How to Upload Blog Templates to Blogger

Customize your Blogger blog by uploading templates.

Publishing news, information and opinion is straightforward with Blogger, the free blog-hosting and content management service from Google. Blogger comes with a range of free templates that users can adapt to personalize the design of the blog. The free templates don't suit all bloggers, and some users prefer to upload advanced or unique blog-design templates to their Blogger account. Upload a blog template through the Blogger design-settings page.

Instructions

1. Open a Web browser and log in to your Blogger account. This opens the Blogger "Dashboard" page.

2. Find the blog that you want to edit from the list of blogs on the "Dashboard."

3. Click the "Design" link under the blog heading. This opens the design-settings page for the blog.

4. Click the "Edit HTML" link from the top menu. Find the "Backup/Restore Template" heading at the top of the page.

5. Click the "Choose File" button beside "Upload a Template From a File on Your Hard Drive." Browse through your computer to find the Blogger template file. This ends with a ".xml" file extension. Click the file to select it.

6. Click the "Upload" button to upload the blog template to Blogger. This replaces your existing template with the new template.

7. Click the "Save Template" button at the bottom of the page.

Tips & Warnings

• Download a range of free and paid blog templates from blog resource websites.

Resources

• Blogger: Blogger Help