Friday, 1 May 2009

It's Retro Baby! - free xml template

OK, this is a simple but sweet retro template, perhaps it should be called "minimalist retro" or "simple retro" - anyway, you get the drift I hope. It's just simple and cute... with navigation bar. You can find how to add the links within the code or you can read the info below.
  1. Log into blogger. Click on "EDIT HTML"

  2. Scroll down the large box of code until you see the following (it's near the end)

    <li><a href="'/'">Home</a></li>
    <li><a href="'#'">Link Here</a></li>
    <li><a href="'#'">Link Here</a></li>
    <li><a href="'#'">Link Here</a></li>
To add your own links:
replace the "#" symbol with your link URL and then edit the "Link Here" text to be the name of your link (see colour coding below). So if you wanted to put a link back to me, this is what you'd change one of the lines to be:

<li><a href="'http://www.yummylolly.com'">Yummy Lolly</a></li>

You can remove or add any lines as you wish. You just have to add them before the </ul> code.
Let me know if you have any questions.


click for a live preview

The design works with "new" blogger - ie: it's an XML template. Please ensure that you backup your widget data, as installing a new template will wipe/erase your current widget content.
* I HAD THE WRONG ZIP FOLDER LINK! APOLOGIES! IT'S ALL FIXED NOW!*
Background image made by me :-)

9 comments:

Don and Amanda said...

Love these colors! And I've really been liking the links you're putting at the top of the new blog layouts! How nice to have your own navigation! Thanks!!

Magic tales said...

I love it !

Tijen said...

the download link is wrong. =(( It's CatNap.zip again. =( i want it iwantitiwantitiwantitiwantitiwantit
iwantitiwantitiwantitiwantitiwantit

You 're the bestest ever!your works are adorable. :]]

Vir said...

you've been working on new templates, nice (:
i really love this one, looks so good.
how are the twins doing?
xo

Amy {Mom Spark/Mom Made That!} said...

I really want to use to template for my personal blog, but the download is the Catnip!

You do great work. :)

Sharnee @ yummylolly.com said...

Sorry guys! I guess it's mommy brain at work (ie: I can't think as well as I used to).

I have updated the link!
Thanks for letting me know!
xxxx

Carol said...

I LOVE this!!! I just uploaded it for a new blog I started for my geekier tendencies.

http://carolthegeek.blogspot.com/

LOVE IT!!!

Maddie from Keeping It Cute! said...

Hey! I love your blog, I was wondering if you could do a tutorial on how to add your own links to a Minima Blogger template. Thanks so much!

amanda said...

how do you edit the links above? as in the navigations?