HOW TO ADD A "SCROLL TO TOP" BUTTON USING BLOGGER
One of my favorite things to do is play around and tweak my blog.
It's an endless pool of creativity and there are always so many things to learn.
That I just cant get enough, from trying to understand the world of HTML codes
to simple editing tools to personalize my blog. The best thing that I figured out
early on was that creating a personalized space was completely possible. There are
so many wonderful people out there who you can hire to make your space completely
"you" but why not try yourself if you are willing.
In the next few weeks I am going to be sharing some tricks and tools that I have learned
along the way. Even some epic fails :) there is no shame here haha. But for starters
I want to share this fun little tool that I'm sure you have seen here and there... the magic
"scroll to top button" Its a fun way for readers to quickly scroll back to the top of your blog
with a simple click.
PS. It really simple to create your own using something like picmonkey or you can
choose from one of these little buttons I designed.
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HOW:
Go to your blogger Dashboard and select Layout. Choose Add a
Gadget and select the HTML/Javascript widget. Paste in the code below
(with your image URL between quotes marked by IMAGE URL HERE note),
save, and position at the bottom in Layout.
Save Arrangement and enjoy your fancy scroll to top button!
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<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" >
/***********************************************
* Scroll To Top Control script- © Dynamic Drive DHTML code library (www.dynamicdrive.com)
* Modified by www.MyBloggerTricks.com
* This notice MUST stay intact for legal use
* Visit Project Page at http://www.dynamicdrive.com for full source code
***********************************************/
var scrolltotop={
//startline: Integer. Number of pixels from top of doc scrollbar is scrolled before showing control
//scrollto: Keyword (Integer, or "Scroll_to_Element_ID"). How far to scroll document up when control is clicked on (0=top).
setting: {startline:100, scrollto: 0, scrollduration:1000, fadeduration:[500, 100]},
controlHTML: '<img src="IMAGE URL HERE" />', //HTML for control, which is auto wrapped in DIV w/ ID="topcontrol"
controlattrs: {offsetx:5, offsety:5}, //offset of control relative to right/ bottom of window corner
anchorkeyword: '#top', //Enter href value of HTML anchors on the page that should also act as "Scroll Up" links
state: {isvisible:false, shouldvisible:false},
scrollup:function(){
if (!this.cssfixedsupport) //if control is positioned using JavaScript
this.$control.css({opacity:0}) //hide control immediately after clicking it
var dest=isNaN(this.setting.scrollto)? this.setting.scrollto : parseInt(this.setting.scrollto)
if (typeof dest=="string" && jQuery('#'+dest).length==1) //check element set by string exists
dest=jQuery('#'+dest).offset().top
else
dest=0
this.$body.animate({scrollTop: dest}, this.setting.scrollduration);
},
keepfixed:function(){
var $window=jQuery(window)
var controlx=$window.scrollLeft() + $window.width() - this.$control.width() - this.controlattrs.offsetx
var controly=$window.scrollTop() + $window.height() - this.$control.height() - this.controlattrs.offsety
this.$control.css({left:controlx+'px', top:controly+'px'})
},
togglecontrol:function(){
var scrolltop=jQuery(window).scrollTop()
if (!this.cssfixedsupport)
this.keepfixed()
this.state.shouldvisible=(scrolltop>=this.setting.startline)? true : false
if (this.state.shouldvisible && !this.state.isvisible){
this.$control.stop().animate({opacity:1}, this.setting.fadeduration[0])
this.state.isvisible=true
}
else if (this.state.shouldvisible==false && this.state.isvisible){
this.$control.stop().animate({opacity:0}, this.setting.fadeduration[1])
this.state.isvisible=false
}
},
init:function(){
jQuery(document).ready(function($){
var mainobj=scrolltotop
var iebrws=document.all
mainobj.cssfixedsupport=!iebrws || iebrws && document.compatMode=="CSS1Compat" && window.XMLHttpRequest //not IE or IE7+ browsers in standards mode
mainobj.$body=(window.opera)? (document.compatMode=="CSS1Compat"? $('html') : $('body')) : $('html,body')
mainobj.$control=$('<div id="topcontrol">'+mainobj.controlHTML+'</div>')
.css({position:mainobj.cssfixedsupport? 'fixed' : 'absolute', bottom:mainobj.controlattrs.offsety, right:mainobj.controlattrs.offsetx, opacity:0, cursor:'pointer'})
.attr({title:'Scroll Back to Top'})
.click(function(){mainobj.scrollup(); return false})
.appendTo('body')
if (document.all && !window.XMLHttpRequest && mainobj.$control.text()!='') //loose check for IE6 and below, plus whether control contains any text
mainobj.$control.css({width:mainobj.$control.width()}) //IE6- seems to require an explicit width on a DIV containing text
mainobj.togglecontrol()
$('a[href="' + mainobj.anchorkeyword +'"]').click(function(){
mainobj.scrollup()
return false
})
$(window).bind('scroll resize', function(e){
mainobj.togglecontrol()
})
})
}
}
scrolltotop.init()
</script>
(linking up for Treat Yo Self Thursday)
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