. The java script/css were hosted on other sites. If these sites have problems(which I have seen quite a few times) my blog will also have problems.

11 February 2008 23:04 Amanda said...

For Jashan,

Thank you for letting me know about your template. I have linked to this in today's round up of recent Blogger template releases so others can find this too :)

The comment avatars you see here are MyBlogLog avatars which I installed using this hack.

It's not too difficult to make this work, though I would advise you to host your own script to run this if you can. Or alternatively, you could use my script by following the instructions on this page.

Hope this helps!

11 February 2008 23:07 Amanda said...

For Green Eyed Girl,

Zona Cerebral's site is in Spanish, and as yet, I don't think anyone has made an English translation of this template. You may like to try the Babelfish translator to translate the instructions into English instead (http://babelfish.altavista.com/), though I would be happy to help you install this template of you like. Just shoot me an email to amanda [at] bloggerbuster [dot] com.

11 February 2008 23:14 Amanda said...

For Tiago: you're most welcome! Thank you for stopping by, I always appreciate new readers comments!

For Richard: mostly I've noticed problems with scripts and images which are hosted on free services, such as Photobucket and Google pages (where the bandwidth is exceeded).

Wherever possible, it would be better to host scripts on your own hosting service and change the URLs in the template accordingly. This way, you will always be on control of your own template!

Just to let you know, all images and scripts used in my own designs are hosted on a paid server with quite a lot of bandwidth. So you can be assured that the images and scripts will not disappear for a very ling time! Generally, i do also include all images and scripts used in the download folder too, so that users can upload these to their own hosting provider if they choose to do so.

Hope this is useful for you! If you need any more advice about this, feel free to ask :)

12 February 2008 00:18 advertisment said...

Thanks ,Amanda For One Time view on my post ,Dont Worry I am linking yours post with my post, and sorry for dont linking yrs post as while editing post i forget to link back yrs post Thanks 4 Reming You, but one thing i want to say that i havent copyied yrs post .Anyways I M Yrs Fan,and also a regular reader of yrs blog.

Thanks Amanda Keep in Touch And
i will Hope Will be connect Soon!!!!

12 February 2008 00:19 advertisment said...

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14 February 2008 13:05
Mike said...

Hey Amanda,
I had a couple of follow-up questions about the template that I sent to you at your bloggerbuster e-mail and I just wanted to make sure you saw it as I am afraid it might have ended up in your spam pile. Anyway, I sent it on Feb. 9th from my gmail account. If you get a chance, could you check and see if you got it? Thanks again!
Mike

23 February 2008 01:49 rey © said...

hey amanda,

im with mike. your super custom template, which i really like, has some problems with the post date header. the icon doesnt appear and it shows some error code saying:
Orangevolt Calendar : Parsing date 'Sunday, February 3, 2008' using pattern '/(\d\d\d\d)-(\d\d)-(\d\d)/' failed.

.. :(

5 March 2008 04:24 Chrissy King said...

Hi,

I really like the Iplantilla template and want to be able to use if for my blog, but am getting the following error message.

Your template is invalid because the tag 'div' appears inside of the tag 'head'.

The download site is in another language, so please would someone tell me how to fix this error???

Thank you,
Chris
Sth Australia

5 March 2008 20:13 The GeoTrax Blogger said...

Ideas for a couple blog themes I would like to see.

#1
I would like to see someone put together a 4 seasons series. Once a quarter is about as often as I can see myself changing my theme. I would love to have the following themes:
1. winter
2. spring
3. summer
4. fall/autumn

#2
NCAA March Madness is coming up. I would love to have a basketball court and/or tournament bracket theme. Every year I host a Bracket Challenge with my extended family...this year I think I am going to blog about it.

I just downloaded your eBook and I am excited to give it a read. What a great resource...

Thanks,
The GeoTrax Blogger
Love GeoTrax Trains? Check out http://geotraxblog.blogspot.com

12 March 2008 18:35 security said...
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12 March 2008 22:50 priya said...

When I upload xml template I et this error.

Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: The document type declaration for root element type "html" must end with '>'.

13 March 2008 13:32 abtb said...

hi... PLEASE HELP ME i saw a blog template as i was searching through... it says something about a TEMPLATE WITH ITS SIDEBAR NOT BEING AFFECTED WHEN CLICKING FOR A NEW POST OR LINK FROM THE BLOG... i can't seem to find it... can you tell me what blog template it was?... i would very much like to use it for my blog... THANKS... and your site is very helpful for bloggers...

15 March 2008 03:14 Mad said...

Amanda,
GREAT SITE.

HELP..LOL. I downloaded and installed the Alpine Template..However; I am having trouble...in the upper left corner of the posts where the date is supposed to appear it simply says *Undefined*
I utilize the Blogger platform
http://madirishmaninc.blogspot.com

Any help greatly appreciated.

Slainte'
Mad

15 March 2008 14:39 Mad said...

Well Amanda, Looks as though I won't need an answer to that last question after all. I've accidentally deleted my blog completely.

Slainte'

Mad

15 March 2008 15:19 Amanda said...

For Mad: Try getting in touch with Blogger Support ASAP. The team may be able to reinstate your blog if you act quickly enough.

Luckily, your blog URL cannot be taken by anyone else now as the policies have changed.

I hope you manage to have some luck with your blog.

Best wishes,

Amanda

16 March 2008 00:29 Mad said...

Amanda,

Thanks. I began attempting to reach them IMMEDIATELY after it happened...however; to no avail. From what I see around the net it does not look as though I am going to reach anyone nor have any luck. I've emailed support@ and also filled out many many lil' forms I've found throughout the help sections...and so far...nothing..nothing at all. Terrible terrible..was my lively hood basically. It would be a shame to have to begin from scratch.

Slainte'
Mad

18 March 2008 04:45 Mad said...

Amanda,

I GOT MY BLOG BACK!! Unreal. They actually did it!

Now, back to my original question ...LOL...I can not figure out how to get the *undefined* feature out of my posts.

I downloaded and installed the Alpine Template..However; I am having trouble...in the upper left corner of the posts where the date is supposed to appear it simply says *Undefined*
I utilize the Blogger platform
http://madirishmaninc.blogspot.com

again, any assistance greatly appreciated.

19 March 2008 09:28 Amanda said...

For Mad: I'm so happy to know you have got your blog back! This really is good news, I'm thrilled to know that Blogger were able to restore your blog :)

For your problem with the calendar widget, here is what you need to do:

Go to Settings>Formatting in your Blogger dashboard and choose the TimeStamp Format option. Then change the timestamp setting so it will look something like this:

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

The actual date you see will probably be different, though this is the format you should be looking for.

Once you've done this, save your settings and the calendar widget should work just fine for you.

Best wishes and congratulations :)

Amanda

19 March 2008 18:30 Mad said...

Amanda,
Thanks. Blogger really came through for me.

I tried what you suggested regarding the date format, However; didn't work. Attempted what you suggested as well as attempted every other date format and nada..still nothing but an orange box in the corner that says 'undefined'

Is this something that needs to be fixed/changed in the HTML of the Alpine layout?

Slainte'
Mad
http://madirishmaninc.blogspot.com

19 March 2008 21:46 Mad said...

Actually now that it's back and I look carefully...none of the other post options show up either...such as
trackbacks and links to this post, email etc etc.

25 March 2008 18:17 Nancy Beck said...

I loved the Aspire template, but when I go to upload, the following pops up:

Widgets are about to be deleted
Please confirm that the following widgets should be deleted. All the widgets' configuration data will be lost.

* BlogArchive1

And in the Read Me text that's included with the template, it tells you to go to the Archives widget to edit the widget...but there's no Archives widget (yes, I saved Aspire with BlogArchives1 to see what it would do the first time around).

I looked around for an answer to this specific problem, but I haven't found anything as yet. (This is on a test blog, BTW.)

Do you have any clue as to why this is happening? Does it have to do with Blogger's own templates?

Thanks, Amanda. I hope you can figure this out, because I'd really like to use this template. :-)

I'm really enjoying your blog! Keep up the great work! :-)

~Nancy

25 March 2008 21:44 Andy said...

Try this modified version of the WP Premium red template.

The black version is here.

They have multi-level dropdown CSS menus and you may freely download the templates.

30 March 2008 22:15 Jim said...

Amanda,

Thanks so much for your custom template. I just updated my site with your template (and customized it of course)...looks so much better!

Keep up the great work.

Jim
GLuxe.net

16 April 2008 15:01 G A Z Z A L I said...

Hi Amanda

When i upload the redglow template i cant preview at blogspot. The error message is

"Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: Content is not allowed in prolog."

what to do?

gazzali

23 April 2008 11:23 Martin Manurung said...

Hi Amanda!

I'm using your Super Custom Template. I really like the design, but I'd like to make the main and the two sidebars to be the same height.

I've tried to search for tips and also modified the css, but no results so far. My blog address is: www.martinmanurung.com

Can you please help me on this? Thanks very much!

-Martin

24 April 2008 10:55 Hakan said...

Voooowwww. That's a paradise for bloggers. Hard to choose the best one for the new design of a cat blog

24 April 2008 15:52 aletara81 said...

Hi Amanda, how could I change the colour of the red horizontal bar of the super custom template?

Thank's
Alessandro

4 May 2008 05:22 AdSense VS Chitika said...

These templates really inspire me! Thanks!

4 May 2008 06:39 Permana Jayanta said...

can i add mine ? :D

www.permanaj.net

4 May 2008 13:36 Jhon said...

thanks...
but, which one optimized for adsense ??

16 May 2008 06:54 Belle Chua said...

Hey Amanda, Thanks for recommending these blog templates... I am really tempted to try out some which I feel looks great!

Hope you will continue to provide us good templates like these!!!

18 May 2008 21:22 Cidão said...

Hi Amanda, I like supercustom template very much and I think I'll change my template.
A question: Is there any possibility to change calendar widget color into red instead of gray?

1 June 2008 04:57 Gemini said...

These templates are really nice. However, I would have appreciated ENGLISH language templates... Or how can I convert non-English templates to English ones? Thanks!!!

-Gemini
http://niche-technologies.blogspot.com

10 June 2008 14:50 Y. S. said...

Man, it is so tempting to change but I am still resisting!

11 June 2008 00:02 Ari Herzog said...

@Aletara81 - You can change the red bar color by editing the 'fonts and colors' option in the Settings tab.

@Cidao - Colors for the calendar code, I think, would have to be hacked specifically, if not the same as Aletara81.

@Gemini - There is no such thing as a non-English template as the code is universal. If you plug in the relevant text or site into Babelfish, you'll see a rough translation of your query.

@Amanda - I hacked some of your code for the Super Custom template, namely changing the text-transform property from lowercase or uppercase to normal. I copied the template from Blogger into Dreamweaver, made my changes, but then after copying back into Blogger, it warns me about losing the Navbar widget. Huh?

15 June 2008 04:13 amy said...

wow, templates this super complete, good this blog, good posted templates nice.

18 June 2008 04:26
Anonymous said...

Can some one please help me,

I set up Sweet Dreams (3 Columns) AND I LOVE IT, but it changes all of the photos on the front page to Black & White.

Is there anyway around this?? I really want the photos to be in Color!

Thanks ALOT!

Cary

23 June 2008 09:51
Anonymous said...

ya hepsi güzelde blogbarlarını kaldırırmısınız acaba? kaldırırsanız sevinirim. :)

28 June 2008 18:16 [wE_kNoW] said...

thank 4 your tamplates. great job.. keep going and keep sharing..

30 June 2008 03:33 Sheryl said...

Hi Amanda,
I used the aspire blog theme for my site. Great creations btw. Thanks alot!

4 July 2008 08:47 Pankaj said...

Jai Gurudev!Amanda,
This is a lovely pice of art that you have here!
I have d/w the Aspire theme.Looks amazing and I am quite satisfied too.
But, have you got any clue about how to edit the font and the various format parameters.
Secondly, Just beside the post there's a square that appears that's supposed to be displaying the date. That's not working now...
Please help me fix this.. :)

4 July 2008 08:48 Pankaj said...

Jai Gurudev!Amanda,
This is a lovely piece of art that you have here!
I have d/w the Aspire theme.Looks amazing and I am quite satisfied too.
But, have you got any clue about how to edit the font and the various format parameters?
Secondly, Just beside the post there's a square that appears that's supposed to be displaying the date. That's not working now...
Please help me fix this.. :)

7 July 2008 03:33 Dano MacNamarrah said...

I LOVE the aspire template. I've tried to upload it a bunch of times. I think the problem is that I haven't extracted the XML. I'm not sure if I know how to do this: I did manage to separate the "read me" part, but when I uploaded the rest, I kept getting the warning that it was not properly parsed. I'm learning as I go, so I would love it if you were able to tell me where I messed up.....if not, I'll stick with what I've got!
Thanks for all your wonderful tips,
Dano MacNamarrah

13 July 2008 02:53 dark4devil said...

this amazing templates, thanks for anything

13 July 2008 03:53 Busby SEO Challenge said...

Superb list.
I usually find one I like but then when I install it there are no standards and everything gets all messed up.

And after find this post, I hope my problem gone

17 July 2008 01:07 Sigfredo Corcio said...

hi, how are you my name is sigfreo and i have the problem with the date that says undefined here is my blog tiffcorcio.blogspot.com Im using the Itheme template help please, i triad to change the date format and it doesn´t work. thank you for your time!!

19 July 2008 02:47 Mahardika said...

A Lot of Choice..
Thanks..

22 July 2008 15:59 Gilson Graphics said...

Hi! I don't know if you read old posts/comments, but I have been trying to figure out how to get rid of the following error message:
Orangevolt Calendar : Parsing date 'Wednesday, July 2, 2008' using pattern '/(\d\d\d\d)-(\d\d)-(\d\d)/' failed
I used one of your Bloggerbuster templates and I cannot figure out what to remove or change in the code to get rid of this message that appears at the top of each post. Can you help me? My blog is: http://nkgilson.blogspot.com
Many thanks in advance if you could take a look and comment back. My email is: nkgilson@gmail.com

25 July 2008 16:02
Anonymous said...

nice .. thanks you .. now my blog not more feel bored. thanks u so much =)

1 August 2008 15:56 Hilary Chapman said...

Can you convert this wordpress template to a blogger template?

http://themes.wordpress.net/testrun/

3 August 2008 08:56
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very nice templates....thanks !
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12 August 2008 17:03 Rishi said...

Hey dude,
The Premium BROWN Templates LINK IS DEAD.
PLEASSEEEE uploaded..the Templates are bloody amazing!
will be waiting for the update on the link...
:) thanks dude

6 September 2008 17:06 tabuhan said...

Nice Templates.

9 September 2008 18:48 IWENE said...

Hi. I've been here before... and I'm always looking at your top layouts.. it would be so great if you could feature mine :)

9 September 2008 20:50
Anonymous said...

hi! i'm using the Super Custom template and did change the date format to YYYY-MM-DD format. but strangely, the calendar only shows correctly when viewed using Google's Chrome browser. With Firefox, it displays as "Sep9" and in IE, it displays as "2008-09-09".

any idea whats going on here? thanks!

gurlryder.blogspot.com

26 September 2008 04:11 Girl Dress said...

This is only for the blog owner I just want to thanks this guy because of it I get lots of information from it ….
thanks for the info you provided

27 September 2008 16:25 fanatika said...

Ok, I found the perfect template. Can't thank you enough. :)

30 September 2008 22:46 a fan said...

I want to remove atom feed option from the super custom template. I know this sounds odd, but i want the feed to still work for pinging and since i publish to other communities through my feed, but I don't want people subscribing to my feed. I want them visiting the site. Is there anyway to remove this link, i uploaded to a test site and have looked through the code but found no solution. If you could email me back nugz4life at gmail.com i would greatly appreciate it. Wonderful job.

4 October 2008 17:49 Rachel said...

I downloaded "Blogy Smashing" for my blog What Rachel's Reaching, and I love it! I have a few issues, though.
--How do I turn the blogger navbar back on?
--How do I change the RSS and Subscribe links to English instead of Spanish?
--How do I delete the tabs that say Inicio, Fotos, and Soporte?
Thanks for your help, Rachel

6 October 2008 15:37 Murthy said...

Hi Amanda,
I really love your current templates, especially after all the effort you put into this so far.
But then, I do know how it feels to be inspired by all the designs above.

Goji Berries | GoChi

6 October 2008 22:12 Rachel said...

Please disregard my earlier post (one post above this one). I figured it out! Knowledge is power, but so is Google. :c)
Thanks!

8 October 2008 13:21 Gwa said...

Awesome list of templates.

21 October 2008 09:07
Anonymous said...

I get lots of information from it ….
thanks for the info you provided
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25 November 2008 11:51 free mmorpg said...

Great top 10! very good

3 December 2008 12:55 WIBI said...

the last theme....i like it...

6 December 2008 03:08 this is journal said...

Wonderful Templates... Thank you do much..!

9 December 2008 05:48 Diandra said...

I love your list! Gonna take me some time to pick and choose. :P

15 December 2008 17:37 Anwar said...

Hi guys, Thanks for recommending these blog templates... I am really tempted to try out some which I feel looks great!

Anwar

20 December 2008 07:53 ألعاب said...

Beautiful templates , thanks for sharing.

3 January 2009 10:19 Alan said...

Hi Amanda,

I am using your Super Template and am unable to post comments. I believe I have all of the comment settings set accordingly, including the post option choices. Can you help? Comments will be a big part of my blog. Try for yourself at happinesshelp.org. Excuse the site as I just began putting it together. Thank you & Happy New Year!!

Alan

4 January 2009 08:48 kubo arte grafico said...

pues en ESPAÑOL:

muy buenos blogs los cheque y estan cool osea tienen info. entretenida y el diseño es de calidad.

saludos.

4 January 2009 08:51 kubo arte gráfico said...

pues en ESPAÑOL:


ESA LISTA DE BLOGGS ESTA INTERESANTE LA VERDAD, SON BUENOS Y DE CALIDAD EN EL DISEÑO...



SALUDOS.

10 January 2009 18:51 william said...

Comment should not be empty

12 January 2009 00:49 Alan said...

Amanda,

Fixed my comment issue...(original comment on bloggerbuster 1/3/09). I realized that your Super Template was written prior to Blogger's offering of the embedded comment option therefore, the code necessary to embed comments was not part of Super Template. I needed to add the code. Sorry to bother you.

12 January 2009 10:38 Edy said...

It;s really the best

16 January 2009 22:33 Busby SEO Test said...

Thanks I was look for a new template for my site

23 January 2009 19:28
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www.razipenet.net - a very funny blog....

24 January 2009 18:25 Francois & Alta Rauch said...

Amanda ... you must be the coolest blogger alive. Love your work and the fact that you are willing to share this with the world. I salute you!

11 February 2009 02:52 Cyber said...

Next time you post a list try it and post your top2 on list is the most nonsense template i've ever used see it in action how it disturbs the site alignment dont post for the sake of traffic and loose loyal readers... your tutorials are useful but dont mislead with such posts...

If u dont trust visit http://i-vasu.blogspot.com/ I spend more than 3 hours to make it atleast look like this..

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8 March 2009 05:47 Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009 said...

thanks nice templates..

I this I can used this to some of my blogs..

9 March 2009 04:48 hii said...

Just great.I really appreciate this piece of art creation :)

thanks,
Free blogger template 3 column

12 March 2009 12:50 Sama said...

I love the Super Custom and I've been using it for a while, but just today I heard that it's impossible to comment, clicking on the link does nothing but reload the page.
What's wrong and how do I fix it??

12 March 2009 21:02 seo said...

thx Amanda nice templates

14 March 2009 15:37 Sama said...

Fixed it, sorry to bother you!

16 April 2009 06:47 tnomeralc web design toys said...

I love those templates. good job and thanks for providing it.

16 April 2009 23:46 Green Glamour Girl said...

Hi Amanda!
I just downloaded The Blogger Template Book. I'm on page 62. So far, so good! Your awesome.
Thanks!!!!

Adella

23 April 2009 08:49 hendri susanto said...

finally I found this blog template. Very amazing and creative, thanks to sharing every template.

1 May 2009 08:16 mommygoesonline said...

i use your butterfly theme
take a look, please..

5 May 2009 04:55 MMORPG said...

WOW . Those are wonderful templates. Thanks for the links, I downloaded a few already.

5 May 2009 12:03 spatra said...

I really love your current template, especially after all the effort you put into this so far.

But then, I do know how it feels to be inspired by all the designs above. I'm almost tempted to redesign this site...

10 May 2009 05:02 Kim said...

Amanda,
I'm using the Aspire 3-column template. But I can't get the "Blog Description" in the Header to display on the page underneath the Main Page Title. What's missing? (My site is http://topdogblog1.blogspot.com) By the way, your solution for the undefined date worked for me too!

Thanks, Kim

11 May 2009 08:10 Sohan said...

Its really a great site . I have got more template from this site. Thanks a lot to share with every one. We have a boiler installation company in UK. We are always ready to help our client.

14 May 2009 04:42 Pret said...

Your list is really nice. Thanks a lot for all these great themes.

24 May 2009 09:56 Jaime said...

Hello! I have found the perfect template for my blog only I am having problems figuring out how to get it. I have downloaded it several times and although I get the read me seperate it tells me that there is an error....not parsed correctly or something to that effect. I am not sure if I am not unzipping it properly. Plase help!!!

Thanks,
Jaime

24 May 2009 09:59 Jaime said...

Hello! I have found the perfect template but can't seem to load it onto blogger. I was able to get the read me but it says I can't open the actual file and something about a parsed error. Please help! I am really excited to get this template up and running.

Thanks,
Jaime

11 June 2009 03:14 Music Man said...

The 'Polaroid' one is by far the most professional looking and visually appealing. I recommend that one to all my friends =P.

18 June 2009 02:50 <a href="http://www.pinkprincess.com/flower-girl-dresses.html">flower girl dress</a> said...

Thanks for showing all the great blog templates. I didn't know there were so many.

1 July 2009 21:22 Nazz Noor said...

I cant download Super Custom! -____-

2 July 2009 18:53 romanzick said...

still looking for theme arthemia magazine wordpress converted to blogspot

5 July 2009 19:28 teratips said...

nice work and themes, thanks
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14 July 2009 10:08 naresh kumar said...

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17 November 2009 06:51 kerja keras adalah energi kita said...

the number on the list is my most making money site for me. thanks for reference. i should do more hard work and spend more enrgy to become like you.

20 November 2009 05:00 Wanita Cantik said...

I need this template, thanks for your information...

6 December 2009 22:27 rico_fil said...

Mensagem:
* O encoberto será descoberto o desatento ficara atento
o dogma de ter um canudo, não faz saber o que ainda não
sabe…….
*Arte de enxergar não é somente olhar
e sim na plenitude de ver….
*Arte de envelhecer é ter alma
na eterna juventude…
*O sonhar é viver para realização.
A ilusão é viver para decepção
*Pensamos muito raciocinarmos pouco pensar menos e raciocinar para compreender melhor e acertar mais
* Quem ama não aceita os erros do seu semelhante e sim os perdoa
*A coragem de um homem não aplica só na sua atitude e sim em assumi-la
*Para o homem responsável a estrada é longa
para o irresponsável ela é curta.
*Elevam-se também os loucos na liderança para confundir os que ainda continuam idiotas e leva-los ao precipício das dores e assim acorda-los para então submergir e serem autênticos simples e felizes
*A mentira é subterfujo dos fracos não dos fortes !
*A morte é a nossa companheira irrevogável até nos tornamos imortais.!
*Ser patriota não é só nascer ou crescer em alguma pátria e sim ama-la
*Mulheres as Amos Verdadeiramente, pois Geram e Nasce o Fruto para Eternidade.
* Quando os Lobos preparam as alcatéias eles esquecem dos seus filhotes.
* Os que mais necessitam são aqueles que agridem.
* Fiz por merecer o que tenho para receber !
*A disciplina reflete na educação que aumenta os momentos felizes.
* A elegância não esta somente na aparência mais internamente na pessoa.
* O conforto visual é a necessidade para o bem estar
(vivendo sempre)
clik e veja
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19 December 2009 17:40 Andry Pramudya said...

yeah amanda again and again and again
you are the best one
I've used your template until I create my own design

gracias

1 March 2010 10:20 Nievo Jan said...

Don't tell me I'm going to change my template for the third time.

17 April 2010 12:42 bathroom colors said...

I've been following your blog for 3 days now and i should say i am starting to like your post. and now how do i subscribe to your blog?

12 June 2010 19:39 Used Stationary Bikes said...

thanks for sharing. but more and more choice makes me more confused.

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