How To Make Drop Down Navigation Menu On Blogger.
Hello Dohhnutties, how was your weekend, hope is a splendid and awesome one. Today’s post which is the first post for this week is going to show you guys how to add Navigation Drop Menu Bar to blogger.
Last week, we posted on a related topic "How to add Simple Navigation Menu Bar to blogger", but this tutorial is for only those that do not want drop menu on their Navigation Bar, but I believe this tutorial will change your mind to use this new Navigation Drop Menu Bar, because it is useful and very essential on a professional website at large both Wordpress and Blogger site.
As we have explain last week that the Navigation Menu Bar is an horizontal bar that categorize Posts and some important pages on your site.
And also we discuss in short about Post Label, Post Label is very important because without Post Label you cannot categorize your posts. Before you can categorize your site or blog posts, you first have to create some posts Labels.
This Drop Down Navigation Menu Bar creates some categories and sub-categories under your Menu Bar as Drop Down.
To add this awesome Drop Down Navigation Menu Bar to blogger just follow the the steps below, step by step:
Now you are going to add some code to your Blogger Template Code, You are advise to backup your Template
1. Go to Blogger
2. Click the Blog, you want to add the widget on.
3. From the blogger dashboard, click the Template Tab from the blogger dashboard menu.
4. On the Template Tab menu click the “Edit HTML” button.
(Now the the blogger HTML CODE Open)
5. Now search for this code “</header>” But if </header> is not in the code, search for </head>.
and place this code after </head>.
<div id='contact-links'>
<div id='my-links'>
<a href='#'/>
<a href='#'/></div>
<div id='menu-container'>
<nav id='neat-menu'>
<ul>
<li class='active'><a href='/'>Home</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Dropdown</a>
<ul>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 1</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 2</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 3</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 4</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 5</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href='#'>Dropdown</a>
<ul>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 1</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 2</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 3</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 4</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 5</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href='#'>Dropdown</a>
<ul>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 1</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 2</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 3</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 4</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 5</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href='#'>Single Menu</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Single Menu</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Dropdown</a>
<ul>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 1</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 2</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 3</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 4</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 5</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
<!-- menu-search form -->
<div id='menu-search'>
<form action='/search' method='get'>
<input autocomplete='off' name='q' placeholder='search...' type='text' value=''/>
</form>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Now, replace the # with the URL’s of your pages/Post you wan to link the bar to.
Add CSS code to make Blogger navigation menu bar
After this, you are to add some CSS codes in your Blogger to make your Blogger navigation menu bar more interactive.
6. No search for this code “]]></b:skin>”
7. Now add this code below just before “]]></b:skin>”
#contact-links {
text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
margin: auto;
position: relative;
width: 100%;
}
#contact-links a {
color: #4C9FEB;
}
#contact-links a:hover {
color: #3D85C6;
}
#my-links {
float: right;
font-size: 12px;
margin: 4px 10px;
overflow: hidden;
text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #FFFFFF;
}
#my-links a {
margin-left: 7px;
padding-left: 8px;
text-decoration: none;
}
#my-links a:first-child {
border-width: 0;
}
#menu-container {
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#f6f6f6, #e9eaea) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
background: -moz-linear-gradient(#f6f6f6, #e9eaea) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
background: linear-gradient(#f6f6f6, #e9eaea) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#f6f6f6', endColorstr='#e9eaea',GradientType=0 );
border-radius: 0 0 4px 4px;
border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
box-shadow: -1px 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8) inset;
clear: both;
height: 46px;
padding-top: 1px;
}
#neat-menu {
float: left;
}
#neat-menu a {
text-decoration: none;
}
#neat-menu ul {
list-style: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#neat-menu > ul > li {
float: left;
padding-bottom: 12px;
}
#neat-menu ul li a {
box-shadow: -1px 0 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8) inset, 1px 0 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8) inset;
border-color: #D1D1D1;
border-image: none;
border-style: solid;
border-width: 0 1px 0 0;
color: #333333;
display: block;
font-size: 14px;
height: 25px;
line-height: 25px;
padding: 11px 15px 10px;
text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #FFFFFF;
}
#neat-menu ul li a:hover {
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#efefef, #e9eaea) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
background: -moz-linear-gradient(#efefef, #e9eaea) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
background: linear-gradient(#efefef, #e9eaea) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#efefef', endColorstr='#e9eaea',GradientType=0 );
}
#neat-menu > ul > li.active > a {
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#55A6F1, #3F96E5) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
background: -moz-linear-gradient(#55A6F1, #3F96E5) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
background: linear-gradient(#55A6F1, #3F96E5) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#55A6F1', endColorstr='#3F96E5',GradientType=0 );
border-bottom: 1px solid #2D81CC;
border-top: 1px solid #4791D6;
box-shadow: -1px 0 0 #55A6F1 inset, 1px 0 0 #55A6F1 inset;
color: #FFFFFF;
margin: -1px 0 -1px -1px;
text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}
#neat-menu > ul > li.active > a:hover {
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#499FEE, #3F96E5) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
background: -moz-linear-gradient(#499FEE, #3F96E5) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
background: linear-gradient(#499FEE, #3F96E5) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#499FEE', endColorstr='#3F96E5',GradientType=0 );
}
#neat-menu > ul > li:first-child > a {
border-radius: 0 0 0 5px;
}
#neat-menu ul ul {
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#F7F7F7, #F4F4F4) repeat scroll 0 0 padding-box transparent;
background: -moz-linear-gradient(#F7F7F7, #F4F4F4) repeat scroll 0 0 padding-box transparent;
background: linear-gradient(#F7F7F7, #F4F4F4) repeat scroll 0 0 padding-box transparent;
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#F7F7F7', endColorstr='#F4F4F4',GradientType=0 );
border-radius: 5px 5px 5px 5px;
border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #FFFFFF inset;
height: 0;
margin-top: 1px;
opacity: 0;
overflow: hidden;
width: 240px;
padding: 0;
position: absolute;
visibility: hidden;
z-index: 1;
-webkit-transition: all .5s;
-moz-transition: all .5s;
-ms-transition: all .5s;
-o-transition: all .5s;
transition: all .5s;
}
#neat-menu ul li:hover ul {
margin-top: 0\2;
height: auto;
opacity: 1;
visibility: visible;
}
#neat-menu ul ul a {
border-right-width: 0;
border-top: 1px solid #D1D1D1;
box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #FFFFFF inset;
color: #444444;
height: 24px;
line-height: 24px;
padding: 7px 12px;
text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #FFFFFF;
}
#neat-menu ul ul a:hover {
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#55A6F1, #3F96E5) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
background: -moz-linear-gradient(#55A6F1, #3F96E5) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
background: linear-gradient(#55A6F1, #3F96E5) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#55A6F1', endColorstr='#3F96E5',GradientType=0 );
border-top: 1px solid #4791D6;
box-shadow: -1px 0 0 #55A6F1 inset, 1px 0 0 #55A6F1 inset;
color: #FFFFFF;
text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}
#neat-menu ul ul li:first-child a {
border-top-width: 0;
}
#menu-search {
margin:8px 10px 0 0;
float: right;
}
#menu-search form {
background: url("https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKe6Zm-BwYPzSsZqurBqhf7MEELYqPJz36C2-gtcqXXszYdvjJ5nS_agF3C9gMYhSvZ83ebf4SB5ZtwN9uB0qGqxGnW48oj_0DjLf7b9xSvTwGeHxpr094_qWF4K82m_6iPJxgEjlNqzj/s1600/menu-search.gif") no-repeat scroll 5% 50% transparent;
border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;
border-radius: 3px 3px 3px 3px;
box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) inset, 0 1px 0 #FFFFFF;
height: 26px;
padding: 0 25px;
position: relative;
width: 130px;
}
#menu-search form:hover {
background-color: #F9F9F9;
}
#menu-search form input {
color: #999999;
font-size: 13px;
height: 26px;
text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #FFFFFF;
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
border: medium none;
float: left;
outline: medium none;
padding: 0;
width: 100%;
}
#menu-search form input.placeholder, #menu-search form input:-moz-placeholder {
color: #C4C4C4;
}
8. Now click save and you are done now you will see the Navigation Drop Menu Bar on your site.
