Show Popular Post Widget on Any Blogger Blog Pages Views

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Recently we came across questions in several Blogger forums on why Blogger Popular Post widget is not shown at homepage or index pages.

The new Blogger responsive themes ie Soho, Contempo etc by default will display the Popular Post widget for Posts and Pages Blogger blog page views. You can easily custom set this widget to display at other Blogger page views using these techniques.


How to Display Popular Posts Widget on Any Blogger Blog Page Views


  • Backup your theme beforehand.
  • Go to Theme > Edit HTML
  • Click Jump to Widget
  • Select PopularPost1
  • Find this markup...

<b:widget cond='data:view.isSingleItem and data:posts any (p =&gt; p.id != data:view.postId)' id='PopularPosts1' locked='true' title='' type='PopularPosts' version='2' visible='true'>

Take note on highlighted yellow for replacements and/or changes. Here are some of Popular Posts possible views you can implement at your blog.

Display Popular Posts Widget on All Blogger Pages

Showcase most popular contents on any blog page view.

<b:widget cond='data:posts any (p =&gt; p.id != data:view.postId)' id='PopularPosts1' locked='true' title='' type='PopularPosts' version='2' visible='true'>

Display Popular Posts Widget on Pages & Posts Blogger Pages

Displays more interesting contents at Posts and Pages blog views.

<b:widget cond='data:view.isSingleItem and data:posts any (p =&gt; p.id != data:view.postId)' id='PopularPosts1' locked='true' title='' type='PopularPosts' version='2' visible='true'>

Display Popular Posts Widget at Homepage Only

Adds more contents to your blog homepage.

<b:widget cond='data:view.isHomepage and data:posts any (p =&gt; p.id != data:view.postId)' id='PopularPosts1' locked='true' title='' type='PopularPosts' version='2' visible='true'>

Display Popular Posts Widget not on Pages & Posts Blogger Pages

Widget displays at a blog hoempage or search label pages.

<b:widget cond='data:view.isMutipleItems and data:posts any (p =&gt; p.id != data:view.postId)' id='PopularPosts1' locked='true' title='' type='PopularPosts' version='2' visible='true'>

Display Popular Posts Widget at Search Labels Blogger Pages

Widget displays only at search label pages.

<b:widget cond='data:view.isLabelSearch and data:posts any (p =&gt; p.id != data:view.postId)' id='PopularPosts1' locked='true' title='' type='PopularPosts' version='2' visible='true'>


We hope that this guide on how to custom set Blogger blog's Popular Posts widget views could suit your custom blog setup needs!

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