Build your own MCT

Here you can read, how to build your own MCT and fit it to your personal needs.
Simply follow the instructions below.

If you want more information about the MCT architecture, please read the Introduction.

New Blog
If you start a new blog, you don't have to worry about the first part, the Preperation, of the instructions. Simply create a new Blog and than skip right to Implementation to implement the new template.


Preparation

• Go to the Layout, "Edit HTML" page of your existing Blogspot blog.
• Keep the "Expand Widgets" box unselected.
• Copy all of your current widget lines (e.g. lines like: <b:widget id="etc..."⁄> ). Save them in a temporary document (or concept mail).

Implementation

I Set HTML

• Go to the Layout, "Edit HTML" page of your existing Blogspot blog.
• Keep the "Expand Widgets" box unselected.
• Select all. Delete all HTML.
• Download, 'select all' and copy-paste the MCT BASIC HTML CODE into the blanc text/html area (Don't save yet!)
• If applicable: Insert your (old) current widget lines (the ones you copied under 'preparation') at a place in the HTML-table where you want them (e.g in any of the 4 columns). Don't worry too much in which column, you can always change this later on the 'Page Elements' page.

• If all (old) widgets are at place, press SAVE TEMPLATE
• Don't worry, you'll now get a message:
  Widgets are about to be deleted
  Please confirm that the following widgets should be deleted. All the widgets' configuration data will be lost.
  
  • BlogArchive1
  • Profile1
  • Header1
  
  If there are no other widgets mentioned as these three, you've done well. It doesn't matter if these three widgets get deleted, you can put them back later without any loss of data. If other widgets are mentioned, press CANCEL and paste those widgets in the right place, or, if you don't need them, forget about them and go on.
  
  
• Now you're ready with pasting widgets, press: CONFIRM & SAVE.

I Style your blog

• Now we're going to style the blog. Go to the Layout, "Page elements" page.
• Download, 'select all' and copy the MCT STYLES CODE.
  
• Click on "Add a Page Element" button in the 'Hidden Widgets' zone.
• Select a "HTML/JavaScript"widget. Press on ADD TO BLOG.
  
• Paste the STYLES code in the Content. Set the Title to "STYLES".Press SAVE.
  
• Add or edit more widgets as you like (profile, archive, etc.).
  

Congratulations, you're ready. Click on View Blog to en joy your 4 column blog.

Next you may want to learn to add a:

• Header
• PREPOSTTEXT character