Blogger - Theme: Features and Settings in the Theme section

My favorite section in Blogger is the Theme section. After all, thanks to this section, we have the opportunity to make drastic changes to our blog, making it more modern, functional and search engine optimized 💪. So let's take a look at the functions and settings of the Theme much closer.

Backup and restore

This feature allows us to save the Theme we are using on our device and install (restore) another Theme. This is done so that in the event of some rash actions on our part, we can quickly restore the appearance of the blog and, of course, its entire structure.

Or if you just want to use this Theme on another blog. In short, if the Theme settings get messed up, then just download the saved copy from your device.

Customize and Edit HTML buttons

The Customize button is one of the subsections of the Themes. The settings that are found here primarily depend on what kind of theme you are using.

For example, in older Blogger themes such as Ethereal, Travel, Simple and others, there are many more settings available to the user than if you were using the newer Contempo, Soho, Notable or Emporio themes. In general, you can customize everything in this subsection:

Background - Background image or color
Themes - Change the theme
Width - The total width of the canvas or its individual parts
Layout - Select the number of headers and footers
Gadgets - You can customize the gadget you want
Advanced settings - These include text and header fonts, colors of various blog elements. It is also possible to set styles (CSS code) for a particular element.

We have dealt with this subsection, so I suggest moving on to the next subsection, HTML Editing. It is after opening it that, as one of my friends used to say, dark magic will appear in front of you 😁. However, if you understand it a little, you can make sure that it is far from dark magic, I would even say that it is light magic.

The editor allows you to completely change the appearance and structure of your blog, so you have complete freedom of action and can create and create 😃. Let's take a closer look at this subsection of Themes in a video format, where we try to add a slider:

Choosing a theme

How can we not mention one more opportunity that this section provides us with, namely the ability to choose a Theme for our blog. You can choose from a wide variety of topics.

I think you will be interested to know that they can be divided into two camps: Older and Newer. I categorize them according to the period of their creation. Newer includes Contempo, Soho, Notable, and Emporio, and all the rest belong to Older.

It should be noted that all default Themes are extremely limited in terms of functionality and search engine optimization. So users have to do it themselves.

How to Install new Theme

I've prepared a video tutorial for you to help you understand how to work with the themes:

Conclusion

The Theme section is a magic tool that allows you to create a blog that looks and feels exactly the way you want it to. With a little bit of time and effort, you can create a blog that is both stylish and functional. And the most important, in this section we can make our blog super SEO friendly.