A drop down is really essential tool or widget for any blog or websites. It gives real feel or look of the template or blog. Drop down menu lets users easily navigate through different parts of the blog. In this tutorial i will teach you to add simple navigation menu or Drop down menu to your blog. The good thing about this widget is that it requires no jquery and is coded completely in Html and CSS. So it loads really fast. Lets get started!.
How To Add Drop Down Menu ?
1. Go to blogger Dashboard and click on Layout.
2. Then Click on Add Gadget (Below Header not on sidebar) and Choose Html/JavascriptWidget.
3. Now Paste below code into it.
<div id='mbtnavbar'>4. Now Change the text in Bold with appropriate label and also replace the url highlighted in red color (#).
<ul id='mbtnav'>
<li>
<a href='#'>Home</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href='#'>About</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href='#'>Contact</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href='#'>Sitemap</a>
<ul>
<li><a href='#'>Sub Category #1</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Sub Category#2</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
5. To add another tab to the drop down menu then add below code before </ul>. or delete that code from above code to remove any menu.
<li>6. Now we will add CSS, Go to Blogger Dashboard and click on theme and click on Edit Html. Backup your template before doing this.
<a href='#'>Contact</a>
</li>
Also Check: Backup Your Template In 3 Simple Steps
7. Then Search for below code.
]]></b:skin>8. Paste the below code above the code you searched in Step 7.
/**MBT Navgation bar**/9. Save the template and you will have drop down menu added to your blog.
#mbtnavbar {
background: #464849;
width: 960px;
color: #FFF;
margin: 0px;
padding: 0;
position: relative;
border-top:0px solid #960100;
height:35px;
}
#mbtnav {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#mbtnav ul {
float: left;
list-style: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#mbtnav li {
list-style: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
border-left:1px solid #333;
border-right:1px solid #333;
height:35px;
}
#mbtnav li a, #mbtnav li a:link, #mbtnav li a:visited {
color: #FFF;
display: block;
font:normal 12px Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0;
padding: 9px 12px 10px 12px;
text-decoration: none;
}
#mbtnav li a:hover, #mbtnav li a:active {
background: #028490;
color: #FFF;
display: block;
text-decoration: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 9px 12px 10px 12px;
}
#mbtnav li {
float: left;
padding: 0;
}
#mbtnav li ul {
z-index: 9999;
position: absolute;
left: -999em;
height: auto;
width: 160px;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#mbtnav li ul a {
width: 140px;
}
#mbtnav li ul ul {
margin: -25px 0 0 161px;
}
#mbtnav li:hover ul ul, #mbtnav li:hover ul ul ul, #mbtnav li.sfhover ul ul, #mbtnav li.sfhover ul ul ul {
left: -999em;
}
#mbtnav li:hover ul, #mbtnav li li:hover ul, #mbtnav li li li:hover ul, #mbtnav li.sfhover ul, #mbtnav li li.sfhover ul, #mbtnav li li li.sfhover ul {
left: auto;
}
#mbtnav li:hover, #mbtnav li.sfhover {
position: static;
}
#mbtnav li li a, #mbtnav li li a:link, #mbtnav li li a:visited {
background: #028490;
width: 120px;
color: #FFF;
display: block;
font:normal 12px Helvetica, sans-serif;
margin: 0;
padding: 9px 12px 10px 12px;
text-decoration: none;
z-index:9999;
border-bottom:1px dotted #333;
}
#mbtnav li li a:hover, #mbtnavli li a:active {
background: #70b6bd;
color: #FFF;
display: block; margin: 0;
padding: 9px 12px 10px 12px;
text-decoration: none;
}
Customizing Above Widget
This part is completely optional. If the above provided plugin does not match the theme of your blog and want to customize to match template of your blog then change some Hex code listed below.Change #464849 to change background color of navigation bar which is currently dark grey.
Change #028490 to change the color of tab on mouse hover.
Change #028490 to change the color of Drop down menu
Change #70b6bd to change the color of Drop down on mouse hover.
Any Question ?
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