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What is a Recent Posts Gadget
A Recent Posts Gadget (or widget) is a small piece of code that displays a list of a blog's most recent posts on the blog's sidebar, footer, or other areas. It's a common feature found on many blogs, and its purpose is to display the latest content or articles published on the blog.
Is it Important?
A Recent Posts Gadget is really important for a few reasons:
- It shows your latest posts. This can encourage readers to check out more. That may lead to better engagement and a few extra page views.
- The widget helps readers find and follow new posts quickly. They can navigate more easily, stay updated, and enjoy the site a bit more.
- It shares new posts and includes internal links. This can help with guiding search engines to new pages faster making crawling easier.
How to Create a Simple Recent Posts Gadget for Blogger
- Go to blogger.com then click on Layout
- Click Add a Gadget and find Feed
In the Feed gadget, add your Feed URL:
Customize the rest to your preference.
Increase the Spacing between Links/URLs of Recent Posts
The ID for the Feed gadget will vary depending on how many Feed gadgets you have added to your blog.
For instance, if you have only one Feed gadget, it will be #Feed1_feedItemListDisplay.
If you have multiple Feed gadgets and the Recent Post gadget is the second one, its ID might be #Feed2_feedItemListDisplay.
On this blog there is only 1 Feed gadget therefore the ID is Feed1. Add the below code to your CSS.
- Go to Theme, click on Customize
- Under Advanced, select Add CSS
- Paste the above CSS code and Save
