Auto Post Summary on Blogger with Read More & Thumbnails

 This is the blogger template hack everyone has to install on their blogs.Every time I'll change my blogspot template I always make sure I'll be able to add this widget on my blog.This so called "Automatic Expandable Post Summary with Read More and Thumbnails" is one of the greatest blogger hacks ever existed on the web.We usually see these thing on Wordpress blogs,you know the excerpt thingy on their homepages, but with the intelligence of some of our blogspot buddies we are able to enjoy the greatness of the platform Blogger through the use of this blogger template hack called "Auto post summary widget on blogger".

It is so essential because it enables your readers to choose from one of your post without minding it's category.As long as it's intriguing they will read it.What makes it intriguing is the thumbnails where you're first image will be place.And the summary, of course.While reading it, they will click the read more link because it hanged them.And you egged them for by adding this template hack!!

This Auto Post Summary on Blogger thingie was developed by bloggerSphera.Before going to her site,I'd like to ask you if you can understand Portuguese?If not then don't leave but I'm not forcing.Then, it was later simplified and explained by Aneesh of Bloggerplugins.org and just recently I've found the latest version of it by bloganol.

Like them, I'll try to explain to you how to use this hack:

I'm using the version 2 which is from Bloganol so please bear with me. . .

First find this code

 </head>

Now replace it with the code. . .

<script type='text/javascript'>

summary_noimg = 450;

summary_img =350;

img_thumb_height = 100;

img_thumb_width = 100;

</script>

<script src='http://deineshd.110mb.com/read-more_auto.js' type='text/javascript'/>

 </head>

Next step is to find the code

<data:post.body>

And finally replace it with

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != "item"'>

<div expr:id='"summary" + data:post.id'><data:post.body/></div>

<script type='text/javascript'>createSummaryAndThumb("summary<data:post.id/>");</script>

<span class='rmlink' style='float:right'><a expr:href='data:post.url'>Read more>></a></span>

</b:if>

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'><data:post.body/></b:if>

And you are done.. Save your template and now you should have the post summaries on your homepage!!

Ultimate Blogging Wordpress Theme Blogger New

 After exactly three weeks of deciding I've finally found the perfect blogspot template for my blog.And it's none other than the Ultimate Blogging Wordpress Theme by carloocab(dot)com a filipino blogger converted by bloganol(dot)com.I chose it because it's professional looking,clean,adsense optimized and it quickly loads.

Ultimate Blogging Wordpress Theme Converted to Blogger

Now that I'm using it this should be ranked number one on my Top Ten Professional Blogspot Templates 2009 or by, maybe next time.This template is awesome and just came to existence so timely since I just had my blogoversary (though nobody greeted) and relaunch.

Features of this Template

• This Template is professional type of blogger Template with stylish look.
  
• This template has got auto related posts widget that show related posts automatically below each post.
• This template is Google adsense Optimized.
• This template consists of different slots for placing 125x125px banner ad.
• This template hasd got stylish Subscription widget.
• This template is two column designed.
• This template has got three section footer at the footer of the blog.

What Did I add on the template?Nothing much-just the necessaries and all. . .

• I added the widget "Auto readmore in blogger with image thumbnails".Clcik home to find out.
  
• Adsense Advertisements on the header,navigation and inside the post articles.
  (want to know more about Google Ads placements for high adsense income?)
• Added Blogger post page views counter tool on every post.
•  Tag Label Cloud for Blogger
• Though it's already provided -I tweaked the search bar on the upper right because I've encountered some errors while trying it.
• I'm going to re-install my all time favorite comment system of all -Disqus.Install it on your blog -I'm assuring you it's worth it.It's no ordinary comment system for blogs especially made for blogspot users.
• The "Change title position widget".
• The meta tag optimizer for each post widget.
• download now!
  

 If you have questions kindly comment me below. . .

What do you think did I miss?Do you know a blogger widget that would make this place even better?What do you think about my new Layout?

"The Google Trender" Blogoversary & Relaunching

I really don't know how to start this Blogoversary post of mine besides I don't feel like it.I really don't know the precise date my blogging career started.All I know is that my first post which I have deleted already was posted in the month of July.But since it's July,I'll be no hypocrite! I'll be no Kill Joy! and today, I shall celebrate my blogoversary despite the fact that just this day Google shut down my pagerank to N/A (see the button above).Isn't it a bit depressing when you're supposed to celebrate something then you'll just know someone took your PR's away?Nevermind,anyways we are here to celebrate and all.

Alongside with my Blogoversary, I am going to have the Re-launching of this blog.So,today is the inauguration of this blog's foudroyant entity.To start with, allow me to apprise you that the new Bluerivenfire A.K.A "The Google Trender" will be of use for online reference esp for teens,center of essential news for gossipers and the fuller delectation of comical spoofs.And as far as the name of this blog is The Google Trender we will try to post anything found on Google trends.

The blog shall also be known as the online diary of the tyro blogger.Arguably, the author prefers not to elucidate his/her undecipherable identity nor his/her name.Yet in substitution after throwing the soul up into imbibing concepts of efficiency, the blog shall be known for the blogger's online equivalent,alter-ego,the BEAR BLOGGER in the form of an ambrosial grizzly caricature from a known social gaming application in facebook(PetSoc) meet -TEDIBER.

This blog may be a panoptic blog but what makes it unique is that it adumbrates some of the Filipino's idiosyncrasies.Hoping that it'll make you plaster a smile and brighten up your day.



Hosting -I'm using Blogspot simply because I can't afford to buy a domain.Blogspot is nice for starting a blog but if given Free of hosting,domain and premium template why not switch to Wordpress.?Now, click that Paypal Button and donate as much as you can!

Design & Template -I'm using one of Blogger's classic templates.It quickly loads and that's why!But I'm looking forward to apply the Google Chrome template here.I think It'll look nice and all I'm not just sure if it will load quickly.I'm still deciding what template to apply on this blog -Do you have any suggestions?

Also included in this blog, to make it more protean and varied, are Search Engine Optimization on Blogspot tips,Facts,Trivia's and Did You Know exerpts,Tips on boosting up your Adsense Earnings on Blogspot,Simplified Blogger(blogspot) Hacks,Making Money Online and other geeky trends.For our originals, never miss the seasonal Top10,comic strips and Tediber's spooftacular missions.Get to know these and more in The Google Trendz -the only need-to-know,want-to-know blog you reader impulse really needs.On the contrary on some of my would-be posts, I haven't cashed out any Adsense earnings yet.


Blog Performance Update:

I'm still doubtful whether to write publish this update on this post or not.As what I've said my adsense earnings are low , my google pagerank shut down to N/A but I've just entered Philippine Top Blogs Top100 -I'm currently on the 30th spot.Which means my traffic has increased but still no one clicks my ads!(Well you can perhaps click on them instead of donating! Google! Matt Cutts I'm just kidding)

Announcement: In celebration for my blogs relaunch and blogoversary I'd like to inform you that I'm opening a page for bloggers -nuffnangers and all.So let's exchange links? Yes.Finally I'm going to be friendly you may also want to follow me or anything.I have notice I only have few blogger friends and one of them-I really don't know if he really treats me a friend -what a backbiter! Let's not talk about him.So fella bloggers and nuffnangers lets exchange links -simply post your blog URL on the comments below.Do I have to No-follow the links or what?Come back soon to see your links on the go for clicking!


To end this,Just like Pres.Obama's last words on his inaugural address "All this we can do. All this we will do."

Place Google Adsense Inside the Post on Blogger

When Bloggers are asked WHY DO YOU BLOG? the first probable answer you might get in response is TO EARN MONEY.Some says IT'S THEIR PASSION, TO EXPRESS & SHARE THOUGHTS and FEELINGS, IMPART THEIR KNOWLEDGE, FAME & PROFILE, or SIMPLY FOR FUN.All of those are arguably accepted but primarily it's because of MONEY -or maybe Not if you're asking a hypocrite then.

People blog to add some income while having fun. - that could be the most accurate answer but still Money comes first before anything else on blogging, even before fun.I suppose, almost every blogger started with blogs of the diary kind but when they first heard of Make Money Through Blogging kind of stuff their blog evolves from a personal-diary-like blog into either an Entertainment or a niche blog perhaps.With the used of an Online Money Making Venture commonly known as Google Adsense they were able to earn while blogging.I'm a firm believer that a blogger with the intent of making money rarely do make much at all.Money alone as your aim isn't healthy.Then you must tie Fun and Money together and other factors as well. In that way you will be compelled to be professional, take care of your readers and do well on  your Adsense earnings.But then again Money is the number one reason of why many blogs are created and why you keep your blog(s) going.

 Adsense is very popular among bloggers and I know it's really hard to earn that much with the platform we(most bloggers) are using (Blogspot); especially on our first couple of weeks on blogging.Blogger(Blogspot) is undeniably the leading free-hosting blogging platform and without any SEO skills everything you've been doing to make money will be unproductive.But I'm not suggesting you to migrate to WP just yet.Why? 

First, It is very obvious that you signed up for Blogger simply because it's totally for FREE!why waste your money with WP(I'm not saying Wp is just a waste, as a matter of fact many probloggers attained success using Wp but there are also those Wp blogs trashed in the dumps).You don't want to end up like that do you?I'm a spendthrift myself but I couldn't afford to buy a domain and host my blog on those exceptionally high-priced hosting sites-instead I'm taking(using blogspot) this as a challenge.No matter what I'm gonna end up with -I won't regret any in terms of money.

Second BLOGGING PLATFORM doesn't really matter!! IT'S YOU.If you're being discouraged by the phrase "You can never make money with Blogger " then think again.It's not  just the blogging platform 

that makes money, IT'S YOU (well, don't take it literally).It's undeniably you the whole time.All you need is some motivation and focus.

Last,THERE ARE SO MUCH WORLD TO SEE IN BLOGGER! Well, you could word it that way but I'm really talking about the ALTERNATIVES we Blogspot users can learn,take advantage of and be proud of.Of course, you must have SEO skills or some in order to maneuver these alternatives.Allow me to introduce to you BLOGGER HACKS -some says the advantage of Wp is that it has Plug-ins that allows your Adsense - Click Through Rate up.It might sound complicated but you can certainly get your CTR Up ! only that it doesn't come in the form of Plug-ins nor in the form of Widgets -It's IN THE FORM OF CODES.If you're a web enthusiast and familiar with Blogger  you can take advantage of and learn from this and if in case you're not! Don't worry this won't be as unnerving as you expects it to be.As a matter of fact you will just have to search for a particualar code on your html template (which may depend on the kind of hack) and replace it with a new set of codes.Sounds easy right?Let's start it with the most powerful Blogger hack that'll boost up your Adsense Earnings!

Placing Google Adsense Inside the Post on Blogger

The Ad placement matters the most -Place your Adsense ads on areas where they can be easily seen, like on top or below the posts title in that way, you will be giving your ads more exposure, thereby increasing click potentials.But flaunting your Ads also has a disadvantage.It can only generate clicks when your readers are interested and this may depend on the ads relevance to what you have written.So therefore, I'm suggesting you to blend it with your theme -some people will think the ads are links part of your article,this means more chance of misclicks.

In blogger,when you're using Adsense as a widget and you chose the option SHOW ADS BETWEEN POST the default position of your advertisements are place below the post or worse below the post line footer.And it isn't always a good place for a good result in terms of revenue so with the Help of the Blogger Hack Antonio Lupetti articlulated you can now place the ad on top of your post below your post title.Eureka! Below you can see the suspect code you can find in the post's footer.

<b:if cond="'data:post.includeAd'">

<data:adend/>

<data:adcode/>

<data:adstart/>

</b:if>

The suspect code led to the discovery that you can actually play with the ad placements.Thanks to Antonio.

Now to PLACE ADSENSE inside your post!Simply follow these steps:

1. Choose SHOW ADS BETWEEN POST on your Adsense Widget.
2. Go to Layout -> Edit HTML and check the Expand Widget Templates box on the upper right side.
3.  Now press CTRL + F and find this code: 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   <p><data:post.body/></p>
   4. After locating, place this set of codes before the code above:
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType=="item"'>
   <b:if cond="'data:post.includeAd'">
   <data:adend/>
   <data:adcode/>
   <data:adstart/>
   </b:if>
   </b:if>

5. This time, let's do it my way -it's not that Eureka! though but as I was experimenting(say playing) with the adsense codes above I happen to place it exaclty below the article.And that's one of the best places where you can add an Ad.Below the article before the Related Posts.

Simply place this code:

<b:if cond="'data:post.includeAd'">
<data:adend/>
<data:adcode/>
<data:adstart/>
</b:if>

inside the code: <p><data:post.body/></p> before  </p>.

Now you're all set up with this blogspot hack! You might as well improve your number of clicks and CTR like mine!