Blogger bX-bliced Error

Uploading New Template And Such

This is an old post which was written on March 1st, 2009. It has been collecting dust all along until I came upon it while searching for some materials for a new post. Hope it is still relevant...

Recently I've received many personal messages and emails telling me about their problems with Blogger. Most of them are from eBlog Templates readers who are following Dilectio Comment Section where I was one of the main contributors. To refresh your memory, you can refer to Making Border Lines Disappear's first paragraph.

Before I proceed any further, here's a little bit of history which I hope will answer some questions from readers and friends alike asking me how did I end-up on eBlog Templates?

Guess it all started when I published Solving 'Dilectio' Blogger Template, when I solved a problem that got to do with some text-wrap script making words to wrap around the images. Unfortunately, it only happened on free Dilectio Template for Blogger. Fortunately, it has been solved. Horey...!

Even though that post never did attract any attention on CARI Forum (neither from Admin nor moderators) but it did manage to attract David Cowgill (the eBlog Templates founder) when I posted about it on Dilectio Comments Section.

After that as the saying goes, the rest is history. David Cowgill (the eBlog Templates founder) gave me his permission to help him out to answer his many reader's questions. Further good news though it's not confirm yet, David is planning to create something BIG for all his readers and I've been invited to join him. Just wait for it. I'm sure it gonna create another huge sensation. I shall tell you more about it after all has been finalized and ready!

Okay, back to the main topic. After getting such information, I started browsing around the Internet to find out what's going on? I found out there are many other Blog*Spot's user who are facing the same problem, keep getting bX this bX that errors! Most of the time it only occurred when changing to a new template. Below are a few interesting threads that I found on the old Blogger Help Group;

1. bX-bliced Error


2. XML Upload Error


3. Report Your bX-code Error


4. Join this thread, BLOGGER TEAM FIX THIS PROBLEM so that the wise guys have enough information to solve the dreaded bX's errors.
   


5. A reply from a Blogger Employee, Having Trouble Uploading A Template?
   


6. There are so many such questions. Be free to look it up on Blogger Help Group to read all relevant questions posted by Blogger all over the world. Happy reading guys.
   

I soon found out that not all answers were right to any Blogger's templates. Some were successful and some were not! Not to worry though. It was not the fault of Blog*Spot users. As a forummer on Dilectio Comments Section had wisely said, it seems like Blogger has been making some changes recently that don't sit well with customized templates. Until then, chill down and wait for the Blogger Team to rectify their problem.

Here's what to do whenever you're changing and downloading a new template, the annoying bX error awaits you;

1. After choosing and downloading the new template, open the XML file with Notepad.


2. After opening it with Notepad, search for widget id.


3. In every Blogger's templates, widget id will be displayed like so, <b:widget id="blabla1" locked="blabla" title="blabla" type="blabla"></b:widget>


4. Now, this is important. You can either delete the number in Blabla1 and replace it with another number like so, Blabla1 to Blabla2 or Blabla3 to Blabla4. Preferably a higher number than the one you deleted..


5. Or you can just add the same number beside the old one like so, Blabla1 to Blabla11 or Blabla2 to Blabla22.


6. Do as the above to all widget id found on the template's XML file. And don't forget to save it after you've finished. Please save it somewhere you can easily remember because you'll be needing it later.


7. Then sign-in to your Blogger's account --> Dashboard --> Layout --> Edit HTML


8. In Edit HTML mode, browse for the file you've saved it earlier and upload the file.


9. Lastly, preview the end result to see that everything is alright before you click SAVE.

Well, that's it. See ya' when I see ya'.

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