Introduction
Blogger is a popular blogging platform owned by Google that allows anyone to start a blog for free. It offers a variety of templates to choose from, but if you want to create a custom template with a post list and pagination, you can use the Ionic framework to create a responsive and mobile-friendly design.
In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of creating a custom Blogger template with a post list and pagination using Ionic elements.
Prerequisites
Before we get started, you will need to have a few things set up on your system:
- A Google account to access the Blogger platform
- A code editor such as Visual Studio Code or Sublime Text
- A web browser to preview your changes
Step 1: Setting up a new Blogger template
The first step is to set up a new Blogger template. Log in to your Blogger account and go to the Theme section. Click on the "Customize" button to create a new template.
You can either start from scratch or modify an existing template. In this tutorial, we will start from scratch.
Click on "Create New Theme" and select the "Simple" template as the base template. You will be taken to the Theme Designer, where you can customize your template.
Step 2: Adding Ionic elements
To add Ionic elements to your Blogger template, you will need to add the Ionic CSS and JavaScript files to your template. You can do this by adding the following code to the <head> section of your template:
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<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://code.ionicframework.com/1.3.4/css/ionic.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />
<script src="https://code.ionicframework.com/1.3.4/js/ionic.bundle.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
You can replace the version number with the version of Ionic you would like to use.
Step 3: Creating a post list
To create a post list in your Blogger template, you can use the <b:loop> tag to iterate through the list of posts and display them using Ionic elements.
Here's an example code snippet:
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<ion-list>
<b:loop values='data:posts' var='post'>
<ion-card>
<img src='<data:post.thumbnailUrl/>' />
<ion-card-header>
<ion-card-title><a expr:href='data:post.url'><data:post.title/></a></ion-card-title>
</ion-card-header>
<ion-card-content>
<p class="date"><data:post.dateHeader/></p>
<p class="summary"><data:post.snippet/></p>
</ion-card-content>
</ion-card>
</b:loop>
</ion-list>
This code will display a list of posts with a thumbnail image, title, date, and summary.
Step 4: Adding pagination
To add pagination to your Blogger template, you can use the <b:if> tag to check the current page and display the previous and next page links using Ionic buttons.
Here's an example code snippet:
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<ion-toolbar>
<ion-buttons slot="start">
<b:if cond='data:blog.page > 1'>
<ion-button class='previous-page' expr:href='data:blog.url + "?page=" + (data:blog.page - 1)'>
<ion-icon name="arrow-back"></ion-icon>
<span>Prev</span>
</ion-button>
</b
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<b:if cond='data:blog.page != data:blog.lastPage'>
<ion-button class='next-page' expr:href='data:blog.url + "?page=" + (data:blog.page + 1)'>
<span>Next</span>
<ion-icon name="arrow-forward"></ion-icon>
</ion-button>
</b:if>
</ion-buttons>
</ion-toolbar>
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This code will display the previous and next page links using Ionic buttons.
Step 5: Styling your template
Once you have added the post list and pagination to your template, you can style it using CSS. You can either add your styles to the <style> section of your template or create a separate CSS file and link it to your template.
Here's an example code snippet for styling the post list:
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ion-card {
margin: 10px;
padding: 10px;
}
ion-card img {
width: 100%;
}
ion-card-title {
font-size: 20px;
}
.date {
font-size: 14px;
color: #666;
}
.summary {
font-size: 16px;
line-height: 1.5;
}
This code will style the post list with a margin and padding of 10px, a full-width thumbnail image, a font size of 20px for the title, a font size of 14px and gray color for the date, and a font size of 16px and line height of 1.5 for the summary.
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to create a custom Blogger template with a post list and pagination using Ionic elements. You can use this template as a starting point to create your own custom Blogger templates using the Ionic framework. With the help of CSS, you can style your templates to match your brand or personal preferences.
We hope you found this tutorial helpful. If you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to leave a comment below.
