Blogger, Google's free blogging platform, comes with a handful of built-in themes, but many bloggers eventually want more customization than the defaults offer - a unique layout, better mobile responsiveness, or a specific design aesthetic. Blogger supports uploading custom .xml theme files to replace your current design entirely. Here's how to do it with today's Blogger interface. Before You Start: Back Up Your Current Theme Before uploading anything new, back up your existing theme. If the new template doesn't work as expected, or removes widgets you'd added, this backup lets you restore your blog to exactly how it looked before. Sign in to Blogger and select the blog you want to update. In the left-hand menu, click Theme . Click the three-dot menu (⋮) near the top of the Theme page. Select Backup / Restore . In the window that opens, click Download to save a copy of your current theme's .xml file to your computer. Keep that downloaded file somew...
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