Blogger Latest Post Widget

For those new blogger’s out there, have you ever been notice that most of blog you have visited, there is this widget consisting of the list of blog posts that the blog author previously posted.

These widgets is the “Recent Posts” list,usually located on the blog side bar. Just follow the simple step below on how to create your own "recent posts" widget for your blog.

How to Add Blogger Latest Post Widget

Step 1. Open your blogger account, and then select the "Layout" tab of the blog where you want your recent posts widget will be

Select "Layout" Tab

Step 2. After you select the layout tab, your blog template layout will appear, then select “add gadget” if you are using blogger in draft layout, or select “add page element” if you are using blogger layout.

 

Select "Add Gadget" Tab

Step 3. After selecting add a gadget, a window will appear displaying the entire gadget that can be added into your blog,select the "Feed gadget".

Step 4. After selecting feed, a feed window will be displayed, type the following code:
           http://YOUR SITE URL/feeds/posts/default?orderby=updated , and then replace {YOUR SITE URL} with your actual blog url and select continue.

Enter the code

Step 5. Place the added widget on your desired location within your blog, usually on the blog side bar.

Adding recent posts widget on your blog can be very helpful to your blog readers as it will navigate your readers to your 5 recent posts without going into post archives.