The instructions below will help you configure some sidebar widgets. The sidebar is the small column on the left of your posts.
Profile
Go to Layout > scroll down to "Sidebar Column" > open the Image widget from the top (titled "Hello! I'm Violet.").
- Title - you can replace "Hello! I'm Violet." with your own title
- Text - add your text to the "Caption" field
- Image - check "Upload image from computer" below Select image by: and upload an image
Social Icons
Go to Layout > scroll down to "Sidebar Column" > open the "Social Icons" widget. Replace LINK with the links to your social media accounts. Add https:// otherwise the links will be broken.
- Correct link: https://instagram.com/novemberdahlia
- Incorrect link: instagram.com/novemberdahlia
If you want to add more social icons, follow the instructions here.
<div class="social-icons">
<a href="LINK" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-pinterest"></i></a>
<a href="LINK" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-instagram"></i></a>
<a href="LINK" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-tiktok"></i></a>
<a href="LINK" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-youtube"></i></a>
</div>Newsletter (Join Vi's community!)
Click here for instructions on how to connect MailChimp to the subscribe form.
Featured Post (Author's Favorite)
To select a featured post, go to Layout > scroll down to "Sidebar Column" > open the "Featured Post" widget > select one of your posts.
Categories/Labels (All about...)
If you want to display specific labels in the "All about..." widget, go to Layout > scroll down to "Sidebar Column" > open the "All about..." widget > check "Selected Labels" > uncheck the labels you don't want to display in the widget.
Keep in mind that labels will only appear in the widget if they have been used in at least one published post.
Popular Posts (What's hot right now?)
The popular posts widget ("What's hot right now?") is already configured to display the most popular posts (posts with the most views) from the last 30 days. If you want to change that to 7 days, all time or last year, go to Layout > scroll down to "Sidebar Column" > open the "What's Hot Today" widget.
Archives
The archive widget is already setup. If you want to remove it, don't delete it. Open the widget and uncheck "Show this widget" from the top. This widget is from Blogger's previous version, so if you remove it and add it again, it wont look the same.
Search Form
The search form is already added, but here's the HTML if you need it:
<form action="/search" class="search-form" method="get">
<input class="search-input" name="q" placeholder="Search" type='text' value=""/>
<button class="search-submit" type="submit" value="Search"><i class="fas fa-search"></i></button>
</form>