Numbered Popular Posts Widget for Blogger

So I am back with yet another Popular Posts customization for blogger blogs. This one is quite special as it looks extremely elegant and has cool transition effects when hovered.

We can rarely see blogs which do not use Popular Posts widget. This widget decreases bounce rate and increase the pageviews of your blog. Making them attractive and eye-catching will make more people click on it hence making your blog more awesome and better.

I have already posted Popular Posts customization tutorials many a times. You can check them out below.

Adding the CSS in Edit HTML

 Now go to Blog Title → Template → Edit HTML. Press Ctrl + F and search for ]]></b:skin> in search box. After getting the code add the below given code just above ]]></b:skin>

.popular-posts ul li a {
    background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #222222;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    display: block;
    margin: 10px 0;
    padding: 25px 15px 30px;
    position: relative;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all 0.3s ease-out 0s;
 width: 85%;
}
.popular-posts ul li a:before {
    background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #2DB3E9;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    font-weight: 700;
    height: 2em;
    line-height: 2em;
    margin-left: 88%;
    padding: 4px;
    position: absolute;
    text-align: center;
    width: 2em;
    transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;
   -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s;
}
.popular-posts ul li a:hover {
    opacity: 0.8;
}
.popular-posts ul li a:hover:before {
    border-left-color: #CCCCCC;
    left: -1px;
     -webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
    -moz-transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
    -ms-transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
    -o-transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li + li + li + li a:before {
    content: "10";
}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li + li + li a:before {
    content: "9";
}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li + li a:before {
    content: "8";
}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li a:before {
    content: "7";
}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li a:before {
    content: "6";
}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li a:before {
    content: "5";
}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li + li a:before {
    content: "4";
}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li a:before {
    content: "3";
}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li a:before {
    content: "2";
}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child a:before {
    content: "1";
}
.item-snippet {
    display: none;
}
.PopularPosts .item-thumbnail {
    display: none;
} 

After adding the code save the template. Now you and your visitors can see this awesome numbered popular posts widget in your blogger blog.

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Elegant Popular Posts Widget for Blogger Tweak

Ever wanted a really elegant and beautiful popular posts widget for your blogger blog? If yes, then you have landed on the right place. Today I am back with yet another unique and amazingly looking popular posts widget customization.
I had my exams which ended just a couple of days before so I was thinking of something substantial to post. A image of this came to my mind and its here for all of you to use.

Adding the CSS

Now we have to add the CSS of the Popular Posts customized widget, for this go to Blog Title → Template → Edit HTML. Press Ctrl + F and search for ]]></b:skin> in search box. After getting the code add the below given code just above ]]></b:skin>

/* Popular Posts Widget customized by AllBloggerTricks.com */
.PopularPosts .item-thumbnail { display: block; height: 190px; margin: 0; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 100%; }
.PopularPosts .item-title { position: relative; }
.PopularPosts img { display: block; height: auto; position: absolute; width:auto; transition: all 1s ease 0s; }
.item-title a { background:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35); color: #FFFFFF; font-family: Impact; font-size: 17px; font-weight: 100; padding: 10px 0; position: absolute; right: 0; text-align: center; top: 30px; width: 100%; }
.item-snippet { background:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35); color: #FFFFFF; font-weight: 900; left: 12%; padding: 10px; position: absolute; text-align: center; top: 95px; width: 70%; }

.item-content:hover img {transform: rotate(10deg) scale(1.2);}

.item-content { position: relative; }

Also note that you have removed all the previous Popular Posts CSS codes (if any) before adding this one or the result will be the combination of the two.

Adding the JS

Usually Popular posts widget do not require any JavaScript, but this one needs in order to resize the popular posts image and cut short the snippet.
To add the JS, search for </body> and paste the below given code just above it.

<script src='//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.0.0/jquery.min.js'/>
<script type='text/javascript'>
 $(document).ready(function() {$(&#39;.PopularPosts img&#39;).attr(&#39;src&#39;, function(i, src) {return src.replace( &#39;s72-c&#39;, &#39;s400&#39; );});});
</script>
    <script type='text/javascript'>
    //<![CDATA[
    // Popular Posts customization by AllBloggerTricks.com
    // Trim Code by MS-potilas 2012
    $('.popular-posts ul li .item-snippet').each(function(){
     var txt=$(this).text().substr(0,120);
      var j=txt.lastIndexOf(' ');
      if(j>10)
         $(this).text(txt.substr(0,j).replace(/[?,!\.-:;]*$/,'...'));
    });
    //]]>
    </script>

After adding the code save the template. PS. Remove the code in red if you already have it in your template.

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