How to Install Blogger Template - 2 Simple Ways (with Pictures)

In Google Blogger you can use either the In-Built Blogger Template or you can use the Custom templates you have. If you want to use Custom Blogger Template for your website but don't know "How to Install Blogger Template" then this article will help you to understand it by two methods.

But before that, find Adsense Friendly Blogger Templates suited for your blogger website.

Note - WordPress Themes can't be used as Templates in Google Blogger because it uses .xml file formats for themes. So be clear about what themes you want to use for the Website.

Now let's see about those two methods to how to upload a theme on Blogger.

How to Install Template on Blogger

There are actually two different methods to install custom templates on blogger blogs. So lets about both methods one by one in detail.

Method 1 - Upload Directly

Step 1 - Log in to your Google Blogger account.

Step 2 - Select "Theme" on the left navigation panel and from the main page, select the "Restore" menu from the drop-down button in the top right corner of that page like as shown in Fig 1.

Fig 1

Step 3 - Now a Pop-up dialogue box opens on the Main page, in that select the "Upload" option to upload your desired theme from your computer as shown in Fig 2.

Fig 2

Step 4 - Once you selected the file, it will be uploaded and installed on your blogger blog.

Your Custom Blogger Template will be applied to your website and now you can customize its appears from Blogger itself.

For better understanding in a visual see the below of this method.

Now you know Method 1 then it's time to know Method 2. 

You may ask why you want to know the method it's because sometimes Method 1 may crash or not work due to some technical errors. It happened to me too. So I am also writing method 2.

Method 2 - Copy & Paste HTML

Step 1 - Log in to your Google Blogger account.

Step 2 - Select "Theme" on the left navigation panel and from the main page, select the "Edit HTML" menu from the drop-down button in the top right corner of that page like as shown in Fig 3.

Fig 3

Step 3 - The "HTML editor" appears on the main page after the selection. In which you can edit your Website's HTML.

Step 4 - Open your downloaded .xml theme file in Notepad like as shown in the following image. 

Then Copy the whole code and then paste it into the HTML Editor of Google Blogger.

Fig 4

Step 5 - Once you pasted then select the "Save Icon" to apply that template or theme to your website.

Fig 5

Conclusion 

Thus these are the two methods to Install Template Blogger. After applying the theme you can edit the layout and its appearance as you please from the Layout section.

If you want to know "How to Customize Blogger Theme" then 

Read: 9 Simple steps to customize a Blogger Template.

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