How to Add Related Posts Below Every Post

To add Related posts/Similar posts widget below every post on your blog, follow these simple steps:

First of all download this file:
relatedPosts_ForBlogger2.js

Zipped File*

Although you do not have to use this file as I have already linked the file in STEP #5. So, store this file as a back up on your PC.

1. Go to Blogger.com
2. Now go to "Design", then to "Edit HTML" section
3. Back up your present template, by "Downloading it"
4. Now click on "Expand widget templates"
5. Find this code:
</head>
 And just BEFORE/ABOVE this code, paste this:
<!--RelatedPostsStarts-->
<style>
#related-posts {
float : left;
width : 540px;
margin-top:20px;
margin-left : 5px;
margin-bottom:20px;
font : 11px Verdana;
margin-bottom:10px;
}
#related-posts .widget {
list-style-type : none;
margin : 5px 0 5px 0;
padding : 0;
}
#related-posts .widget h2, #related-posts h2 {
color : #940f04;
font-size : 20px;
font-weight : normal;
margin : 5px 7px 0;
padding : 0 0 5px;
}
#related-posts a {
color : #054474;
font-size : 11px;
text-decoration : none;
}
#related-posts a:hover {
color : #054474;
text-decoration : none;
}
#related-posts ul {
border : medium nonemargin : 10px;
padding : 0;
}
#related-posts ul li {
display : block;
background : url(&quot;http://www.gigaimage.com/images/brrl1rtaziisu0yj6kj6.gif&quot;) no-repeat 0 0;
margin : 0;
padding-top : 0;
padding-right : 0;
padding-bottom : 1px;
padding-left : 16px;
margin-bottom : 5px;
line-height : 2em;
border-bottom:1px dotted #cccccc;
}
</style>
<script src='http://files.main.bloggerstop.net/uploads/3/0/2/5/3025338/relatedposts_forblogger.js' type='text/javascript'/><!--RelatedPostsStops-->
6. Now search for this code line:
<data:post.body/>
 And after that line, paste this code:
<!--RELATED-POSTS-STARTS--><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>
<div id='related-posts'>
<font face='Arial' size='3'><b>Related Posts: </b></font><font color='#FFFFFF'><b:loop values='data:post.labels' var='label'><data:label.name/><b:if cond='data:label.isLast != &quot;true&quot;'>,</b:if><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=5&quot;' type='text/javascript'/></b:if></b:loop> </font>
<script type='text/javascript'> removeRelatedDuplicates(); printRelatedLabels();
</script></div></b:if><!--RELATED-POSTS-STOPS-->
To change the number of similar/related posts to be displayed, change the code max-results=xx
Finally save your template, and you will see related posts after all your posts(Remember to add labels after your posts, during publishing them)

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