I have had a few requests for a tutorial on adding text re size buttons to posts on Blogger. Back in 2009 i published a gadget that allowed visitors to change all the text size and fonts on your blog including headings, sidebar text and post text. But this time i wanted a gadget that only changed the text in the posts. I checked out a number of scripts and styles before settling on the one i have for you today . Using some simple jQuery and some colorful icons in a table we can create a stylish text resize section and float them on the corner of posts. The gadget has three buttons to increase text size, decrease text size and a reset button along with the standard text resize icon.
Take a look at the demo below :
Add Colorful Text Resize Gadget To Blogger Posts
Remember Always Back Up Your Template Before You Make Changes – How To Back Up A Blogger Template
Step 1. In Your Blogger Dashboard Click Design > Edit Html
Step 2. Find the following piece of code in your blogs Html : (Click Ctrl and F for a search bar to help find the code – How To Find Code In Blogger Template Template)
</head>
Step 3. Copy and Paste the following code Directly Above / Before </head>
Note – If you have previously added jQuery script to your blog remove the code in yellow.
<!-- Start Text re size gadget by http://www.spiceupyourblog.com -->
<script src='https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.4/jquery.min.js' type='text/javascript'/>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
//ID, class and tag element that font size is adjustable in this array
//Put in html or body if you want the font of the entire page adjustable
var section = new Array('span','.section2');
section = section.join(',');
// Reset Font Size
var originalFontSize = $(section).css('font-size');
$(".resetFont").click(function(){
$(section).css('font-size', originalFontSize);
});
// Increase Font Size
$(".increaseFont").click(function(){
var currentFontSize = $(section).css('font-size');
var currentFontSizeNum = parseFloat(currentFontSize, 10);
var newFontSize = currentFontSizeNum*1.2;
$(section).css('font-size', newFontSize);
return false;
});
// Decrease Font Size
$(".decreaseFont").click(function(){
var currentFontSize = $(section).css('font-size');
var currentFontSizeNum = parseFloat(currentFontSize, 10);
var newFontSize = currentFontSizeNum*0.8;
$(section).css('font-size', newFontSize);
return false;
});
});
</script>
<!-- End Text re size gadget by http://www.spiceupyourblog.com -->
Step 4. Find the following piece of code in your blogs Html : (Click Ctrl and F for a search bar to help find the code – How To Find Code In Blogger Template Template)
<div class='post-header-line-1'/>
Step 5. Now Copy And Paste This Code Directly Below / After <div class=’post-header-line-1’/>
Note – The gadget is currently set to only display on post pages to display it on the home page also remove the two parts of code in yellow.
<!-- Start Text re size gadget by http://www.spiceupyourblog.com -->
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>
<table border='0' style='float:right; margin-left:5px;'><tr><td><img border='0' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b1_J5npcUag/TdzJSK1mwdI/AAAAAAAAEFU/f7mZHFshlQI/s1600/font-size-blogger-gadget.png'/> | <a class='increaseFont' style='cursor: pointer; cursor: hand;' title='Larger Text'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DP_25fJBGew/TdzJRS0KcJI/AAAAAAAAEFM/P9-ikZyu3UE/s1600/bigger-font+-+Copy.png'/></a>
<a class='decreaseFont' style='cursor: pointer; cursor: hand;' title='Smaller Text'><img src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9SuQUU3YZlI/TdzJTOokcLI/AAAAAAAAEFg/Nz8SeJ6-QIs/s1600/smaller-font.png' style='cursor: hand;'/></a>
<a class='resetFont' style='cursor: pointer; cursor: hand;' title='Reset Text Size'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i-uGhNM_bks/TdzJScrNpII/AAAAAAAAEFY/v4XGHbR30Cw/s1600/reset-font.png' style='cursor: hand;'/></a></td></tr></table>
</b:if>
<!-- End Text re size gadget by http://www.spiceupyourblog.com -->Step 6. Find the following piece of code in your blogs Html : (Click Ctrl and F for a search bar to help find the code – How To Find Code In Blogger Template Template)
<data:post.body/>
Step 7. Now replace <data:post.body/> with the following code :
<span><data:post.body/></span>
Step 8. Save your template.
That’s it you now have some cool and useful text resize buttons on all your posts.Make sure to check out more of our Blogger Gadgets.
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