2008/07/31

Introduction

The Multi Column Template (MCT) is a Blogger (Blogpot) template that consists of several columns that you can easily adapt to your own wiches.

This demonstration MCT Blog is, as you can see, based on 4 columns.

It is a fundamental redesign of the original Harbor template by Blogcrowds and based on the so called, non-classic, "New Blogger" design, that works with widgets.

MCT fits the latest versions of Internet Explorer an Firefox.

MCT architecture
The template's architecture is as follows:

  • HTML
    The hart of the template is a simple HTML table that is contained in the Blog's HTML.
    All the so called XML style-variables are however deleted. You can do the styling of the blog in a separate included 'non-visible' CSS-widget called 'STYLES'.

  • Page Header
    The 'traditional Page Header Widget' is also deleted, because in most cases you'll want a '100% page width' header (and picture) cover, and that's hard to establish with the traditional Page Header Widget.
    Instead you may add as much headers as you like. A new HTML/JavaScript, '100% page width', Header Widget' in the header of the blog can be established that you may customize as you like.

  • Page Elements
    • You can do you style-, lay-out- and widget-management on the "Page Elements" site of your blog.

    • If you want to change the number of columns or rows, you can easily adapt the HTML code on the "Edit HTML" page.

    • Column and row HTML changes are automatically translated in the structure on the "Page Elements' site (you don't have to worry about that).

  • Example widgets
    In this demonstration blog, a lot of HTML/Javascript snippets are included. You may copy the code of these snippets (by pressing on 'code' in the snippet examples) and paste the code together with your text/code-changes into your personal HTML/JavaScript widget.

  • News
    All news or new (additional) widget-codes are published in blog form. You may comment on them and add codes or links in those comments.


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