Step 1: Backup your template
Although this is not a very risky modification, it is always good practice to backup your template before modifying it.
Go to the Layout|Edit HTML-tab, and download your template as an XML-file and save it to your harddisk.
Step 2: Create an new Link Widget in your sidebar
From
the Layout|Page Elements tab Add a Widget to your sidebar. Select the
link-widget from th list. Set the title for example to Admin, and add 4 links to the list.
Dashboard : http://www.blogger.com/home Change Settings : http://www.blogger.com/blog-options-basic.g?blogID=#### Change Layout : http://www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID=#### Edit Posts : http://www.blogger.com/post.g?blogID=#### New Post : http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=####In
this links you have to change the ####### to the ID of your Blog. The
easiest way to do this is to go to your dashboard, and view the list of
your blogs. Hover your mouse over the links (Layout, Settings, etc) and
watch the status-bar of your browser. You will see the link there. The
easiest way is to right-click each link, copy the hyperlink, and paste
it into the link widget.
Step 3: Save
Save the
Widget and display your Blog. If you are viewing your Blog, clicking one
of the Admin links will bring you to the appropriate screen. Visitors
of your Blog will not be able to modify it, because they are not logged
in to your blog. If you are not logged in, clicking an admin-link will
bring up the Blogger login screen.
