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Beautify Sidebar Link List with Jquery Effect


Hi! After few days ago I wrote about TipTip Jquery, Today I’ll share about beautify sidebar link list with Jquery. Usually we have many link list in the sidebar, like categories, recent posts, or recent comments. We will add an effect to make this list prettier, if we hover to a link, the link will move smoothly to right and will back to original position then. This effect doesn’t use a Jquery plugin, but we directly use the function in the Jquery framework. So, don’t wait anymore, let’s go to the steps!

Javascript

Add this following code before </head>

<script src=”http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js” type=”text/javascript”></script>

If you have already add this code, you no longer need to add this code again.

Then, add this following code. This is the core of this tutorial.

<script type=”text/javascript”>
$(document).ready(function(){
$(‘.widget-content ul li a, #panel ul li a’).mouseover(function(){
$(this).animate({paddingLeft:”20px”}, { queue:false, duration:250});
});
$(‘.widget-content ul li a, #panel ul li a’).mouseout(function(){
$(this).animate({paddingLeft:”0″}, {queue:true, duration:250})
});
});
</script>

Some Options

  • Change 250 to set the animation speed (in millisecond)

  • Change 20 to set the animation distance (in px)

  • If not work, try to change .widget-content with .sidebar

Demo

That’s all. See you!!

Adsense Revenue Sharing widget for blogger

You would be knowing for sure as now all the big bloggers with many writers use adsense revenue sharing hack for blogs.What actually it is about?.As many still would be not knowing about it,Like suppose i own a blog and run it.Now there are also,3 more authors to my blog who also write for my blog.Now the blog is owned by me but it have 4 authors including me who are very active on my blog to post and i have been using adsense adds at the beginning and end of the post to make some money out of it.

Now problem comes here,as how to distribute or share the revenue with other authors of my blog to give there share,as it becomes difficult to check how much the authors post is contributing to revenue of blog.So the thing only can be done is to show the adds of the that author google adsense account on posts done by him/her.As this will give him the exact revenue he deserves for doing that post.

I hope now you would be clear what i was talking about.Now this hack is very simple in wordpress blogs as plugin is available for it.Now i would like to tell you how make this work in bloggers.If you really have many authors to your blog-you can really use this hack to attract more authors and give them the reason to work hard for posting on your blog,which would give them the real revenue they deserve for that post.

As the best part is,if the author had previous posts on your blog,the adds will appear on that posts too automatically.Now how to implement it in blogger.

1. Login to Blogger dashboard
2. Navigate to Layout >> Edit HTML and Expand Widget templates
3. Search for the following code inside your template

<data:post.body/>

4. Insert the following piece of code just above or below the red code you find.As adding above will show adds at beginning of post and below will result in at end of post.Or add at top and bottom both,to show at both places.

<b:if cond=’data:blog.pageType == “item”‘>

<b:if cond=’data:post.author == “admin“‘>
Insert Ad Code for admin here undefinedfirst author)
</b:if>

<b:if cond=’data:post.author == “riteshsanap“‘>
Insert Ad Code for anshul here undefinedsecond author)
</b:if>

<b:if cond=’data:post.author == “rapidrounds“‘>
Insert Ad Code for sunil here undefinedthird author)
</b:if>

</b:if>

5. Replace the author name and ad code with the actual ones.As names are in bold and replace whole line ‘Insert Ad Code for admin here (first author)’ with the add codes of that author.

Its not necessary to use only adsense codes there.The author can have any banner add also like of his affiliate program he wants.Its upon the author with what add he wants to display.

Like above i have made 3 authors- admin,riteshsanap and rapidrounds.You can make any number you like,just keep on adding codes as i have done.Just change them with the name of yours,you are using in blogger as display name i.e post author name.Remember all the author names should be different.

6. Save the changes you have made.
7. You are done.
8.Verify that correct ads are shown by viewing HTML source code of the web pages when visiting posts created by various authors or bloggers.

I hope it will be very helpful for some bloggers who have many authors to there blog and even give you now opportunity to invite other authors to your blog.

Enjoy This Hack !!

TipTip Jquery – Change Default Hyperlink’s Title Style

Long time not posting… Now I’ll share how to integrate TipTip Jquery plugin to your blog. This plugin will change the default title attribute style become interest one. Don’t worry, this plugin is containing no images, it’s all using CSS, so it will load lightly. But, this plugin will not work in IE that we know doesn’t support CSS3.

Well, I don’t have any words again, so let’s go to the steps

Javascript

To use the plugins from Jquery, we must add the library script from jquery. Find </head> and paste the script below above </head>.

<script src=’http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js’ type=’text/javascript’/> 

If you have already add this code, you no longer need to add this code again.

After that, add the script below. This script is the core of TipTip Jquery.

&lt;script src=’http://mbahrizh.googlecode.com/files/jquery.tipTip.js’ type=’text/javascript’/&gt; 

Also add this script. This script to call the TipTip Jquery.

<script type=”text/javascript”>
$(function(){
$(“.tooltip”).tipTip();
});
</script> 

 

CSS

This plugin use bundled CSS file, so copy code below before </head>.

<link rel=”stylesheet” href=”http://mbahrizh.googlecode.com/files/tipTip.css” /> 

 

HTML

To activate TipTip, you must add class and title attribute to your tag, such as a, div, p, input, etc.
Example below use a tag

<a href=’YOUR-LINK-HERE’ class=’tooltip’ title=’THIS IS THE TITLE COLUMN OR YOU CAN ADD DESCRIPTION’ >This is a link</a> 

If you hover at that link, the container which contain the title attribute will show interestly with some CSS styles.

Some Options

You can add following options to customize it as you wish. Example below is added maxwidth and edgeoffset option.

$(function(){
$(“.tooltip”).tipTip({maxWidth: “auto”, edgeOffset: 10});
}); 

Some other options:

  • activation: string (“hover” by default) – jQuery method TipTip is activated with. Can be set to: “hover”, “focus” or “click”.
  • keepAlive: true or false (false by default) – When set to true the TipTip will only fadeout when you hover over the actual TipTip and then hover off of it.
  • maxWidth: string (“200px” by default) – CSS max-width property for the TipTip element. This is a string so you can apply a percentage rule or ‘auto’.
  • edgeOffset: number (3 by default) – Distances the TipTip popup from the element with TipTip applied to it by the number of pixels specified.
  • defaultPosition: string (“bottom” by default) – Default orientation TipTip should show up as. You can set it to: “top”, “bottom”, “left” or “right”
  • delay: number (400 by default) – Number of milliseconds to delay before showing the TipTip popup after you mouseover an element with TipTip applied to it.

Thats all. See you!!!

Note : If you want completely CSS based tooltip you can click here.

Auto Scrolling Social Bookmarking Widget For Blogger Blog

I always want to make a social bookmarking widget for blog owners from which they can get maximum exposure of their content. Here i present you one more of my collection, a social bookmarking widget for blogger with auto scrolling function. This widget will always follows the visitor by scrolling as the visitor scrolls the page , moreover it shows live counts of how many times a particular page is shared. Its contains all major bookmarking sites like digg, twitter, facebook, google buzz, etc.

Tool tip or hint widget for blogger

Tool tip can be very useful in terms of site navigation. I searched for pure css tool tips but all in vain. Most of the tutorials, available online, use JavaScript which slows down the loading time of the page. So, I decided to write a tutorial about designing a pure css based tool tip for Blogger.

What is tooltip?
As per Wikipedia: The tooltip is a common graphical user interface element. It is used in conjunction with a cursor, usually a mouse pointer. The user hovers the cursor over an item, without clicking it, and a small “hover box” appears with supplementary information regarding the item being hovered over.

Demo: Hover over here Tool tip text appears here

Blogger hack by Ritesh Sanap.

This tooltip works with all browsers. Liked it? Just follow the instruction given below and start using it on your blog.

  1. Login to your blogger dashboard.
  2. Find </b:skin>
  3. Just above the code add the CSS given below :
    a.tip {position:relative;}
    a.tip span {display: none; position: absolute; top: auto; left: auto; padding: 5px 5px 5px 5px; z-index: 100; background-color: #000; color: #fff; border:0px solid #777; width:200px; height:auto; -moz-border-radius: 2px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px;}
    a:hover.tip {font-size: 99%;cursor:pointer;}
    a:hover.tip span {display: block;position: absolute;-moz-opacity: 0.7;
    opacity:0.7; top:auto; left:auto; right:2px; bottom:auto; line-height:14px; font-size:12px;font-weight:normal;}
  4. You Have Successfully Installed the widget.

How to Use this widget?

Check the following example.

<a class=’tip’ href=’#’>more<span>tool tips text area. know more..</span></a>

In the above code, “more” is the link. When you hover over more, the tool tip appears. The text between span tags is what appears in the tool tip.

Example :moretool tips text area. know more.

Facebox – Facebook Styled Lightbox

Facebox is really an awesome creation using jQuery. it can be used for many purposes such such as displaying images in a fancy or cool manure . we have covered many Facebook Tips and Tricks.its really an awesome creation.Facebox is a lightweight Facebook-style lightbox which can display images, divs, or entire remote pages (via Ajax) inline on the page and on demand. It uses the compact jQuery library as its engine, unlike Lightbox v2.0, which uses Prototype.

Facebox consists of 2 .js files, 1 .css file and some images that make up its interface (such as round corner images). I have zipped the files together.



Click here to download the files

Download these files and upload to your server or any hosting or google account. After Downloading these files edit Facebox.css as per you blog requirement( If you don’t know how to do it, then ask me!!) and replace image sources of images(i.e. b.png, bl.png, br.png, tl.png and tr.png). Now, replace image sources in Facebox.js (i.e. closelabel.gif and loading.gif).

Are you confused?? If yes then leave a comment, i will explain you how to replace image sources.

Now, follow these steps:

  1. Go to Layout section and then open Edit html. Click on Download Full Template to take the backup of your current template(don’t miss this, else things may go haywire!!). Now, Check the box to Expand Widget Templates. Insert the following code in the Head Section. I would Suggest you to paste the code just above . 
    <script src=’‘ type=’text/javascript’/><link href=’‘ media=’screen’ rel=’stylesheet’ type=’text/css’/><script src=’‘ type=’text/javascript’/><script type=’text/javascript’> jQueryundefineddocument).readyundefinedfunctionundefined$) { $undefined’a[rel*=facebox]’).faceboxundefined) })</script><style type=’text/css’>.thickstyle{background: silver;}</style>

    Change the web address in red, if you have uploaded above files on your server or googlepage and Save the Template.

  2. Now its the time to explain how and where to use Facebox. 
    1. Display an image using Facebox: If you want to display images using facebox, use the following code: 
      <p><a href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nX0wvumD9VU/S81K21P3STI/AAAAAAAAAao/p66UQf6Qhgo/s1600/logo.png” rel=”facebox”> Best 2 know</a></p>

      Result of the above Code :

      Best 2 know

      Click on the above link for results.

      If you are using this scrip in a menu then, remove <p></p>

    2. FaceBox used to display an inline DIV: This is the most useful code. It can be used to display text notes, announcement, disclaimer, contact form and so on… In this case a link is placed on your blog and when you click on that link, the pop up (like facebook) appears. 

      <p><a href=”#mydiv” rel=”facebox”>View DIV with id=”mydiv” on the page</a></p><div id=”mydiv” style=”display:none”>This is the contents of a hidden DIV on the blog, with ID=”mydiv” and style set to “display:none” <br /><a href=”http://www.dynamicdrive.com”>Dynamic Drive</a></div>

      The Result of the above code :

      View DIV with id=”mydiv” on the page

      Click on the above link and see the result.

    3. FaceBox used to display an external page, plus apply a CSS class to the container (to further style it): It is like previous one only, but with more styling is added to the pop up.
      <style type=”text/css”>.thickstyle{background: silver;}</style>”<p><a href=”http://www.best2know.info/2006/04/contact-us.html” rel=”facebox[.thickstyle]”>View “Contact Us page” fetched via Ajax, further styled with “.thickstyle” CSS class</a></p>

      The Result for above code :

      ”

      View “Contact Us page” fetched via Ajax, further styled with “.thickstyle” CSS class

      Click the above link for result.
      If it the pop up does not appear after following these steps.. reload the page twice and check again. Remove <p></p> and check, it should work.
      Note: Set href attribute to point to either an image, the ID of a hidden DIV, or a URL to the page on your blog only. Do not point it to any external link. It will not Work, if you do so.

so did you like it? Any doubts or questions? Leave a comment, i will surely help you…

Jquery – Create Float Menu with Scroll Follow Effect

Hi! My name is Rizqy and I’m new as writer in this blog. Thanks to Ritesh for make me a writer. In this blog, I’ll write about javascript especially jquery, tips-trick windows, and maybe the other. In this occasion I’ll write about jquery javascript framework. Jquery is one of the most popular javascript framework. It has many plugin that we can use freely to beautify our blog or website.

Now I’ll share how to make a float menu with touching of jquery effect. The example of float menu we can see at http://spenasa-blogger.blogspot.com. Look at the left side, you will find a float menu with some menu of course. If we scroll the page, that menu will look like follow our scroll. We will use Jquery Scrool Follow plugin for this. You can go to the documentation page of this plugin at http://kitchen.net-perspective.com/open-source/scroll-follow.

Javascript

To use the plugins from Jquery, we must add the library script from jquery. Find </head> and paste the script below.

<script src=’http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js’ type=’text/javascript’/>

After that, add the script below. This script is the core of the jquery scroll follow and Jquery UI.

<script src=’http://mbahrizh.googlecode.com/files/jquery.scrollfollow.js’ type=’text/javascript’/>

<script src=’http://mbahrizh.googlecode.com/files/jquery-ui-1.7.2.custom.min.js’ type=’text/javascript’/>

Also add this script. This script for call the scroll follow effect.

<script type=’text/javascript’>
$( document ).ready( function ()
{
$( ‘#floatmenu’ ).scrollFollow();
}
);
</script>

CSS

This is the basic CSS. You can costumize it as your desire. Add the CSS below before ]]></b:skin>.

#floatmenu {background:#FFF; border: 2px solid #088A08; position: absolute; width: 40px; height: 200px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px; top: 100px; left: 0px; z-index: 1;}

HTML

Basicly, you just add a <div> tag after <body> tag. You’re free to choose your menu content. You can give your facebook, twitter, or the other.

<div id=’floatmenu’>
<!– The menu content is here… –>
</div>

That’s all my first post. In another time, I’ll write about the other jquery effects. I hope you enjoy it.