The new Archives widget displays post titles and post dates. However, many bloggers would like to display only the post titles. Here is a method to display all your post titles in the sidebar.
You can see it in the third column of this blog just above the CONTACT widget. Here is a screenshot on the left.
To create this take the blog feed and add a parameter ' ?max-results=100' at the end. This will ensure that all the posts are included. Convert this feed to Javascript by entering the feed URL at this RSS to Javascript online convertor site.
The Feed URL to enter is :
http://MYBLOG.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?start-index=1&max-results=999
Replace 'MYBLOGNAME' with actual name of blog. This will list the first 1000 posts in your blog. Choose the various options to display date, title, description etc. and click on Preview. If you can see the Preview click 'Generate Javascript' button. If Preview is not seen check Settings---->Site feed in your blog to see whether they are enabled.
On the converter page put 1000 in the "Number of items to display." field. After getting the Javascript code copy and paste it in a Html/Javascript Page Element in your blog.
Have a look at the list of post titles from both my blogs in the sidebars which list ALL the post titles from both blogs.
You can even style the feed to suit your blog's design.
Have Fun!
81 comments:
Hi master,
I tried to do as you explained at your post, but at the moment of saving the template with the new piece of code I received this message:
Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: The reference to entity "chan" must end with the ';' delimiter.
Do you know what is this about?
Thanks!
David,
Did you paste the code in a Html page element? Do not paste it directly in the template.
Also see :
Add Content with RSS Feeds
My mistake :)... You were quite right, I misread "page element". That's what happens when I try to play with codes at 3 am.
Thank you mate!
It works but it's will not show title for postings created after I add this new Page Element.
How can I make it work by showing the all new Post Titles too ?
Humble Instructor,
You will have to wait untl your feeds are updated with the latest posts. Then it will show them also.
hello vin,
my archives section is in the footer but the archives box is left-aligned while the title "archives" is in the center. i want to place the box right beside the title "archives." is there a way of doing that?
many thanks!
Ivolunteerph,
What is your blog address?
the information you give us here is very helpful especially if your a dummie like me and not a computer genius. Im always having trouble with links. I do it the right way but it still says cannot find page Im talking about where you place the link so you can come I sshall continue to visit hrere and try to learn what I need to know and thanks so much for your help . I have learned a few things here. Keep up the good work, I think I will e-mail you to see if you can solve a big problem I have. bye now.
Lilyruth,
You are welcome to email me at :
drbhatns[at]gmail[dot]com
anytime.
it works, but i cant stylize it. its seems hard for me.
Sabuj,
You can give any style you want by putting this code in the CSS part of the template :
#HTML3 {
width:190px;
height:400px;
background:#ffffff;
}
Customize and modify the above code and add other parameters like padding, borders etc.
'HTML3' is the ID number of that widget.
Thank You SOOOOO much for showing me how to post just the titles without the dates on my blog. I hate the options for blog archives and do not understand why there isn't an option to just post titles. I have looked 4ever 4 this info. I have bookmarked this site for future reference. Thanks again!
heyye i m having a weird prb.....i wanted to add those links of my posts on two different places.........one at the bottom of my each post and one at the right side column.......at the bottom of my post i selected "20 POSTS" but for the side column i wanted to display all of my posts.........all posts in my blog are more dan 20 but it shows 20 on both places i cant figure out how can i show my all posts?.it seems like 20 is its limit :)
Kiran,
Try this link :
http://yourblogname.blogspot.com/atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=1&max-results=999
i like the hierarchy option, but want to just remove the year from the archive on the side. So what I am interested in just having the month list, then below that have the title of all posts to that corresponding month. Anyone know how to do this?
Winterkalte,
How will you differentiate the same months of a different year when this year gets over?
Thanks for the quick reply. I was planning on tacking the year at the end of the month. so...
January 2006
February 2006
March 2006
I know there is an option to already do such a thing, but it still has the year in a column above that. I'd like to get rid of that.
just wanted to ask again if you knew how to remove the year from the top of the archive and restrict grouping posts by Month with the year tacked on the end of them?
My archive list keeps disappearing from my blog. Is there a code to use to prevent this from happening? I have already to redo the cut n paste rss feed several times. It seems as if it is just one of my blogs that this keeps happening to. The other two are fine. Any suggestions? I temporarily switched back to the old heirarchy method, which I hate.
Hi, I am doing all the steps but I can not see Preview. When I go to Settings----> I see that Site feed is enabled. What to do? Thanks, radvan
Radvan,
What is the feed URL you are entering in the text box on the conversion site?
My site is http://radvanatitudini.blogspot.com
So I am trying to put http://radvanatitudini.blogspot.com/rss.xml?max-results=100
Or is this not the feed URL needed?
I am a rocky, you know... so... need help.
Radvan,
Try this URL :
http://radvanatitudini.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?max-results=100
TEST COMMENT :
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Actually now I see my last five posts (including one from January!), but when I generated the new feed, it asked me how many post to show and 5 is the maximum number. Is there any way to increase the number of posts? Thanks a lot for the help.
Radvan,
This is the option : "Enter the number of items to be displayed (enter 0 to show all available)
" on the convertor site.
There is no maximum limit here. Enter 0 (zero) there.
I knew about 0, but it wouldn't give me the possibility of choosing 0, I have only 1 to 5 posts to choose there. Very very strange! Maybe we will finally solve this, I don't know how, but...
Radvan,
I am talking about this page :
http://itde.vccs.edu/rss2js/build.php
Perhaps you are seeing the options in the Blogger Feed Page Element?
ok, I have the new Javascript code. Where exactly to paste it? To add a new page element (Java script)? If it is this way, it is not workign, I've try. Or to paste it in Edit html in Layout? I don't want to broke something here. Thanks again
Radvan,
Paste it in a Html/Javascript Page element. Why is it not working? What is the error message? After saving remember to clear cache before viewing blog.
Hi, nothing...
Let's see if I am doing everything right. The new Java script I paste it in a new java/html page, without a title. Save it. Return to Edit Layout, add a new page element, choose Feed, add the URL (http://radvanatitudini.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?max-results=100) and I have the same result. The only option is to choose between 1 to 5 items to show. What am I doing wrong or where is the problem? Sorry for this.
Radvan,
LOL! Nowhere in the above post I have said to add a new Feed Page element.
Just follow the instructions in the above post carefully STEP by STEP.
if not a new one, I tried to add to an already Java element I have (clustr map). Nothing! Same result! I don't have an error messagge and I cleared the cache. What am I doing wrong?
Radvan,
I am really sorry! I seem to have lost you completely!
it's ok, as I said I am new in this. Is there a way to reset the whole blog? I mean to start over, without all the changes I've made in time, only to preserve the posts? if not, that's it, I will give up. If you can't help me, who will. Thanks again. Yours, L. Radva
Radvan,
Login at Blogger.com.
Click Layout link on Dashboard.
Click "Pick New Template" subtab of 'Template' tab.
Choose a Template.
Click 'Save Template'.
Look, I think I understand what I have to do, finally (the preview of the generate code showed me all the posts). But this is the thing what I do not know how to do: "Paste it in a Html/Javascript Page element." Could you explain me step by step, please how to do it? Thanks a lot.
Radvan,
Have a look at :
How to Add Widgets to Blog.
Yes, yes, finally, you are the man. Thanks a lot and sorry for the headacke.
hi,
how to make the side bar menu like home page into beautiful button designs
Anonymous,
If you can give the link of an example we will be able to help you better.
ok I got stuck on the first instruction "To create this take the blog feed and add a parameter ' ?max-results=100' at the end."
where is the blog feed? is it in post feed burner in settings?
i got it thanks.. i did put the parameter where i mentioned last can't remember now don't know if it is in right place or not..but then took that code and used the converter and it worked..love it thanks so much
Anonymous,
Look in the Box under : "The Feed URL to enter is :"
The URL of your blog's feed is :
http://yourblogname.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
http://yourblogname.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
http://yourblogname.blogspot.com/rss.xml
http://yourblogname.blogspot.com/atom.xml
Substitute actual blog name in place of "yourblogname".
I'm sorry. It's not working for me. It seems simple enough but when I add it to my page via the 'add a page element' and I keep getting an error message. Please help. I would love to have this on my blog. nothing fancy, I just want my post titles.
Thank you so much
http://coffeemakesyoublack.blogspot.com/
e,
What is the error message. Copy and paste it here.
Hi, very informative blog..
excellent work master vin..
I have already bookmarked ur blog
i m very new to this thing..
my problem is same as anonymous on 4 march, i dont understand feed URL.. if u can check my blog and tell me as i have taken feed burner's feed. as u have given 4 answers there.
http://hifiwallpapers.blogspot.com/
Sweetrock,
Your feed url is :
http://hifiwallpapers.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
Enter that on the feed to Javascript convertor site and click on Preview.
For me: very close, but no ceegar! I got 20 out of 29 titles listed.
(It is to be noted, I have very heavily jiggered the css of the blogger template, to make it blend with the rest of my website. I can't offhand see how css jiggering would interfere with javascript execution, but I'll pursue it further.)
At any rate, thank you very much for a very nice gadget!
(Later, that very same day...regarding my previous post on an encountered limit of 20 titles.)
I had seen the above post on a similar event, and tried that solution, to no avail.
However, regarding the javascript generator: I have now found that, if I enter a title limit of 999 instead of leaving "0" (which is supposed to mean "no limit"), the limit of 20 titles is no longer imposed. Curious.
Apf,
What is the blog address?
In response, to your response, to my first post, the blog address is, http://pithagora.blogspot.com - however, does this become a moot point when you see my second post?
Apf,
When I look at :
http://pithagora.blogspot.com/atom.xml?start-index=1&max-results=999
I see all 29 posts while :
http://pithagora.blogspot.com/atom.xml
shows the Blogger default of 25 posts.
Thank you very much for your very helpful instructions! I got it to work, with no problem other than not ALL of my posts are showing up in my archive. I have posts from when I first created my blog two years ago, that aren't showing. How can I get them back?
Does that number 999 in the code have anything to do with this?
Neenee,
Do you have more than 1000 posts?
Vin
No I don't. I have 347 posts according to my dashboard. That's why I can't understand why not all the posts are showing up under archives, using the code for displaying only post titles. Is there a way to get ALL of the posts archived?
Thanks for your help!
Neenee
Neenee,
What is the blog address? How many post titles are seen? Which are missing?
Master vin, I've tried your tutorial and it's works, but not for all my blogs, some of them did not show all my post same problem like neenee, I've 89 posts but it only shown 57, what I've seen, it not shown my "old" post and only shows my "recent" post. Please help me!!!!
Vin
the blog URL is http://thekrazykraftlady.blogspot.com
There are approximately 102 posts showing out of 348.
There are so many missing that I couldn't possibly list them all on here.
Neenee
Neenee,
Open this link in Firefox browser and check which posts are missing.
Second,
What is your blog address?
Hi, I am having a problem on my blog with not being able to decrease the size of my title font. I have tried to use the font and colors tab to do this, but it does not work. I am not sure if it just an issue with the template I am using or what. Can you please take a look and advise me on this? Thanx alot! Sandra
http://noscamshere.blogspot.com
Sandee foxten,
Change this code :
.Header h1 {HomeWorkers4Success: Online Work At Home Opportunities}
margin:0 0 .2em;
line-height: 1.0em;
font: normal bold 55% Arial, sans-serif;
color: #335533;
}
TO THIS CODE :
.Header h1 {
margin:0 0 .2em;
line-height: 1.0em;
font: normal bold 55% Arial, sans-serif;
color: #335533;
}
Then increase 55% in font line and Preview.
Thank you for your instruction. Brilliant! This is exactly what I needed. It works beautifully so far for my blog. I have only one post now, but it should work the same way as I bring up more posts.
Hi Vin ~ you helped me a short while back with posts that weren't showing up on my Krazy Kraft Lady blog - I'm having the same problem with my Menopausal Monster blog - there are 20 posts ( older) that aren't showing up. YOu sent me some coding to try that worked - would it be possible to do the same with Menopausal Monster?
http://menopausalmonster.blogspot.com
Thanks so much!
Neenee
Neenee,
Try the Table of Contents with Preview method to display all post titles in your blog.
Thanks Vin!!!
Hello Vin - Neenee again. This time it's in regards to another blog of mine - not sure what I did - but I 'lost' my entire archives!! Is there any way to retrieve it??
Neenee,
What is the blog address?
Vin, the blog address is
http://kklprimitives.blogspot.com
Neenee,
Can you send me the template? The email addy is in the middle column.
Vin - when I click on EMAIL - I get an error - can't find the path specified.
Neenee,
drbhatns[at]gmail[dot]com
Substitute '@' for 'at' and '.' for 'dot' and remove the '[' and ']'.
Hi Vin! Sandee Foxten again. I have just started a new blog and I cannot figure out how to remove some words that are being with each post. At the the top left of each post, it reads "undefined" 3 times. Also at the bottom, it has a little box with left and right arrows which makes it appear that if you click on an arrow, it will take you to the next post, but doesn't. I only have 2 posts on this blog so far, it is still a WIP. I did change my settings to show only one post, and it still doesnt work with the arrows. Any suggestions? http://meology2.blogspot.com
Email sent Vin
Vin - how weird -now my archives are showing and I didn't do anything....???? Sorry to inconvenience you.
Sandee Foxten,
Try enabling date option in Blog Posts widget on Layout tab. If you can send me the template I can check it out.
This might be impossible, but...is there any way to have the posts displayed in *reverse order*? Meaning, oldest first instead of newest? TIA!
Kerry,
You can do that using Yahoo Pipes.
In How to List all posts in alphabetical order I have explained how to use Yahoo Pipes.
Use the Sort by date instead of Sort by Alphabetical order.
vin,
i was wondering how i could only show like 6 or 7 titles and when you click the 7th, the other 7 titles will show and so on... do you know how i could do that? thank you
Tophey,
Have a look at this Google Gadget which shows all posts in your blog in a small scrollable area.
CLICK HERE TO LEAVE A COMMENT.
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