How to add drop-down menu to your Blogger template

1. Add The Menu CSS

Go to your blogger account,
Navigate to Dashboard >> Design >> Edit Html >
And find the following code,

]]></b:skin>

And before it, add the following css code,

#jsddm {
margin: 0;
padding: 15px;
z-index:1000000000;
position:relative;
}

#jsddm li {
float: left;
list-style: none;
font: 12px Tahoma, Arial;
}

#jsddm li a {
display: block;
white-space: nowrap;
margin:1px 3px;
border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;
background: #cccccc;
background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#ebebeb), to(#cccccc));
background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ebebeb, #cccccc);
padding: 5px 10px;
-webkit-border-radius: 5px;
-moz-border-radius: 5px;
border-radius: 5px;
text-shadow: #ffffff 0 1px 0;
color: #363636;
font-size: 15px;
font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Sans-Serif;
text-decoration: none;
vertical-align: middle;
}

#jsddm li a:hover {
background: #C8C8C8;
}

#jsddm li ul {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
position: absolute;
visibility: hidden;
border-top: 1px solid white;
}

#jsddm li ul li {
float: none;
display: inline;
}

#jsddm li ul li a {
width: auto;
background: #CAE8FA;
}

#jsddm li ul li a:hover {
background: #A3CEE5;
}

2. Adding the Java codes

At the same page, find the next code,
</head> Then add this code exactly before it,

<script src='http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.2.6/jquery.js' type='text/javascript'/>
  <script type='text/javascript'>
  //<![CDATA[

var timeout    = 500;
  var closetimer = 0;
  var ddmenuitem = 0;

function jsddm_open()
  {  jsddm_canceltimer();
  jsddm_close();
  ddmenuitem = $(this).find('ul').css('visibility', 'visible');}

function jsddm_close()
  {  if(ddmenuitem) ddmenuitem.css('visibility', 'hidden');}

function jsddm_timer()
  {  closetimer = window.setTimeout(jsddm_close, timeout);}

function jsddm_canceltimer()
  {  if(closetimer)
  {  window.clearTimeout(closetimer);
  closetimer = null;}}

$(document).ready(function()
  {  $('#jsddm > li').bind('mouseover', jsddm_open)
  $('#jsddm > li').bind('mouseout',  jsddm_timer)});

document.onclick = jsddm_close;
  //]]>
  </script>

Now Click Save Template  

3. Adding The Menu To Your Blog

Now Go to your Dashboard >> Design >>
And on your page elements page, click on Add A Gadget any where on the screen,
And choose ” HTML / JavaScript ” , Leave the title empty, ant at the content area, paste the following code,
 

<ul id="jsddm">
  <li><a href="#">Home</a>
  <li><a href="#">Menu 1</a>
  <ul>
  <li><a href="#">Drop 1-1</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Drop 1-2</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Drop 1-3</a></li>
  </ul>
  </li>

 <li><a href="#">Menu 2</a>
  <ul>
  <li><a href="#">Drop 2-1</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Drop 2-2</a></li>
  </ul>
  </li>

 <li><a href="#">Menu 3</a>
  <ul>
  <li><a href="#">Drop 3-1</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Drop 3-2</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Drop 3-3</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Drop 3-4</a></li>
  </ul>
  </li>

 <li><a href="#">Menu 4</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">Menu 5</a></li>
  <li><a href="#">AllBlogTools</a></li>
  </li></ul>

click save 

4. Making Your New Menu Your Default.

Now, it’s important to move the new gadget from the current place to the
 top of your page, if it was on the sidebar, or footer, just drag it to 
your page header or above your posts area, and click And click Save again

Goto Dashboard .. Layout .. pages 

and hit remove pages. now you can only see your new drop down menu.

preview your blog to see how it worked. 

If this Helps, Kindly Comment on it. 

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