How to Unlock, Move & Remove Gadgets on Blogger Layout

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Do you want to unlock a gadget and move it from one section (place) to other on Blogger Layout or want to remove/delete a gadget on Blogger Layout? You’re in the right place.

In this tutorial, I will guide you step-by-step on how to unlock gadgets on Blogger Layout so that you can remove them or move from one section (place) to other.

Blogger locks some of the gadgets such as Featured Post, Subscribe Link, Search, Navigation, etc, on their default positions because they work best there. When you move them to other positions they might lose their styling and responsiveness.

A locked gadget on Blogger Layout cannot be removed.

Following topics will be covered in this tutorial:

  1. How to know Whether a Gadget is Locked or Not?
  2. How to Unlock a Gadget on Blogger Layout?
  3. How to Know Whether a Gadget Is Unlocked or Not?

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01. How to Know Whether a Gadget is Locked or Not?

In this section, I will guide on how to know whether a gadget is locked or not on Blogger Layout.

  • Move the mouse pointer on top of the gadget on Blogger Layout. If you see an Arrow, it is locked. You cannot move or remove that gadget.
  • Click on the Edit icon of the gadget to know whether you can remove it or not.
Move the mouse pointer on top of the gadget on Blogger Layout. If you see an Arrow, it is locked.
  •  A new window will popup. Scroll down to its bottom. You won’t see Remove option beside the Cancel and Save. Once the gadget is unlocked, you will see a Remove option.
A new window will popup. Scroll down to its bottom. You won't see Remove option beside the Cancel and Save
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02. How to Unlock Gadgets on Blogger Layout?

In this section, I will guide you step-by-step on how to unlock gadgets on Blogger Layout.

  • Go to Themes from your Blogger sidebar.
  • Click the “Downward arrow” attached to the “CUSTOMIZE” button.
Go to Themes from your Blogger sidebar. Click the "Downward arrow" attached to the "CUSTOMIZE" button.
  • Click “Edit HTML” from the options list.
Click "Edit HTML" from the options list.
  • Click the “Jump to widget” icon located on top of the Theme Editor .
Click the "Jump to widget" icon located on top of the Theme Editor .
  • It will list all the gadgets installed/active on your Blogger Layout .
  • Click on the gadget that you want to unlock. It will take you to the code of the gadget, as shown in the next step.
  • I will click the FeaturedPost1.
It will list all the gadgets installed/active on your Blogger Layout . Click on the gadget that you want to unlock.
  • Below is the code of “FeaturedPost1“. On top line of the gadget code you can see the tag locked. Its value will be ‘true‘ if it is locked, like this: locked=‘true’.
  • Replace ‘true‘ with ‘false‘, as shown in the next step.
Here you can see the code of "FeaturedPost1".  On top line of the gadget code you can see the tag locked. It's value will be 'true'. Like this locked='true'.
  • Replace the value of locked from ‘true‘ to ‘false‘ like this: locked=’false‘.
  • Click the Save icon located at bottom-right corner.

03. How to Know Whether a Gadget is Unlocked or Not?

Since you have learnt about how to unlock a gadget on Blogger Layout, now it is time to check whether a gadget is unlocked or not.

  • Go to Layout on Blogger.
  • Move the mouse pointer on top of that gadget. If you see a Move Pointer symbol over the gadget, it is unlocked. You can change the position of the gadget by drag & drop.
  • Click the Pencil icon of the gadget to know whether Remove button is enabled or not.
Move the mouse pointer on top of that gadget. If you see a Move Pointer symbol over the gadget, it is unlocked.
  • A popup window will appear. Scroll down to its bottom. The Remove button will be enabled and appear next to Save & Cancel.
A popup window will appear. Scroll down to its bottom. The Remove button will be enabled and appear next to Save & Cancel.

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8 responses

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    Meer saheb, I am new on blogging, I am getting a “recent posts widget which is there in the theme however, even if I try to delete the b:widget-settings for recentposts, it does not allow me to save and it keeps on autogenerating. Its a good theme news theme, but unfortunately the recent posts are placed between other sections ex. first its Local then World the recent posts, then entertainment then sports. I can’t even get rid of if, unless I change the theme itself. Any help would be highly appreciated.

    1. Meer Basit

      Delete the complete code of the widget and Find the code in your theme which is regenerating the code.

    1. Meer Basit

      You’re welcome, Deroda!

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    Hi,

    Thank you so much. This is a very helpful article.

    1. Meer Basit

      You are most welcome, Mustak!

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    Very good and useful tricks.

    1. Meer Basit

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