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RE: How to use your downloaded blogskin [Guide]

Thanks for the effort!!
You're really helpful :)

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erm...wat r blogger codes? Under "Actions" i clicked the "Blogger Main" and downloaded it and straight away copied everything in the notepad and replace what i previously had in the white box under templates. the blogskin showed up...but i only c the blogskin and the blogger dashboard...all my posts dun appear

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hi, i juz downloaded a skin from blogskin and i had deleted the original template and paste the new html into the big white box. However, after republishing it, what i see on the blog is just the raw skin as seen on blogskin.com. There is none of my personal profile and posts. only the information from the creator. Does this mean i need to change the codes on the html of the downloaded blogskin myself? Why can't the information(eg, profile, pix) i type into the dashboard present itself on the uploaded blogskin? thanks a million!! :)

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yashrg:
In the middle of the mumbojumbo you should find something that says "Img src" and then a link =D

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can i also do this in livejournal.com?

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okies...thanks a million :)

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You have to have the blogger "codes" to have your posts show up. You put this in the various places where they are meant to go... i.e. the "entry" layer, or the centre of the table, etc.

GENERAL
<$BlogTitle$> -The title of the blog
<$BlogDescription$> -Blog decription
<$BlogDateHeaderDate$> -Header Date

POSTS
<$BlogItemBody$> -Displays the Entry/Post
<$BlogItemTitle$> -Title for each post
<$BlogItemDateTime$> -Time that the entry was published/posted
<$BlogItemAuthor$> - The author of a post, using both the first and last names.
<$BlogItemAuthorNickname$> - The Display Name of the author of a post.
<$BlogItemAuthorEmail$> - The email address of the author of a post.
<$BlogItemAuthorURL$> - The homepage URL of the author of a post.
<$BlogItemNumber$> - The unique ID number of the post

ARCHIVES

<$BlogArchiveName$>

PREVIOUS POSTS

<$BlogPreviousItemTitle$>

RE: How to use your downloaded blogskin [Guide]

so the images do show up? or is it an imageless skin?
and same as what satrianna said, does it have the blogger codes?

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are you sure you downloaded a skin for blogger? :/

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Yay!

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haha I'm glad you like it :)

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sorry to bother you..but i am still not sure about the part on changing the code...where do we find the 'url' box at??and where's HTML??

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You download the HTML of blogskins, or off a website (like photokicho). THe URL box is found at http://www.photobucket.com/ when you sign up for an account and upload images.

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sorry...another noob here...i downloaded a blogskin n copied everyting in the notepad into the big whiter box under template (using blogger.com)...there are no images invovled to upload...den after i republish the blog n view blog, only the blog skin appeared n all my posts don't appear..can u help me solve the prob? thanks :)

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wow.. thnks! yurihime.. u've helped thousands solved their problems.. but whn i download the pictures from kicho i cannot see them.. =S

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where can i find the images to upload? i don't see any on the screen when i go to download.

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In the code that you download, there should be a source code for images. If you copy and paste them into IE or Mozilla, it will open up a image where you can right-click and save.

The example that I'm using here are zip files from our website, which contain all of the images ^^

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i put the image on my server and it still doesnt show up on my blogger, it should be of love and cherry blossoms ' but it shows only the layout changed no image.. could u help me? sorry for being a nuisance..

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tis ok icklepom20.
have you change the source code in the template to the new address of the image on your server?
have you made sure the image has no spaces between the name?
the last thing I can think of is whether or not the image has been uploaded correctly on the server ^^
tell me if it helps or not.

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Hey... I'm a newbie user. I don't really get how this site works.

i know how to do all those above. but i do not know where i can find the scripts... what i did was i uploaded the pics into my server. I wonder if there are zip files that i should download rather than just getting the url of the pic. =/

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Only some users with websites offer the layouts in zip format. Most of the time you will have to get the image of the script, and then saving it onto your hardrive and then uploading it.
The script you should be able to find when you download the txt. file. I'm not really sure what you are asking =D

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Sorry to trouble you, but how to take a screenshot ?

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erm... i am another noob i mean a newbie.... how do u download skins? :P

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OK... To Download Skins

It's relatively simple. I've annotated a screenshot for you to refer to: http://www.fulan.com/photokicho/images/blogskins/screenshots/blogskinsdownloading.jpg

On that screenshot, where I've written "you click on one of the options here" that's exactly what I mean. You click on one of them to get the layout in blogger, xanga and moveable type. You click on your corresponding one, and you should receive a prompt to download it. You save, and you will end up with a txt file.

You will be able to open that up in Notepad to edit.

To Take screenshots

You just hit print screen... or "PrtScn" and paste into photoshop, painter, Microsoft Paint... Word, publisher... etc. etc. lolz

blogger codes...where exactly to put each of these

i guess my question is straight forward for u...how do i know where exactly in the middle of all that mumbojumbo html do i put those code?

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Thank you!! ^^

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its not just about the image. i know how to change the image links. the problem is with the main posts, post titles, images in the posts and the blogger profile in the sidebar and the blog description and stuff that appears on the blogger templates-Its nothing there in the splat! template.

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Hellow Yurihime.. I wanna ask you something.
I have a fav skin and really want to use it. But, the fonts are so difficult to read, like it has shadow (do you know what I mean? If you have time, please go to my profile and see my fav. skin..)

Do you have some code to make the fonts normal? Thanks..

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cicakgirl
i know what you're talking about... i've gone to your profile but I can't see your fav skin. Do you happen to have zone-alarm or another internet security? and what browser do u use?

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Uh-oh.. you can't see my fav skin? My browser is IE. Well i'll give you the link. http://www.blogskins.com/info/41713

Can you see and solve my prob? 100000000 thanks... lol :)

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i dont think I can solve your problem because on my computer it turns out fine on firefox but strange in IE... I've had the same problems with some of my other skins, but its always been because of my internet security. ^^
sorry i couldnt help

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Oooooohhhh.. but it's okay! :D keep making good skins!!!

RE: still confused sorry :S

how do u add your profile to the downloaded skin?i mean when i click on the profile,it doesnt say anything..its only my entries that are being published onto the downloaded skin...the rest isnt

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Normally you just type your profile into the part where it says "abt you here" or "your profile"

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im stillnot sure how i can make my profile appear on the downloaded skin...i mean,all i see are my entries,but when i click on my profile it wont appear on the skin i downloaded...help =(

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i kind of dont understand what you're saying... or how that could happen.
what skin are you using?
do you have a link?

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i'm having trouble also. my skin shows up fine on the site, but i don't seem to have any posts there anymore. i can't figure out why not as the blogger codes are in tact. someone mentioned a firewall. any idea what to look for? i'm using zone alarm.

thanks.

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p.s. my site is www.egyirba.net but you will see there only the skin and no posts.

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Ah, too bad I don't use Blogger. I'll have to change the codes myself without any professional help.

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hi! im new here and have absolutly no talent in the html/coding neighborhood.
heres the deal, i followed this guide to the tee, but when i inserted the code into blogger, it wouldnt work adn said this: "Your HTML cannot be accepted: Tag is not allowed: "
what does this mean and how can i fix it?!?
thanx!

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1)you'd have to work out what tag didnt work (geeyastehyget)
2)People using ZONE ALARM. I have this system at home too, the firewall tends to block some things there. Im not sure what catorgory it is in, but if go to parental control>catorgories there should be some things listed there. trial and error untick the boxes until you find the box that blocks the posts.
3)Wickedbride yes you can do this in livejournal, its just the last step which would be different.
4)You actually have to type in your profile in the hole (lia717) that the designers make for you. "Your profile here" etc. there is no code that would make your blogger profile appear on your blog, this you would have to do manually.

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Hello . Umm , Sorry to trouble you but i'd like to ask you regarding how to generate the html code from a skin you made or rather , how do you even make a blogskin . I already made a design in photoshop (:

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ikandilys you can't "generate" a code >.<
you should download some skins from this site and learn the various forms of HTML there. You should go to http://www.lissaexplains.com for basic HTML learning. You can use programs like notepad, dreamweaver and frontpage to code your site.
You've got the design, so you've done step one, so all you need to do now is learn now to code onto that design :)
keep the patience up :)

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i don't understand how you do it... can you help me or guide me...? my email is lil.suga.bum@hotmail.com if you have messenger add me... thanks...

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hello. =)

i've just loaded a skin over here, and i loaded the skin for blogger version.
point is, when i opened the file, there wasn't any code or anything. nothing. =/.

i don't know if this has to be with my Mac or sth... but i can't load any skin! =/..

plz! help!

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Can someone help me? I have a blogskin on the page but there's still a template behind the skin and i am seeing two pages now. What should i do? thanks.

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i have the exact same problem as alienwing!

"Please correct the error below, and submit your template again. Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: The element type "body" must be terminated by the matching end-tag "". "

please help!!!!!!!!!!

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i cant go to all the websites. Why?

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i cant visit photokicho.com

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Everytime I paste a code on my tempelate settings my blog appears so small i can barely read my posts what shoud i do.

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How do i put up comments on my blogger website?
I dont know why each time i put a new template, comments doesnt show tho i enabled them and editted the template.
Else ill just switch back to blogger original templates =(
pls help... http://euphoriaism.blogspot.com

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i would just like to bring up an old question that i think wasn't answered..can we use this for livejournal? and if not, does anyone know where i can get skins for it?? coz i really can't make any of these to save my life and i can''t abandon my live journal acct. thanks! (",)

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Im not sure, i never tested this for livejournal
Im really sorry i havent been around to answer your questions everyone, I think it's too late now, but if you have any just... err.. post again...

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Somethings wrong with my skin and I can't determine what is it. When I preview my template before saving,all the posts and information about me is there. And when I had saved it,I can't see my new posts and information about me when I view my blogspot. Can you help me regarding that? thanks..

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what's with tagging? how does it work?

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tagging is when you can leave a message in a tagboard like from cbox or tagboard.com or by using the message system via blogger.

I have no idea what's wrong with your skin, it sounds like something very strange...
Have you saved the code directly onto your skin? (i.e, is your profile actually integrated into the skin?)

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Everyone using beta blogger will encounter this problem. You will have to find a solution to convery HTML to XML yourself. I'm searching for a solution, too.

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I found a skin that I really liked and tried to put it on Blogger beta.

It showed "Please correct the error below, and submit your template again. Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: The element type "body" must be terminated by the matching end-tag "". "

I've checked the code and everything seems fine...Is this because of the new beta version?

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Who has the solution to convert to XML???????

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how to open as html

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Okay...
Blogger has launched a new blogger BETA and it runs on XML coding instead of HTML - which is what most of the layouts on this site offer. If you want to load the skins, you will have to load it on blogger basic, unless the skin is XML specified.

photokicho.com doesnt work anymore because we closed the site... however you can still access via our old hosting...
http://www.fulan.com/photokicho/index.html

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okaii im new to this blogger thingy but yeah hmm i downloaded the skin n the notepad came up with the code so i tried putting the code in the template it didnt work sooo i tried uploading the background to photobucket n placing it in the code it still didnt work i dunno wut to do? is a zip folder suppose to come up when skins are downloaded welll please help someone lmfao

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Er... How do you put the skin into the blog? i dunno how to ... can u mail me of the details? my Mail is KohHuiMin2003@hotmail.com thxs!

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when i want to upload my photobucket pictures, the uploading system is different from the screenshot shown. there is no box to tick "original picture names". is it okay? i mean i can still just upload the image right and there'll be no problem right?

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nice tutorial :-)

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i cant upload my blogskin. there's an error saying: Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: The markup in the document following the root element must be well-formed.

can u help me?

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I have downloaded one blogskin and managed to get install it to my blog. However, as suggested by the blogskin creator, I have uploaded the 2 images used to Photobucket (my own account) using URL upload.

I changed the image source, however, alignment is OFF. What could be the problem? All I changed was the http:// source to replace it with my own photobucket copy. Thanks.

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In reply to rj_p_18,

I initially had that problem. If you are using blogger.com, you need to change to classic view at your Edit HTML section.

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hi, i'm using blogger beta. then how can i use the skins for my blog? thnx.

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does anyone uses Adobe Imageready?After slicing the images, you preview in a browser to get the codes right? But how do you get the separate images that were sliced?I read from a site, it says delete the "xxx.htm" from the url at the browser, but i don't see any xxx.htm, the url ends with ".html"...

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i've copied the tempalte i want to the big box... but this message appears.... please help me...
Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: The element type "body" must be terminated by the matching end-tag "".

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wow ! thks LOADS !
i mite be able to make a skin sooooon ! :DDDD

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I feel like yanking my hair!! Why don't these templates work on blogger beta?!!? I tried everything! please help me!!

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i dun understand u

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please help me

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Hi there! How can i change my blog into blogger basic so i can update it, if it´s possible... someone can help?

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sorry to bother you,,
i'm using the blogger,but it always says
"Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: Open quote is expected for attribute "language" associated with an element type "script". "
can someone help me with this ... thx

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I've got a problem with my blogskin. Whenever I post, the date reflected will be Feb 15. How do I rectify the problem? Is something wrong with the coding?

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I'm having the same XML problem as many other people for Blogger Beta. I keep getting this message: "Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: The element type "body" must be terminated by the matching end-tag ""."

I tried using the solution suggested above, that you add an x to html so it becomes xhtml, but no dice.

PLEASE HELP! I am so frustrated with this right now.

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I'm having the exact same XML format prob as everyone else for Blogger BETA. Need HELP!

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hey...im trying to use one of the skins on this site but i cant find the comment page on my blogs? what is the code for that??? please please please.

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hey,i did everything u said to do but when i copy and paste onto d white box it says:

Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: The element type "body" must be terminated by the matching end-tag "".

wat shld i do?

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- michelle.basir

i had that problem too
u scroll right to the bottom
u see a 'switch to sth sth'
is either 1 of them.
when it is right yr edit post box will be damn fat.

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Hi..I'm new to all these. I have been blogging for a while and am thinking of changing to a new skin.

Hence, here i am. I'm downloaded some skins here. But somehow, when i paste it into my blogger template...I get this reply : Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: The element type "body" must be terminated by the matching end-tag "".

What does it mean? Can someone please help.

Is this because I'm currently using blogger beta and that it does not match?

Thanks!

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Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: The element type "meta" must be terminated by the matching end-tag "".

next what to do??

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Hi Yurihime..

I've now reverted back to the "old blogger" since my beta blogger does not seem to support the html codes.

My only concerns now is that i do not have a "post a comment" on my blog. Also, the there is now way for others to just click on the title of my post to read that one post. they have to read the entire thing, if you know what i mean. Is there anyway to rectify this?

Please check out my blog to know what i mean..
www.sugarlilies.blogspot.com

Thank you so much! =)

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Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: The markup in the document following the root element must be well-formed.

diz is wat it says weneva i wanna use d layouts.. can sum1 teach me how 2 use it..

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I downloaded a skin but i cant upload it on blogger...
these are what was stated:
(Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: The element type "body" must be terminated by the matching end-tag "". )
What shall i do to fix this???

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hey how exactly do i add a skin from blogskins to my blogger? i have the txt file for blogger main but i dont know what to do next/ :S

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erm could you help? im stuck at this step :

3) Click the browse button.
Screenshot: http://www.fulan.com/photokicho/images/tutorials/blog_install/1.jpg
You then find the images that you have already unzipped, and press ok, and then submit. MAKE SURE THE KEEP ORIGINAL PICTURE NAMES IS TICKED. (or else you'll end up with images with names that look like international phonenumbers)

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how come when i put a link in the skin i downloaded but when i go to my blog and click on the link it will got to my blog and then slashand my freind's blog?

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how to get the code/text to post on blogger =x

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Hi I'm a newbie here. Can you upload these skins in Tabulas? If so, where do I put these codes? What is a "Movable type"? Thanks!

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hey, i downloaded a skin and followed the instructions, but blogger cant seem to save my template! it keeps giving me an error msg,

We were unable to save your template
Please correct the error below, and submit your template again.
Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.

but i copied the exact same code!
can someone help me! i really dont want to use a custm made skin

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utterlee, u have to revert to old templating style its below it gives you the option to do that. Anyway, I have 1 qn... suddenly when u download skins it appears in 4-10 lines making it harder to change the Profile, Link etc. Can sumone help

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hi. i'm a newbie and i want to make a html code. i need help. pretty please can you help me!!!

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iie click but iit nothing changes lehhs

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Hi! I'm a newbie here. How do we even get the basecodes from other blogskinners and the HTML from the blogskin i wanted? Pls Repy ASAP.

Thanks!

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hi, i'm new here. can these blogskin template be used for other online blogging site? cos i have an acct in diaryland since 2002. and if yes, how can i edit the archives n entries page to make it work? can anyone help?

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I can't seem to get this working on Blogger. I keep getting errors when I paste the code in the template:

Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: The element type "body" must be terminated by the matching end-tag "".

please help!

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I still don't get it...-.-

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Okay,I get it a bit but i don't understand this part~
'XML error message: White spaces are required between publicId and systemId.'

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Sorry if I am such a bother but can someone tell me what does this means? I did what yuri said but still i end up wit this :
Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: Comment must start with "

Or
Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: Comment must start with "

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hw to put foto in blog?

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Hi.... I need your help....
What does this means??

Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: The element type "body" must be terminated by the matching end-tag "".

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wait! did blogskin made a change with the current way of downloading? bcause instead of having only the codes downloaded, it's the screenshot itself! what should be the next step, then? bcause, in the skin that i'll be downloading, it disabled right click. how then can i get the whole codes? ooh, please help me. i haven't changed my skin in my blog for ~~almost 3 months!~~ heeelp!

thankiees!

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i keep on getting told to close tags that are already closed :S

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waa. im really a noob and toot . i try to do the template but canot . they say got error .
Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: The string "--" is not permitted within comments.

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how to put skin on my blogger???

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hey there! thank u for the tutorial, but I still have some problems when changing my skin on blogspot.com, I dowloaded the skin (clik on "Blogger Main") and replaced the links and all that, then I went to my Blogspot.com account, clik on "Customize" and then, "Template", then on the "EDIT HTML" tab, there is a white box there for us to place the code, but when I put the code on ( i chose this skin at http://blogskins.com/info/119291) it said:

We were unable to save your template
Please correct the error below, and submit your template again.
Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: The element type "META" must be terminated by the matching end-tag "".

then I thought it was because code had some mistakes in it, then I chose some more skins from blogskins and EVERYTIME i put the code in the box and clik "Save Template" it just NEVER came out right! NEVER ! everytime it said there were some other mistakes but I think it's because of something else cuz everyone is able to put the same code on and it comes out right, but for my case it's sooo weird! I couldnt fix the problem! CAN U PLZZ PLZZZ help me asap???? I love to have a blogspot account and love those skins u have on the site but just couldnt use them!!! I am getting mad now grr..... HELP HELP!!! thanxxx bunches!!!

xoxoxox
Christine

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hi! to emma_little2006

i also have the same problem. Im also using blogspot.com.
and the message that always says whenever i paste the code is this :

Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: The content of elements must consist of well-formed character data or markup.

RE: How to use your downloaded blogskin [Guide]

TO EVERYONE WITH THE XML PROBLEM:

Below the HTML input box, there is an option that says, "Revert to Classic Template." Click that. You'll have a much less sleek, older looking view, and a wider box. Paste your html into that box, and it should work.

RE: How to use your downloaded blogskin [Guide]

hi Wooblah22

I did what you said. I revert it to Classic Template, and paste the html. Though my previous posts, my blog title.. everything are gone. Only the template was there..

RE: How to use your downloaded blogskin [Guide]

oh to add up from my prev post.. i tried a different bloskins.. and there my posts are there already. though how do i edit it? Do i do it manually? Like adding link and other stuffs from feedburner? thanks

RE: How to use your downloaded blogskin [Guide]

everytime i download a blogskin i go edit HTML they say cant wad do ii do?

RE: How to use your downloaded blogskin [Guide]
oh yes it workz thnks!

RE: How to use your downloaded blogskin [Guide]
how to make a blogskinT_T

RE: How to use your downloaded blogskin [Guide]
uh.... i still don get it at the get the "get the HTML file" part

RE: How to use your downloaded blogskin [Guide]
Hi! I just started blogger. and am having trouble with the blogskin. i downloaded it, and then from notepad pasted the html in the white box. i got the normal "...end tag" reply. so i used wooblah22's advice and clicked on "classic template". the only thing is, that i don't see anything i am posting and the fake blog that the creator of the skin put up show. i'd really appreciate any advice!

thanks in advance!

RE: How to use your downloaded blogskin [Guide]
hi,

im a newbie hehehe... got a problem when i tried to upload the code from my hard drive, n then an error message appear. It says " Pesan error XML: The element type "body" must be terminated by the matching end-tag "" "

wat happen? please help me... thanks in advance

love u

RE: How to use your downloaded blogskin [Guide]
"hi,
i'm new here. i did what you said on the tutorial but i still have a problem.. like this:

Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: The element type "body" must be terminated by the matching end-tag "".

can you help me? thanks! "

if you go to the template page you'll see "convert into classic template". click on it. then paste your code in =D I only found out about this after like... a few months?! xD if yurihime is still here you should edit your post to include this as quite alot of people don't know you have to change it to classic mode. thanks =D

RE: How to use your downloaded blogskin [Guide]
umm hello, i hav got one problem.......u said to upload the image to photobucket and i tried and the image won't appear, and i hav oredi signed in. and wad does unzipped mean? sorry, for the inconvenience

RE: How to use your downloaded blogskin [Guide]
hi,
i'm new here. i did what you said on the tutorial but i still have a problem.. like this:

Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly.
XML error message: The element type "body" must be terminated by the matching end-tag "".

can you help me? thanks!

RE: How to use your downloaded blogskin [Guide]
HELPPPPPPPPPPPP!
I really don't understand a single things tht it had said!!
Hmmm,
i don't really understand so chim .. =x
can it write simpler?!
LOLLLLL =xx
I hope can,.
teach me how to make skins!!
i tried a lot of times making it, but it didn't work )):
How?!!
HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
*CRYS*

RE: How to use your downloaded blogskin [Guide]
HELPPPPPPPPPPPP!
I really don't understand a single things tht it had said!!
Hmmm,
i don't really understand so chim .. =x
can it write simpler?!
LOLLLLL =xx
I hope can,.
teach me how to make skins!!
i tried a lot of times making it, but it didn't work )):
How?!!
HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
*CRYS*

RE: How to use your downloaded blogskin [Guide]
Hey all,

I'm new to this, so I'd be really glad if someone could help me out!!!

I have chosen a skin and I want to put it in my Blogger profile. Now, if I open the "Blogger Main" download then it only shows as the final image, but no HTML. I have a Mac and it opens in TextEdit.

Can anyone help?!

Thank you so much!!!!

RE: How to use your downloaded blogskin [Guide]
I dunno, I'm not using a Mac.

"HELPPPPPPPPPPPP!
I really don't understand a single things tht it had said!!
Hmmm,
i don't really understand so chim .. =x
can it write simpler?!
LOLLLLL =xx
I hope can,.
teach me how to make skins!!
i tried a lot of times making it, but it didn't work )):
How?!!
HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
*CRYS* "

i suggest you start from editing base codes, don't forget to credit. ... basically this tutorial is about how to upload your images (go to www.photobucket.com), change the html for the picture(s) to your own uploaded one and how to put your skin on blogger (revert to classic template first!!) hope this helps =D

RE: How to use your downloaded blogskin [Guide]
The value of attribute "content" associated with an element type "null" must not contain the ' < ' character.

RE: How to use your downloaded blogskin [Guide]
Hey there! I've tried installin different skins from different contibutors and Blogspot shows me the same mistake over and over. It says they can't install the skin because: The value of attribute "content" associated with an element type "null" must not contain the '

How to use your downloaded blogskin [Guide]
Ever since we started http://www.photokicho.com we've had our inboxes flooded with "I've downloaded your layout on blogskins but I don't know how to use it... help me?!" So a few months back I wrote a tutorial on how to do so, now I'm posting it here (About time too!). Screenshots are included, click on the link or copy the link location into your browser window.
NOTE: This tutorial is availiable on photokicho.com complete with screenshots in resources>tutorials>photokicho help.

In this tutorial, we will cover:
1) Uploading Images
2) Changing the code
3) Uploading to blogger.com

1) UPLOADING IMAGEGS
You need to upload the images onto your own server. People read that sentence and go "I don't have a server!!!"
That's fine. There are many websites that offer free Image Hosting. We use Photobucket (http://www.photobucket.com/), but there is also ImageShack (http://www.imageshack.us) that offers free Image Hosting. In this tutorial, we will be using Photobucket.

1) First you need to create an account on Photobucket. They apparently only allow free sign ups at certain times of the day (I'm not sure when), but I hope you do sign up at the right time. Just follow the prompts on their site.

2) You need to sign in. You might think this sounds redundant, but you have no idea how many people I've tried to talk through this without them signing in.

3) Click the browse button.
Screenshot: http://www.fulan.com/photokicho/images/tutorials/blog_install/1.jpg
You then find the images that you have already unzipped, and press ok, and then submit. MAKE SURE THE KEEP ORIGINAL PICTURE NAMES IS TICKED. (or else you'll end up with images with names that look like international phonenumbers)

It's up to you whether or not you will name the image or not. I'll be uploading the images from the Dark Magic layout. Repeat this step until all the images in the zip folder/s is uploaded.

That's it! It's all you have to do to upload an image!

Changing the code

OK, now, get the HTML file, and open it in a HTML editor like Dreamweaver or Notepad. The images we uploaded were:

darkmagic_01.gif
darkmagic_02.gif
darkmagic_03.gif
darkmagic_04.gif
darkmagic_05.gif

So now we have to find where the correspoding image is in the HTML.
Screenshot: http://www.fulan.com/photokicho/images/tutorials/blog_install/2.jpg
OK, Photobucket gives you a set of three codes URL, Tag and IMG. You want to copy all the code in the "url" box.
Screenshot: http://www.fulan.com/photokicho/images/tutorials/blog_install/3.jpg For some strange reason in the screenshot I've circled "Tag" instead, but you want the box above that... ^^
Copy the link in the "url" box. Paste that code where the picture is in the HTML. i.e for the image above, I would take the code tor darkmagic_01.gif and paste it on the the spot where it says "darkmagic_01.gif" in the HTML. So, it should go from looking like this:

[IMG SRC="darkmagic_01.gif" WIDTH=900 HEIGHT=150 BORDER="0" usemap="#map"]

To this:

[IMG SRC="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/friendsandfinance/darkmagic_01.gif" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com" WIDTH=900 HEIGHT=150 BORDER="0" usemap="#map"]

*i've used square brackets here, but its meant to be "" instead of "[]"
*The bold bits are the parts that i've (and you should) copy and paste over.
Repeat this with all the images, and then you are done changing the code.

Uploading to blogger

Open a www.blogger.com (http://www.blogger.com/) account. You should come to the "Dashboard" as soon as you log in. It should have your blog listed under the "Blogs" list. Click on the "Change settings" button (it looks like a blue gear) next to the blog you want to change. You should then see four tabs on top (Posting, Settings, Template, View Blog). Click on the "Template" tab and copy and paste all the template code, into the big white box. :)

That's it, now you should have a fully functional blog.
I hope that helped those that are starting out in blogskins... happy blogging!