How to Add Related Posts Widgets to Blogger with Thumnails

Step 1. Go To Blogger Dashboard >> Template >>Edit HTML;

Step 2. Check the "Expand widgets template" box;

Step 3. Search (CTRL + F) for this piece of code:

</head>

Step 4. Copy and paste the below code just before/above </head>

<!--Related Posts with thumbnails Scripts and Styles Start-->

<!-- remove --><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>

<style type='text/css'>

#related-posts {

float:center;

text-transform:none;

height:100%;

min-height:100%;

padding-top:5px;

padding-left:5px;

}

#related-posts h2{

font-size: 18px;

letter-spacing: 2px;

font-weight: bold;

text-transform: none;

color: #5D5D5D;

font-family: Arial Narrow;

margin-bottom: 0.75em;

margin-top: 0em;

padding-top: 0em;

}

#related-posts a{

border-right: 1px dotted #DDDDDD;

color:#5D5D5D;

}

#related-posts a:hover{

color:black;

background-color:#EDEDEF;

}

</style>

<script type='text/javascript'>

var defaultnoimage=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKfXkwmO02ZE0E3jQ71apBeaeEGOG2PA2VSHvRhr3UbCI0YBwHrIbRQOExjYBqhVl4gvU4wLLhjr8l3Wpz9Yk0wVIg7m50ksQhyJjutLy5f9IlOD4tqEX9UqgxlwacYZiAKGxnIliCLGn/s1600/no_image.jpg&quot;;

var maxresults=5;

var splittercolor=&quot;#DDDDDD&quot;;

var relatedpoststitle=&quot;Related Posts&quot;;

</script>

<script src='http://helplogger.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/related-posts-with-big-thumbnails.js' type='text/javascript'/>

<!-- remove --></b:if>

<!--Related Posts with thumbnails Scripts and Styles End-->

Note:
- to change the default picture, replace the URL in blue with your own
- for displaying more than 5 posts, replace 5 value from "var maxresults=5;"
- remove the code in violet if you want the related posts to be displayed in homepage too

Step 5. Now find the following code: ( Skip first result and find it again - code will be paste after 2nd search )

<div class='post-footer'>

Step 6. And just above it, copy and paste the below code:

<!-- Related Posts with Thumbnails Code Start-->

<!-- remove --><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>

<div id='related-posts'>

<b:loop values='data:post.labels' var='label'>

<b:if cond='data:label.isLast != &quot;true&quot;'>

</b:if>

<script expr:src='&quot;/feeds/posts/default/-/&quot; + data:label.name + &quot;?alt=json-in-script&amp;callback=related_results_labels_thumbs&amp;max-results=6&quot;' type='text/javascript'/></b:loop>

<script type='text/javascript'>

removeRelatedDuplicates_thumbs();

printRelatedLabels_thumbs(&quot;<data:post.url/>&quot;);

</script>

</div><div style='clear:both'/>

<!-- remove --></b:if>

<b:if cond='data:blog.url == data:blog.homepageUrl'><b:if cond='data:post.isFirstPost'>

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</b:if></b:if>

<!-- Related Posts with Thumbnails Code End-->

Note:
- change the 6 value from max-results=6 with the number of posts you want to be displayed.
- If you want the related posts to be displayed on homepage too, remove the code in violet.

Step 7. Save the Template