How To Add Blogger Calendar Archive to Blogger

By Updated October 11, 2026 / 7 min read
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1.Log in to your dashboard--> layout- -> Edit HTML

2.Scroll down to where you see </head> tag.

3.Now copy below code and paste it just before </head> tag.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://yui.yahooapis.com/2.2.0/build/yahoo-dom-event/yahoo-dom-event.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://yui.yahooapis.com/2.2.0/build/calendar/calendar-min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://yui.yahooapis.com/2.2.0/build/calendar/assets/calendar.css"/>

<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
/*
Created by: PurpleMoggy
http://purplemoggy.blogspot.com
*/

var _yourBlogUrl = "http://YOURBLOG.blogspot.com"; //edit this
var _yourBlogTimeZone = "-08:00"; //edit this

_yourBlogTimeZone = encodeURIComponent(_yourBlogTimeZone);

var _dayTitles = new Array("","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","");

YAHOO.namespace("example.calendar");

function cal1Init() {
YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1 = new YAHOO.widget.Calendar("cal1","cal1Container");
YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.addMonthRenderer(1, YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.renderBodyCellRestricted);
YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.addMonthRenderer(2, YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.renderBodyCellRestricted);
YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.addMonthRenderer(3, YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.renderBodyCellRestricted);
YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.addMonthRenderer(4, YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.renderBodyCellRestricted);
YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.addMonthRenderer(5, YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.renderBodyCellRestricted);
YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.addMonthRenderer(6, YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.renderBodyCellRestricted);
YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.addMonthRenderer(7, YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.renderBodyCellRestricted);
YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.addMonthRenderer(8, YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.renderBodyCellRestricted);
YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.addMonthRenderer(9, YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.renderBodyCellRestricted);
YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.addMonthRenderer(10, YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.renderBodyCellRestricted);
YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.addMonthRenderer(11, YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.renderBodyCellRestricted);
YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.addMonthRenderer(12, YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.renderBodyCellRestricted);
YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.selectEvent.subscribe(mySelectHandler, YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1, true);
YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.changePageEvent.subscribe(myChangePageHandler, YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1, true);
YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.renderEvent.subscribe(syncMonthYear);
YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.render();
myChangePageHandler();
};

var myChangePageHandler = function(type,args,obj) {
var month = YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.cfg.getProperty("pagedate").getMonth() + 1;
if (month.toString().length == 1) {
month = "0" + month;
}
var year = YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.cfg.getProperty("pagedate").getFullYear();

document.getElementById("cal1Titles").innerHTML = "";
_dayTitles = new Array("","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","");

checkPostsForMonth(month, year);
};

function checkPostsForMonth(month,year) {
document.getElementById("cal1loadimg").style.display = "block";

var script = document.createElement("script");
script.setAttribute("type", "text/javascript");
var theUrl = _yourBlogUrl +"/feeds/posts/summary?alt=json-in-script&callback=checkPostsCallback&published-min=" + year + "-" + month + "-01T00%3A00%3A00" + _yourBlogTimeZone + "&published-max=" + year + "-" + month + "-31T23%3A59%3A59" + _yourBlogTimeZone + "&max-results=100";
script.setAttribute("src", theUrl);
document.documentElement.firstChild.appendChild(script);
};

function checkPostsCallback(json) {

if (json.feed.entry) {
for(i = 0; i < json.feed.entry.length; i++) {
var month = json.feed.entry[i].published.$t.substr(5,2);
var year = json.feed.entry[i].published.$t.substr(0,4);
var day = json.feed.entry[i].published.$t.substr(8,2);
var date = month + "/" + day + "/" + year;
var href = json.feed.entry[i].link[0].href;
var title = json.feed.entry[i].title.$t;

if (day.substr(0,1) == "0") {
day = day.substr(1);
}

document.getElementById("cal1Titles").innerHTML += "<li><a href='" + href + "'>" + title + "</a>";
_dayTitles[day] += "<li><a href='" + href + "'>" + title + "</a>";

YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.addRenderer(date, myCustomRenderer);

}
YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.render();
}

document.getElementById("cal1loadimg").style.display = "none";

};

function showDayTitles(day) {
document.getElementById("cal1Titles").innerHTML = _dayTitles[day];
}

var myCustomRenderer = function(workingDate, cell) {

var day = workingDate.toString().substr(8,2);
if (day.substr(0,1) == "0") {
day = day.substr(1);
}

cell.innerHTML = '<div onmouseover="showDayTitles(' + day + ');"><a href="javascript:void(null);" >' + YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.buildDayLabel(workingDate) + "</a></div>";
YAHOO.util.Dom.addClass(cell, YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.Style.CSS_CELL_SELECTABLE);
YAHOO.util.Dom.addClass(cell, YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.Style.CSS_CELL_HIGHLIGHT1);
return YAHOO.widget.Calendar.STOP_RENDER;

}

var mySelectHandler = function(type,args,obj) {
var dates = args[0];
var date = dates[0];
var year = date[0];
var month = date[1];
if (month.toString().length == 1) {
month = "0" + month;
}
var day = date[2];

var element = YAHOO.util.Dom.getElementsByClassName("d" + day, "td", "cal1Container")[0];

if (day.toString().length == 1) {
day = "0" + day;
}

if (element.className.indexOf("highlight1") != -1) {
window.location = _yourBlogUrl + "/search?updated-min=" + year + "-" + month + "-" + day + "T00%3A00%3A00" + _yourBlogTimeZone + "&updated-max=" + year + "-" + month + "-" + day + "T23%3A59%3A59" + _yourBlogTimeZone;
}

};

var changeDate = function() {
YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.setMonth(parseInt(YAHOO.util.Dom.get("cal1monthselect").value));
YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.setYear(parseInt(YAHOO.util.Dom.get("cal1yearselect").value));
YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.render();
myChangePageHandler();
}

var syncMonthYear = function(type) {
YAHOO.util.Dom.get("cal1monthselect").value = parseInt(YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.cfg.getProperty("pagedate").getMonth());

var fullYear = parseInt(YAHOO.example.calendar.cal1.cfg.getProperty("pagedate").getFullYear());

var isYearFound = false;
var i = 0;
while(i < document.getElementById("cal1yearselect").options.length && !isYearFound) {
if (document.getElementById("cal1yearselect").options[i].value == fullYear) {
isYearFound = true;
}
i++;
}
if (!isYearFound) {
var option = document.createElement("option");
option.setAttribute("value", fullYear);
var text = document.createTextNode(fullYear);
option.appendChild(text);
document.getElementById("cal1yearselect").appendChild(option);
}

YAHOO.util.Dom.get("cal1yearselect").value = fullYear;
};

YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(window, "load", cal1Init);
YAHOO.util.Event.addListener("cal1dateselect", "click", changeDate);
//]]>
</script>

Important : You must need to edit the following 2 variables of above code.

(1)var _yourBlogUrl = "http://YOURBLOG.blogspot.com";

Remember to replace YOURBLOG with your real blog name.

(2)var _yourBlogTimeZone = "-08:00";

Remember to replace -08:00 with the timezone offset that your blog is set to.
(For this go to Dashboard-->Settings-->Formatting and select 'Time Zone')

4.Now save your template.

5.Go to Layout > Page Elements

6.Click on 'Add a Gadget'

7.Select 'HTML/Javascript' and add the code given below and click save.

<div id="cal1wrapper">

<div id="cal1select">

<select name="cal1monthselect" id="cal1monthselect">
<option value="0">January</option>
<option value="1">February</option>
<option value="2">March</option>
<option value="3">April</option>
<option value="4">May</option>
<option value="5">June</option>
<option value="6">July</option>
<option value="7">August</option>
<option value="8">September</option>
<option value="9">October</option>
<option value="10">November</option>
<option value="11">December</option>
</select>
<select name="cal1yearselect" id="cal1yearselect">
<option value="1995">1995</option>
<option value="1996">1996</option>
<option value="1997">1997</option>
<option value="1998">1998</option>
<option value="1999">1999</option>
<option value="2000">2000</option>
<option value="2001">2001</option>
<option value="2002">2002</option>
<option value="2003">2003</option>
<option value="2004">2004</option>
<option value="2005">2005</option>
<option value="2006">2006</option>
<option value="2007">2007</option>
<option value="2008">2008</option>
<option value="2009">2009</option>
<option value="2010">2010</option>
<option value="2011">2011</option>
<option value="2012">2012</option>
<option value="2013">2013</option>
<option value="2014">2014</option>
<option value="2015">2015</option>
<option value="2016">2016</option>
<option value="2017">2017</option>
<option value="2018">2018</option>
<option value="2019">2019</option>
</select>
<input type="button" value="-->" id="cal1dateselect"/>

</div>

<div id="cal1Container"><img src="http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/9057/40lf8.gif" style="vertical-align:middle;"/> Loading...</div>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>

<div id="calbackloadimg">
<pre id="cal1loadimg" style="display:none;"><img src="http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/9057/40lf8.gif" style="vertical-align:middle;"/> Loading...</pre>
<pre id="cal1Titles"></pre>
</div>

</div>

Now you are done.It will look like this.

Credit to purplemoggy

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  1. Implemented This gadget on my blog.
    works perfectly! highly recommended!

    A small tip:
    This gadget displays the titles of the posts under the calendar.
    In order to remove them, I looked for the lines:
    document.getElementById("cal1Titles").innerHTML += "" + title + "";
    and:
    document.getElementById("cal1Titles").innerHTML = _dayTitles[day];

    and commented them out.

    enjoy this gadget!

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