How to Create a Drop Down Menu In Blogger

A drop down menu is needed when you have too much content on your blog or you love keeping things organized. To add a drop down menu to your blogger blogs do this:

Sign in Your Blogger Account
Go To " Dashboard "
Click on " Design "

Select a HTML/JavaScript Widget just under the header and paste the following code inside it,

Here is " Html Code "

    <div id='mbtnavbar'>
          <ul id='mbtnav'>
            <li>
              <a href='#'>Home</a>
            </li>
            <li>
              <a href='#'>About</a>
           </li>
            <li>
              <a href='#'>Contact</a>
            </li>
      <li>
               <a href='#'>Sitemap</a>

                <ul>
                    <li><a href='#'>Sub Page #1</a></li>
                    <li><a href='#'>Sub Page #2</a></li>
                    <li><a href='#'>Sub Page #3</a></li>
                  </ul>
            </li>

          </ul>
        </div>

Important Tip

Replace # with your Page Links and the bolded text with relevant page names.

Next Step
Click on " Design " Tab

Click on " Edit Html " Tab

First of All Backup your template and Press " Ctrl + P "
Search this Code

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Just above it paste the code below,

/*----- MBT Drop Down Menu ----*/

#mbtnavbar {
    background: #060505;
    width: 960px;
    color: #FFF;
        margin: 0px;
        padding: 0;
        position: relative;
        border-top:0px solid #960100;
        height:35px;
}

#mbtnav {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}
#mbtnav ul {
    float: left;
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}
#mbtnav li {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
        border-left:1px solid #333;
        border-right:1px solid #333;
        height:35px;
}
#mbtnav li a, #mbtnav li a:link, #mbtnav li a:visited {
    color: #FFF;
    display: block;
   font:normal 12px Helvetica, sans-serif;    margin: 0;
    padding: 9px 12px 10px 12px;
        text-decoration: none;
       
}
#mbtnav li a:hover, #mbtnav li a:active {
    background: #BF0100;
    color: #FFF;
    display: block;
    text-decoration: none;
        margin: 0;
    padding: 9px 12px 10px 12px;
       
   
       
}
#mbtnav li {
    float: left;
    padding: 0;
}
#mbtnav li ul {
    z-index: 9999;
    position: absolute;
    left: -999em;
    height: auto;
    width: 160px;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}
#mbtnav li ul a {
    width: 140px;
}
#mbtnav li ul ul {
    margin: -25px 0 0 161px;
}
#mbtnav li:hover ul ul, #mbtnav li:hover ul ul ul, #mbtnav li.sfhover ul ul, #mbtnav li.sfhover ul ul ul {
    left: -999em;
}
#mbtnav li:hover ul, #mbtnav li li:hover ul, #mbtnav li li li:hover ul, #mbtnav li.sfhover ul, #mbtnav li li.sfhover ul, #mbtnav li li li.sfhover ul {
    left: auto;
}
#mbtnav li:hover, #mbtnav li.sfhover {
    position: static;
}
#mbtnav li li a, #mbtnav li li a:link, #mbtnav li li a:visited {
    background: #BF0100;
    width: 120px;
    color: #FFF;
    display: block;
    font:normal 12px Helvetica, sans-serif;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 9px 12px 10px 12px;
        text-decoration: none;
z-index:9999;
border-bottom:1px dotted #333;
   
}
#mbtnav li li a:hover, #mbtnavli li a:active {
    background: #060505;
    color: #FFF;
    display: block;     margin: 0;
    padding: 9px 12px 10px 12px;
        text-decoration: none;
}

 

Custmizing

• Change #060505 to change background color of the Main menu
• Change  the yellow highlighted text to change font color, size and family
• Change #BF0100 to change the background of a tab on mouse hover
• Change #BF0100 to change the background color of the drop down menu
• Change #060505 to change the background color of drop down menuon mouse hover

OK ----Now Click on " Save Template "

Open Your Blog and See The Result