Create a CSS3 Image Hover Effect with Animated Vinyl Record

Here is an amazing CSS image effect to reveal more information on your images with a really cool CSS3 hover animation. This is just perfect for blogs dedicated to music or if you just want to show off the music that you love.

So, what we will do in this tutorial is to take an image for our album cover, add some fancy CSS3 transitions and transforms that, on hover, will slide out a pure-CSS vinyl record behind it. Finally, we will add some basic HTML to our post or page where we need to apply this amazing effect.

Demo: hover over the album cover and see how CSS reveals further information:

The Wall is the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock group Pink Floyd.

How to Apply The Animated Vinyl Record on Blogger Images

Step 1. From your Blogger's Dashboard, go to Template > click on the Edit HTML button:

Step 2. Click anywhere inside the code area and press the CTRL + F keys to open the search box:

Step 3. Type or paste inside the search box the tag below and hit Enter to find it:

]]></b:skin>

Step 4. Just above ]]></b:skin> add the following code:

Click to expand the code

.info {
position: absolute;
z-index: 3;
top: 20%;
zoom: 1;
filter: alpha(opacity=0);
opacity: 0;
padding: 10px;
text-align: center;
color: #eee;
font-size: 13px;
font-weight: bold;
background: #333;
background: rgba(0,0,0,.7);
-moz-transition:all linear 0.5s 0s;
-webkit-transition:all linear 0.5s 0s;
transition:all ease 0.5s 0s;
}
.case:hover .info, .case:hover .vinyl {
filter: alpha(opacity=100);
opacity:1;
}
.case {
position:relative;
display:block;
width:185px;
height:185px;
-webkit-border-radius:3px;
border-radius:3px;
z-index:2;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 2px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
box-shadow: 0px 0px 2px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
margin:0 auto;
}
.case:after {
position:absolute;
display:block;
content: "";
width:265px;
height:10px;
left:-40px;
bottom:-8px;
z-index:1;
background: -moz-radial-gradient(center, ellipse cover,  rgba(0,0,0,0.45) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 50%, rgba(225,225,225,0) 51%, rgba(246,246,246,0) 100%);
    background: -webkit-gradient(radial, center center, 0px, center center, 100%, color-stop(0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.45)), color-stop(50%,rgba(0,0,0,0)), color-stop(51%,rgba(225,225,225,0)), color-stop(100%,rgba(246,246,246,0)));
    background: -webkit-radial-gradient(center, ellipse cover,  rgba(0,0,0,0.45) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 50%,rgba(225,225,225,0) 51%,rgba(246,246,246,0) 100%);
    background: -o-radial-gradient(center, ellipse cover,  rgba(0,0,0,0.45) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 50%,rgba(225,225,225,0) 51%,rgba(246,246,246,0) 100%);
    background: -ms-radial-gradient(center, ellipse cover,  rgba(0,0,0,0.45) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 50%,rgba(225,225,225,0) 51%,rgba(246,246,246,0) 100%);
    background: radial-gradient(center, ellipse cover,  rgba(0,0,0,0.45) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 50%,rgba(225,225,225,0) 51%,rgba(246,246,246,0) 100%);
}
.case .cover{
position:absolute;
top:0;
left:0;
width:100%;
height:100%;
z-index:2;
-webkit-border-radius:3px;
border-radius:3px;
-webkit-box-shadow: 2px 0px 2px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
box-shadow: 2px 0px 2px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
}
.case .overlay{
position:absolute;
display:block;
top:0;
left:0;
z-index:3;
width:100%;
height:100%;
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 4px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45),inset 1px 1px 2px 0px rgba(255,255, 255, 0.5),inset -1px -1px 2px 0px rgba(255,255, 255, 0.5);
    box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 4px 0px rgba(255,255, 255, 0.45),inset 1px 1px 2px 0px rgba(255,255, 255, 0.5),inset -1px -1px 2px 0px rgba(255,255, 255, 0.5);
-webkit-border-radius:3px;
border-radius:3px;
border:1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}
.case .overlay:before{
    position:absolute;
    display:block;
    content: "";
    top:0;
    left:0;
    z-index:4;
    width:100%;
    height:100%;
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(-55deg,  rgba(255,255,255,0.1) 0%, rgba(244,244,244,0.35) 50%, rgba(225,225,225,0) 51%, rgba(246,246,246,0) 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right bottom, color-stop(0%,rgba(255,255,255,0.1)), color-stop(50%,rgba(244,244,244,0.35)), color-stop(51%,rgba(225,225,225,0)), color-stop(100%,rgba(246,246,246,0))); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(-45deg,  rgba(255,255,255,0.1) 0%,rgba(244,244,244,0.35) 50%,rgba(225,225,225,0) 51%,rgba(246,246,246,0) 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
    background: -o-linear-gradient(-45deg,  rgba(255,255,255,0.1) 0%,rgba(244,244,244,0.35) 50%,rgba(225,225,225,0) 51%,rgba(246,246,246,0) 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
    background: -ms-linear-gradient(-45deg,  rgba(255,255,255,0.1) 0%,rgba(244,244,244,0.35) 50%,rgba(225,225,225,0) 51%,rgba(246,246,246,0) 100%); /* IE10+ */
    background: linear-gradient(-55deg,  rgba(255,255,255,0.1) 0%,rgba(244,244,244,0.35) 50%,rgba(225,225,225,0) 51%,rgba(246,246,246,0) 100%); /* W3C */
    -webkit-border-radius:3px;
    border-radius:3px;
}
.vinyl {
    position:absolute;
    z-index:1;
    bottom:4px;
    left:5px;
    display:block;
    width:175px;
    height:175px;
    border-radius:200px;
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(45,45,45,1) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,1) 100%);
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,rgba(45,45,45,1)), color-stop(100%,rgba(0,0,0,1)));
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(45,45,45,1) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,1) 100%);
    background: -o-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(45,45,45,1) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,1) 100%);
    background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(45,45,45,1) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,1) 100%);
    background: linear-gradient(top,  rgba(45,45,45,1) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,1) 100%);
    -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 3px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);
    box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35), inset 0px -1px 1px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25), 0px 0px 8px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    border:1px solid #595959;
    transition: all 500ms ease-in-out;
    -moz-transition: all 500ms ease-in-out;
    -webkit-transition: all 500ms ease-in-out;
    -o-transition: all 500ms ease-in-out;
}
.case:hover .vinyl {
    animation: spin 600ms ease-in-out;
    -moz-animation: spin 600ms ease-in-out;
    -webkit-animation: spin 600ms ease-in-out;
    left:98px;
}
.vinyl:before {
    position:absolute;
    display:block;
    content: "";
    width:100%;
    height:100%;
    border-radius:100%;
    background: -moz-radial-gradient(center, ellipse cover,  rgba(38,38,38,0.4) 0%, rgba(89,89,89,0.4) 1%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 2%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 3%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 4%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 5%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 6%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 7%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 8%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 9%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 10%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 11%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 12%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 13%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 14%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 15%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 16%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 17%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 18%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 19%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 20%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 21%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 22%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 23%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 24%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 25%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 26%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 27%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 28%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 29%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 30%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 31%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 32%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 33%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 34%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 35%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 36%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 37%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 38%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 39%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 40%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 41%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 42%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 43%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 44%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 45%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 46%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 47%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 48%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 49%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 50%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 51%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 52%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 53%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 54%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 55%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 56%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 57%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 58%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 59%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 60%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 61%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 62%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 63%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 64%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 65%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 66%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 67%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 68%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 69%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 70%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 71%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 72%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 73%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 74%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 75%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 76%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 77%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 78%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 79%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 80%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 81%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 82%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 83%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 84%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 85%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 86%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 87%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 88%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 89%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 90%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 91%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 92%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 93%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 94%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 95%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 96%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 97%, rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 97%, rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 98%);
    background: -webkit-gradient(radial, center center, 0px, center center, 100%, color-stop(0%,rgba(38,38,38,0.4)), color-stop(1%,rgba(89,89,89,0.4)), color-stop(2%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(3%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(4%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(5%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(6%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(7%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(8%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(9%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(10%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(11%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(12%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(13%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(14%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(15%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(16%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(17%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(18%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(19%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(20%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(21%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(22%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(23%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(24%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(25%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(26%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(27%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(28%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(29%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(30%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(31%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(32%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(33%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(34%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(35%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(36%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(37%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(38%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(39%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(40%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(41%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(42%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(43%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(44%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(45%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(46%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(47%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(48%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(49%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(50%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(51%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(52%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(53%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(54%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(55%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(56%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(57%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(58%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(59%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(60%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(61%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(62%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(63%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(64%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(65%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(66%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(67%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(68%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(69%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(70%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(71%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(72%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(73%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(74%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(75%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(76%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(77%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(78%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(79%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(80%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(81%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(82%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(83%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(84%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(85%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(86%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(87%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(88%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(89%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(90%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(91%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(92%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(93%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(94%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(95%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(96%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)), color-stop(97%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(97%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4)), color-stop(98%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4)));
    background: -webkit-radial-gradient(center, ellipse cover,  rgba(38,38,38,0.4) 0%,rgba(89,89,89,0.4) 1%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 2%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 3%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 4%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 5%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 6%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 7%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 8%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 9%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 10%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 11%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 12%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 13%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 14%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 15%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 16%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 17%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 18%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 19%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 20%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 21%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 22%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 23%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 24%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 25%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 26%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 27%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 28%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 29%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 30%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 31%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 32%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 33%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 34%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 35%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 36%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 37%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 38%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 39%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 40%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 41%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 42%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 43%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 44%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 45%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 46%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 47%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 48%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 49%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 50%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 51%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 52%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 53%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 54%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 55%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 56%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 57%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 58%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 59%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 60%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 61%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 62%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 63%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 64%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 65%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 66%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 67%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 68%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 69%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 70%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 71%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 72%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 73%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 74%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 75%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 76%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 77%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 78%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 79%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 80%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 81%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 82%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 83%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 84%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 85%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 86%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 87%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 88%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 89%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 90%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 91%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 92%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 93%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 94%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 95%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 96%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 97%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 97%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 98%);
    background: -o-radial-gradient(center, ellipse cover,  rgba(38,38,38,0.4) 0%,rgba(89,89,89,0.4) 1%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 2%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 3%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 4%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 5%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 6%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 7%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 8%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 9%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 10%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 11%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 12%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 13%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 14%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 15%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 16%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 17%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 18%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 19%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 20%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 21%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 22%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 23%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 24%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 25%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 26%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 27%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 28%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 29%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 30%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 31%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 32%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 33%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 34%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 35%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 36%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 37%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 38%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 39%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 40%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 41%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 42%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 43%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 44%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 45%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 46%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 47%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 48%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 49%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 50%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 51%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 52%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 53%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 54%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 55%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 56%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 57%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 58%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 59%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 60%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 61%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 62%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 63%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 64%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 65%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 66%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 67%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 68%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 69%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 70%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 71%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 72%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 73%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 74%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 75%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 76%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 77%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 78%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 79%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 80%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 81%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 82%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 83%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 84%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 85%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 86%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 87%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 88%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 89%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 90%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 91%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 92%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 93%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 94%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 95%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 96%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 97%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 97%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 98%);
    background: -ms-radial-gradient(center, ellipse cover,  rgba(38,38,38,0.4) 0%,rgba(89,89,89,0.4) 1%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 2%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 3%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 4%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 5%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 6%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 7%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 8%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 9%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 10%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 11%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 12%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 13%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 14%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 15%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 16%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 17%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 18%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 19%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 20%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 21%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 22%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 23%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 24%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 25%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 26%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 27%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 28%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 29%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 30%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 31%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 32%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 33%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 34%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 35%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 36%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 37%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 38%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 39%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 40%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 41%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 42%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 43%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 44%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 45%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 46%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 47%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 48%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 49%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 50%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 51%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 52%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 53%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 54%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 55%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 56%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 57%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 58%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 59%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 60%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 61%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 62%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 63%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 64%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 65%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 66%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 67%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 68%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 69%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 70%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 71%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 72%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 73%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 74%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 75%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 76%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 77%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 78%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 79%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 80%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 81%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 82%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 83%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 84%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 85%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 86%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 87%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 88%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 89%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 90%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 91%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 92%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 93%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 94%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 95%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 96%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 97%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 97%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 98%);
    background: radial-gradient(center, ellipse cover,  rgba(38,38,38,0.4) 0%,rgba(89,89,89,0.4) 1%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 2%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 3%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 4%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 5%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 6%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 7%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 8%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 9%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 10%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 11%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 12%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 13%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 14%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 15%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 16%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 17%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 18%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 19%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 20%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 21%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 22%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 23%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 24%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 25%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 26%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 27%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 28%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 29%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 30%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 31%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 32%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 33%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 34%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 35%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 36%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 37%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 38%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 39%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 40%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 41%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 42%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 43%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 44%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 45%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 46%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 47%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 48%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 49%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 50%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 51%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 52%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 53%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 54%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 55%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 56%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 57%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 58%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 59%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 60%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 61%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 62%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 63%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 64%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 65%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 66%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 67%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 68%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 69%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 70%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 71%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 72%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 73%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 74%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 75%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 76%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 77%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 78%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 79%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 80%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 81%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 82%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 83%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 84%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 85%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 86%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 87%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 88%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 89%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 90%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 91%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 92%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 93%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 94%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 95%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 96%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 97%,rgba(86,86,86,0.4) 97%,rgba(35,35,35,0.4) 98%);
    top:0;
    left:0;
}
.vinyl:after {
    position:absolute;
    display:block;
    content: "\002022";
    width:34px;
    height:53px;
    line-height:53px;
    border-radius:53px;
    top:60px;
    left:60px;
    padding-left:19px;
    color:#000;
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(-45deg,  rgba(252,252,252,1) 0%, rgba(239,239,239,1) 100%);
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right bottom, color-stop(0%,rgba(252,252,252,1)), color-stop(100%,rgba(239,239,239,1)));
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(-45deg,  rgba(252,252,252,1) 0%,rgba(239,239,239,1) 100%);
    background: -o-linear-gradient(-45deg,  rgba(252,252,252,1) 0%,rgba(239,239,239,1) 100%);
    background: -ms-linear-gradient(-45deg,  rgba(252,252,252,1) 0%,rgba(239,239,239,1) 100%);
    background: linear-gradient(-45deg,  rgba(252,252,252,1) 0%,rgba(239,239,239,1) 100%);
    border:1px solid #000;
    font-size:40px;
    text-shadow: 0px 0px 3px rgba(0,0,0, 0.8);
}
.slotwrapper {
    position:absolute;
    display:block;
    top:0px;
    right:-10px;
    height:100%;
    width:10px;
    overflow:hidden;
}
.slot{
    position:absolute;
    display:block;
    top:-160px;
    left:-67px;
    height:505px;
    width:85px;
    background: -moz-radial-gradient(center, ellipse cover,  rgba(255,255,255,1) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,1) 50%, rgba(76,76,76,1) 51%, rgba(76,76,76,0) 52%, rgba(0,0,0,0.1) 53%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 58%);
    background: -webkit-gradient(radial, center center, 0px, center center, 100%, color-stop(0%,rgba(255,255,255,1)), color-stop(50%,rgba(255,255,255,1)), color-stop(51%,rgba(76,76,76,1)), color-stop(52%,rgba(76,76,76,0)), color-stop(53%,rgba(0,0,0,0.1)), color-stop(58%,rgba(0,0,0,0)));
    background: -webkit-radial-gradient(center, ellipse cover,  rgba(255,255,255,1) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,1) 50%,rgba(76,76,76,1) 51%,rgba(76,76,76,0) 52%,rgba(0,0,0,0.1) 53%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 58%);
    background: -o-radial-gradient(center, ellipse cover,  rgba(255,255,255,1) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,1) 50%,rgba(76,76,76,1) 51%,rgba(76,76,76,0) 52%,rgba(0,0,0,0.1) 53%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 58%);
    background: -ms-radial-gradient(center, ellipse cover,  rgba(255,255,255,1) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,1) 50%,rgba(76,76,76,1) 51%,rgba(76,76,76,0) 52%,rgba(0,0,0,0.1) 53%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 58%);
    background: radial-gradient(center, ellipse cover,  rgba(255,255,255,1) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,1) 50%,rgba(76,76,76,1) 51%,rgba(76,76,76,0) 52%,rgba(0,0,0,0.1) 53%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 58%);
}
@keyframes spin
{
from {
    -moz-transform:rotate(0deg);
    -webkit-transform:rotate(0deg);
    -o-transform:rotate(0deg);
    -ms-transform:rotate(0deg);
    transform:rotate(0deg);
}
to {
    -moz-transform:rotate(360deg);
    -webkit-transform:rotate(360deg);
    -o-transform:rotate(360deg);
    -ms-transform:rotate(360deg);
    transform:rotate(360deg);
}
}

@-moz-keyframes spin
{
from {
    -moz-transform:rotate(0deg);
    transform:rotate(0deg);
}
to {
    -moz-transform:rotate(360deg);
    transform:rotate(360deg);
}
}

@-webkit-keyframes spin
{
from {
    -webkit-transform:rotate(0deg);
    transform:rotate(0deg);
}
to {
    -webkit-transform:rotate(360deg);
    transform:rotate(360deg);
}
} 

Step 5. Click on the Save template button to save the changes. For applying the animated vinyl record effect on your image, first upload the picture for your album cover, copy the URL of it and then paste it inside a Notepad so that you can use it later. If you don't know how to upload images and get their urls, please read this tutorial: How to upload images and get the URLs

Step 6. When you create a post, add this code inside the HTML section:

<div class="case">
 <div class="overlay"></div>
 <img class="cover" src="http://add-image-url-here.com/"/>
<span class="info">TEXT HERE</span>
   <div class="slotwrapper">
  <div class="slot"></div>
 </div>
 <div class="vinyl"></div>
</div>

Replace the URL in blue with the one that you saved earlier and the text in red with the info to show on mouse over. In case you don't need any info, remove this part:

<span class="info">TEXT HERE</span>

Step 7. Publish your post and you're done! Enjoy!

Add a Cool Style to Blogger Threaded/Nested Comments

If you need a fresh style to the threaded comments of a standard Blogger template, here's a simple CSS that will help you to apply a different background, make your avatars rounded, add a border with rounded corners and a triangle which is actually an HTML entity to get that speech bubble look on your comments.

You can see a demo here.

To have this style in your comments, all you need to do is to paste the below code inside the CSS part of the template, which is between <b:skin> and </b:skin>

Styling Simple Nested Comments with CSS

Step 1. From the Blogger Dashboard, go to Template and press the Edit HTML button

Step 2. Click anywhere inside the code area and press the CTRL + F keys to open the search box:

Step 3. Paste or type the following tag inside the search box and hit Enter to find it

]]></b:skin>

Step 4. Just above ]]></b:skin> add this CSS:

.comments .comment-block {
background: #F9F9F9;
color: #555;
box-shadow: 0 4px 10px #EEEEEE;
position: relative;
margin-top: 10px;
margin-left: 60px;
padding: 10px;
border: 4px solid #EEEEEE !important;
border-radius:10px;
font: 1.190em/1.2 Cambria,Georgia,sans-serif;
}
.comment-thread li .comment-block:before {
position: absolute;
display: block;
left: -26px;
color: #EEEEEE;
content: "\25C4";
font-size: 30px;
}
.comments .avatar-image-container {
width: 60px;
height: 60px;
max-height: 60px;
margin:0px 0px 0 -28px;
padding: 0px;
border: 7px solid #EEEEEE;
border-radius:60px;
}
.comments .avatar-image-container img {
overflow:hidden;
width: 60px;
height: 60px;
max-width: 60px;
border:0 !important;
border-radius:60px;
}
.comments .comment-thread.inline-thread {
background: none;
}
.comments .continue {
border-top: 0px solid transparent;
}
.comments .comments-content .datetime {
float: right;
font-size: 11px;
}
.comments .comments-content .user a{
font-size: 15px;
color: #498EC9;
}
.comments .comments-content .datetime a:hover{
color: #777;
text-decoration: none;
}
.comments .comments-content .comment:first-child {
padding-top: 0px;
}
.comments .comments-content .comment {
margin-bottom: 0px;
padding-bottom: 0px;
}
.comments .continue a {
padding: 0px;
}
.comments .comments-content .icon.blog-author {
background-image: none;
}

How to Change Blogger Threaded Comments Background, Border and Colors

- replace the #F9F9F9 value to change the background color of the comments;
- #555 to change the text comments color;
- #EEEEEE to change the color of the shadow around comments;
- 4px solid #EEEEEE to change the border width (4px), style (solid) and color (#EEEEEE) around comments;
- 1.190em to change the comments font size;
- to change the arrow color, replace the #EEEEEE value from color: #EEEEEE;
- to change the border width (7px), style (solid) and color (#EEEEEE) around avatars, modify this part: 7px solid #EEEEEE;
- to change the avatars' size and roundedness, change the 60px value;

Here is a tool from that may help to pick your favorite color:
Color Code Generator (after you choose a color, copy the hex value)

Step 5. Finally, click on the Save template button... and you're done!

How to Submit Articles to Article Directories

Article submission is one of the oldest link building process but very effective any website or blog. Article submission bring direct traffic to your website. Main benefits of article submission that improve page rank for your website. Because Google page rank important every blogger. All visitors wants visit high page rank site.

Article Submission Guidelines

1. Your submission must be an original work, unique content and 100% exclusively owned by you.

2. Duplicate submissions will not be accepted. Articles must be informative by providing useful content. Submissions must not contain content on terrorism or illegal drugs or firearms or the promotion of prescription drugs or hard alcohol or tobacco related products.

3. Your submission must be in English. Submissions must contain proper English, spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization and sentence structure and should be proof read by you or another party prior to submission.

4. Your submission should not contain affiliate or other promotional links.

5. Article Title maximum 150 characters. Article length is minimum of 600 words and a maximum of 2,500 words and keyword density of 3%.

Other Submission Guidelines

1. Titles must NOT contain any URLs.
2. Titles must be more than one word.
3. Titles must NOT have HTML tags of any kind.
4. Titles must NOT be all upper case or lower case letters.
5. Titles must NOT contain repetitive punctuation such as !! or ??
6. Titles must NOT contain the names of prescription drugs or affiliate programs.
7. Duplicate links to the same URL in the article body are not allowed.

How to Add an Admin Control Panel in Blogger

A while ago I've posted some tutorials on how you can remove the Blogger Navbar or add a Peek A Boo Effect so that it would show only when we mouse over on top of our page.

However, customizing or removing the Blogger Navbar also has its downside because the admin links for "New post", "Customize" and "Log Out" will be no longer visible and navigating through the blog functions could be really frustrating sometimes. When the navbar is visible, blog administrators can easily create a new post or customize their template with just one click; however, when the navbar is hidden, many more clicks are required to access the Blogger dashboard panel again.

So in this tutorial, we'll see how to add an "Admin Control Panel" menu with many cool additions such as:

- access to the Blogger's Homepage
- create a New Page or Post
- view all your posts
- read your comments
- access the Blog's layout to add or rearrange gadgets
- edit the HTML of your Template
- refresh current page or post
- open a new tab with your blog's homepage
- access the blog' settings
- view your stats
- ...and finally, log out

We will put all these options on the top of your page as a menu and we will make it visible only to the administrator of the blog, so our blog visitors will not be able to see it.

The result will be something like this:

Getting the Blog ID 

The first thing we need to do is get the ID of our blog by clicking on any option from our Blog Dashboard, for example Settings. Once we have clicked there, take a look at the address bar in your browser:

Within the URL you will notice a string like this:

blogID=XXXXXXXXX

Where XXXXXXXXX is the unique identifier (ID) for your blog.

Copy the ID for the blog you wish to work with so we can add this in the links for your admin control panel.

Adding the admin control panel to Blogger template

The Admin Control Panel will only be visible when the blog author is logged in. It is invisible to blog readers, similar to the Edit post/widget pencil icons which are only visible to you while you are logged in.

To add the control panel to your Blogger template, follow the steps below:

Step 1. Go to Template and click on the Edit HTML button:

Step 2. Click anywhere inside the code area and press the CTRL + F keys to open the Blogger' search box

Step 3. Paste this line inside the search box then hit Enter to find it:

<body expr:class='&quot;loading&quot; + data:blog.mobileClass'>

Note: if you can't find this line, try to find the <body> tag.

Step 4. Just below this line, add the following code:

<span class='item-control blog-admin'>
<style>
.control-panel ul{z-index: 20; position: absolute; margin: 0px auto; background-color: #F6F6F6; width: 100%; }
.control-panel ul li{display: inline-block; float: left; padding: 7px 0px;}
.control-panel ul li a {color:#686868;padding: 7px 15px;border-right: 1px solid #E3E3E3;font-weight: bold;font-size: 13px;}
.control-panel a:hover {text-decoration:none; color:#FC8F44;}
</style>
<div class='control-panel'>
<ul>
<li><a href='http://www.blogger.com/home'>My Blogs</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=XXXXXXXXXXXXX#editor/src=sidebar'>New Post</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=XXXXXXXXXXXXX#editor/target=page'>New Page</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=XXXXXXXXXXXXX#posts'>All Posts</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=XXXXXXXXXXXXX#comments'>Comments</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=XXXXXXXXXXXXX#pageelements'>Layout</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=XXXXXXXXXXXXX#templatehtml'>Edit HTML</a></li>
<li><a href='#' onclick='location.reload(true); return false;'>Refresh</a></li>
<li><a href='/' target='_blank'>New Tab</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=XXXXXXXXXXXXX#basicsettings'>Settings</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=XXXXXXXXXXXXX#overviewstats'>Stats</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.blogger.com/logout.g'>Logout</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</span>

Change XXXXXXXXXXXXX with your unique Blog ID previously copied, and be careful not to delete anything, like quote or any other character.

Step 4. Click on the Save template button to save the changes.

Now take a look at your blog. While you are logged in to Blogger, you should notice your control panel appear on top of your blog. Enjoy!

With this admin control panel for Blogger you can easily access the functions of the blog and you will not have to always open your blog page and the Blogger homepage at the same time.

How to Add Adsense Ads In the Middle or Anywhere inside Blogger Posts

In a previous post we saw how and where we can place Adsense ads on our blog; however, these methods would only work when we place the ads on predetermined and fixed locations. For posts area, the most common places are below the title, at the beginning of the post or at the end of the post.

But what if we want to display an AdSense ad in the middle of a post?

We can manipulate the location of the ads to be displayed by adding a script inside the template and using a tag inside our post to where we want the AdSense ad to appear. Once added, we can place the ads anywhere, be it between paragraphs or in the middle of the content etc.

Manually inserting Adsense ads in the middle of posts in Blogger is pretty simple, just follow these steps below:

Before proceeding, it is recommended do backup your template (go to Template > click on the Backup/restore button)

Step 1. First thing we need to do is to "parse" the AdSense code, in other words, convert it to plain text. Then go to Template, click on the Edit HTML button, click anywhere inside the code area and look for this tag (CTRL + F):

<data:post.body/>

Note: you may find it several times, but we need to stop at the second one or if you can't see any changes, test the third one

Screenshot

Step 2. Replace the <data:post.body/> tag with this code:

<div expr:id='"adsmiddle1" + data:post.id'></div>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'>
<div style="clear:both; margin:10px 0">
<!-- Add here the code of your ad -->
</div>
</b:if>
</b:if>
<div expr:id='"adsmiddle2" + data:post.id'>
<data:post.body/>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var obj0=document.getElementById("adsmiddle1<data:post.id/>");
var obj1=document.getElementById("adsmiddle2<data:post.id/>");
var s=obj1.innerHTML;
var r=s.search(/\x3C!-- adsense --\x3E/igm);
if(r>0) {obj0.innerHTML=s.substr(0,r);obj1.innerHTML=s.substr(r+16);}
</script>

Step 3. Put the converted Adsense code to where you see the <!-- Add here the code of your ad --> annotation, then save the changes by clicking on the Save template button.

Note: For centering ads, add the center tag before and after the AdSense code, like this:

<div style="clear:both; margin:10px 0">
<center>
<!-- Add here the code of your ad -->
</center>
</div>

Step 4. When you create a New Post, add this tag inside the HTML section to where you want the Google AdSense ads to appear:

<!-- adsense -->

For example:

<div>This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text.</div>
<!-- adsense --><div>This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text. This is a demo text.</div>

Screenshot

Note: If you don't add the label to bring up the ad, then the ad will appear below the title by default.

And you don't have to worry about violating the Google's Terms of Service because applying this method we are not changing the structure of the ad.

How to create click events using CSS

An event is something that happens when we do something. In CSS, the most common is the hover selector which helps us to select elements when we mouse over them and then an event is executed automatically. There is one way to avoid this since in modern browsers there is a property called pointer-events which allows us to disable them. For instance, if we have a link and we set the pointer-events property value to none, it would simply not work:

<a href="page-url" style="pointer-events: none;">Click here</a>

Many use :target to make it work, however, this is not always the best choice if we consider its jumping behavior - click on the link below to see what happens:

Link with target

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam eu cursus dui, ac fermentum eros. Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus. Fusce elementum sapien et augue fringilla aliquam. Ut a viverra libero, eget commodo nisi. Maecenas ultrices facilisis dignissim.

<style>
#linktarget {display: none;}
#linktarget:target {display: block;}
</style>
<a href="#linktarget">Link with target</a>
<div id="linktarget">
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam eu cursus dui, ac fermentum eros. Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus. Fusce elementum sapien et augue fringilla aliquam. Ut a viverra libero, eget commodo nisi. Maecenas ultrices facilisis dignissim.
</div>

Another option is to use the :focus selector which will make the hidden content to expand on mouse click.
The advantage of this selector is that the page stays still, however, we have to click anywhere "outside" to close the expanded content and besides this, the hidden content should be immediately after, with no intermediate tags:

Demo with focus

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam eu cursus dui, ac fermentum eros. Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus. Fusce elementum sapien et augue fringilla aliquam. Ut a viverra libero, eget commodo nisi. Maecenas ultrices facilisis dignissim.

<style>
.focuselector {display: none;}
span:focus ~ .focuselector {display: block;}
</style>
<span tabindex="0">Link with focus</span>
<div class="focuselector">
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam eu cursus dui, ac fermentum eros. Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus. Fusce elementum sapien et augue fringilla aliquam. Ut a viverra libero, eget commodo nisi. Maecenas ultrices facilisis dignissim.
</div>

The last method is more fancy even though it requires more tags but it works the best since it allows us to create a toggle effect, i.e., expand on click and then collapse when clicking again. In this case, we'll use the :checked selector:

Demo with checked

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam eu cursus dui, ac fermentum eros. Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus. Fusce elementum sapien et augue fringilla aliquam. Ut a viverra libero, eget commodo nisi. Maecenas ultrices facilisis dignissim.

<style>
.checked-selector {display: none;}
:checked ~ .checked-selector {display: block;}
input.hidden[type=checkbox] {position: absolute;left: -999em;}
</style>

<label for="toggle-hidden">Demo with checked</label>
<input type="checkbox" id="toggle-hidden" class="hidden" />
<div class="checked-selector">
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam eu cursus dui, ac fermentum eros. Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus. Fusce elementum sapien et augue fringilla aliquam. Ut a viverra libero, eget commodo nisi. Maecenas ultrices facilisis dignissim.
</div>

To apply these effects on the links and content that you want to hide and expand only on mouse click is very easy: when you create a post, paste one of the codes above inside the HTML box and replace the text in blue with the name of your link and add your text instead of the green one.

Create a CSS Image Slider with Thumbnails for Blogger

Image galleries/sliders are particularly useful for photoblogs, but they could also serve those who occasionally need a gadget like this. As we saw in a previous tutorial, on the top of the block we had some small thumbnails which were enlarged at the bottom each time an image was selected. The difference is that there we had to click the thumbnail in order to show a larger version and that was acquired with JavaScript.

This time will use only hover and CSS.

DEMO

How to Add A CSS Image Slider with Thumbnails to Blogger

Step 1. Log in to your Blogger Dashboard and go to Template > Edit HTML

Step 2. Click anywhere inside the code area and press the CTRL + F keys to open the Blogger search box

Step 3. Paste the </head> tag inside the search box and hit Enter.

Step 4. Just above the </head> tag, add this code:

<style type='text/css'>
.image-container {
position: relative;
width: 640px;
height: 530px;
margin: 0 auto;
text-align:center;
overflow: hidden;
}
.image-container a {
display: inline;
text-decoration: none;
}
/* Mini-thumbnails style */
.mini-thumbnail {
width: 18%; /* mini-thumbnails width */
margin:1px;
opacity: 1;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
-moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
box-shadow: 0px 0px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
}
/* Style for the main thumbnail */
.large-thumbnail {
position: absolute;
width: 100%;
top: 800px;
margin:0 auto;
text-align: center;
display: block;
-webkit-transition: top 1s ease;
-moz-transition: top 1s ease;
-o-transition: top 1s ease;
-ms-transition: top 1s ease;
transition: top 1s ease;
}
.feature {
top: 110px;
width: 100%;
opacity: .3;
}
/* style for the selected mini-thumbnail */
a:hover .mini-thumbnail {
opacity: .5;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
-moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
}
/* transition effects for the selected image */
a:hover .large-thumbnail {
top: 110px;
width: 100%;
z-index:3;
opacity: 1;
-webkit-transition: top 1s ease;
-moz-transition: top 1s ease;
-o-transition: top 1s ease;
-ms-transition: top 1s ease;
transition: top 1s ease;
}
</style>

Here we set a specific height (530px) and width (640px) so that we can slide an image out of the bounds of the container and have it be hidden (overflow:hidden);
The absolute positioning on the larger thumbnails (.large-thumbnail) pulls them out and places them specifically in the spot that we've chosen using a value of 800px for the top property;
The mini-thumbnails which are actually a second image remain all the time above in a static position and are altered only slightly in terms of style for distinguishing the active (a:hover .mini-thumbnail) on mouse over.
Step 5. Save the changes by clicking on the Save template button.

And finally, we need to add the HTML code.

Step 6. Paste the below HTML structure to where you want to display the gallery by going either to Layout and add a new gadget (click on the Add a gadget link and choose HTML/JavaScript), or inside a post or page within the HTML section.

<div class="image-container">
<a href="javascript:void(0);">
<img class="mini-thumbnail" src="MINI-THUMB-URL1" />
<img class="large-thumbnail" src="LARGE-THUMB-URL1" />
</a>
<a href="javascript:void(0);">
<img class="mini-thumbnail" src="MINI-THUMB-URL2" />
<img class="large-thumbnail" src="LARGE-THUMB-URL2" />
</a>
<a href="javascript:void(0);">
<img class="mini-thumbnail" src="MINI-THUMB-URL3" />
<img class="large-thumbnail" src="LARGE-THUMB-URL3" />
</a>
<a href="javascript:void(0);">
<img class="mini-thumbnail" src="MINI-THUMB-URL4" />
<img class="large-thumbnail" src="LARGE-THUMB-URL4" />
</a>
<a href="javascript:void(0);">
<img class="mini-thumbnail" src="MINI-THUMB-URL5" />
<img class="large-thumbnail" src="LARGE-THUMB-URL5" />
</a>
<a href="javascript:void(0);">
<img class="large-thumbnail feature" src="LARGE-THUMB-URL1" />
</a>
</div>

In this example we left the link empty (javascript:void(0);) but you can add one if you want - just replace javascript:void(0); with the url of your page/post.
To add pics inside the image slider just replace MINI-THUMB-URL and LARGE-THUMB-URL texts with the URL of your images. Note: The last LARGE-THUMB-URL1 should be replaced with the URL of the default image that will appear on your slider. 

If you need more information on how to get the URL of images, I recommend you reading this tutorial:
How to Upload Images and Get the URL

Finally, save your widget/gadget or publish your page/post and that's it! Enjoy :)