1. Install Blogger Shortcode Plugin
In order to use Buttons shortcode you must first install the shortcode plugin for your blogger blog by following 7 easy steps shared on the link below:
Skip installing it if you have already added it in your blogspot template
2. Add Button Color Themes
By default I have created 9 Color themes for the button shortcode using CSS3 gradient backgrounds. Lets first add these styles inside your template.
1 Go To Blogger > Template > Backup your Template
2 Click Edit HTML
3 Search for this code ]]></b:skin>
4 Just above it paste the following CSS code
/*-------Buttons Shortcode---------------- */
a.sc-button i{padding-right:3px}a.sc-button.large{padding:8px 20px;font-size:18px}a.sc-button.medium{padding:5px 14px;font-size:15px}a.sc-button.small{padding:1px 6px;font-size:12px}a.sc-button{padding:4px 14px;margin-bottom:0;font-size:14px;display:inline-block;line-height:20px;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;cursor:pointer;color:#333;text-shadow:0 1px 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.75);background-color:#f5f5f5;background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(top,#fff,#e6e6e6);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear,0 0,0 100%,from(#fff),to(#e6e6e6));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(top,#fff,#e6e6e6);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(top,#fff,#e6e6e6);background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,#fff,#e6e6e6);background-repeat:repeat-x;filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#ffffffff',endColorstr='#ffe5e5e5',GradientType=0);border-color:#e6e6e6 #e6e6e6 #bfbfbf;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.1) rgba(0,0,0,0.1) rgba(0,0,0,0.25);border:1px solid #bbb;border-bottom-color:#a2a2a2;-webkit-border-radius:4px;-moz-border-radius:4px;border-radius:4px;-webkit-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.2),0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.05);-moz-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.2),0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.05);box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.2),0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.05);text-decoration:none;font-family:oswald}a.sc-button:hover{color:#333;text-decoration:none;background-color:#e6e6e6;background-position:0 -15px;-webkit-transition:background-position .3s linear;-moz-transition:background-position .3s linear;-o-transition:background-position .3s linear;transition:background-position .3s linear}a.sc-button.green{color:#fff;text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.25);background-color:#84FF00;background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(top,#84FF00,#58AA00);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear,0 0,0 100%,from(#a7be2c),to(#95aa27));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(top,#84FF00,#58AA00);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(top,#84FF00,#58AA00);background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,#84FF00,#58AA00);background-repeat:repeat-x;filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#84FF00',endColorstr='#58AA00',GradientType=0);border-color:#95aa27 #95aa27 #5e6c19;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.1) rgba(0,0,0,0.1) rgba(0,0,0,0.25)}a.sc-button.green:hover{background-color:#58AA00}a.sc-button.blue{color:#fff;text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.25);background-color:#49afcd;background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(top,#5bc0de,#2f96b4);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear,0 0,0 100%,from(#5bc0de),to(#2f96b4));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(top,#5bc0de,#2f96b4);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(top,#5bc0de,#2f96b4);background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,#5bc0de,#2f96b4);background-repeat:repeat-x;filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#ff5bc0de',endColorstr='#ff2f96b4',GradientType=0);border-color:#2f96b4 #2f96b4 #1f6377;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.1) rgba(0,0,0,0.1) rgba(0,0,0,0.25)}a.sc-button.blue:hover{background-color:#2f96b4}a.sc-button.purple{color:#fff;text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.25);background-color:#FD9CF8;background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(top,#FD9CF8,#CE00CF);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear,0 0,0 100%,from(#5bc0de),to(#2f96b4));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(top,#FD9CF8,#CE00CF);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(top,#FD9CF8,#CE00CF);background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,#FD9CF8,#CE00CF);background-repeat:repeat-x;filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#FD9CF8',endColorstr='#CE00CF',GradientType=0);border-color:#CE00CF #CE00CF #FD9CF8;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.1) rgba(0,0,0,0.1) rgba(0,0,0,0.25)}a.sc-button.purple:hover{background-color:#CE00CF}a.sc-button.orange{color:#fff;text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.25);background-color:#faa732;background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(top,#fbb450,#f89406);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear,0 0,0 100%,from(#fbb450),to(#f89406));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(top,#fbb450,#f89406);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(top,#fbb450,#f89406);background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,#fbb450,#f89406);background-repeat:repeat-x;filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#fffab44f',endColorstr='#fff89406',GradientType=0);border-color:#f89406 #f89406 #ad6704;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.1) rgba(0,0,0,0.1) rgba(0,0,0,0.25)}a.sc-button.orange:hover{background-color:#f89406}a.sc-button.red{color:#fff;text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.25);background-color:#FE1A0E;background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(top,#FE1A0E,#AC0905);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear,0 0,0 100%,from(#FE1A0E),to(#AC0905));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(top,#FE1A0E,#AC0905);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(top,#FE1A0E,#AC0905);background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,#FE1A0E,#AC0905);background-repeat:repeat-x;filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#FE1A0E',endColorstr='#AC0905',GradientType=0);border-color:#bd362f #bd362f #802420;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.1) rgba(0,0,0,0.1) rgba(0,0,0,0.25)}a.sc-button.red:hover{background-color:#AC0905}a.sc-button.black{color:#fff;text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.25);background-color:#363636;background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(top,#444,#222);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear,0 0,0 100%,from(#444),to(#222));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(top,#444,#222);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(top,#444,#222);background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,#444,#222);background-repeat:repeat-x;filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#ff444444',endColorstr='#ff222222',GradientType=0);border-color:#222 #222 #000;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.1) rgba(0,0,0,0.1) rgba(0,0,0,0.25)}a.sc-button.black:hover{background-color:#222}
a.sc-button.brown{color:#fff;text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.25);background-color:#FEAA33;background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(top,#FEAA33,#9F5E02);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear,0 0,0 100%,from(#FEAA33),to(#9F5E02));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(top,#FEAA33,#9F5E02);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(top,#FEAA33,#9F5E02);background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,#FEAA33,#9F5E02);background-repeat:repeat-x;filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#FEAA33',endColorstr='#9F5E02',GradientType=0);border-color:#9F5E02 #9F5E02 #FEAA33;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.1) rgba(0,0,0,0.1) rgba(0,0,0,0.25)}a.sc-button.brown:hover{background-color:#9F5E02}
a.sc-button.fb{color:#fff;text-shadow:0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.25);background-color:#6080C6;background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(top,#6080C6,#3a5795);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear,0 0,0 100%,from(#6080C6),to(#3a5795));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(top,#6080C6,#3a5795);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(top,#6080C6,#3a5795);background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,#6080C6,#3a5795);background-repeat:repeat-x;filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#6080C6',endColorstr='#3a5795',GradientType=0);border-color:#3a5795 #3a5795 #6080C6;border-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.1) rgba(0,0,0,0.1) rgba(0,0,0,0.25)}a.sc-button.fb:hover{background-color:#3a5795}
5 Save your template and you are all done with template editing!
You can add a theme of your choice too if you wish. Do ask us on our forum if you wish to create a button with your custom color choice.
3. Finally Start Adding Buttons using a Shortcode!
To add a button inside your post, comments or sidebar HTML/JavaScript widgets, use the shortcode below
[button]Your Title[/button]
OUTPUT:
Customize the Button!
Following is the complete list of attributes supported by Buttons Shortcode
| Attribute | Definition |
|---|---|
| src | Insert button URL/Link here |
| color | Mentions Button Color. Options: red, brown, blue, green, purple, black, orange, fb |
| size | Adjusts the size of the button. Options: small, medium, large |
| rel | Decides whether to add a nofollow to a link or not |
Now lets suppose you want to create a Download button with a Download icon, blue background and large size. Then you will use attributes inside shortcode in the following format.
[button size="large" color="blue" src="http://www.example.com"]
<i class="fa fa-download"></i> Download
[/button]
OUTPUT:
- Insert download link inside the src attribute. Replace http://www.example.com with your URL.
- Replace fa-download with your FontAwesome Icon class.
That simple! :)
Nofollow the Buttons!
Another exciting update we made to this button today (12th May 2015) is the option to decide whether you want to add a nofollow link attribute to the button or not. You may want to nofollow demo buttons and social media buttons and for that we have created for you the option to decide whether you want to flow your PageRank juice to a particle link or not. Whenever you want to tell robots that you are linking a site but you are not recommending it and neither you wish to pass your precious PR juice to it through a backlink, then simply add the rel attribute in the shortcode in this format:
[button rel="nofollow" src="http://www.example.com"]DEMO[/button]
If incase you want to recommend the link and pass your PR juice to it then simply don't bother adding any rel attribute.
Need Help?
Let us know if you need any further help. I hope this shortcode helps you add a new life to your blog and helps you add colorful buttons without worrying about adding complex piece of codes, just add install the blogger shortcode plugin on your blog and benefit from dozens of exciting web tools and widgets. Peace and blessings buddies! =>
