The above class is the CSS code for styling the Header. You can clearly see the variables indicated by the dollar sign ($) Now suppose if you wish to edit the background image of your header or change the border colours, font style etc. then how can you set the values when everything is in variables? Of course you can do that if you have some prior knowledge of web languages but this would be difficult to new bloggers.
- The widget code is also programmed differently using Macro:param tags. See this code,
<aside>
<macro:include id='main-column-left-sections' name='sections'>
<macro:param default='0' name='num' value='0'/>
<macro:param default='sidebar-left' name='idPrefix'/>
<macro:param default='sidebar' name='class'/>
<macro:param default='true' name='includeBottom'/>
</macro:include>
</aside>
This is the new way of adding dynamic tags to your widgets so that they could be edited directly using "Template designer". Previously the widget <b:section> tags were used which was easy to understand and replace as compared to this.
- Further simple tags like <body> has been messed up into something like this,
<body expr:class='"loading" + data:blog.mobileClass'>
In all blogger tutorials we always mention <body> tag and it will now turn a headache for new bloggers to find the same <body> tag in the new template designs.
Conclusion:
In a nut shell as a web designer myself I can only advise you all to kindly stick to custom templates which are far better coded and optimized compared to blogger templates. With custom templates you have complete command over your layout coding and doesn't have to reply on the template Designer tool. You can apply all blogger tutorial tricks to your custom templates easily and can better implement them. I felt it important to discuss this topic as most of you were facing problems in applying the tuts and tricks. Hope this make things clear.
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