Cool and Best Recent Posts Widgets for Your Blogger

Recent posts widget for blogger

Displaying recent posts in your sidebar of your blogger blog often help your users to quickly take a look at the content that is more new and fresh. It also gives them a basic idea that what kind of content is published on a certain blog.

Adding a recent post widget for blogger helps to reduce dependency on E-mail marketing because you don’t have to send out an E-mail just to let people know you have made a new post.

A recent post widget for blogger is in many ways similar to a “Breaking News alert” that journalists love to use during their reports.

However, in some designing methods people want to display recent posts differently according to their design. In this article, we will show you how to display recent posts in blogger.

Here are 5 cool and eye catching recent post widgets with how they look on blog and HTML code to implement on your blogger blog.

Style 1

<script style="text/javascript" src="https://helplogger.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/helplogger/recentposts2.js"></script>

<script style="text/javascript">

var posts_no = 5;

var showpoststhumbs = true;

var readmorelink = true;

var showcommentslink = true;

var posts_date = true;

</script>

<script src="/feeds/posts/default?orderby=published&alt=json-in-script&callback=showlatestpostswiththumbs" rel="nofollow"></script>

<a style="font-size: 9px; color: #CECECE; float: right; margin: 5px;" href="http://helplogger.blogspot.com/2014/11/5-cool-recent-post-widgets-for-blogger.html" rel="nofollow">Recent Posts Widget</a>

<noscript>Your browser does not support JavaScript!</noscript>

<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lobster|Gloria+Hallelujah' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' />

<style type="text/css">

img.recent-post-thumb {width:50px;height:50px;float:right;margin: -4px -35px 0px 0px; border: 4px solid #FCD6CB; border-radius: 100%;}

.recent-posts-container {font-family: 'Gloria Hallelujah', cursive;  float: left;width: 100%;min-height: 55px;margin: 5px 0px 5px 0px;padding: 0;font-size:12px;}

ul.recent-posts-container {counter-reset: countposts;list-style-type: none; background: #fff; }

ul.recent-posts-container li:before {content: counter(countposts,decimal);counter-increment: countposts;z-index: 2;position:absolute; left: -20px; font-size: 16px;color: #616662;background: #FCD6CB;padding: 9px 14px; border-radius: 100%; margin-top: 15px;}

ul.recent-posts-container li {padding:5px 0px;min-height:50px; list-style-type: none; margin: -2px 5px 5px 5px;  border-top: 2px solid #FCD6CB;}

ul.recent-posts-container {border: 2px solid #FCD6CB; }

.recent-posts-container a { text-decoration:none; }

.recent-posts-container a:hover { color: #222;}

.post-date {color:#e0c0c6; font-size: 11px; }

.recent-post-title a {font-size: 14px;color: #616662;}

.recent-post-title {padding: 6px 0px;}

.recent-posts-details a{ color: #888;}

.recent-posts-details {padding-bottom: 5px;}

a.readmorelink {color: #4DACE3;}

</style>

Style 2

<script style="text/javascript" src="https://helplogger.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/helplogger/recentposts2.js"></script>

<script style="text/javascript">

var posts_no = 5;

var showpoststhumbs = true;

var readmorelink = true;

var showcommentslink = true;

var posts_date = true;

</script>

<script src="/feeds/posts/default?orderby=published&alt=json-in-script&callback=showlatestpostswiththumbs" rel="nofollow"></script>

<a style="font-size: 9px; color: #CECECE; float: right; margin: 5px;" href="http://helplogger.blogspot.com/2014/11/5-cool-recent-post-widgets-for-blogger.html" rel="nofollow">Recent Posts Widget</a>

<noscript>Your browser does not support JavaScript!</noscript>

<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lobster|Gloria+Hallelujah' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' />

<style type="text/css">

img.recent-post-thumb {width:50px;height:50px;float:right;margin: -4px -35px 0px 0px; border: 4px solid #FCD6CB; border-radius: 100%;}

.recent-posts-container {font-family: 'Gloria Hallelujah', cursive;  float: left;width: 100%;min-height: 55px;margin: 5px 0px 5px 0px;padding: 0;font-size:12px;}

ul.recent-posts-container {counter-reset: countposts;list-style-type: none; background: #fff; }

ul.recent-posts-container li:before {content: counter(countposts,decimal);counter-increment: countposts;z-index: 2;position:absolute; left: -20px; font-size: 16px;color: #616662;background: #FCD6CB;padding: 9px 14px; border-radius: 100%; margin-top: 15px;}

ul.recent-posts-container li {padding:5px 0px;min-height:50px; list-style-type: none; margin: -2px 5px 5px 5px;  border-top: 2px solid #FCD6CB;}

ul.recent-posts-container {border: 2px solid #FCD6CB; }

.recent-posts-container a { text-decoration:none; }

.recent-posts-container a:hover { color: #222;}

.post-date {color:#e0c0c6; font-size: 11px; }

.recent-post-title a {font-size: 14px;color: #616662;}

.recent-post-title {padding: 6px 0px;}

.recent-posts-details a{ color: #888;}

.recent-posts-details {padding-bottom: 5px;}

a.readmorelink {color: #4DACE3;}

</style>

Style 3

<script style="text/javascript" src="https://helplogger.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/helplogger/recentposts2.js"></script>

<script style="text/javascript">

var posts_no = 5;

var showpoststhumbs = true;

var readmorelink = true;

var showcommentslink = true;

var posts_date = true;

</script>

<script src="/feeds/posts/default?orderby=published&alt=json-in-script&callback=showlatestpostswiththumbs" rel="nofollow"></script>

<a style="font-size: 9px; color: #CECECE; float: right; margin: 5px;" href="http://helplogger.blogspot.com/2014/11/5-cool-recent-post-widgets-for-blogger.html" rel="nofollow">Recent Posts Widget</a>

<noscript>Your browser does not support JavaScript!</noscript>

<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lobster|Gloria+Hallelujah' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' />

<style type="text/css">

img.recent-post-thumb {width:50px;height:50px;float:right;margin: -4px -35px 0px 0px; border: 4px solid #FCD6CB; border-radius: 100%;}

.recent-posts-container {font-family: 'Gloria Hallelujah', cursive;  float: left;width: 100%;min-height: 55px;margin: 5px 0px 5px 0px;padding: 0;font-size:12px;}

ul.recent-posts-container {counter-reset: countposts;list-style-type: none; background: #fff; }

ul.recent-posts-container li:before {content: counter(countposts,decimal);counter-increment: countposts;z-index: 2;position:absolute; left: -20px; font-size: 16px;color: #616662;background: #FCD6CB;padding: 9px 14px; border-radius: 100%; margin-top: 15px;}

ul.recent-posts-container li {padding:5px 0px;min-height:50px; list-style-type: none; margin: -2px 5px 5px 5px;  border-top: 2px solid #FCD6CB;}

ul.recent-posts-container {border: 2px solid #FCD6CB; }

.recent-posts-container a { text-decoration:none; }

.recent-posts-container a:hover { color: #222;}

.post-date {color:#e0c0c6; font-size: 11px; }

.recent-post-title a {font-size: 14px;color: #616662;}

.recent-post-title {padding: 6px 0px;}

.recent-posts-details a{ color: #888;}

.recent-posts-details {padding-bottom: 5px;}

a.readmorelink {color: #4DACE3;}

</style>

Style 4

<script style="text/javascript" src="https://helplogger.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/helplogger/recentposts2.js"></script>

<script style="text/javascript">

var posts_no = 5;

var showpoststhumbs = true;

var readmorelink = true;

var showcommentslink = true;

var posts_date = true;

</script>

<script src="/feeds/posts/default?orderby=published&alt=json-in-script&callback=showlatestpostswiththumbs" rel="nofollow"></script>

<a style="font-size: 9px; color: #CECECE; float: right; margin: 5px;" href="http://helplogger.blogspot.com/2014/11/5-cool-recent-post-widgets-for-blogger.html" rel="nofollow">Recent Posts Widget</a>

<noscript>Your browser does not support JavaScript!</noscript>

<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lobster|Gloria+Hallelujah' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' />

<style type="text/css">

img.recent-post-thumb {width:50px;height:50px;float:right;margin: -4px -35px 0px 0px; border: 4px solid #FCD6CB; border-radius: 100%;}

.recent-posts-container {font-family: 'Gloria Hallelujah', cursive;  float: left;width: 100%;min-height: 55px;margin: 5px 0px 5px 0px;padding: 0;font-size:12px;}

ul.recent-posts-container {counter-reset: countposts;list-style-type: none; background: #fff; }

ul.recent-posts-container li:before {content: counter(countposts,decimal);counter-increment: countposts;z-index: 2;position:absolute; left: -20px; font-size: 16px;color: #616662;background: #FCD6CB;padding: 9px 14px; border-radius: 100%; margin-top: 15px;}

ul.recent-posts-container li {padding:5px 0px;min-height:50px; list-style-type: none; margin: -2px 5px 5px 5px;  border-top: 2px solid #FCD6CB;}

ul.recent-posts-container {border: 2px solid #FCD6CB; }

.recent-posts-container a { text-decoration:none; }

.recent-posts-container a:hover { color: #222;}

.post-date {color:#e0c0c6; font-size: 11px; }

.recent-post-title a {font-size: 14px;color: #616662;}

.recent-post-title {padding: 6px 0px;}

.recent-posts-details a{ color: #888;}

.recent-posts-details {padding-bottom: 5px;}

a.readmorelink {color: #4DACE3;}

</style>

Style 5

<script style="text/javascript" src="https://helplogger.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/helplogger/recentposts2.js"></script>

<script style="text/javascript">

var posts_no = 5;

var showpoststhumbs = true;

var readmorelink = true;

var showcommentslink = true;

var posts_date = true;

</script>

<script src="/feeds/posts/default?orderby=published&alt=json-in-script&callback=showlatestpostswiththumbs" rel="nofollow"></script>

<a style="font-size: 9px; color: #CECECE; float: right; margin: 5px;" href="http://helplogger.blogspot.com/2014/11/5-cool-recent-post-widgets-for-blogger.html" rel="nofollow">Recent Posts Widget</a>

<noscript>Your browser does not support JavaScript!</noscript>

<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lobster|Gloria+Hallelujah' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' />

<style type="text/css">

img.recent-post-thumb {width:50px;height:50px;float:right;margin: -4px -35px 0px 0px; border: 4px solid #FCD6CB; border-radius: 100%;}

.recent-posts-container {font-family: 'Gloria Hallelujah', cursive;  float: left;width: 100%;min-height: 55px;margin: 5px 0px 5px 0px;padding: 0;font-size:12px;}

ul.recent-posts-container {counter-reset: countposts;list-style-type: none; background: #fff; }

ul.recent-posts-container li:before {content: counter(countposts,decimal);counter-increment: countposts;z-index: 2;position:absolute; left: -20px; font-size: 16px;color: #616662;background: #FCD6CB;padding: 9px 14px; border-radius: 100%; margin-top: 15px;}

ul.recent-posts-container li {padding:5px 0px;min-height:50px; list-style-type: none; margin: -2px 5px 5px 5px;  border-top: 2px solid #FCD6CB;}

ul.recent-posts-container {border: 2px solid #FCD6CB; }

.recent-posts-container a { text-decoration:none; }

.recent-posts-container a:hover { color: #222;}

.post-date {color:#e0c0c6; font-size: 11px; }

.recent-post-title a {font-size: 14px;color: #616662;}

.recent-post-title {padding: 6px 0px;}

.recent-posts-details a{ color: #888;}

.recent-posts-details {padding-bottom: 5px;}

a.readmorelink {color: #4DACE3;}

</style>

Adding recent post widget to your blog

1.    Go to your blogger dashboard > Layout > Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript

How to add recent posts widget on blogger

2.   Copy the HTML code among any one of the 5 styles given above and paste it in blank space and click on Save button as shown below,

How to implement recent post widgets for blogger

Now you have done adding your favorite recent posts widget on your blog. To check the same go to your blog’s home page and you will see the widget added on your blog.