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How to Change the New Look Blogger Template 2023

By Yama

Changing a blog template is actually very easy to do, but there are definitely new people who are starting to learn blogging using Blogger and don’t understand the function of the menus on the Blogger dashboard at all.

Just like when I first started learning, I couldn’t change the Blogspot template at all. Therefore, on this occasion I will share how to change the blog template with the latest blogger dashboard display.

What are Blogger Templates?

A blogger template is a ready-made blog design or theme. This template was created using the programming languages ​​HTML, JavaScript, CSS, PHP and several other web programming languages. All of this code is connected to other code so that it becomes a template which is saved in .xml format.

For example, I have a premium blogger template called VioMagz, now the complete text is VioMagz.xml. Usually template makers or sellers will package the template.xml file in zip or rar format and come with a guide on how to use it.

Tips for Choosing the Best Blogger Template

Before changing templates, make sure the blogger template you choose is good, good here is not only about appearance, but you need to know how to choose a blog template that is good in terms of speed, responsiveness, search engine friendly, template settings that are easy to edit and get updates from the developer.

And it also has the basic features that visitors need and Google robots like. What are the features? here is the list of features:

  • SEO Ready
  • Ads Ready
  • Fast Loading
  • Responsive
  • Mobile Friendly
  • Breadcrumbs
  • Related article
  • Search form
  • Numbered page navigation
  • Using schema markup
  • Social media sharing buttons
  • Back to Top button
  • Facebook comments, optional
  • TOC (table of content), optional

All the blog template features above are available in the blogger template from Mas Sugeng, if you want to download it, just click on the following article link, Mas Sugeng Template is free.

Remember that the downloaded template file must use XML, because Blogger only accepts blog template files in XML format.

If you already have a choice of good blogspot templates that suit your needs, now let’s see how to use the blog template that you have downloaded.

How to Change Blogger Templates

If you want to create a blog appearance, we have to select the Theme menu.

There are 2 methods to change the blogger template, namely changing the blog template from the download (upload template) and copying the template code. These two methods have slight differences but are very important.

Changing the responsive blogger template using the upload method will not remove the previous widgets that have been installed on the blog, while the method of copying the template code will change all previous displays and widgets.

Both are easy to do, but it is safer to use the upload method.

To avoid anything undesirable when changing blog templates, you should first backup the previous blog template.

How to Backup Blog Templates

  1. Go to blogger.com.
  2. Enter the Themes menu.
  3. Click the ▼ button next to ADJUST.
  4. Then select Backup.
  5. Please download the theme file to back up the blog template.

Now, after backing up, next we go to the steps on how to change the downloaded blog template, just look at the explanation and steps below.

1. How to Change the Downloaded Blog Template

1. First open the blogger.com dashboard, then on the left select menu Theme.

blogger theme menu

2. Still in the Theme menu, click the down arrow button then select menu healing.

In this menu there are also options Back up whose function is to back up blog templates. I recommend backing up the template first before uploading a new blogspot theme

how to upload a blogger template

3. There will be a popup to upload the XML blogger template, click UPLOAD.

upload blog templates

4. Next search Blogger template file in .xml format. If it has been selected, just click the button Open to start uploading.

upload blogger xml template

Done, your blogspot template has automatically changed to the new template. Please immediately visit your blog to prove it.

2. How to Change Blogger Template by Editing HTML

Apart from using the upload method, you can also install the blogger template manually, namely copying all the blog template code. Here are the steps:

1. Still on the menu Themeclick the down arrow button then select menu Edit HTML.

edit blogger html

2. While waiting for the Edit HTML page to load, now open the Blogger XML template file using an editor application such as Notepad++. If it has been opened, block all codes and copy all template code the.

copy brosense blogger template

3. Go back to the blogger template edit page. Block all the old blog template code then delete it or immediately overwrite it with the new blog template code.

paste brosense blogger template

4. If all the codes have been pasted correctly and there are no errors, please click the button Save which is in the upper right corner.

save blog template

Done, all previous widget settings are lost and the appearance of your blog changes.

How to Change Blog Templates on Android

Changing a blog template via a cellphone or laptop is actually the same, in fact it’s more difficult to manage using a cellphone.

But if you’re a new blogger with just a cellphone, that’s okay. Here I will also make a tutorial, the method is not much different from the method I have explained above.

Here’s how to change the blog template on an Android phone:

1. Open your browser and log in to your account blogger.com.

2. After logging in and being on the Blogger Dashboard, open the sidebar menu then select Theme.

select the theme menu in blogger

3. Tap on the small arrow icon until a sub menu appears. Select an option healing to upload an xml blog template.

restore blog theme

4. Next select UPLOAD, please upload the blogspot template that you downloaded previously. Make sure the blog template you upload uses the format xml.

Upload blog template on Android phone

5. After successful uploading, the blog appearance automatically changes, try checking it now.

How to Edit Blogger Templates

Apart from changing the blogspot theme, you can also edit the blogger template according to your blog’s needs, so you don’t just have to change to a new template because you’re bored with its appearance and features.

Please also note that changing free blog templates too often is not good for blog ranking in search engines. Why? Because the Google robot will become reacquainted with the code structure of your blog, so it’s better to add features or edit it a little so that fresh again the blog view.

#1. Edit Blog Templates Via Edit HTML

How to edit a blogger template via Edit HTML will be very easy for people who already understand the basic languages ​​of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Bootstrap.

If you don’t understand it but want to learn language or basic web codes, you can learn at https://www.w3schools.com/.

So, for those who already understand, you can edit directly on the Edit HTML page. The method is still as above, enter the menu Theme then click the down arrow button and select menu Edit HTML.

edit blogger templates

On the Edit HTML page, you can change the appearance of your blog as you like and as much as you can without any restrictions.

Apart from the appearance of the blog, you can also change the title tag, meta keywords, meta robots, breadcrumbs or other things with the aim of making the blog more SEO friendly on Google, Bing, Yahoo and other search engines.

#2. Edit Blog Via Designer

Editing a blogspot template using a template designer is the easiest and most fun way. The appearance is like the theme editor page on WordPress.

On the designer page, you can change the blog template as desired and also see a live preview. So there’s no need to bother viewing the blog preview in a new tab, it’s more efficient.

However, not all Blogspot templates support this feature, this all depends on the web developer who created it. If the premium version of the template made by Mas Sugeng definitely supports the designer feature.

The way to enter the blogger designer page is as follows:

  1. Open blogger.com.
  2. Then select menu Theme.
  3. On the right page, click the button Customize.

As an example, I show an image of a blogspot designer page that uses the Brosense V2 theme, look at the image below.

blogger template designer

The final word

That’s how to change the blogger template on the new blogger dashboard display. You can replace the Blogspot template with your own template, edit your Blogspot blog to make it interesting and cool.

It’s very easy isn’t it hehee, later you will get used to the menus and blogger appearance.

And don’t forget to always use premium templates so that your blog is safe, always gets support from the developer and will definitely increase your enthusiasm for creating content.

If you experience difficulties when changing the blog theme, please comment what the problem is, I will try to help as best I can.

That’s enough content for this time, I hope it helps.