Pre-requirements To Design A Perfect Blogger Widget
People over and over again ask us,
how MBL developers are able to create stunningly beautiful widgets for Blogger Platform in spite of the fact that it is not a robust platform in terms of
optimization. Creating a widget especially for BlogSpot platform appears to be
a tough ask because you have to play with lots of coding to craft a perfect
gadget. Creating a modest gadget is extremely straightforward. However, if you
are thinking to work as a PRO Blogger Developer, then you have to understand lots of
things i.e. XML, CSS, HTML, JavaScript and Etc. Today we will discuss the pre-requirements
that every webmaster needs to learn in order to design gorgeous looking widgets
for BlogSpot sites.
1. First Thing Learning XML Language:
XML is a must learn language
if you want to design Widgets especially for Blogger Platform, because it is
the only computer language that can be used on Blogger enabled sites without
any hesitation whatsoever. If we go in depth XML is identical to HTML not
entirely, but its few functions are similar to each other. Therefore, if you
have command over HTML then learning XML will be a piece of cake because most
of things in XML and HTML revolve around each other.
By understanding XML you can not
only design spectacular gadgets, but can also utilize it in manufacturing delightful
themes for BlogSpot sites because XML is the only language that is universally
supported by Blogger platform.
2. Understanding and Practicing HTML and CSS:
The second most significant
thing that everyone should learn in order to create a widget is HTML it is the simplest
computer language, which has made things lot easier for developers to develop magnificent
gadgets. However, without utilizing CSS Style sheet your widgets will remain
Dull and nasty so you also have to understand CSS coding to make things appear more
fluent. Now you may be thinking of spending hundreds of dollar in learning HTML
and CSS, but if you discover around the internet then you can find everything
for Free. Following is the links of HTML Tutorials that will guide you from beginning
to PRO in HTML. Video Courtesy: THE NEWBOSTON YouTube Channel
3. Learning The Art of JavaScript (jQuery):
The hardest thing to soak up is the JavaScript because it is too complex to handle. However, sometime without using
any JavaScript you can easily create widgets but mostly you have to include (jQuery)
to add much more functionality to your gadget. This is the reason why you will
hardly find any Website that is not using Jquery because it makes things a lot easier.
For Example, Almost all navigation menus use JavaScript in their Drop down
which allows our visitors to navigate through different pages.
If you want to develop spotless
widgets for blogger platform, then it is necessary to Master Photoshop because
before starting to write coding every Pro Developer creates a rough sketch of
his widget so he can easily work accordingly. On the other hand, you can
utilize Photoshop in creating Stunning relevant images that will define your
content quite brilliantly. Following is the Rough sketch of “Like to Enter
Widget” Created by an MBL Developer with the help of Photoshop.4. Learning Photoshop to Design Widget before Starting Coding:
From The Editors Desk:
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