Recent Posts with Thumbnails Widget for Blogger

Here�s how you can add a Recent Posts widget/gadget with thumbnails to your Blogger (blogspot or custom domain) blog. It�s pretty simple. Follow the steps below

STEPS

How to add a Recent Posts with thumbnails gadget to Blogger:

1. Go to your Blogger Dashboard > Design > Page Element > Add a Gadget >HTML/JavaScript

2. Copy the code below and paste it into the Html/Javascript box:

With snippet
Use this code if you want post snippets (excerpts) to show under post titles.
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<div class="eggTray">
<script src="https://sites.google.com/site/projectdigitaltomato/blogger/js/listbadge.js">{"pipe_id":"1a6640e2a78b2c6e736f2220529daae5","_btype":"list",
"pipe_params":{"URL":"http://YourOwnB1og.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"},
"hideHeader":"false","height":"500","count": 8 }</script>
<div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9px;" class="ycdr"><a href="http://www.madtomatoe.com/recent-posts-widget-with-thumbnails-for-blogger/" target="_blank" title="Grab this widget">Recent Posts Thumbnails</a> <a href="http://www.madtomatoe.com/" target="_blank">Blogger Widget</a></div><noscript>Your browser does not support JavaScript!</noscript></div>
<style type=text/css>
.eggTray {margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;}
.ybr li {border-bottom:0px #cccccc dotted; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px!important;}
.ycdr {background:transparent url(http:https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qnr3BwuAXBZPQPpkAd8q4Y_OIiYcM8PMWEs0C6nU1TXYNK9fI440qyvVuHPPOUvIkDs3qj8ExpytfHxf9M1g8kUGOd6-SXlfJogqYzYwPa6abO8lw4CmqG-xxNTUPa3nwRU-2bgFFNIJ/s400/blgo.png) 0px 0px no-repeat; padding: 1px 0px 0px 19px; height:14px; margin: 4px 0px 0px 0px;line-height:14px;}
.ycdr, .ycdr a {color:#999999;}
.widget .popular-posts ul {padding-left:0;}
</style>

No snippet
Use this code if you don�t want post snippets to show. Only thumbnails and titles will show.
{slide=Click to show/hide code}
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<div class="eggTray">
<script src="https://sites.google.com/site/projectdigitaltomato/blogger/js/listbadge.js">{"pipe_id":"1a6640e2a78b2c6e736f2220529daae5","_btype":"list",
"pipe_params":{"URL":"http://YourOwnB1og.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"},
"hideHeader":"false","height":"500","count": 8 }</script>
<div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9px;" class="ycdr"><a href="http://www.madtomatoe.com/recent-posts-widget-with-thumbnails-for-blogger/" target="_blank" title="Grab this widget">Recent Posts Thumbnails</a> <a href="http://www.madtomatoe.com/" target="_blank">Blogger Widget</a></div><noscript>Your browser does not support JavaScript!</noscript></div>
<style type=text/css>
.eggTray {margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;}
.ybr li {border-bottom:0px #cccccc dotted; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px!important;}
.pipesTitle {padding-top:10px;}
.pipesDescription {display:none;}
.ycdr {background:transparent url(http:https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qnr3BwuAXBZPQPpkAd8q4Y_OIiYcM8PMWEs0C6nU1TXYNK9fI440qyvVuHPPOUvIkDs3qj8ExpytfHxf9M1g8kUGOd6-SXlfJogqYzYwPa6abO8lw4CmqG-xxNTUPa3nwRU-2bgFFNIJ/s400/blgo.png) 0px 0px no-repeat; padding: 1px 0px 0px 19px; height:14px; margin: 4px 0px 0px 0px;line-height:14px;}
.ycdr, .ycdr a {color:#999999;}
.widget .popular-posts ul {padding-left:0;}
</style>
{/slide}

3. In the code, look for the line�

{�URL�:�http://YourOwnB1og.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default�

�and replace the blog address with your own blog address

For custom domains, add your blog address like this�

{�URL�:�http://www.YourOwnB1og.com/feeds/comments/default�

4. Add a title. Save.

That�s it!

Optional settings:

How to change the number of posts
By default, this widget is set to display a maximum of 8 recent posts. To change this number, edit line #4 in the code (refer to the code above for the line number) and replace the number 8 with the number of posts desired: