How to Install new Template or Back Up Old Template in Blogger

The first concern when we are experimenting on our blog template is the loosing of  previous setting. Especially when we are not sure about the new one’s tackling. After undergoing a series of adding and deleting widgets, applying custom templates what if something goes wrong?

So it is hard to guess what could be wrong especially when you are not proficient in HTML and CSS. Therefore here is a preemptive measure  for something wrong with your template. All we know how much it’s hard to sort out problem. So blogger provides us a useful feature of  backing up our template.

After back up, the next step is to restore it. So restore feature provides the facility to restore your previously backed up template .If you want to  install a new template to your blog this feature provides you this facility  too. Let's learn how to back up a blogger template and how to install new template to our blog how to install new template to our blog.
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Back Up Your present Template settings

All your widgets, source code, layouts related to template will be backed up. However it is interesting to know that this feature doesn't back up your posts and images used in post.

i. Go to your Blogger dashboard.

ii.Find your Blog Title and click.

Iii Navigate to Template tab of your blog.

iv.On the top right corner of your blog page click on Backup/restore on Backup/Restore button .

v. Click Download full template button and backup copy of your template will start downloading automatically in XML format (.xml). Keep it in your backup folder.

vi. Close the pop up.

How to Install New Template or Restore Your Old Template

If you want to install new template to your blog or want to restore previously stored blog then follow these steps.

i. Go to Dashboard of your blog .

ii. Click on your Blog Title.

iii. Jump to Template tab.

iv. Click on Backup/Restore button on top right.

iv. Find Choose File button and click on it. Browse for your new template’s/ backup XML template file (with.xml extension) and click Open button after selecting it.

v. Now click Upload button.

vi. Close the backup/restore window, after the installation/restoration of your template.