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5 Stylish Popular Post Widget for Blogger







Most blogger users search new things for their blog and they want to build a unique template than others. Our blog helps for those bloggers and bring every day unique widget, CSS menu and more thing blogging. In this post we are going to customize blogger popular posts widget. This a default widget which already added in blogger and we can easily add from blogger layout. This widget shows more preview posts according its setting. If I describe its style which contain three styles 1. Post title, short description and image thumbnail 2. Only post title 3. Post title and image thumbnails. We can use this three style by its setting. Some people don't like default style and wanted to add a unique style. So in this post I bring five styles. Select your favorite style from below and add your blog.

How to customize popular post widget in blogger


To customize this widget first you need to add this widget from layout. Now select your favorite style from below five styles, view its coding and copy CSS code from pop window.
Then login to your blogger account, select template and edit html after proceeding you can see your blog html and css coding. Now search

]]></b:skin>
(you can use ctrl+f from your keyboard to find easily) and paste just above from this tag and save template, now view your blog. I hope you successfully apply css style in the popular posts widget.

Style 1. Colorful popular posts

With the help of below CSS code you can add a colorful in this widget. For every post separate color with image css3 and we can up to eight colors.
Popular Post Widget for Blogger


#PopularPosts1 ul{margin:0;padding:5px 0;list-style-type:none}
#PopularPosts1 ul li{position:relative;margin:5px 0;border:0;padding:10px}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child{background:#ff4c54;width:97%}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child:after{content:"1"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li{background:#ff764c;width:87%}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li:after{content:"2"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li{background:#ffde4c;width:84%}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li:after{content:"3"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li{background:#c7f25f;width:81%}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li:after{content:"4"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li{background:#33c9f7;width:78%}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li:after{content:"5"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li +li{background:#7ee3c7;width:75%}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li:after{content:"6"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li +li{background:#f6993d;width:72%}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li:after{content:"7"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li +li{background:#f59095;width:69%}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li + li:after{content:"8"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li + li +li{background:#c7f25f;width:66%}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li + li + li:after{content:"9"}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li + li:after,
#PopularPosts1 ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li + li + li:after{position:absolute;top:20px;right:-15px;border-radius:50%;background:#353535;width:30px;height:30px;text-align:center;font-size:28px;color:#fff}
#PopularPosts1 ul li .item-thumbnail{float:left;border:0;margin-right:10px;background:transparent;padding:0;width:70px;height:70px;}
#PopularPosts1 ul li a{font-size:13px;color:#444;text-decoration:none}
#PopularPosts1 ul li a:hover{color:#222;text-decoration:none}
#PopularPosts1 img{
-moz-border-radius: 130px;
-webkit-border-radius: 130px;
border-radius: 130px;
-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease;
-moz-transition: all 0.3s ease;
transition: all 0.3s ease;
padding:4px;
border:1px solid #fff !important;
}
#PopularPosts1 img:hover {
border-radius: 0 0 0 0;
-moz-transform: scale(1.2) rotate(-711deg) ;
-webkit-transform: scale(1.2) rotate(-711deg) ;
-o-transform: scale(1.2) rotate(-711deg) ;
-ms-transform: scale(1.2) rotate(-711deg) ;
transform: scale(1.2) rotate(-711deg) ;
}

Style 2. Round image popular posts.

If you want to make its images round, then add below code. Which will help you to create round images with hover effect.
.popular-posts ul{padding-left:0px;}
.popular-posts ul li {background: #FFF url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXDD-VEHIvSxKBicoqEm0SdF_KRo_PEZzwRs9_9EyxJUNg4vv6jGvStdeldVR3vtI0AmsguRieooIRrXZ0RL-QDCDkTp_ee9i0igRAdhxLSvhHBFa08Y_ck7TKkyBy6d8H-O8M_fcgU8/s1600/1.gif)  no-repeat scroll 5px 10px;
  list-style-type: none;
  margin:0 0 5px 0px;
  padding:5px 5px 5px 20px !important;
  border: 1px solid #ddd;
  border-radius:10px;
  -moz-border-radius:10px;
  -webkit-border-radius:10px;
}
.popular-posts ul
  li:hover {
  border:1px solid #6BB5FF;
}
.popular-posts ul
  li a:hover {
  text-decoration:none;
}
.popular-posts .item-thumbnail img {
  webkit-border-radius: 100px;
  -moz-border-radius: 100px;
  border-radius: 100px;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .4);
  -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .4);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .4);
}

Numbered the popular posts. 

Below code will help to add auto numbered in this widget posts and also add a css hovering effect.
 #PopularPosts1 h2{
padding:7px 0 3px 0;
width:100%;
margin-bottom:10px;
font-size:1.3em;
text-indent:-12px;
font-size:18px;
text-align:center;
color: #757575; /* Color of the widget's title */
}
#PopularPosts1 ul{
list-style:none;
counter-reset:li;
padding:8px 0px 1px;
left:-7px;
width:290px;
}
#PopularPosts1 li{
position:relative;
margin:0 0 10px 0;
padding: 3px 2px 0 17px;
left:-5px;
width:285px;
}
#PopularPosts1 ul li{
background: #eee;
position: relative;
display: block;
padding: .4em .2em .4em 2em;
*padding: .2em;
margin: .5em 0;
background: #ddd;
text-decoration: none;
border-radius: .3em;
transition: all .3s ease-out;   
}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:before{
content: counter(li);
counter-increment: li;
position: absolute; 
top: 50%;
margin: -1.3em;
height: 2em;
width: 2em;
line-height: 2em;
font-size: 15px;
color: #fff; /* text color of numbers */
background: #FB8835; /* background color of numbers */
border: .2em solid #fff; /* border color */
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 8px 5px -7px #888;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 8px 5px -7px #888;
box-shadow: 0 8px 5px -7px #888;
text-align: center;
font-weight: bold;
border-radius: 2em;
position: absolute;   
left: 0;
transition: all .3s ease-out;
}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:hover{
background: #eee;
}
#PopularPosts1 ul li:hover:before{
transform: rotate(360deg);   
}
#PopularPosts1 ul li a{
font: 14px Georgia, serif; /* font size of post titles */
text-shadow: 0 -1px 2px #fff;
color: #444;
display:block;
min-height:25px;
text-decoration:none;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
#PopularPosts1 ul li a:hover{
color: #444;
}

Round Corners Popular Post Widget
.popular-posts ul{padding-left:0px;}
.popular-posts ul li {background: #FFF url() no-repeat scroll 5px 10px;
list-style-type: none;padding:5px 5px 5px 20px !important;
border: 1px solid #ddd;border-radius:30px;
-moz-border-radius:30px;
-webkit-border-radius:30px;
-moz-border-radius: 30px;
-webkit-border-radius: 30px;
height: 40px;
-moz-box-shadow: 3px 2px 5px #242424;
-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 2px 5px #242424;
box-shadow: 3px 2px 5px #242424;margin-bottom: 5px;height: 40px;
}
.popular-posts ul li a {
font-style: italic;
}
.popular-posts ul li:hover {
border:1px solid #d10202;
 -moz-box-shadow: 3px 2px 5px #d10202;
-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 2px 5px #d10202;
box-shadow: 3px 2px 5px #d10202;
}
.popular-posts ul
li a:hover {
text-decoration:none;
}
.popular-posts .item-thumbnail img {
height:40px;width:40px;
webkit-border-radius: 100px;-moz-border-radius: 100px;border-radius: 100px;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .4);-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .4);box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .4);
}
.popular-posts .item-thumbnail img:hover{
-moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px #d10202;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px #d10202;
box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px #d10202;}

Grid Layout For the Popular Posts Widget
Popular Post Widget for Blogger
.PopularPosts .item-title {   
  display:none;   
  }   
  .PopularPosts .widget-content ul li {   
  background: none repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;   
  float: right;   
  list-style: none outside none;   
  margin: 10px 0 0 !important;   
  padding: 0 !important;   
  }   
  .PopularPosts .item-thumbnail {   
  margin: 0 8px !important;   
  }   
  #PopularPosts1 img:hover{-moz-transform: scale(1.2) rotate(-350deg);-webkit-transform: scale(1.2) rotate(-350deg);-o-transform: scale(1.2) rotate(-350deg);-ms-transform: scale(1.2) rotate(-350deg);transform: scale(1.2) rotate(-350deg);-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 0px rgba(255,0,0,.4), inset 0 0 0px rgba(255,255,255,1);-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 0px rgba(255,0,0,.4), inset 0 0 0px rgba(255,255,255,1);box-shadow: 0 0 0px rgba(255,0,0,.4), inset 0 0 0px rgba(255,255,255,1);}   
  .item-thumbnail img {   
  -moz-border-radius: 8px;   
  -webkit-border-radius: 8px;   
  border-radius: 8px;   
  -webkit-transition: all 0.5s ease;   
  -moz-transition: all 0.5s ease;   
  transition: all 0.5s ease;   
  border: 3px solid #ccc;   
  height: 60px;   
  padding: 3px;   
  width: 60px;   
  }