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How To Add jQuery Horizontal Dropdown Menu to Blogger
Posted on Tuesday, 9 August 2011 by ivish
Instructions To Follow:
STEP #1
Log in to Blogger, go to Layout -> Edit HTML
and mark the tick box "Expand Widget Templates"
STEP #2
Now find (CTRL+F) this code in the template:
</head>And immediately before it, paste this code:
<script src='http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js' type='text/javascript'/> <script type='text/javascript'> $(document).ready(function(){ $("ul.subnav").parent().append("<span/>"); //Only shows drop down trigger when js is enabled - Adds empty span tag after ul.subnav $("ul.topnav li span").click(function() { //When trigger is clicked... //Following events are applied to the subnav itself (moving subnav up and down) $(this).parent().find("ul.subnav").slideDown('fast').show(); //Drop down the subnav on click $(this).parent().hover(function() { }, function(){ $(this).parent().find("ul.subnav").slideUp('slow'); //When the mouse hovers out of the subnav, move it back up }); //Following events are applied to the trigger (Hover events for the trigger) }).hover(function() { $(this).addClass("subhover"); //On hover over, add class "subhover" }, function(){ //On Hover Out $(this).removeClass("subhover"); //On hover out, remove class "subhover" }); }); </script> <style type='text/css'> ul.topnav { list-style: none; padding: 0 20px; margin: 0; float: left; width: 100%; background: #222; font-size: 1.2em; background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichJ7qL8Uk8zaHW4b150AaVybMdmi2eXGakholPoMzEzbTxzf9H2U-gasi_SJN4mb6SgvUHjsZ_kLixwItDki_sjXNOWzPoh-4X-wD-5bMj_GCGkV_LYritx-yE9ke3iS49C8xy23jyo_-/) repeat-x; } ul.topnav li { float: left; margin: 0; padding: 0 15px 0 0; position: relative; /*--Declare X and Y axis base--*/ } ul.topnav li a{ padding: 10px 5px; color: #fff; display: block; text-decoration: none; float: left; } ul.topnav li a:hover{ background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-_THoTcQM6iFZNZRRK73IxgMzY6C-pk3gyp4w0uXkf46B3Aw0mTGG5kso52I1PmeXpuIz3l9qIbueBuw-JKgwUyRsA2MKtNFVt7cjT0Zr7_Ipw3vn4WZxJUzStmfB-cpRiUXUqA6_2FA/) no-repeat center top; } ul.topnav li span { /*--Drop down trigger styles--*/ width: 17px; height: 35px; float: left; background: url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGN6IYGA4ns_QYn6kyR276QvPDy4u-rL4BJfoiBsp-vgcGXgD3n9vQ_JlGLDXWhvT17-wLklOzCy58MOGFO0uAxMyCbxzDX780KLCAK11DhbKmC-hn0IEJo-W8XSmWUo5zYl-cpNzsVDD/) no-repeat center top; } ul.topnav li span.subhover {background-position: center bottom; cursor: pointer;} /*--Hover effect for trigger--*/ ul.topnav li ul.subnav { list-style: none; position: absolute; /*--Important - Keeps subnav from affecting main navigation flow--*/ left: 0; top: 35px; background: #333; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: none; float: left; width: 170px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px; -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border: 1px solid #111; } ul.topnav li ul.subnav li{ margin: 0; padding: 0; border-top: 1px solid #252525; /*--Create bevel effect--*/ border-bottom: 1px solid #444; /*--Create bevel effect--*/ clear: both; width: 170px; } html ul.topnav li ul.subnav li a { float: left; width: 145px; background: #333 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uQ-rcCYfXYf8ehaSCCBFHdicFJQ8EMWb_LNaz6idb0Aj5V9ahZm4iljMLrr4-N2Z-H8CumZw3Zt8NkIeHhTjLRPrjOWAFGpl4BJvSGlkfVYWjd8fgEXsZzmyXhAtVhr8QC6F1NuZNgWn/) no-repeat 10px center; padding-left: 20px; } html ul.topnav li ul.subnav li a:hover { /*--Hover effect for subnav links--*/ background: #222 url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uQ-rcCYfXYf8ehaSCCBFHdicFJQ8EMWb_LNaz6idb0Aj5V9ahZm4iljMLrr4-N2Z-H8CumZw3Zt8NkIeHhTjLRPrjOWAFGpl4BJvSGlkfVYWjd8fgEXsZzmyXhAtVhr8QC6F1NuZNgWn/) no-repeat 10px center; } #header img { margin: 20px 0 10px; } </style>
Now click Save Template
Note:
Please host image yourself.
You can change width,height,color,... as your choice.
3.Now go to Layout-->Page Element and click on "Add a gadget".
4.Select "html/java script" and add the code given below and click save.
<ul class="topnav">
<li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
<li>
<a href="#">Tutorials</a>
<ul class="subnav">
<li><a href="#">HTML Tutorials</a></li>
<li><a href="#">CSS Tutorials</a></li>
<li><a href="#">PHP Tutorials</a></li>
<li><a href="#">SQL Tutorials</a></li>
<li><a href="#">jQuery Tutorials</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a href="#">Templates</a>
<ul class="subnav">
<li><a href="#">1 Column</a></li>
<li><a href="#">2 Column</a></li>
<li><a href="#">3 Column</a></li>
<li><a href="#">4 Column</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Premium</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Buy Now</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">About Us</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Advertise</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Subscribe</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Contact Us</a></li>
</ul>
Now click Save
Category Article Drop down Menu, horizontal, jQuery