How To Setup Bindz Blogger Template [Templateify]
Blindz Blogger Template is a modern, minimalistic, and responsive template that makes creating a website or blog easy with just a few clicks. With its clean design and intuitive interface. Blindz is perfect for bloggers who want to make their content look professional and attractive.
You have made a good decision by choosing our template. You can check the live demo or download the template through the button below and also Please Read this documentation carefully in order to set up your blog and please note that there’s no support for free users.
You have made a good decision by choosing our template. You can check the live demo or download the template through the button below and also Please Read this documentation carefully in order to set up your blog and please note that there’s no support for free users.
Basic Setup
Video Documentation
You can check this below video to understand the setup process much more easily, just click the below image to watch the video directly on YouTube, or click this link – How To Setup Blindz Blogger Template – Templateify
Ticker News
Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript or Popular Posts > in the Ticker News section.
Shortcode: {getPosts} $results={Number of Results} $label={Your Label}
Shortcode Results: You must add the desired number of results.
Shortcode Label: label or recent
Shortcode Example: {getPosts} $results={5} $label={Laptops}
By HTML/Javascript:
By Popular Posts:
Topbar Menu
Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Topbar Menu gadget.
Widget Settings:
Topbar Icons
Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Topbar Icons gadget.
Supported Icons: blogger, apple, amazon, microsoft, facebook, facebook-f, twitter, rss, youtube, skype, stumbleupon, tumblr, vk, stack-overflow, github, linkedin, dribbble, soundcloud, behance, digg, instagram, pinterest, pinterest-p, twitch, steam, delicious, codepen, flipboard, reddit, whatsapp, telegram, messenger, snapchat, email, discord, quora, share, external-link
Widget Settings:
Header Menu
Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Header Menu gadget.
Normal Link and DropDown Options:
Homepage Link Example: Add the text and in the site url field add {homepage}
Normal Link Example: Features
SubLink Level 1 Example: _Level 1 “Before the Title add 1 underscore“
SubLink Level 2 Example: __Level 2 “Before the Title add 2 underscore“
Main Menu Settings:
Home Link Settings:
Mega Menu Options:
Shortcode: {getPosts} $label={Your Label}
Shortcode Label: label or recent
What are Label?
Shortcode Example: {getPosts} $label={Laptops}
Mega Menu Settings:
Header ADS
Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript, Image or AdSense > in the section Header ADS.
HTML/JavaScript Example:
Featured Posts
Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript or Popular Posts > in the Featured Posts section.
Shortcode: {getPosts} $label={Your Label} $style={Gadget Style}
Shortcode Label: label or recent
Style Option: 1,2,3
Shortcode Example: {getPosts} $label={recent} $style={3}
By HTML/Javascript:
By Popular Posts:
Content Section 1 / Content Section 2 / Content Section 3 / Content Section 4/ Content Section 5
Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript > in the sections Content Section 1 or Content Section 2 or Content Section 3 or Content Section 4.
Shortcode: {getPosts} $results={Number of Results} $label={Your Label} $type={Custom Type} $style={Gadget Style}
Shortcode Results: You must add the desired number of results.
Shortcode Label: label or recent
Shortcode Types: block, grid, gridbox, col-left, col-right, video
Shortcode Example: {getPosts} $results={5} $label={Laptops} $type={block1}
Style Attribute: The attribute $style={} should only be added to grid and video types.
Content Section 1, 2, 4 & 6 only supports 1 widget each and 3 supports 2 widgets. (For content section 1 add only Video widget, For content section 2 add only Gridbox widget, For content section 3 add only grid &Video widget and for content section 6 only add grid widget)
Grid – Style Options: 1, 2
Video – Style Options: 1
By HTML/Javascript:
Main Posts
Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Main Posts/Blog Posts gadget.
Widget Settings:
Comments Settings:
The comment settings are intuitive like never seen before. The new shortcodes should be added in > Layout > Blog Posts > Comments Field.
Blogger Shortcode: $type={blogger}
Disqus Shortcode: $type={disqus} $shortname={templateify-comments}
Custom Disqus Shortcode: $type={disqus} $shortname={Your Shortname}
Facebook Shortcode: $type={facebook}
Facebook Custom Language: $type={facebook} $lang={Language Code}
Facebook Language Codes: en_US, es_ES, ar_AR, id_ID, th_TH, vi_VN, pt_BR, fr_FR, ru_RU, de_DE, it_IT
For facebook comments to work correctly, you need to configure the facebook SDK.
Table of Contents
This function is available for posts and pages and can be added easily via shortcode.
Shortcode: {tocify} $title={Table of Contents}
NOTE: After adding a Shortcode apply the Bold style.
Example:
In-Article ADS on “Post Page”
Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript, Image or AdSense > in the sections Post ADS 1 ( before content ) and Post ADS 2 ( after content ).
HTML/JavaScript Example:
Move Post ADS 1 and Post ADS 2 to inside the post content:
Sortcode ADS 1: $ads={1}
Sortcode ADS 2: $ads={2}
NOTE: After adding a Shortcode apply the Bold style. Example: $ads={2}
Example:
Author Box
The widget receives the blogger profile informations automatically, As long as your profile is marked as public. The icons are displayed if there are links in the introduction.
Supported Icons: blogger, apple, amazon, microsoft, facebook, facebook-f, twitter, rss, youtube, skype, stumbleupon, tumblr, vk, stack-overflow, github, linkedin, dribbble, soundcloud, behance, digg, instagram, pinterest, pinterest-p, twitch, steam, delicious, codepen, flipboard, reddit, whatsapp, telegram, messenger, snapchat, email, discord, quora, share, external-link
Blogger Settings: Go to https://www.blogger.com/edit-profile.g
Find for Additional Information > Introduction > and add your description with HTML links.
HTML Link: <a href=”Your Link Here“>Icon Name</a>
HTML Link Example: <a href=”https://facebook.com/templateify”>facebook</a>
Advanced Related Posts
Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Related Posts gadget.
Shortcode: $results={Number of Results}
Shortcode Example: $results={3}
Widget Settings:
Post ADS 3
Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript, Image or AdSense > in the section Post ADS 3.
HTML/JavaScript Example:
Social Buttons on Sidebar
Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > Link List > in the Sidebar section.
Supported Icons: blogger, apple, amazon, microsoft, facebook, facebook-f, twitter, rss, youtube, skype, stumbleupon, tumblr, vk, stack-overflow, github, linkedin, dribbble, soundcloud, behance, digg, instagram, pinterest, pinterest-p, twitch, steam, delicious, codepen, flipboard, reddit, whatsapp, telegram, messenger, snapchat, email, discord, quora, share, external-link
Widget Settings:
Post Widgets on Sidebar
Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript > in the Sidebar section.
Shortcode: {getPosts} $results={Number of Results} $label={Your Label} $type={Custom Type} $style={Gadget Style}
Shortcode Results: You must add the desired number of results.
Shortcode Label: label or recent
Shortcode Types: posts, comments
Shortcode Example: {getPosts} $results={4} $label={Laptops} $type={post} $style={1}
NOTE: The $label={} attribute is not required for the comments type.
Widget Settings:
Footer ADS
Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript, Image or AdSense > in the section Footer ADS.
HTML/JavaScript Example:
About Section
Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the About Section gadgets.
1.1 – About Us
1.2 – Follow Us
Supported Icons: blogger, apple, amazon, microsoft, facebook, facebook-f, twitter, rss, youtube, skype, stumbleupon, tumblr, vk, stack-overflow, github, linkedin, dribbble, soundcloud, behance, digg, instagram, pinterest, pinterest-p, twitch, steam, delicious, codepen, flipboard, reddit, whatsapp, telegram, messenger, snapchat, email, discord, quora, share, external-link
Widget Settings:
Footer Copyright (Premium)
Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Footer Copyright gadget.
For normal credits add ‘normal’ into the space for custom credits add your creadit as shown below.
Widget Settings:
Footer Menu
Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Footer Menu gadget.
Widget Settings:
Cookie Consent
Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Cookie Consent gadget.
Shortcode: $ok={Button Text} $days={Expires Days}
Shortcode Example: $ok={Accept !} $days={7}
Widget Settings:
Theme Options
1.1 – Facebook SDK
The Facebook Comments only work if you have the Facebook SDK installed on your theme. See below for the steps to acquire and install the Facebook SDK.
Get SDK:
Step 01: Go to https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/page-plugin/ and click on Get Code button and copy the SDK Script.
Copying SDK:
SDK en_US:
https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v9.0
Installing SDK:
Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Theme Options > Facebook SDK gadget.
Widget Settings:
1.2 – Default Thumbnail
Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Theme Options > Defualt Thumbnail gadget.
Widget Settings:
1.3 – JSON Variables
Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Theme Options > JSON Variables gadget.
{
viewAllText: "View all",
dateFormat: "{m} {d}, {y}",
months: {
jan: "January",
feb: "February",
mar: "March",
apr: "April",
may: "May",
jun: "June",
jul: "July",
aug: "August",
sep: "September",
oct: "October",
nov: "November",
dec: "December"
}
}
viewAllText: default is View all
dateFormat: default is {m} {d}, {y}
months: default is January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
viewAllText: "View all",
dateFormat: "{m} {d}, {y}",
months: {
jan: "January",
feb: "February",
mar: "March",
apr: "April",
may: "May",
jun: "June",
jul: "July",
aug: "August",
sep: "September",
oct: "October",
nov: "November",
dec: "December"
}
}
Widget Settings:
How to Customize This Theme?
Access your blog Theme > and click on the Customize button > and find Background and Advanced options.
Available customizations: Theme Options, Widths, Fonts, Backgrounds, Colors and more.
Background Example:
Advanced > Theme Options:
Native Dark Mode: 0 is false and 1 is true.
Left Sidebar: 0 is false and 1 is true.
Advanced > Theme Widths:
Boxed Mode: 0 is false and 1 is true.
Advanced > Theme Colors and Fonts:
INFO: When changing the font of the site and it has a blurred appearance, you can solve it by clicking to reset the fonts in the option Advanced > Theme Fonts (Reset).
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