Attractive Subscribe Section + Search Box For Blogger

Posted by Lasantha Bandara File Under : css, feed burner, feeds, html, search box 19 Comments

In this article,I am going to explain how to add more attractive Subscribe Section + Search Box to your blogger blog.This subscribe section is included Feedburner feed and Email subscriptions boxes,Twitter and Facebook boxes for your Twitter and Facebook profiles and Social networking buttons(Digg,Twitter,Facebook,Stumbleupon,Delicious) to share your articles among social networks.These social network buttons are powered by www.addthis.com.Above the subscribe section,Search box is included.You don't want to change anything in the search box code.To add this widget to your blogger sidebar without doing any modification,sidebar width must be at least 305 px. You can add this Subscribe Section + Search Box into your blog within few seconds and very easy to configure.If you like to add this widget to your blog or a website,then follow the steps given below.

Attractive Subscribe Section + Search Box

1.Login to your blogger dashboard --> Design --> Edit HTML

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

3.Copy below code and paste it just before the </head> tag .

<style type="text/css">
.subbox{width:305px;border:0 solid #141414;overflow:hidden}
.addthis_toolbox{padding:15px 0 5px 0;text-align:center}
.addthis_toolbox .custom_images a{width:32px;height:32px;margin:0 4px 0 4px;padding:0}
.addthis_toolbox .custom_images a:hover img{opacity:1}
.addthis_toolbox .custom_images a img{opacity:0.85}
.rssbox{background:#f7f6f6;border:1px solid #ccd1d7;padding:5px 10px;margin:10px 0 0 0;-moz-border-radius:10px;-khtml-border-radius:10px;-webkit-border-radius:10px;border-radius:10px;width:125px}
.rssbox:hover{border:1px solid #92aed1}
.rssbox a{color:#7c8a9b;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font:bold 12px Arial,Helvetica,Sans-serif}
.rssbox a:hover{color:#7c8a9b;text-decoration:underline}
.emailsbox{background:#f7f6f6;border:1px solid #ccd1d7;padding:5px 10px;margin:10px 0 0 0;-moz-border-radius:10px;-khtml-border-radius:10px;-webkit-border-radius:10px;border-radius:10px;width:125px}
.emailsbox:hover{border:1px solid #92aed1}
.emailsbox a{color:#7c8a9b;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font:bold 12px Arial,Helvetica,Sans-serif}
.emailsbox a:hover{color:#7c8a9b;text-decoration:underline}
.twitterbox{background:#f7f6f6;border:1px solid #ccd1d7;padding:5px 10px;margin:10px 0 0 0;-moz-border-radius:10px;-khtml-border-radius:10px;-webkit-border-radius:10px;border-radius:10px;width:125px}
.twitterbox:hover{border:1px solid #92aed1}
.twitterbox a{color:#7c8a9b;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font:bold 12px Arial,Helvetica,Sans-serif}
.twitterbox a:hover{color:#7c8a9b;text-decoration:underline}
.facebookbox{background:#f7f6f6;border:1px solid #ccd1d7;padding:5px 10px;margin:10px 0 0 0;-moz-border-radius:10px;-khtml-border-radius:10px;-webkit-border-radius:10px;border-radius:10px;width:125px}
.facebookbox:hover{border:1px solid #92aed1}
.facebookbox a{color:#7c8a9b;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font:bold 12px Arial,Helvetica,Sans-serif}
.facebookbox a:hover{color:#7c8a9b;text-decoration:underline}
#search{width:290px;padding:2px 2px;background:#f7f6f6;border:1px solid #ccd1d7;height:28px;margin-top:0;margin-left:5px;display:inline;float:left}
#search:hover{border:1px solid #92aed1}
#search form{margin:0;padding:0}
#search fieldset{margin:0;padding:0;border:none}
#search p{margin:0;font-size:85%}
#s{width:200px;margin:0 0 0 0;padding:5px 5px 5px 5px;border:none;font:normal 80% &quot;Tahoma&quot;,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;float:left;background:#f7f6f6;display:inline}
input#searchsubmit{float:right;display:inline;margin:0 0 0 0;height:28px;background:#b2b2b2;color:#000;border:0 solid #222}
</style>

Save your template.

4.Now go to Design --> Page Elements and click on "Add a gadget".

5.Select "html/java script" and add the code given below and click save.

<div class="subbox">
<div id='search' style='display:inline;'>
<form action='/search' id='searchform' method='get'>
<input id="s" name="q" onblur="if (this.value == &quot;&quot;) {this.value = &quot;Search...&quot;;}" onfocus="if (this.value == &quot;Search...&quot;) {this.value = &quot;&quot;;}" type="text" value="Search..." />
<input id="searchsubmit" type="submit" value="Search" />
</form>
</div>
<table><tr>
<td><div class="rssbox">
<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/FEEDBURNER-ID" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4HKUHirY_2U/TKgvwDojM1I/AAAAAAAADgU/tBRpYkXIVho/rss.png"  alt="RSS Feed" title="RSS Feed" style="vertical-align:middle; margin-right: 5px;border:none;"  /></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/FEEDBURNER-ID" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">RSS Feed</a>
</div></td>
<td><div class="emailsbox">
<a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=FEEDBURNER-ID" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4HKUHirY_2U/TKgvv1xjnUI/AAAAAAAADgE/XnHFsRwk1Js/email.png"  alt="EMail Feed" title="EMail Feed" style="vertical-align:middle; margin-right: 5px;border:none;"  /></a><a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=FEEDBURNER-ID" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">EMail Feed</a>
</div></td>
</tr><tr>
<td><div class="twitterbox">
<a href="http://twitter.com/TWITTER-USERNAME" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4HKUHirY_2U/TKgvvhhVo_I/AAAAAAAADf8/IE38PfZs7sE/twitter.png"  alt="Twitter" title="Twitter" style="vertical-align:middle; margin-right: 5px;border:none;"  /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/TWITTER-USERNAME" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>
</div></td>
<td><div class="facebookbox">
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/FACEBOOK-USERNAME" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4HKUHirY_2U/TKgvv-pobaI/AAAAAAAADgM/1wAlSk8_1yY/facebook.png"  alt="Facebook" title="Facebook" style="vertical-align:middle; margin-right: 5px;border:none;"  /></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/FACEBOOK-USERNAME" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>
</div></td>
</tr></table>
<p style="display:none;" align="center">Widget by <a href="https://www.bloggertipandtrick.net/" target="_blank">Blogger Tips And Tricks</a></p>
<div class='addthis_toolbox'>
<div class='custom_images'>
<a class='addthis_button_twitter'><img alt='Twitter' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4HKUHirY_2U/TIb9fsSTv4I/AAAAAAAAB90/lJxosSNM6jE/twitter.png' width='32'/></a>
<a class='addthis_button_delicious'><img alt='Delicious' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4HKUHirY_2U/TIb9MH_zqNI/AAAAAAAAB9E/PahHr5GN6dI/delicious.png' width='32'/></a>
<a class='addthis_button_facebook'><img alt='Facebook' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4HKUHirY_2U/TIb9NTh41aI/AAAAAAAAB9U/2RkBR3wbLBY/facebook.png' width='32'/></a>
<a class='addthis_button_digg'><img alt='Digg' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4HKUHirY_2U/TIb9M5a4BZI/AAAAAAAAB9M/xoWTjnPVepc/digg.png' width='32'/></a>
<a class='addthis_button_stumbleupon'><img alt='Stumbleupon' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4HKUHirY_2U/TIb9e_Kpo-I/AAAAAAAAB9s/1WqjOIz3B_A/stumbleupon.png' width='32'/></a>
<a class='addthis_button_favorites'><img alt='Favorites' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4HKUHirY_2U/TIb9eJ5RTWI/AAAAAAAAB9c/tYvdT6xgaLw/favorites.png' width='32'/></a>
<a class='addthis_button_more'><img alt='More' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4HKUHirY_2U/TIb9egD8XSI/AAAAAAAAB9k/rZY5eofO2SY/more.png' width='32'/></a>
</div>
<script src='http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js' type='text/javascript'/>
</div>
</div>

NOTE : Remember to Replace,

FEEDBURNER-ID with your real Feedburner ID.(4 times).
TWITTER-USERNAME with your real Twitter username.
FACEBOOK-USERNAME with your real Facebook username.

You are done.

19 thoughts on “Attractive Subscribe Section + Search Box For Blogger

  1. can you say how to add sidebar icons and discrimination like your blog?

  2. Hey Great blog my friend.I visit your blog everyday.I will ask many Q. to you now.Plz dont mind :D.Ok At this time my Q. is I want to make a blogspot header like you how to? (Without photoshop) :O

  3. Thanks, looks really great, but my sidebar is too small and it does not fit. Is there a way size can be modified or do you know of any other subscribe box looking similar that might work for narrower sidebars? Thanks and regards!

  4. why is it after i paste this code my gadget background below became dark? plz help. plz reply. I havent receive any reply from this site.

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