Show Related Posts By Labels Or Categories

Follow these easy steps to get related posts on your blogspot Blogger blog.

1. Go to your Layout Template >Edit HTML under your blogger / blogspot Dashboard.
Click on the Download Full Template Link. save your downloaded template as a back up, just to prevent in case you failed on applying this hack.
Then, tick the Expand Widget Templates.
2. Find this code below (U can use CTRL+F to find this)

<data:post.body/>

3. Copy the code Below

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>
<div class='similiar'>
<!-- *****************http://hoctro.blogspot.com*****Jan,2007****************** -->
<!-- *****************Related Articles by Labels - Take Two****************** -->

<!--
Modified by http://dreamydonkey.blogspot.com/ to make it easier to use.
1. Now, users don't need to change anything to use this widget. just copy and paste, and done!
2. The current article will also be listed, now it's no more.
-->

<div class='widget-content'>
<h3>Related Posts by Categories</h3>
<div id='data2007'/><br/><br/>
<div id='hoctro'>
Widget by <u><a href='http://hoctro.blogspot.com'>Hoctro</a></u> | <u><a href='http://dreamydonkey.blogspot.com/' title='Related Posts on Blogger Modified by DreamyDonkey. Read More?'>DreamyDonkey</a></u>
</div>
<script type='text/javascript'>

var homeUrl3 = "<data:blog.homepageUrl/>";
var maxNumberOfPostsPerLabel = 4;
var maxNumberOfLabels = 10;

maxNumberOfPostsPerLabel = 100;
maxNumberOfLabels = 3;


function listEntries10(json) {
var ul = document.createElement('ul');
var maxPosts = (json.feed.entry.length <= maxNumberOfPostsPerLabel) ?
json.feed.entry.length : maxNumberOfPostsPerLabel;
for (var i = 0; i < maxPosts; i++) {
var entry = json.feed.entry[i];
var alturl;

for (var k = 0; k < entry.link.length; k++) {
if (entry.link[k].rel == 'alternate') {
alturl = entry.link[k].href;
break;
}
}
var li = document.createElement('li');
var a = document.createElement('a');
a.href = alturl;

if(a.href!=location.href) {
var txt = document.createTextNode(entry.title.$t);
a.appendChild(txt);
li.appendChild(a);
ul.appendChild(li);
}
}
for (var l = 0; l < json.feed.link.length; l++) {
if (json.feed.link[l].rel == 'alternate') {
var raw = json.feed.link[l].href;
var label = raw.substr(homeUrl3.length+13);
var k;
for (k=0; k<20; k++) label = label.replace("%20", " ");
var txt = document.createTextNode(label);
var h = document.createElement('b');
h.appendChild(txt);
var div1 = document.createElement('div');
div1.appendChild(h);
div1.appendChild(ul);
document.getElementById('data2007').appendChild(div1);
}
}
}
function search10(query, label) {

var script = document.createElement('script');
script.setAttribute('src', query + 'feeds/posts/default/-/'
+ label +
'?alt=json-in-script&callback=listEntries10');
script.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
document.documentElement.firstChild.appendChild(script);
}

var labelArray = new Array();
var numLabel = 0;

<b:loop values='data:posts' var='post'>
<b:loop values='data:post.labels' var='label'>
textLabel = "<data:label.name/>";

var test = 0;
for (var i = 0; i < labelArray.length; i++)
if (labelArray[i] == textLabel) test = 1;
if (test == 0) {
labelArray.push(textLabel);
var maxLabels = (labelArray.length <= maxNumberOfLabels) ?
labelArray.length : maxNumberOfLabels;
if (numLabel < maxLabels) {
search10(homeUrl3, textLabel);
numLabel++;
}
}
</b:loop>
</b:loop>
</script>
</div>

</div>
</b:if>

4. Paste right after the code " <data:post.body/> "
Please be flexible. You can do experiment by put the inside a
tag like this.
Relates Stuff or Check this Out

5. Save your template. refresh your blog, and Done.
That’s all. Enjoy!

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