How To Setup Collective Blogger Template

Collective is a stylish blogger template with stylish features such as slider auto read more script and stylish date format. Collective is equipped with various of widgets which will help you to publish your blog more professionally. To make it easy for you we have published this detailed documentation, so that you can setup your blog correctly.
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
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 Jasmine Blogger Template - Way2Themes

Header Menu

Access your blog Layout > click Edit link on Topnav widget.

it automatically picks pages and page links but in case it doesn't pick, please see the above image to add one, you can also add external links(Links from somewhere else).

Header Social

On Blogger Dashbord Click Template
Click Edit HTML
Scroll down and Find this Code :.

     
<ul class='fr'>
<li><span class='subscribe'>Subscribe For Updates</span></li>
<li><a href='http://twitter.com' target='_blank' title='Updates Via Twitter'><span class='twitter'/></a></li>
<li><a href='http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=SoraTemplates' target='_blank' title='Subscribe For Updates Via Email'><span class='email'/></a></li>
<li><a expr:href='data:blog.homepageUrl + &quot;feeds/posts/default&quot;' title='Subscribe For Updates Via RSS'><span class='rss'/></a></li>
</ul>

Change highlighted text with your desired information.

Main Menu/Dropdown/Multi Dropdown

On Blogger Dashbord Click Template
Click Edit HTML
Scroll down and Find this Code :.

     <div id='main-nav'>
<div class='wrap'>
<ul class='menu' id='menu-main-menu'>
 <li><a href='#'>Category One<span>Category Description</span></a></li>
 <li><a href='#'>Category Two<span>Category Description</span></a>
<ul class='sub-menu'>
 <li><a href='#'>Sub Category One</a></li>
 <li><a href='#'>Sub Category Two</a></li>
 <li><a href='#'>Sub Category Three</a>
 <ul class='sub-menu'>
 <li><a href='#'>Sub Sub Category One</a></li>
 <li><a href='#'>Sub Sub Category Two</a></li>
 <li><a href='#'>Sub Sub Category Three</a></li>
 <li><a href='#'>Sub Sub Category Four</a></li>
 </ul>
</li>
 <li><a href='#'>Sub Category Four</a></li>
 <li><a href='#'>Sub Category Five</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
 <li><a href='#'>Category Three<span>Category Description</span></a></li>
 <li><a href='#'>Category Four<span>Category Description</span></a></li>
 <li><a href='#'>Category Five<span>Category Description</span></a></li>
 <li><a href='#'>Category Six<span>Category Description</span></a></li>
</ul>
<div class='clear'/>
</div> 
</div> 

Change # with your desired url and text with your menu label.

Image Slider

Access your blog Theme > click Edit Html>  and then find the following coding.

<div id='slideshow'>

<div class='slide'>
 <div class='post-img-large fl'><a href='#'><img class='attachment-large' height='200' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-CGbn0CbgChzHYGnMmZphvA2fB2z9l45DoN6-AD6ioc5cmovDOONO5HvEe-s8BSaI0xG97kSRnOajOpOtShq2CvCJ_JxOKJi42plaRLAeaGs6pxMYyKB8_3pydNWK9AorToF-i2ldgKD/s570/1.jpg' width='570'/></a></div>
 <h2 class='post-title fl'><a href='#'>Creative Digital Illustration</a></h2>
 <div class='clear'/>
</div> 

<div class='slide'>
 <div class='post-img-large fl'><a href='#'><img class='attachment-large' height='200' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYP0c0HOugyJjesY9wswkEXjSUb_jJWEgCTYRk0iNLivuZByZnJqiLSwtKs7qjyUtoMm7X4JSRfGt753jSvZj9H1kjpNb2xutZVWcsrQYSbzZylscwLliGh9alxrgDoKm44aJWOPjMSAm/s570/2.jpg' width='570'/></a></div>
 <h2 class='post-title fl'><a href='#'>Attractive Interface Designs</a></h2>
 <div class='clear'/>
</div> 

<div class='slide'>
 <div class='post-img-large fl'><a href='#'><img class='attachment-large' height='200' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE63ySBe9TozL_fOZ6WyIrsUM074DQ2orntExJaeQWv0bQSZKnYmm7p6tEoHXrxh0hzIST-r7J87wBA7N2xq1O001oAGtJiaPwklUsqvRDRC2gL4dQa2TyIplgAK7doLtEhfhcSbVlVPeo/s570/3.jpg' width='570'/></a></div>
 <h2 class='post-title fl'><a href='#'>Learn Character Illustration</a></h2>
 <div class='clear'/>
</div> 


<div class='slide'>
 <div class='post-img-large fl'><a href='#'><img class='attachment-large' height='200' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUJUz9IB3IEq8sJC3rNabBjS_yQJVXEE0CWHJf32khDMO1dj5a5ZMHltPErI4d72mabgUYmsLKGh3T1amLKTS5dsglgwp6nlM8bqgVv8n-LP8oVIT1h6m6sEwgX6nCy4fDT7XORibcpFz/s570/4.jpg' title='pages' width='570'/></a></div>
 <h2 class='post-title fl'><a href='#'>HTML5 for Web Designers</a></h2>
 <div class='clear'/>
</div> 

<div class='slide'>
 <div class='post-img-large fl'><a href='#'><img class='attachment-large' height='200' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnpi5vNtMTzdkDpM4VpnbZh1JqHV2N2Jx0MbUnSRJeCZQ6TTs95KzNON1dGKXMlKW5q0lkwoFiuvD61eS7iCtPIByXzxrwj43RWmqKiXVedSba7CD1OYCxpwtTZhW1HKx1ZoCIGy2mFOA/s570/5.jpg' title='post-img-large' width='570'/></a></div>
 <h2 class='post-title fl'><a href='#'>25 Time Saving Coda Features</a></h2>
 <div class='clear'/>
</div> 

 <div class='tabs'>
 <a><img class='attachment-tiny' height='32' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizf0SmwIZHxo1jS7WbE56Hbsl0-3FbydTqdpSYz-eETbSNOOvI6YrwIh852LZETcTOQoTRB2gAYqESH9em4YxwqqpUVJ9k8AxVLbfpjmQ46aUqcb7S9Qm2O5mr58GZ8drekFo9zzSQrs95/s82/1a.jpg' width='82'/><span>Creative Digital Illustration</span></a>
 <a><img class='attachment-tiny' height='32' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzg2orB_DsAb3mE5hwxTV2hoDDEDGS_njcmFHKiv8rfMta-xlA9SwRTdD58mRwhMtIAiHgmjS8rwRjPgzn_3gD5aPVVv0B6n_V7POkzCzuTaV1bcnd0lNWpA8uN4UhIFTFtmjSf-yhPUh/s82/2a.jpg' width='82'/><span>Attractive Interface Designs</span></a>
 <a><img class='attachment-tiny' height='32' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8epNRjINlcb6xDNBPaTAMnwF14TA_iWn_-W3k1LHBi7wKQ8xLCokMiIta1rDzS_slR4FhOq34vFfKHDrtX-jNehvC82FwaxGSb0T_sA5Ih6ByXT8pQNNDkN3gRrNjxMYLYvj6RiebsZB/s82/3a.jpg' width='82'/><span>Learn Character Illustration</span></a>
 <a><img class='attachment-tiny' height='32' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqp7cmzqlzq4JJdTWOLlL5WOloJU69wi6goXz2izqDXrPJ6Chc7IxwXKB8gmIXGyKTE-9x3LoOaAHicqdwd8bHag7PPjZpsne4djFTTipHtvaY7vH1gg1vGvMfAMDMUxrRuarargFIHWm/s82/4a.jpg' width='82'/><span>HTML5 for Web Designers</span></a>
 <a><img class='attachment-tiny' height='32' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqU_2UTsfRadO3ANUxc6NLabsONaRJLifYG7w81JeR0JQb5zr8-d1usjP-dD-ce1mYGoOuNrZBSsGElCUc9bjIxVYNSuWJSk0O-5_xU6jtdnJ3frNICSU-3c4_c8IQvdO_HIfj-N8OxP8/s82/5a.jpg' width='82'/><span>25 Time Saving Coda Features</span></a>
 </div> 
 </div>

Change red highlighted code with your image url and blue with your title text.

Recent Post and Recent Comments

It works automatically with latest posts. But you have to make sure about few things.

1. Your blog must be public

2. Your blog feed set to be full from settings

3. Your blog posts has at least one label.

If it's not working follow this below post.


Solved!! Recent Post, Featured Post, Slider, Random Post, Related Post Not Working

Facebook Page Plugin:

<center><div class="fb-padding"><div id="fb-root"></div>
<script>(function(d, s, id) {
  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];
  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;
  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;
  js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/pt_BR/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3&appId=1395743857335531";
  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);
}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script>
<div class="fb-page" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/soratemplates" data-width="280" data-height="230" data-hide-cover="false" data-show-facepile="true" data-show-posts="false"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"></div></div></div></center>

or you can follow this tutorial if above method won't work

How to Add Responsive Facebook Like Box Widget In Blogger

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