How to Upload a Blogger Template

To upload a blogger template is not a tough task. If you are a newbie, you may face some minor issues while changing your blogger template.

In the below steps, I will be sharing my personal methods to change or upload a blogger template. Also, I will share my favorite one too. Keep scrolling!

Do you know that there are thousands of awesome and elegant blogger templates from different authors. You can download those templates for free and use it on your blog right now. Also, there are lots of premium blogger templates too in which you don't get the credit links from template author to respect and support their hard work.

All I want to say that we must not use any default blogger template. It won't be wise to use those ugly themes when you have a good choice of good looking, responsive and SEO Optimized Blogger Templates.

After getting the template, You must know How to Upload a Blogger Template. Blogger supports custom designed templates and you can use your own designed template too if you have decent designing skills.


Below are the simple steps to update a blogger template. I am going to share the 2 methods to change a blogger template. Also, I will tell you my favourite one.
So, Lets Start.

How to Upload a Blogger Template

Most Common Mistakes Newbies Do While Changing their Blogger Template !

• Uploading a .zip / .rar or other unsupported file formats

Most of the newbie bloggers do a common mistake in which they upload a .zip or .rar formats of template file. Blogger doesn't support template formats other than .xml. Even a poor documented .xml file could be rejected while uploading a blogger template. So, always choose properly coded blogger templates from famous authors and designers.

How to Upload a Blogger Template - 2017

• First of all, Visit blogger.com & select your blog on which you want to change the template.
• Now, Click on the Template & then select Backup / Restore from the upper right corner. See the below screenshots.

• After that, a new pop up window will appear. See the screenshot below. Click on Choose File and select the .xml template file from your files where you have saved it. Finally, Click on Upload Button. That's all.
  

Do you know that there's another way to change a blogger template without uploading it directly. We all know that we can customize the template by editing the html of template. Actually, Sometimes you may face some serous issues while uploading a new blogger template.

The sidebar, header or footer elements can alter than the original layout of a blogger template. Due to improper documentations you can face this. To avoid this issue I am here with an alternate way to update your template. I am sure, you will love this. So, let me cover it now. Follow the below steps.

How to Change Blogger Template - 2nd Method

1. First of all, Download your desired template and get the .xml file if it's in .zip or .rar format.
2. Now, Go to Google Drive and upload your template file there. Make sure you are uploading the correct template file (.xml). Other alternatives can be Notepad++.
3. After uploading the template, right click on the file name and click on Preview.
4. Now the template documentation will appear on your screen. Select all the codes manually or directly by pressing CTRL + A keys. To Copy Press CTRL + C keys.
5. Now, Go to blogger and select your blog. Go to template and then Click on Edit html.
   
6. Now, Clear all the template codes and Paste all the codes using CTRL + V keys.
7. Finally, Click on Save Html. Thats's all. Be the first to view the chances of your blog's layout.

I am damn sure that you will love this way. It's easy and trouble free method, No doubt.

Wait! There are lot of things you must do after uploading your blogger template. Like activating the mobile template, removing powered by blogger attribution from sidebar and many more.

Must Do things after uploading a blogger template.

1. Customizing the Title Tag
2. Customizing the Meta Tags.
3. Inserting Your Links in the Main Navigation and Social Buttons
4. Adding Important Widgets to the Sidebar.
5. Customizing Your Blog Footer.
6. Other Minor Changes according to your needs.

In my future posts, I will share tutorials on each and every point noted above. Keep reading, keep supporting and enjoy the best blogger templates collection ever.

Feel free to comment your problems if you are facing any issues while working on the above mentioned steps. I will here to assist you 24x7. Also, don't give this post a valuable share of yours for your blogger friends. They might be looking for such an awesome way to upload a blogger template.