The instructions below will help you configure some sidebar widgets. The sidebar is the small column on the right of your posts.
Profile
Go to Layout > scroll down to "Sidebar Column" > open the Image widget from the top (titled "Chloe Smallwood").
- Title - you can replace "Chloe Smallwood" 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
- Link - if you want the heart icon to lead to your "About" page, add a link to the "Link" field
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" style="margin-top: -25px;">
<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>Popular Posts ("Popular Now")
The popular posts widget ("Popular 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 "Popular Now" widget.
Categories/Labels ("Chloe Talks")
If you want to display specific labels in the "Chloe Talks" widget, go to Layout > scroll down to "Sidebar Column" > open the "Chloe Talks" 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.
Featured Post ("Featured")
To select a featured post, go to Layout > scroll down to "Sidebar Column" > open the "Featured" widget > select one of your posts.
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>Newsletter/Subscribe form
If you have a code for a subscribe form, you can add it to a HTML/JavaScript widget in the Layout page.