InArticle Related Posts Widget For Blogger Theme

Before proceeding, we recommend taking a backup of your blogger theme. You can learn how to backup your blogger blog theme properly.

Step 1: After taking a backup of your blogger theme, head to the Blogger dashboard. And Go to the Theme → Edit HTML option to open the BlogSpot theme editor. 

Step 2: All the CSS code snippets mentioned below should be included just before the ]]></b:skin> tag within the theme. Insertion should be in the same order as they appear below.

/*Start Contextual Related Post by https://www.bloggerspice.com/ */ 
.bspostRelatedIn{text-align: left;
    padding: 15px;
    margin: 30px 0;
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
    border-radius: 3px;
    font-size: 15px;
    position: relative;} 
#bspostRelatedIn_title{font-size: 16px;
    margin: 0;
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 0 10px;
    position: absolute;
    top: -14px;
    left: 10px;
    background-color: #fefefe;
    color: #7d7d7d;} 
.bspostRelatedIn ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 3px 22px 0;   
} 
.bspostRelatedIn li{ border-radius: 5px;
    line-height: 1.7em;
    margin-bottom: 0.433333em;
    list-style: disc;
} 
.bspostRelatedIn li:hover {text-decoration: underline;}
/*End Contextual Related Post by https://www.bloggerspice.com/ */

As previously stated, these CSS rules can be easily modified and extended to change the design and layout of related posts entries. Keep the original rules intact if you're not familiar with CSS. 

To modify the list style please replace below CSS code.

.bspostRelatedIn li{ border-radius: 5px;
    line-height: 1.7em;
    margin-bottom: 0.433333em;
    list-style: disc;
} 

You can change by any code from below: 

CRP Style 1:

 
.bspostRelatedIn li {
    border-radius: 5px;
    line-height: 1.7em;
    margin-bottom: 0.433333em;
    list-style: circle;
}

CRP Style 2:

.bspostRelatedIn li {
    border-radius: 5px;
    line-height: 1.7em;
    margin-bottom: 0.433333em;
    list-style: decimal;
}

CRP Style 3:

.bspostRelatedIn li {
    border-radius: 5px;
    line-height: 1.7em;
    margin-bottom: 0.433333em;
    list-style: decimal-leading-zero;
}

Step 3: And, right above these CSS rules, add the following JavaScript code above/before the </head> . It's the essential script for the related posts section to function.

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'> 
<script type='text/javascript'> 
//<![CDATA[ 
// InArticles Related to Middle of Posts by https://www.bloggerspice.com/ 
var bspostRelatedIn = new Array(); var bspostRelatedInNum = 0; var relatedUrls = new Array(); function related_results_labels(json) { for (var i = 0; i < json.feed.entry.length; i++) { var entry = json.feed.entry[i]; bspostRelatedIn[bspostRelatedInNum] = entry.title.$t; for (var k = 0; k < entry.link.length; k++) { if (entry.link[k].rel == 'alternate') {relatedUrls[bspostRelatedInNum] = entry.link[k].href; bspostRelatedInNum++; break;}}}} function removeRelatedDuplicates() { var tmp = new Array(0); var tmp2 = new Array(0); for(var i = 0; i < relatedUrls.length; i++) { if(!contains(tmp, relatedUrls[i])) { tmp.length += 1; tmp[tmp.length - 1] = relatedUrls[i]; tmp2.length += 1; tmp2[tmp2.length - 1] = bspostRelatedIn[i];}} bspostRelatedIn = tmp2; relatedUrls = tmp;} function contains(a, e) { for(var j = 0; j < a.length; j++) if (a[j]==e) return true; return false;} function printRelatedLabels() { var r = Math.floor((bspostRelatedIn.length - 1) * Math.random()); var i = 0; document.write('<ul>'); while (i < bspostRelatedIn.length && i < 3) { document.write('<li><a href="' + relatedUrls[r] + '">' + bspostRelatedIn[r] + '</a></li>'); if (r < bspostRelatedIn.length - 1) { r++; } else { r = 0;} i++;} document.write('</ul>');let element = document.createElement('a');element.href = 'https://www.bloggerspice.com/';element.pathname = 'embed' + element.pathname;console.log(element.toString());}//]]> 
</script> 
</b:if>

Step 4: It's time to finish the last and most critical step, which is to integrate the core CSS and JavaScript for the related posts segment. 

Now locate the <data:post.body/> and replace it by below script

<div expr:id='&quot;post1&quot; + data:post.id'/> 
<div class='bspostRelatedIn'> 
<b:if cond='data:post.labels'> 
<b:loop values='data:post.labels' var='label'> 
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'> 
<script expr:src='&quot;/feeds/posts/default/-/&quot; + data:label.name + &quot;?alt=json-in-script&amp;callback=related_results_labels&amp;max-results=3&quot;' type='text/javascript'/> 
</b:if> 
</b:loop> 
</b:if> 
<div id='bspostRelatedIn_title'>Also Read</div>
<script type='text/javascript'> 
removeRelatedDuplicates(); 
printRelatedLabels(); 
</script> 
</div> 
<div expr:id='&quot;post2&quot; + data:post.id'><p><data:post.body/></p></div> 
<script type='text/javascript'> 
var obj0=document.getElementById(&quot;post1<data:post.id/>&quot;); 
var obj1=document.getElementById(&quot;post2<data:post.id/>&quot;); 
var s=obj1.innerHTML; 
var t=s.substr(0,s.length/2); 
var r=t.lastIndexOf(&quot;&lt;br&gt;&quot;); 
if(r&gt;0) {obj0.innerHTML=s.substr(0,r);obj1.innerHTML=s.substr(r+4);} 
</script>

Step 5: That's It Just after the above-mentioned steps click the save icon from the top right side of your blogger theme.