{"id":634,"date":"2019-07-19T10:58:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T05:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scratchtheweb.com\/?p=634"},"modified":"2023-10-22T20:38:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T15:08:22","slug":"exclude-blogpost-blogger-popular-posts-gadget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeljoy.me\/exclude-blogpost-blogger-popular-posts-gadget\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Exclude Blog Post in Blogger Popular Posts Gadget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sometimes you may find yourself wanting to exclude a particular blog post from appearing in Blogger gadget like Popular Posts widget. Unfortunately, in Blogger, customizations and fine controls like that are not that easy. You would have to get into the template code and do certain modifications.&nbsp; In this article, I will guide you on how to modify your Blogger template to exclude particular blog posts.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-663ae82327c88\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-663ae82327c88\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/nigeljoy.me\/exclude-blogpost-blogger-popular-posts-gadget\/#Find_the_Blogger_blog_post_ID_to_exclude\" title=\"Find the Blogger blog post ID to exclude\">Find the Blogger blog post ID to exclude<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/nigeljoy.me\/exclude-blogpost-blogger-popular-posts-gadget\/#How_to_find_the_Post_ID_of_a_blog_post\" title=\"How to find the Post ID of a blog post?\">How to find the Post ID of a blog post?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/nigeljoy.me\/exclude-blogpost-blogger-popular-posts-gadget\/#Edit_the_Popular_Posts_widget_code\" title=\"Edit the Popular Posts widget code\">Edit the Popular Posts widget code<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/nigeljoy.me\/exclude-blogpost-blogger-popular-posts-gadget\/#How_to_edit_Popular_Posts_widget_code\" title=\"How to edit Popular Posts widget code?\">How to edit Popular Posts widget code?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/nigeljoy.me\/exclude-blogpost-blogger-popular-posts-gadget\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Find-Blogger-Post-ID\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Find_the_Blogger_blog_post_ID_to_exclude\"><\/span>Find the Blogger blog post ID to exclude<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To exclude a particular blog post in Blogger, first, we need to identify the blog post. Though we can identify a specific blog post from its title or permalink, the best and easiest way is to refer its post ID. Let us see how to find the post ID of a particular blog post in Blogger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_find_the_Post_ID_of_a_blog_post\"><\/span>How to find the Post ID of a blog post?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To find the blog post ID, go to your Blogger dashboard and navigate to <strong>Posts<\/strong> section. Click <strong>Edit<\/strong> on the blog post of your choice. You will see that the Blogger post editor window has opened. Notice the URL of that web page on your address bar. You should see something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeljoy.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/find-blogger-blogpost-id-1-1024x111.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3010\" title=\"Find Blogger Post ID\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigeljoy.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/find-blogger-blogpost-id-1-1024x111.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nigeljoy.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/find-blogger-blogpost-id-1-300x32.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nigeljoy.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/find-blogger-blogpost-id-1-768x83.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nigeljoy.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/find-blogger-blogpost-id-1-640x69.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nigeljoy.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/find-blogger-blogpost-id-1.jpg 1194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Notice the highlighted part of the URL in the image above. That is your post ID number. Keep a note of this number as we would need to later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/nigeljoy.me\/how-to-use-google-fonts-in-blogspot-blogger\/\">How to add Google Fonts in Blogger blog<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Edit_the_Popular_Posts_widget_code\"><\/span>Edit the Popular Posts widget code<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that we have got the post ID of the blog post to exclude from Popular Posts widget, let&#8217;s edit the Popular Posts gadget to do the required modifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_edit_Popular_Posts_widget_code\"><\/span>How to edit Popular Posts widget code?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To edit the Popular Posts widget code, go to <strong>Theme<\/strong> &gt; click on <strong>Edit HTML<\/strong>. This will open up the template code of your Blogger blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click anywhere in the template code and press Ctrl + F on Windows or Cmd + F on a Mac OS to bring up the search bar in the template editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter &#8220;Popular Posts&#8221; in the search input until you see a piece of code that looks something like in the image below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"859\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeljoy.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/exclude-particular-blogpost-blogger.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3011\" title=\"Exclude Particular Blog Post in Blogger\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigeljoy.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/exclude-particular-blogpost-blogger.jpg 859w, https:\/\/nigeljoy.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/exclude-particular-blogpost-blogger-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nigeljoy.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/exclude-particular-blogpost-blogger-768x316.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nigeljoy.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/exclude-particular-blogpost-blogger-640x264.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Paste the following line of code after the opening <code>&lt;b:loop&gt;<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>&lt;b:if cond='[POST_ID_TO_EXCLUDE] not contains data:post.id'&gt;<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure to replace &#8216;POST_ID_TO_EXCLUDE&#8217; with the blog post ID we noted above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now close this condition check before the closing <code>&lt;\/b:loop&gt;<\/code> with <code>&lt;\/b:if&gt;<\/code>&nbsp;as shown in the image above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on <strong>Save theme<\/strong> to save the changes we made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Popular Posts gadget will now no longer show that particular blog post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To conclude, I hope you found this article helpful in filtering out blog posts from the Popular Posts gadget. That piece of code can also be used in this same fashion to filter out any particular blog post from appearing in the blog feed as well. You just need to insert the condition check at the appropriate place. If you are facing any issue with getting it to work, feel free to reach out for help by commenting down below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes you may find yourself wanting to exclude a particular blog post from appearing in Blogger gadget like Popular Posts widget. Unfortunately, in Blogger, customizations and fine controls like that are not that easy. 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