How To Setup Tecify Blogger Template [Templateify]

Widget Settings:

Topbar Icons

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Topbar Icons gadget.

Supported Icons: blogger, apple, amazon, microsoft, facebook, facebook-f, twitter, rss, youtube, skype, stumbleupon, tumblr, vk, stack-overflow, github, linkedin, dribbble, soundcloud, behance, digg, instagram, pinterest, pinterest-p, twitch, steam, delicious, codepen, flipboard, reddit, whatsapp, telegram, messenger, snapchat, email, discord, quora, share, external-link

Widget Settings:

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Header Menu gadget.

Normal Link and DropDown Options:

Homepage Link Example: Add the text and in the site url field add {homepage}
Normal Link Example: Features
SubLink Level 1 Example: _Level 1 “Before the Title add 1 underscore“
SubLink Level 2 Example: __Level 2 “Before the Title add 2 underscore“

Main Menu Settings:

ALERT: Level 2 Links must be between or below level 1 links.

Home Link Settings:

Mega Menu Options:

Shortcode: {getContent} $label={Your Label}
Shortcode Label: label or recent

What are Label?

Shortcode Example: {getContent} $label={Laptops}

Mega Menu Settings:

SAVING: After adding all the desired links and organizing them in the correct position, click on the Save Button.

Header ADS

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript, Image or AdSense > in the section Header ADS.

HTML/JavaScript Example:

Featured Posts

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript or Popular Posts > in the Featured Posts section.

Shortcode: {getContent} $label={Your Label}
Shortcode Label:  label or recent
Shortcode Example: {getContent} $label={Laptops}

By HTML/Javascript:

By Popular Posts:

Home ADS

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript, Image or AdSense > in the section Home ADS.

HTML/JavaScript Example:

Content Section 1 / Content Section 2

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript > in the sections Content Section 1 or Content Section 2.

Shortcode: {getContent} $results={Number of Results} $label={Your Label} $type={Custom Type}
Shortcode Results:  You must add the desired number of results.
Shortcode Label:  label or recent
Shortcode Types:  block1, block2, grid1, grid2, colLeft, colRight, video
Shortcode Example: {getContent} $results={5} $label={Laptops} $type={block1}

By HTML/Javascript:

NOTE: You can add as many gadgets as you like. But they are optional and, if you wish, you can remove them at any time.

Main ADS 1 / Main ADS 2

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript, Image or AdSense > in the sections Main ADS 1 or Main ADS 2.

HTML/JavaScript Example:

Main Posts

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Main Posts/Blog Posts gadget.

Widget Settings:

Comments Settings:

The comment settings are intuitive like never seen before. The new shortcodes should be added in > Layout > Blog Posts > Comments Field.

Blogger Shortcode: $type={blogger}
Disqus Shortcode: $type={disqus} $shortname={templateify-comments}
Custom Disqus Shortcode: $type={disqus} $shortname={Your Shortname}
Facebook Shortcode: $type={facebook}

For facebook comments to work correctly, you need to configure the facebook SDK.

Table of Contents

This function is available for posts and pages and can be added easily via shortcode.

Shortcode: {tocify} $title={Table of Contents}

NOTE: After adding a Shortcode apply the Bold style.

Example:

In-Article ADS on “Post Page”

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript, Image or AdSense > in the sections Post ADS 1 ( before content ) and Post ADS 2 ( after content ).

HTML/JavaScript Example:

Move Post ADS 1 and Post ADS 2 to inside the post content:

Sortcode ADS 1: $ads={1}
Sortcode ADS 2: $ads={2}

NOTE: After adding a Shortcode apply the Bold style. Example: $ads={2}

Example:

IMPORTANT: The ad will only appear if you have inserted in the section, if you want to hide just remove check to not display or remove the gadget. 

Author Box

The widget receives the blogger profile informations automatically, As long as your profile is marked as public. The icons are displayed if there are links in the introduction.

Supported Icons: blogger, apple, amazon, microsoft, facebook, facebook-f, twitter, rss, youtube, skype, stumbleupon, tumblr, vk, stack-overflow, github, linkedin, dribbble, soundcloud, behance, digg, instagram, pinterest, pinterest-p, twitch, steam, delicious, codepen, flipboard, reddit, whatsapp, telegram, messenger, snapchat, email, discord, quora, share, external-link

Blogger Settings: Go to https://www.blogger.com/edit-profile.g

Find for Additional Information > Introduction > and add your description with HTML links.

HTML Link: <a href=”https://www.sorabloggingtips.com/2023/12/Your Link Here“>Icon Name</a>
HTML Link Example: <a href=”https://facebook.com/templateify”>facebook</a>

IMPORTANT: The “Introduction” is required for the author box to be displayed! But the links are not required. 

Advanced Related Posts

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Related Posts gadget.

Shortcode: $results={Number of Results}
Shortcode Example: $results={3}

Widget Settings:

Post ADS 3

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript, Image or AdSense > in the section Post ADS 3.

HTML/JavaScript Example:

Social Buttons on Sidebar

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > Link List > in the Sidebar section.

Supported Icons: blogger, apple, amazon, microsoft, facebook, facebook-f, twitter, rss, youtube, skype, stumbleupon, tumblr, vk, stack-overflow, github, linkedin, dribbble, soundcloud, behance, digg, instagram, pinterest, pinterest-p, twitch, steam, delicious, codepen, flipboard, reddit, whatsapp, telegram, messenger, snapchat, email, discord, quora, share, external-link

Widget Settings:

Post Widgets on Sidebar or Footer

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript > in the Sidebar or Footer section.

Shortcode: {getContent} $results={Number of Results} $label={Your Label} $type={Custom Type}
Shortcode Results:  You must add the desired number of results.
Shortcode Label:  label or recent
Shortcode Types:  default, mini, comments
Shortcode Example: {getContent} $results={4} $label={Laptops} $type={mini}

NOTE: The $label={} attribute is not required for the comments type.

Widget Settings:

Follow By Email

The advanced settings of the Follow By Email form are now more intuitive and can be changed directly in the gadget.

Shortcode: $title={Gadget Title} $text={Custom Text}
Shortcode Example: $title={Follow by Email} $text={Subscribe to our mailing list to get the new updates!}
Shortcode is optional: To display the gadget in the default settings, remove the shortcode from the title field.

Widget Settings:

Footer ADS

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript, Image or AdSense > in the section Footer ADS.

HTML/JavaScript Example:

About Section

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the About Section gadgets.

1.1 – About Us

1.2 – Follow Us

Supported Icons: blogger, apple, amazon, microsoft, facebook, facebook-f, twitter, rss, youtube, skype, stumbleupon, tumblr, vk, stack-overflow, github, linkedin, dribbble, soundcloud, behance, digg, instagram, pinterest, pinterest-p, twitch, steam, delicious, codepen, flipboard, reddit, whatsapp, telegram, messenger, snapchat, email, discord, quora, share, external-link

Widget Settings:

Footer Copyright (Premium)

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Footer Copyright gadget.

For normal credits add ‘normal’ into the space for custom credits add your creadit as shown below.

Widget Settings:

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Footer Menu gadget.

Widget Settings:

Cookie Consent

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Cookie Consent gadget.

Shortcode: $ok={Button Text} $days={Expires Days}
Shortcode Example: $ok={Accept !} $days={7}

Widget Settings:

Site Feed

Access your blog Settings > and go to Site Feed.

Site Feed Settings:

IMPORTANT: For Mega Menu, Featured Posts, Content Sections, Related Posts, Recent Comments Gadget and Others work normally, you must configure the site feed to “Full“.

Theme Options

1.1 – Facebook SDK

The Facebook Comments only work if you have the Facebook SDK installed on your theme. See below for the steps to acquire and install the Facebook SDK.

Get SDK:

Step 01: Go to https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/page-plugin/ and click on Get Code button and copy the SDK Script.

Copying SDK:

SDK en_US:

https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v9.0

Installing SDK:

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Theme Options > Facebook SDK gadget.

Widget Settings:

1.2 – No Thumbnail Image

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Theme Options > No Thumbnail Image gadget.

Widget Settings:

1.3 – JSON Variables

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Theme Options > JSON Variables gadget.

{
  viewAllText: "View all",
  dateFormat: "{m} {d}, {y}",
  months: {
    jan: "January",
    feb: "February",
    mar: "March",
    apr: "April",
    may: "May",
    jun: "June",
    jul: "July",
    aug: "August",
    sep: "September",
    oct: "October",
    nov: "November",
    dec: "December"
  }
}
viewAllText: default is View all
dateFormat: default is {m} {d}, {y}
months: default is January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Widget Settings:

IMPORTANT: This functionality is only valid for {getContent} Gadgets and Related Posts. Other formats are changed in the blog settings.