Animated recent post is a fantastic way to present headlines updates to your readers.The effect of smooth scrolling attract readers and generate more clicks to your site.This gadget displays your most recent posts and includes a small thumbnail, but has the added bonus of using an animated effect that moves smoothly through the posts.There are a lot of great tutorials discussing on how to add Animated Recent posts for blogger with thumbnails and Simple Spy, but most of the tutorials I've found are not really suitable for a beginner.

How to Install Animated Recent posts for blogger with thumbnails and Simple Spy





I have to write two set of instructions for each steps, as some of you are using the default layout, and some of you are using the new layout. So, let's see how to install this cool widget in your blog..

Step 1:

If you're using the old Blogger interface: Go to Dashboard - Design - Page Elements - Add a Gadget.

Add a Gadget of HTML/JavaScript type.

If you're using the new Blogger interface: Go to Dashboard - Layout - Add a Gadget

2.Click on 'Add a Gadget' on the sidebar.

3.Select 'HTML/Javascript' and add the one of code given below

4. Now Click On Save 'JavaScript' You are done.

Note - If you have previously added jQuery to your blog you can remove the line at the top in red.

<a href="http://24work.blogspot.com" target="_blank" title="Blogger Widgets"><img src="http://safir85.ucoz.com/24work-blogspot/cursor-24work-10.png" border="0" alt="Blogger Widgets" style="position:absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px;" /></a><script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

<style type="text/css" media="screen">

<!--



#spylist {

overflow:hidden;

margin-top:5px;

padding:0px 0px;

height:350px;

}

#spylist ul{

width:220px;

overflow:hidden;

list-style-type: none;

padding: 0px 0px;

margin:0px 0px;

}

#spylist li {

width:208px;

padding: 5px 5px;

margin:0px 0px 5px 0px;

list-style-type:none;

float:none;

height:70px;

overflow: hidden;

background:#fff url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2syxvx9MZTa3CUFMVAxb2211O8zNnQz5RojGCvUDfMwDajn4LaO3WMQ2gXCAHoWKbskIWHL9hu9K8RprT5nHxlpK3zQliVRCMRwEqJ3v0Lwdv51he0XfnSHAHFy_e6d8nzYzOeZvLBVV/s1600/bdlab-blogspot-com.jpg) repeat-x;

border:1px solid #ddd;

}



#spylist li a {

text-decoration:none;

color:#4B545B;

font-size:11px;

height:18px;

overflow:hidden;

margin:0px 0px;

padding:0px 0px 2px 0px;

}

#spylist li img {

float:left;

margin-right:5px;

background:#EFEFEF;

border:0;

}

.spydate{

overflow:hidden;

font-size:10px;

color:#0284C2;

padding:2px 0px;

margin:1px 0px 0px 0px;

height:15px;

font-family:Tahoma,Arial,verdana, sans-serif;

}



.spycomment{

overflow:hidden;

font-family:Tahoma,Arial,verdana, sans-serif;

font-size:10px;

color:#262B2F;

padding:0px 0px;

margin:0px 0px;

}



-->

</style>



<script language='JavaScript'>



imgr = new Array();



imgr[0] = "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcNckipxCUp6KR8LhYH16lm9xqNnHemvBkT2G1miME4SNB4pXASxqG1B5SS5XgrwqAt995AtXtDr-xyVFU1oJDBwET5Xs1Pg18Qqc7TuBixMwtXUO-YffS9M0nDqFlf4a23M9a_9xEZg/s400/noimage.png";



imgr[1] = "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcNckipxCUp6KR8LhYH16lm9xqNnHemvBkT2G1miME4SNB4pXASxqG1B5SS5XgrwqAt995AtXtDr-xyVFU1oJDBwET5Xs1Pg18Qqc7TuBixMwtXUO-YffS9M0nDqFlf4a23M9a_9xEZg/s400/noimage.png";



imgr[2] = "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcNckipxCUp6KR8LhYH16lm9xqNnHemvBkT2G1miME4SNB4pXASxqG1B5SS5XgrwqAt995AtXtDr-xyVFU1oJDBwET5Xs1Pg18Qqc7TuBixMwtXUO-YffS9M0nDqFlf4a23M9a_9xEZg/s400/noimage.png";



imgr[3] = "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcNckipxCUp6KR8LhYH16lm9xqNnHemvBkT2G1miME4SNB4pXASxqG1B5SS5XgrwqAt995AtXtDr-xyVFU1oJDBwET5Xs1Pg18Qqc7TuBixMwtXUO-YffS9M0nDqFlf4a23M9a_9xEZg/s400/noimage.png";



imgr[4] = "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcNckipxCUp6KR8LhYH16lm9xqNnHemvBkT2G1miME4SNB4pXASxqG1B5SS5XgrwqAt995AtXtDr-xyVFU1oJDBwET5Xs1Pg18Qqc7TuBixMwtXUO-YffS9M0nDqFlf4a23M9a_9xEZg/s400/noimage.png";

showRandomImg = true;



boxwidth = 255;



cellspacing = 6;



borderColor = "#232c35";



bgTD = "#000000";



thumbwidth = 70;



thumbheight = 70;



fntsize = 12;



acolor = "#666";



aBold = true;



icon = " ";



text = "comments";



showPostDate = true;



summaryPost = 40;



summaryFontsize = 10;



summaryColor = "#666";



icon2 = " ";



numposts = 10;



home_page = "http://bdlab.blogspot.com/";



limitspy=4

intervalspy=4000

</script>

<div id="spylist">

<script src='http://safir85.ucoz.com/bdlab-blogspot/24work/recent-posts/animated_recent_posts.js' type='text/javascript'></script>

</div>

And now click Save



Note :If your template already have a jquery do not put again, just copy after it
Html from above a few things could be replaced :

<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

1. homepage address
home_page = “http://bdlab.blogspot.com/”;

2. Style

from above style/css, you can change :

width : 220px;
width:208px:

customize base on your template
and
background:#fff url(http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/708209/scriptabufarhan/recentspy/post.jpg) repeat-x;
or background:#fff url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2syxvx9MZTa3CUFMVAxb2211O8zNnQz5RojGCvUDfMwDajn4LaO3WMQ2gXCAHoWKbskIWHL9hu9K8RprT5nHxlpK3zQliVRCMRwEqJ3v0Lwdv51he0XfnSHAHFy_e6d8nzYzOeZvLBVV/s1600/bdlab-blogspot-com.jpg) repeat-x;

Customize the colors of backuground

3. image size
thumbwidth = 70;
thumbheight = 70;

Match your needs

4. How many post you will show
numposts = 10;

Base on what you need to show

In this post I have an awesome new gadget that can be seen Wordpress blogs is now available for Blogger.Recommended post slider in each post is interesting widget.Those of you who follow some Wordpress blogs have seen the recommended or related posts slider.You may have seen this type of widget in many popular websites like The New York Times, Mashable, Times of India, etc.The widget is originally developed by bloggerplugins, i just changed something in the widget.It keeps readers to read more pages of your blog.

How to Install Recommended Post Slider Widget for Blogger with Facebook,Twitter share button



I have to write two set of instructions for each steps, as some of you are using the default layout, and some of you are using the new layout. So, let's see how to install this cool widget in your blog..

Step 1:

If you're using the old Blogger interface: Go to Dashboard - Design - Page Elements - Add a Gadget.

Add a Gadget of HTML/JavaScript type.

If you're using the new Blogger interface: Go to Dashboard - Layout - Add a Gadget

2.Click on 'Add a Gadget' on the sidebar.

3.Select 'HTML/Javascript' and add the one of code given below

4. Now Click On Save 'JavaScript' You are done.

<a href="http://24work.blogspot.com" target="_blank" title="Blogger Widgets"><img src="http://safir85.ucoz.com/24work-blogspot/cursor-24work-10.png" border="0" alt="Blogger Widgets" style="position:absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px;" /></a><style type="text/css">#recslide{z-index:5;width:400px;height:100px;padding:10px;background-color:#fff;border-top:3px solid #000;position:fixed;right:-430px;bottom:0;-moz-box-shadow:-2px 0 5px #aaa;-webkit-box-shadow:-2px 0 5px #aaa;box-shadow:-6px -5px 5px #aaa; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;}#recslide p{font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;letter-spacing:1px;color:#000; font-weight: bold;}#recslide_title{color:#555;font-weight:700;font-size:16px;margin:10px 20px 10px 0;}#recslide a,#recslide a:hover,#recslide_title{text-decoration:none;color:#FE3F10; padding: 5px 5px 5px 2px;}#recslide .close,#recslide .expand,#recslide .help{border:2px solid #EEE;cursor:pointer;color:#9A9AA1;width:13px;height:15px;padding:2px 0 0 5px;position:absolute;right:10px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;}#recslide .help{right:35px;}#recslide_image{float:left;width:80px;}#recslide_title{width:287px;height:30px;overflow:hidden;}</style><div id="recslide" style="display:none;"> <div class="help">?</div><div class="expand">+</div> <div class="close">X</div> <p>Recommended for you</p><div id="recslide_image"></div><div id="recslide_title">Loading..</div><center><div id="share_box">loading</div></center></div><script> if(document.location.href.split("/").length==6&&document.location.href.indexOf(".html")!=-1){if(typeof bts_onload_queue=='undefined')var bts_onload_queue=[];if(typeof bts_dom_loaded=='boolean')bts_dom_loaded=false;else var bts_dom_loaded=false;if(typeof bts_async_loader!='function'){function bts_async_loader(src,callback,id){var script=document.createElement('script');script.type="text/javascript";script.async=true;script.src=src;script.id=id;var previous_script=document.getElementById(id);if(previous_script)if(previous_script.readyState=="loaded"||previous_script.readyState=="complete"){callback();return}else{script=previous_script}if(script.onload!=null)previous_callback=script.onload;script.onload=script.onreadystatechange=function(){var newcallback;if(previous_script&&previous_callback)newcallback=function(){previous_callback();callback()};else newcallback=callback;if(bts_dom_loaded){newcallback()}else bts_onload_queue.push(newcallback);script.onload=null;script.onreadystatechange=null};var head=document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];if(!previous_script)head.appendChild(script)}}if(typeof bts_domLoaded!='function')function bts_domLoaded(callback){bts_dom_loaded=true;var len=bts_onload_queue.length;for(var i=0;i<len;i++){bts_onload_queue[i]()}}bts_domLoaded();bts_async_loader("http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js",function(){bts_async_loader("http://safir85.ucoz.com/bdlab-blogspot/24work/recommended/recommended-Slide-v1.0.js",function(){},"bts-out-slide")},"jQueryjs")}</script>

And now click Save



Optionally use this Widget installer to add this link to your blogger blog.