How to add drop down menu in blogger

Adding dropdown Menu in blogger

A Menu is very important element for a website or a blog as it brings clarity in user interface and makes navigation easy. By the help of a menu a user can access complete site easily it is a way that bring all the pages and sections of a site together. Today we will learn how to add a dropdown menu in blogger with social networking options that you can easily insert in your blog and your blog accessibility and user interface would be enhanced. As it is a drop down menu thus you can also add your sub topics in this menu you have complete modification access and you can add and remove elements according to your need so let's begin adding a drop down menu to your blog.

Step 1.

Step 2.

click anywhere in the code window and press Ctrl + F to open the find box and search for the below code

 </header>

Step 3.

Now just below the </header> paste the following code

 <div id='contact-links'>
    <div id='my-links'>
        <a href='#'>About</a>
        <a href='#'>Contact</a>
                <a href='#'><img height='18px' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQSwZf5QfIS_cgK9ftIpKLBT_W6XQH7MQ6LddenbiTs5-AzqC4L0rm286C5D4ZWzTMenvQuyv6kXi5hQ8TTLzHs2mce18XO3ZwpQ0PK8qMcUYjLmG6RB7L8V3kRB3BXA5NpmSjEb_f-S-/s1600/facebook-icon.png' title='Facebook' width='18px'/></a>
<a href='#'><img height='18px' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyf6Z2Q0qton6e91IJrkvKJBqGvbio89GeReLZPEi5tTuH7AYERB9ByvJkNy2NS_RsA2y5_aKaHnMfyzFpA-EjJx13N5qjUngpIZFFF5wnPH18cVdZtd-fayTo25ZRO8OERn6p6r8WLq9/s1600/twitter.png' title='Twitter' width='18px' /></a>
        <a href='#'><img height='18px' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil99KpYgfbwQdRe3tPWWqFf2HLppxzMETROtC8qTIc9L6vRqhIpMapBqFbxzYHoIU7LKxa7NyoJHaNGmEiDCHauOKbPx5pY_olyz-Lw7Nq0w0FvqugO02GT7a5VtAfamiXaqyvNgY6aPtH/s1600/google-plus-icon.png' title='Google' width='18px'/></a>
        <a href='#'><img height='18px' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFTjwOO5BbwAHpFERo-GqzGmHK0M8-y3o-8SLAoHR6SPpI3Iz7D2h5Bf0sg6ItpTJQQpNeIpyQKBJ7PBuM2ZzjGVcFzmZ7Y3DHoUk28LqWwSRu_csKtwTFtokFejRSAPlkp1ssLomcCJC/s1600/rss-icon.png' title='RSS Feed' width='18px'/></a>
    </div>
<div id='menu-container'>
        <nav id='neat-menu'>
            <ul>
<li class='active'><a href='/'>Home</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Dropdown</a>
                    <ul>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 1</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 2</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 3</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 4</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 5</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href='#'>Dropdown</a>
                    <ul>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 1</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 2</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 3</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 4</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 5</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href='#'>Dropdown</a>
                    <ul>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 1</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 2</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 3</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 4</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 5</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href='#'>Single Menu</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Single Menu</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Dropdown</a>
                    <ul>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 1</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 2</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 3</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 4</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>Menu element 5</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>

        <!-- menu-search form -->
        <div id='menu-search'>
          <form method='get' action='/search'>
                <input autocomplete='off' name='q' placeholder='search...' type='text' value=''/>
            </form>
</div>
</div>
</div>

Now to make changes to menu according to your website replace # symbols with your urls (links) and in place of elements place your page names you can use the similar format to add more elements in the menu by creating <li> list tag with this you also get options for social sites where you can replace # symbol with your social profile links.

Now let's move ahead adding drop down menu in blogger

Step 4.

Now we have to add CSS styling to menu to enhance its looks.

Search for below piece of code in code window.

  ]]></b:skin>

Now just above ]]></b:skin> paste the following css code

 
 #contact-links {
    text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
    margin: auto;
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
}
#contact-links a {
    color: #4C9FEB;
}
#contact-links a:hover {
    color: #3D85C6;
}
#my-links {
    float: right;
    font-size: 12px;
    margin: 4px 10px;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #FFFFFF;
}
#my-links a {
    margin-left: 7px;
    padding-left: 8px;
    text-decoration: none;
}
#my-links a:first-child {
    border-width: 0;
}
#menu-container {
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#f6f6f6, #e9eaea) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(#f6f6f6, #e9eaea) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
    background: linear-gradient(#f6f6f6, #e9eaea) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#f6f6f6', endColorstr='#e9eaea',GradientType=0 );
    border-radius: 0 0 4px 4px;
border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
    box-shadow: -1px 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8) inset;
    clear: both;
    height: 46px;
    padding-top: 1px;
}
#neat-menu {
    float: left;
}
#neat-menu a {
    text-decoration: none;
}
#neat-menu ul {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}
#neat-menu > ul > li {
    float: left;
    padding-bottom: 12px;
}
#neat-menu ul li a {
    box-shadow: -1px 0 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8) inset, 1px 0 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8) inset;
    border-color: #D1D1D1;
    border-image: none;
    border-style: solid;
    border-width: 0 1px 0 0;
    color: #333333;
    display: block;
    font-size: 14px;
    height: 25px;
    line-height: 25px;
    padding: 11px 15px 10px;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #FFFFFF;
}
#neat-menu ul li a:hover {
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#efefef, #e9eaea) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(#efefef, #e9eaea) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
    background: linear-gradient(#efefef, #e9eaea) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#efefef', endColorstr='#e9eaea',GradientType=0 );
}
#neat-menu > ul > li.active > a {
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#55A6F1, #3F96E5) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(#55A6F1, #3F96E5) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
    background: linear-gradient(#55A6F1, #3F96E5) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#55A6F1', endColorstr='#3F96E5',GradientType=0 );
    border-bottom: 1px solid #2D81CC;
    border-top: 1px solid #4791D6;
    box-shadow: -1px 0 0 #55A6F1 inset, 1px 0 0 #55A6F1 inset;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    margin: -1px 0 -1px -1px;
    text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}
#neat-menu > ul > li.active > a:hover {
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#499FEE, #3F96E5) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(#499FEE, #3F96E5) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
    background: linear-gradient(#499FEE, #3F96E5) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#499FEE', endColorstr='#3F96E5',GradientType=0 );
}
#neat-menu > ul > li:first-child > a {
    border-radius: 0 0 0 5px;
}
#neat-menu ul ul {
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#F7F7F7, #F4F4F4) repeat scroll 0 0 padding-box transparent;
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(#F7F7F7, #F4F4F4) repeat scroll 0 0 padding-box transparent;
    background: linear-gradient(#F7F7F7, #F4F4F4) repeat scroll 0 0 padding-box transparent;
    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#F7F7F7', endColorstr='#F4F4F4',GradientType=0 );
    border-radius: 5px 5px 5px 5px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #FFFFFF inset;
    height: 0;
    margin-top: 1px;
    opacity: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    width: 240px;
    padding: 0;
    position: absolute;
    visibility: hidden;
    z-index: 1;
    -webkit-transition: all .5s;
    -moz-transition: all .5s;
    -ms-transition: all .5s;
    -o-transition: all .5s;
    transition: all .5s;
}
#neat-menu ul li:hover ul  {
    margin-top: 0\2;
    height: auto;
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
}
#neat-menu ul ul a {
    border-right-width: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid #D1D1D1;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #FFFFFF inset;
    color: #444444;
    height: 24px;
    line-height: 24px;
    padding: 7px 12px;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #FFFFFF;
}
#neat-menu ul ul a:hover {
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#55A6F1, #3F96E5) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(#55A6F1, #3F96E5) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
    background: linear-gradient(#55A6F1, #3F96E5) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#55A6F1', endColorstr='#3F96E5',GradientType=0 );
    border-top: 1px solid #4791D6;
    box-shadow: -1px 0 0 #55A6F1 inset, 1px 0 0 #55A6F1 inset;
    color: #FFFFFF;
    text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}
#neat-menu ul ul li:first-child a {
    border-top-width: 0;
}
#menu-search {
    margin:8px 10px 0 0;
    float: right;
}
#menu-search form {
    background: url("https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFR738qiJqAPtnG_aliWr3eqQTouYtXbDFGY9SP7aUhp18I3DsNd31e_yfsbxxEDY1525hOZxF0-RESf89aDzbSnd3qmmwoguONlj_lLUzzOG0VhaloAHI8On2V6t6oww6RfNUMHgAPvBJ/s1600/menu-search.gif") no-repeat scroll 5% 50% transparent;
    border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;
    border-radius: 3px 3px 3px 3px;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) inset, 0 1px 0 #FFFFFF;
    height: 26px;
    padding: 0 25px;
    position: relative;
    width: 130px;
}
#menu-search form:hover {
    background-color: #F9F9F9;
}
#menu-search form input {
    color: #999999;
    font-size: 13px;
    height: 26px;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #FFFFFF;
    background: none repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
    border: medium none;
    float: left;
    outline: medium none;
    padding: 0;
    width: 100%;
}
#menu-search form input.placeholder, #menu-search form input:-moz-placeholder {
    color: #C4C4C4;
}

Click on Save Template button and you have done with adding a CSS dropdown menu to your blog