Displaying Widgets on Specific Pages in Blogger
One of the reader recently commented on my blog to know how I show some widgets on the blog main page and it hides away on the content or item pages. The answer of this I will say that I use Conditional Tags in my Blogger Template which gives “condition” to any widget that where to appear and where not to. I am using these conditional tags at many places in my blog.
So through this post I will teach you that how you can easily make use of these Conditional Tags in your template and easily play with the positions of your widgets 
So first let me tell you the proper definition of Conditional Tags according to blogger.
Ok; so you got the definition now let’s move on to How you can implement it.
Implementation
First make sure to make a full backup of your existing template before attempting these Conditional Tags.
So before using these tags in your template; first just add any widget in your blog by the default way.
Now when you have added it Go to Layout > Edit HTML > Click on the Expand Box
Then search for any widget by the name which you have given it as title.
If you want to make an widget appear on main page only then we will use the following code:
<b:if cond=’data:blog.pageType == "index">
</b:if>
Now let me tell you how to paste it:
Place <b:if cond=’data:blog.pageType == "index"> tag just after the opening <b:includable id=’main’> tag and Place the closing </b:if> tag just before the closing </b:includable> tag.
If you want to make an widget appear on main page only then we will use the following code:
<b:if cond='data:page.type == "item"'>
</b:if>
Now let me tell you how to paste it:
It’s almost the same thing to do just replace <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "index"> with <b:if cond='data:page.type == "item"'> from the above method.
By this method you can display any special widget on any special page which is important for it.
For this we will use the following code:
Just add <b:if cond='data:blog.url == "BLOG_PAGE_URL"'> in the same way in the above mention methods just in this replace BLOG_PAGE_URL with the URL where you want the widget to appear.
By this method you can display any widget on any specific label page. For example you may have posts on books and when the label books is clicked in your blog the sidebar will show a widget which you have added specially for books.
For this we will use the following code:
<b:if cond='data:blog.url == "http://BLOG_NAME.blogspot.com/search/label/LABEL_NAME"'>
</b:if>
Now let me tell you how to paste it:
Just use the above code i.e <b:if cond='data:blog.url == "http://BLOG_NAME.blogspot.com/search/label/LABEL_NAME"'> in the same as we did for Displaying widgets only on homepage.
Here, replace BLOG_NAME with your blog actual name and LABEL_NAME with the label which is currently being used in your blog and where you want it to appear.
So I think you know the use of Conditional Tags and It’s Implementation.Well if you have any problem then do ask me. You can also take my help in implementing it for free in you blog by my hands for which you just have send in your blogger info to my mail via contact form.
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Article written by Typhoon
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25 Comments Add yours
January 19, 2009
2:48 pm
Hi again!
Actually i was mentioning the ad that is in the post in this picture: http://daryl.simb.googlepages.com/adonpost.jpg
Anyway thanks for this tip. It helped me!
January 19, 2009
3:28 pm
ohh..ok..By the way it’s almost the same thing which I have used i.e Conditional Tags
January 20, 2009
11:02 am
Hi again…
I seem to have problem making it. I don’t know how. Actually I wanted to just put some ads at the top of the page, to make it look more nice. Would you mind if you give me the particular section of the code and so I could paste it on my blog?
I don’t mind if I don’t get any money, and anyway I didn’t start this blog to earn money.
Thanks
January 20, 2009
3:20 pm
@MK adida
Hey just send me the mail with your blogger account info and with the screenshot where you want put that thing plus the script code in a text file..I will do it for free
February 5, 2009
12:37 am
Is it possible to display a widget under “Post Pages with disallowed comments” only?
February 5, 2009
10:33 am
I think yes..
March 7, 2009
6:15 pm
is it possible to add something to a post only if it’s labeled with a specific label?
Twitter: @smartbloggerz
March 7, 2009
6:37 pm
Currently It is not possible..You can only show widgets in the sidebar or somewhere else having specific labels but in the posts.
March 9, 2009
12:14 am
hmm, ok, can you point me in the right direction on how to do this? also, can you use the url of a specific web post? i want to add the digg badge to only posts with a ‘digg’ label and not every single post.
Twitter: @smartbloggerz
March 9, 2009
1:33 pm
Sorry, but that thing is not possible as yet.
April 17, 2009
2:53 pm
Hi,
Thank you for the codes on “Display widget On Specific Page/URL Only”, it was wonderful !
But, I am unable to implement codes on “Display widget On Specific Label Page Only”, appreciate if you can give a clear example on how to write the http://…….. in this codes.
Thanks!
ec
Twitter: @smartbloggerz
April 17, 2009
3:00 pm
Hi ec,
I came to know your problem. If you could send me your blogger info or provide admin privileges to my email noteeboyz.13(at)gmail.com then I would be able to do it for you.
I can not paste all the coding n all that here because I am damn busy right now. And I love doing things practically.
April 17, 2009
4:28 pm
Maybe this can help you determine the problem:
xml version=1.0
encoding=UTF-8
Template name=Minima Black
Sorry for trouble you!
ec
Twitter: @smartbloggerz
April 17, 2009
4:44 pm
This is not important. It could be possible in any theme(almost). As I said in the earlier comment I would be happy to do it practically rather than messing the codes in here.
April 17, 2009
5:14 pm
Now I understand, it must be click on “Label” and not click on post which with the specific label.
I using this blog for test: http://timeavenue.blogspot.com/
If you click on label widget link called “XYZ”, the “test 4″ widget will appeared. If you click on “3rd Page – XYZ” (label with “XYZ”) under the “Link” widget, it wont appeared.
So now my problem is actually want it to appear when I click on any page link which with the specific label name?
Much appreciate for your times to give me help!!
ec
Twitter: @smartbloggerz
April 17, 2009
5:20 pm
Ok so you wanted to make your widget appear on posts with specific label; which I clearly said is not possible as of now in my earlier comments. You can only show widgets on specific label page only.
April 17, 2009
5:25 pm
Sorry, my previous reply maybe a bit messy! clearer reply below:
Now I understand this codes is for click on “Label” link and not for the “Post” link.
I wish to have a code for “Post” link which can call out the “widget” under certain “Label” condition.
Hope this is more clearer!
Thank again!
ec
Twitter: @smartbloggerz
April 17, 2009
5:34 pm
Ya ec; I understood from your earlier comment properly. And as I said it is not possible as of now. If it gets discovered I will be surely writing it up.
April 17, 2009
5:33 pm
Oops ! OK, Thanks, hope it can be done in future
Cheers!
ec
Twitter: @sbunting108
June 25, 2009
3:48 am
I think I may try this when i ahve some free time. Thanks
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September 22, 2009
1:04 am
Hi Typhoon,
Thanks for this great info. Was working just great on my blogspot blog, but then I just changed to a custom domain and my pictures, which I had appearing on seperate pages, have now all disappeared?!
HELP would be super helpful!
Charlie
Twitter: @smartbloggerz
September 22, 2009
7:09 pm
Mail me your problem describing as much as you can and I will try to help you in that.
November 29, 2009
5:05 am
I can get my widgets to disappear, but I keep getting divider bars with nothing between them. Is there a way to get rid of the dividers too?
Sorry, I tried to read the Comment Policy but the link seems to be broken.
Helena´s last blog ..Andy at 41 weeks
Twitter: @smartbloggerz
November 29, 2009
1:43 pm
Thanks for reporting that broken link..May I have the screenshot regarding the problem you are getting and where it is happening..
November 30, 2009
8:55 am
Ah! Seems to be working now.