In this post i have a very cool and in many ways unique type of Css drop down menu for Blogger.The regular drop down menu we are used to seeing will when a link is hovered over display more links vertically below.This menu however is known as a 'Drop Bar' as on hover it displays links horizontally in a bar below the menu.I had been looking for something like this and while i found some jQuery powered versions but i loved this as it only uses Css, so no scripts or added load time to your blog and easier to implement.Also the menu has a great fix for our old friend Internet Explorer which usually plays up when Css is used.I have tested it back to IE6 and it looks fine.Your probably still wondering how it displays the links horizontally instead of vertically so i have a screenshot and live demo you can check out below.
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Breadcrumbs is the name given to navigation links usually displayed above posts on blogs and at the top of pages on websites.The links are a trail from the page you are currently on back to the home page.So for example on a blog you will have the home page link, a link to a label used for the post then the post title.This will be displayed like this 'Home > Label > Post Title'.This is a very popular type of navigation on all sorts of sites and in this post i will show you how to add it to blogger.
There are so many options for bloggers on both Wordpress and Blogger when it comes to free themes and templates.In fact many of the best free Wordpress Themes are converted to work on Blogger blogs.With that in mind i wanted to assemble a list of the best themes and templates available for both Wordpress and Blogger.So here are 20 Wordpress themes and Blogger templates with the same design and totally free to download and use on your blog regardless of platform.
In January 2010 i published what has become the most popular Search Engine Optimization (SEO) posts on Spice Up Your Blog (SUYB).The post titled '
Two excellent designers and friends of Spice Up Your Blog recently launched new blogs that Blogger users will love.Many of you will have heard me mention Harish before, he works with me on various projects and has launched an original Blogger Template site.Lauren 'nymphont' Thompson recently listed in a top ten female designers list has launched a gallery you can all submit your blogs to and it's a Blogger only zone.
In October last year i wrote a post with a 
Blogger have been introducing the new Dashboard or Interface via Blogger In Draft over the last few months.This is a complete re-design and a post yesterday on the 
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It's been a few weeks since the launch of 
I'm sure you will have noticed the new Google design as covered in the post 
In the comments here on Spice Up Your Blog when i as the admin or author, post a comment in the bottom corner there is a sparkling animated badge with the word 'Admin'.I have received so many requests to cover this in a tutorial so today i will show you how it's done.OK so back in April i published a post showing how to use different colors on the authors or admin comments on Blogger and we actually use the very same technique here but this time with a background image.While i will give you the URL for the admin badge i have been using and everyone seems to like so much you can use any image.
I have had a lot of requests for a tutorial on creating a simple easy to use drop down menu for Blogger.There are literally thousands of drop down menus around with different styles and functions.However i want to have something that is easy to implement,add links to and Customizable.The menu i choose has all these features, a clean design with a jQuery powered drop down effect.
