How To Setup Storyify Blogger Template

Storyify Blogger Template is a clean and simple blogging theme with minimal appearence and elegant design. It hlps your to create outstanding looking theme that look and feel professional. Made with new technologies it is a high quality theme.

You have made a good decision by choosing our template. You can check the live demo or download the template through the button below and also Please Read this documentation carefully in order to set up your blog and please note that there’s no support for free users.

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Basic Setup

1. Template Installation


2. Logo Setup


3. Template Setting


4. Shortcodes & Markups v2.0


5. Create Sitemap

Video Documentation

You can check this below video to understand the setup process much more easily, just click the below image to watch the video directly on YouTube, or click this link - How To Setup Storyify Blogger Template - Templateify

Header Menu

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Header Menu gadget.

Normal Link and DropDown Options:

Homepage Link Example: Add the text and in the site url field add {homepage}
Normal Link Example: Features
SubLink Level 1 Example: _Level 1 "Before the Title add 1 underscore"
SubLink Level 2 Example: __Level 2 "Before the Title add 2 underscore"

Main Menu Settings:

ALERT: Level 2 Links must be between or below level 1 links.

Home Link Settings:

Mega Menu Options:

Shortcode: {getMega} $label={Your Label}
Shortcode Label: label or recent

What are Label?

Shortcode Example: {getMega} $label={Travel}

Mega Menu Settings:

SAVING: After adding all the desired links and organizing them in the correct position, click on the Save Button.

Header ADS

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript, Image or AdSense > in the section Header ADS.

HTML/JavaScript Example:

Trending Posts

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript or Popular Posts > in the Trending Posts section.

Shortcode: {getTrending} $label={Your Label}
Shortcode Label:  label or recent
Shortcode Example: {getTrending} $label={Travel}

By HTML/Javascript:

By Popular Posts:

Home ADS

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript, Image or AdSense > in the section Home ADS.

HTML/JavaScript Example:

Main Posts

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Main Posts/Blog Posts gadget.

Widget Settings:

Comments Settings:

The comment settings are intuitive like never seen before. The new shortcodes should be added in > Layout > Blog Posts > Comments Field.

Blogger Shortcode: $type={blogger}
Disqus Shortcode: $type={disqus} $shortname={templateify-comments}
Custom Disqus Shortcode: $type={disqus} $shortname={Your Shortname}
Facebook Shortcode: $type={facebook}

For facebook comments to work correctly, you need to configure the facebook SDK.

In-Article ADS on "Post Page"

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript, Image or AdSense > in the sections Post ADS 1 ( before content ) and Post ADS 2 ( after content ).

HTML/JavaScript Example:

Move Post ADS 1 and Post ADS 2 to inside the post content:

Sortcode ADS 1: $ads={1}
Sortcode ADS 2: $ads={2}

NOTE: After adding a Shortcode apply the Bold style. Example: $ads={2}

Example:

IMPORTANT: The ad will only appear if you have inserted in the section, if you want to hide just remove check to not display or remove the gadget. 

Author Box

The widget receives the blogger profile informations automatically, As long as your profile is marked as public. The icons are displayed if there are links in the introduction.

Supported Icons: blogger, apple, amazon, microsoft, facebook, facebook-f, twitter, rss, youtube, skype, stumbleupon, tumblr, vk, stack-overflow, github, linkedin, dribbble, soundcloud, behance, digg, instagram, pinterest, pinterest-p, twitch, steam, delicious, codepen, flipboard, reddit, whatsapp, telegram, messenger, snapchat, email, discord, quora, share, external-link

Blogger Settings: Go to https://www.blogger.com/edit-profile.g

Find for Additional Information > Introduction > and add your description with HTML links.

HTML Link: <a href="Your Link Here">Icon Name</a>
HTML Link Example: <a href="https://facebook.com/templateify">facebook</a>

IMPORTANT: The "Introduction" is required for the author box to be displayed! But the links are not required. 

Advanced Related Posts

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Related Posts gadget.

Shortcode: $results={Number of Results}
Shortcode Example: $results={4}

Widget Settings:

Post ADS 3

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript, Image or AdSense > in the section Post ADS 3.

HTML/JavaScript Example:

Social Icons on Sidebar

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > Link List > in the Sidebar section.

Supported Icons: blogger, apple, amazon, microsoft, facebook, facebook-f, twitter, rss, youtube, skype, stumbleupon, tumblr, vk, stack-overflow, github, linkedin, dribbble, soundcloud, behance, digg, instagram, pinterest, pinterest-p, twitch, steam, delicious, codepen, flipboard, reddit, whatsapp, telegram, messenger, snapchat, email, discord, quora, share, external-link

Widget Settings:

Post Widgets on Sidebar

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript > in the Sidebar section.

Shortcode: {getWidget} $results={Number of Results} $label={Your Label}
Shortcode Label:  label, recent or comments
Shortcode Example: {getWidget} $results={3} $label={Travel}

Widget Settings:

Footer ADS

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Add a Gadget > HTML/JavaScript, Image or AdSense > in the section Footer ADS.

HTML/JavaScript Example:

About Section

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the About Section gadgets.

1.1 - About Us

1.2 - Follow Us

Supported Icons: blogger, apple, amazon, microsoft, facebook, facebook-f, twitter, rss, youtube, skype, stumbleupon, tumblr, vk, stack-overflow, github, linkedin, dribbble, soundcloud, behance, digg, instagram, pinterest, pinterest-p, twitch, steam, delicious, codepen, flipboard, reddit, whatsapp, telegram, messenger, snapchat, email, discord, quora, share, external-link

Widget Settings:

Footer Copyright (Premium)

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Footer Copyright gadget.

For normal credits add 'normal' into the space for custom credits add your credits as shown below.

Widget Settings:

Footer Menu

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Footer Menu gadget.

Widget Settings:

Cookie Consent

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Cookie Consent gadget.

Shortcode: $ok={Button Text} $days={Expires Days}
Shortcode Example: $ok={Accept !} $days={7}

Widget Settings:

Theme Options

1.1 - Facebook SDK

The Facebook Comments only work if you have the Facebook SDK installed on your theme. See below for the steps to acquire and install the Facebook SDK.

Get SDK:

Step 01: Go to https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/page-plugin/ and click on Get Code button and copy the SDK Script.

Copying SDK:

SDK en_US:

https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v8.0

Installing SDK:

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Theme Options > Facebook SDK gadget.

Widget Settings:

1.2 - No Thumbnail Image

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Theme Options > No Thumbnail Image gadget.

Widget Settings:

1.3 - JSON Variables

Access your blog Layout > and click on the Edit Icon > in the Theme Options > JSON Variables gadget.

{
  dateFormat: "{m} {d}, {y}",
  months: {
    jan: "January",
    feb: "February",
    mar: "March",
    apr: "April",
    may: "May",
    jun: "June",
    jul: "July",
    aug: "August",
    sep: "September",
    oct: "October",
    nov: "November",
    dec: "December"
  }
}
dateFormat: default is {m} {d}, {y}
months: default is January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

Widget Settings:

IMPORTANT: This functionality is only valid for Trending Posts by Labels and Related Posts. Other formats are changed in the blog settings.

How to Customize This Theme?

Access your blog Theme > and click on the Customize button > and find Background and Advanced options.

Available Options: Theme Options, Widths, Fonts, Backgrounds, Colors and more.

Advanced Theme Options:

Native Dark Mode: 0 is false and 1 is true.

Left Sidebar: 0 is false and 1 is true.

Advanced Theme Widths:

Boxed Mode: 0 is false and 1 is true.

Advanced Theme Colors and Fonts:

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