With a little tweak in your Blogger blog's html, you can easily display automatic thumbnails in post summaries on your blog's homepage when viewed on PC (desktop view). No need for any javascript nor complex css customization.
The tweak will enable the display of thumbnails automatically generated from images used in your posts on your homepage, while the full-sized images display on post pages.
Post Thumbnails will make your blog look fine if you are using the Blogger Jump break feature to add "read more.." option to your blog posts. Below is a screenshot of a post excerpt on my blog with a post thumbnail aligned to the right and also with a "read more" icon.
==> Log in to www.blogger.com
==> Back up your blog template
==> Go to "Template" > "Customize" > "Advanced" > "Add CSS"
==> Copy and paste the code below in the css window:
==> Click "Apply to Blog"
==> Click "Back to Blogger"
==> Go to "Template" > "Edit HTML"
==> Click inside the HTML editor
==> Use CTRL F to find the second <data:post.body/> in your blog's HTML
==> Copy the code below, directly above the second <data:post.body/>
==> Save your template
==> View the homepage of your blog and you should see the post thumbnails appearing on each post excerpt.
NOTE: There must be an image in your post and you must have added the read more option to your post.
I hope it works for you.
The tweak will enable the display of thumbnails automatically generated from images used in your posts on your homepage, while the full-sized images display on post pages.
Post Thumbnails will make your blog look fine if you are using the Blogger Jump break feature to add "read more.." option to your blog posts. Below is a screenshot of a post excerpt on my blog with a post thumbnail aligned to the right and also with a "read more" icon.
How To Add Post Thumbnails To Blogger Homepage
==> Log in to www.blogger.com
==> Back up your blog template
==> Go to "Template" > "Customize" > "Advanced" > "Add CSS"
==> Copy and paste the code below in the css window:
.postthumb {
padding: 5px;
float:left;
border: 1px solid #eeeeee;
-moz-box-shadow: 1px 1px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, .1);
-webkit-box-shadow: 1px 1px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, .1);
box-shadow: 1px 1px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, .1);
}
==> Click "Apply to Blog"
==> Click "Back to Blogger"
==> Go to "Template" > "Edit HTML"
==> Click inside the HTML editor
==> Use CTRL F to find the second <data:post.body/> in your blog's HTML
==> Copy the code below, directly above the second <data:post.body/>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "index"'>
<b:if cond='data:post.thumbnailUrl'>
<img class="postthumb" expr:src ="data:post.thumbnailUrl" expr:alt="data:post.title"/>
</b:if>
</b:if>
==> Save your template
==> View the homepage of your blog and you should see the post thumbnails appearing on each post excerpt.
NOTE: There must be an image in your post and you must have added the read more option to your post.
I hope it works for you.
I will try it once I get on PC. Thx Jide
ReplyDeleteOk James. No prob
DeleteTimely tips. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteBro you would have captured the way it is on you blog, the image you uploaded above is not enough indication on how it is going to look when this code is inserted. What i saw in the image above is just a post which you have written before now. A demo view would have been better for better understanding. Nice post though
ReplyDeleteI don't understand you. The screenshot is enough to let you know what post summary thumbnail is.
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ReplyDeleteNB: I would have visited the Bank for these Details but i am just recovering from a surgical Operation...
If you've activated SMS/Email alerts on your dorm account, you will receive the alert. From the payments page of your Adsense account, you can know when it clears. To withdraw, go to the bank, pick up and fill the dorm account withdrawal slip.
DeleteIs this code working for anyone? This is the error response i keep
ReplyDeletegetting "Invalid variable declaration in page skin: Variable name
must not be declared twice. Input: textcolor".
If you follow the steps carefully, you won't get any error. Are you using a third party template?
DeleteYea, am using a third party template and I already have the "read
ReplyDeletemore" hack. I just like it to look a lot neater.
Some customization in your third party template might be causing the problem. You might need to reset the post widget.
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DeleteThis will be of help to bloggers using default templates but customized template like the one am using on openinformations blog automatically pic the first picture used in my posts as tumbnail on homepage.
ReplyDeleteYeah, some third-party templates were coded to work like that.
Deletehello jide how are you today i want to appreciate you for your post on this i have tried this but sir my background is dark and i can read my post see it www.nairamind.com
ReplyDeleteI am not seeing any dark background on your blog bro.
DeleteThanks for the tip but the image did not appear on the right hand side like yours instead it was appearing on the left. Please how do i fix this
ReplyDeleteIn the first code, change the "float" from left to right.
DeleteThanks, it worked fine for my blog, Inforisticblog
ReplyDeleteplease jide, hw can i fix my blog posts showing twice?? both on homepage and individual post view.
ReplyDeletepls help me.