Adding Gadgets to Blogger

Gadgets are an easy way to customize the layout of your blog. Any of the Basic Blogger Gadgets, Featured Gadgets, Popular Gadgets and many others (More Gadgets) can be added to your blog.

How to Add a Gadget to Blogger

1. From the Page Elements sub-tab, click Edit to edit existing gadgets, or Add a Gadget to add new ones.
2. To add a new gadget after you've clicked Add a Gadget, simply click the plus sign next to your desired gadget. You can choose from gadgets by category, or search for a specific gadget in the top right of the pop-up window. 

For more on adding gadgets to blogger, see the Blogger Help topic on "Getting Started with Blogger" under Customize Your Layout.

Gadgets can be added in several places to your blog from the Layout Screen. Look for the areas that say "Add a Gadget." In the basic blog layout, you can add Gadgets to

• The top of the blog
• The bottom of the blog
• The top of the side bar
• The bottom of the side bar

If you adjust your blog layout template, just look for the areas that say "Add a Gadget" to see where you can add a gadget to the new layout.


See the blog post on "Basic Blogger Gadgets" for a list of some of the Gadgets you can add to your Blogger Blog. You can also look at the earlier post on "Fun Wellness Widgets."