PLEASE NOTE : Before installing a new template, please back up any widgets you have in your sidebar/footer. Installing a new template erases these!! An easy way to do it is to copy & paste the information into a Word/Text doc and then paste it back in once you have installed your new template.

1) Log into your Blogger account and click on “Layout”

2) Select the “LAYOUT” tab and then from the Template page, please click on the “Edit HTML” submenu.

3) At the top of this page it says “Backup/Restore Template” and advises you to download your current template (a good idea just incase something weird happens and you want to re-install your old template).

4) The next step is to upload your template by “Browsing” your computer for the .xml file that you downloaded on www.NewBloggerTemplates.com and clicking on “upload”.

There is no need to touch the big box of code underneath this (unless of course you know html/xml). You MUST upload the .XML file from your computer – trying to upload anything else will not work!!

5) Deleting widgets when you install a template : If you have a lot of widgets/gadgets in your blog then trying to change your template will bring up a screen like this one (see image below). Basically it’s letting you know that by changing your template you’re going to lose your widgets. These are deleted when you change your Blogger template and I don’t know how to get around this.

Back up any widgets you want to keep and then click “Confirm & Save”. Once your new template is installed you can re-add your widgets. Done! View your blog to see the changes!