How to make a Sticky Post in Blogger

A Sticky Post, is a post that stays at the top of your blog!

There are a few ways to make a Sticky Post, here's two ways I know about!



The Text Box Method.
The first way, really isn't a post at all, but you start it out as a post. You can then leave the original as a copy post, or delete it.

After you write the post, edit the text to add your headings (H1 or H2, bold or whatever you like), then publish it or view a preview of it, to see if it looks right.  Next, in Blogger, add a text module, (or gadget or whatever you want to call it), then copy in the post you just created and edited.

This also works with HTML/JAVA modules too, just choose what's right and best for the job.  The Text module - gadget will also take HTML!

Then you need to drag the module or gadget into the position, just above your blog posts. It will go, it might just be a bit tricky to get the location to snap to the dragged text module.  see pic below 'HTML Bits Sticky Post' gadget. Then click save in the design layout. (Top right).

How to make a Sticky Post.  http://html-bits.blogspot.com/

A word about Gadgets!
This gadgets dragging and positioning is not unique to Blogger.  Blogger calls them Gadgets, other blogging and website building platforms, (also called content management systems or CMS for short), use similar boxes that you drag to position them.

You can call them Gadgets or Modules (Like Squidoo do in their lenses), or even Widgets!  They are all basically the same thing as far as I am aware.  (Blogging since 1995). 

The Post Options Scheduled Time Method.
The other way to create a Sticky Post is to just write the post and to alter the post publish time in the Post-Options menu (bottom left), to the most current time to make it appear at the top of your blog.  Many people claim that this is a true sticky post because it is actually, primarily a post.

The trouble is, that you will have to remember to always alter the post time to keep it at the top whenever you make new posts.  Its a lot of messing about and you could forget to do it!  It is safer, especially if it is important that the post is to be truly sticky and always at the top of the blog, to use the text box method.


AndyGold.

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