6th Grade Rebellion - Free 2 column template

I made this template tonight and I really wanted to share it because I thought it was kind of cool and unusual and I thought I better move fast before the chalkboard look is out (or is it out already? NOOOO IT'S NOT!).

And before you say anything - I KNOW that most people don't like darker websites but I don't give a damn (a whiteboard is no where near as rustic and cute as a chalkboard, people!), so here we are:

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Comment systems for Blogger

I have seen lots of people complaining that the comment system of Blogger is crappy and I do tend to agree - not only is it quite simplistic, you cannot leave "threaded" comments (this is important when you want to interact with your readers).

As far as I can see it, the four choices when dealing with Blogger comments are:

1. Keep generic Blogger comments + wait for them to implement something good
2. Use Facebook comments (good tutorial here)
3. Disqus
4. Intense Debate

I have used Disqus and am currently using Intense Debate on my personal blog.  Everyone complains about Disqus (not exactly sure why, I must admit it has always behaved for me) and Intense Debate has so far worked out well and is quite adaptable.

Facebook.... well, I am not sure how I feel about Facebook comments.  I dont think so.

Disqus is nice because you can back up your comments - so if you ever want to remove Disqus, your comments will be hiding underneath.  Intense Debate, as far as my research tells me, does not offer this.

So, what do you think?  What do you use?

PS: I am not really going to even give Echo a mention.  Whilst they look like a pretty rad comment system, I don't like their exclusivity. They told me that I needed over 1 million hits a month and quite a hefty yearly fee (I am talking more than just a few thousand dollars here).

UM NO. JUST NO.

Bunting Blog Template

This is a pretty simple blogger template with bunting hanging from the top header area and under the sidebar headers. I have also incorporated Arvo font from the Google Font Directory into this template too. I like it.

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• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
  
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

You are getting sleeping - Free XML Template

Here is a dark (yet vibrant) blog template - kind thanks to pinkonhead.com for the flower used in the background - I love love love love LOVE the colours! Ahh, so pretty!

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Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

Enjoy!

It's so easy - XML template: 3 columns

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Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

PS: the inner blog colour is #F1F9DC - just incase you want to have your google ads blend in like I have on the test blog.

Black n White Elegance - 3 column blogger template

OK, so the small preview image below looks kind of lame, but if you click on it to preview the site, you'll see that it looks a lot better full size. Also, how awesome do the adsense ads look in there? (I hate it when they never really look quite right!).

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(go on, it looks heaps better bigger!)



Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

Rainbowz - XML Blogger template

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The design works with "new" blogger - ie: it's an XML template. Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here
  
  

Please note that the background colour is changeable. The header has a transparent background and therefore won't look good with all colours, but it does look good with many. Here are some examples:

orange


pink


green

All the colours are changeable from within the "Fonts & Colours" area. Enjoy!

Faux Jungle (blue) - free XML blogger template

Aaaaaaannd, here's Faux Jungle in blue....

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The design works with "new" blogger - ie: it's an XML template. Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

Stamp-O-Rama - Free XML Blogger template

Here is a super cute mail themed design! I love it!
You can change the background colour in the "Fonts & Colours" area of Blogger! Enjoy!

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The design works with "new" blogger - ie: it's an XML template. Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here
  
  

>> Please note that if you have a really really really long blog title or description, things might go a bit weird.

Dream a Dream - XML Blogger template

This is kind of subtle and pink (but still cute). Good for someone who's looking for a design which isn't too girly nor flashy but still sweet.

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The design works with "new" blogger - ie: it's an XML template. Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

Pinky Pinkerson - XML blogger template

Oh I hope you like pink, because here's a pink template! This was just a test which happened to work out quite well.... so I will probably make some similar to this in the future (but more intricate!)! This didn't take me very long to make, hence the two templates in one day!

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The design works with "new" blogger - ie: it's an XML template. Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

It's Retro Baby! - free xml template

OK, this is a simple but sweet retro template, perhaps it should be called "minimalist retro" or "simple retro" - anyway, you get the drift I hope. It's just simple and cute... with navigation bar. You can find how to add the links within the code or you can read the info below.

1. Log into blogger. Click on "EDIT HTML"
   
   
2. Scroll down the large box of code until you see the following (it's near the end)
   
   <li><a href="'/'">Home</a></li>
   <li><a href="'#'">Link Here</a></li>
   <li><a href="'#'">Link Here</a></li>
   <li><a href="'#'">Link Here</a></li>
   

To add your own links:
replace the "#" symbol with your link URL and then edit the "Link Here" text to be the name of your link (see colour coding below). So if you wanted to put a link back to me, this is what you'd change one of the lines to be:

<li><a href="'http://www.yummylolly.com'">Yummy Lolly</a></li>

You can remove or add any lines as you wish. You just have to add them before the </ul> code.
Let me know if you have any questions.

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The design works with "new" blogger - ie: it's an XML template. Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.

• To download the xml template: click here (zip folder)
• Preview the site here
• Need help installing this? Click here

* I HAD THE WRONG ZIP FOLDER LINK! APOLOGIES! IT'S ALL FIXED NOW!*

Background image made by me :-)

Thumbnails of all my designs....

Please note that this list will always be growing, so please come back again soon.
Also, this page may take some time to load, as it contains many images!

XML Templates:
(click on a thumbnail to view the design & download code)

I have missed some here, so if you want to see them all, search by colour!
More designs coming soon! Yee-haw!