Awesome Multi-Colored Popular Posts Widget for Blogger powered CSS3

Sign in to your Blogger Account and Active Popular Posts Widget

• First Add Popular post Widget to Blogger
• Go to Layout -> Select "Add a Gadget" and take Popular Posts Widget from the Widget List appear.
• Give Title of widget, select how the popular posts should be appeared(in Month,or Week or All time) and click Save 
• Go to Template -> Edit HTML, Find ( Ctrl + F ) ]]></b:skin>
• Copy the following code and Paste just above it

<!-- Popular posts multi colored UI theme -->
#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) ;
}
<!-- popular posts multicolored UI theme -->

• Click on Preview Template (You can see the template without saving)
• Save the Template.

How to Add Automatic Read More TRICK for Blogger Blogs

• Sign In to Blogger Dashboard
• Go to Template -> Edit HTML
• Find </head>
• copy the following code above it

<script type='text/javascript'>
var thumbnail_mode = "no-float" ;
summary_noimg = 400;  /* Summary length if no image*/
summary_img = 300; /* Summary length with image*/
img_thumb_height = 200; /*Image Height*/
img_thumb_width = 200; /*Image Width*/
</script>
<script type='text/javascript' src='http://netoopscodes.googlecode.com/svn/branches/Js%20files/auto-readmore-blogger.js' ></script>

If you add CSS codes to style jump link in your blog, then See the Update

• Then Find (Ctrl+F)  <data:post.body/> and replace it with the following code
• If you find more than one <data:post.body/> replace all occurrences.

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>
<data:post.body/>
<b:else/>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;static_page&quot;'>
<data:post.body/>
<b:else/>
<div expr:id='&quot;summary&quot; + data:post.id'>
<data:post.body/>
</div>
<script type='text/javascript'>
createSummaryAndThumb(&quot;summary<data:post.id/>&quot;);
</script>
<div style='clear: both;'/>
<span class='rmlink' style='font-weight:bold;padding:5px;float:right;text-align:right;'><a expr:href='data:post.url' >Read more...</a></span><a href="http://netoopsblog.blogspot.com"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80DH-xjzNKQgQiUVpaadVb8drT5WY0ySfb2Hz9Al9UI_HD3qpdxjK6hP4v9vx06nQH40CMtwVvb7qo1m6P8fy7tECJwZHaICjWa5qxEMasCASkTEBwe9rdu9EU643SSg-60vAbCMgUU4/s1600/1x1juice.png"></a>
</b:if>
</b:if>

•  Save Template.

UPDATE [17.08.2013]

 In the above code, only a simple link to the post shows in the homepage. If you want to style that link or did you add css codes to style the jumplink, then add the following code instead of the above.

• Then Find (Ctrl+F)  <data:post.body/> and replace it with the following code
• If you find more than one <data:post.body/> replace all occurrences.

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>
<data:post.body/>
<b:else/>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;static_page&quot;'>
<data:post.body/>
<b:else/>
<div expr:id='&quot;summary&quot; + data:post.id'>
<data:post.body/>
</div>
<script type='text/javascript'>
createSummaryAndThumb(&quot;summary<data:post.id/>&quot;);
</script>
<div style='clear: both;'/>
<div class='jump-link'><a expr:href='data:post.url' expr:title='data:post.title' >Read more...</a></div><a href="http://netoopsblog.blogspot.com"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80DH-xjzNKQgQiUVpaadVb8drT5WY0ySfb2Hz9Al9UI_HD3qpdxjK6hP4v9vx06nQH40CMtwVvb7qo1m6P8fy7tECJwZHaICjWa5qxEMasCASkTEBwe9rdu9EU643SSg-60vAbCMgUU4/s1600/1x1juice.png"></a>
</b:if>
</b:if>

How to highlight Author Comments in Blogger

• Sign In to Blogger Dashboard
• Go to Template -> Edit HTML
• Find </body> and copy the following code above it

<script type="text/javascript">
    $(function() {
      function highlight(){
        $(&#39;.user.blog-author,.ssyby&#39;).closest(&#39;.comment-block&#39;)
          .css(&#39;border&#39;, &#39;1px solid #e1e1e1&#39;)
          .css(&#39;background&#39;,&#39;#f1f1f1 url(&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiXCJpNSYH6CJ7npAMzNWMRA0Abhm5fHDTIoVJ1rSPX5luxxAmumZrTco1LC8AKUpuya_Qi0Q90wZVP0bFysGduYVmH0K3XAAeKhX1aMTO0KQut5Tg9c0qk-I9rYrjmV0nOyW54HRIGU/s1600/admin_comment1.png&quot;) no-repeat bottom right&#39;)
          .css(&#39;padding&#39;, &#39;10px&#39;);
          }
          $(document).bind(&#39;ready scroll click&#39;, highlight);
                       });</script><a style="display:none" href="http://netoopsblog.blogspot.com">Blogger Widgets</a>

• Click Save.