Adjust Sidebar Width in Blogger Dynamic View Template

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There is only one sidebar in Dynamic Views, and that is under the Sidebar view. It has been set to a fixed width by default. In this tutorial, I'm gonna show you how you can change it.

Force Gadgets to Stay Visible in Blogger Dynamic Views Template

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Your Dynamic Views gadgets would hide itself by default after a few seconds upon loading. It'd reappear when you bring your mouse over it. If you find this annoying, here's how you can force it to stay visible and remain visible at all times.

Hide Certain Pages Links in Dynamic Views Template

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If you've chosen Dynamic Views template from the very beginning, chances are you're never gonna find a way to hide some of your pages links. Sure, you can delete your pages altogether to permanently hide these links from showing in your pages tabs. But there is way to still keep these pages and at the same hide their links alone from showing on your header bar. And here's how (no codes this week!).

Rename 'Pages' in Blogger Dynamic Views Drop-down Menu

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When you have more static page links than what your header-bar can fit, all your pages will be forced to go on a drop-down menu. This drop-down menu will be titled 'Pages', by default. Here's how you can change it to other text of your likings.

Fit Full Post Title in Snapshot Thumbnails in Blogger Dynamic Views Template

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Lots of photo bloggers are annoyed by the fact that the post-tiles in Snapshot view are often clipped at the side. By default, only the first 4-5 words are visible, and the rest of them are kept hidden. Moreover, the titles need to share the space with the comment bubbles, which certainly isn't a encouraging factor for anyone who wants to use Snapshot view. Let's change this, shall we?

Rename 'Recent, Date, Label & Author' in Flipcard Dynamic Views Template

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So, this is becoming increasingly popular. Few readers have asked me how to rename the four categories that you see in Flipcard view: Recent, Date, Label and Author. It might be useful to personalize these tags to suit your blog's theme. Whatever your reason is, this is how you do it (Won't work in IE btw).

Use Entire Header as Home Button in Blogger Dynamic Views Template

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Remember how non-Dynamic View template's headers used to serve as home buttons? I thought it was pretty neat. It's one of the things that makes you miss non-DV templates. In Dynamic Views, you still kinda have this feature - but you gotta click on your blog's title on the header. Simply clicking anywhere on your header will not bring you to your homepage, or to the top of your blog. Let's change that, shall we?