List/Grid Switcher for Blogger Posts with auto Read more : DynaMag Style

List and Grid are two user interface option to show your blog feeds on a well designed template. And there are certain niche where both there perform their part effectively. Grid view is best feed visualization way where the posts images are enough to make sense about the overall text in it. But where the blogger has the capability in his words to compel the audience by showing them a bit or a summary of the post, list view would be the most helpful and suitable thing.

List/Grid View Switcher advantages

There are certain merits of list grid view. This not only make the appearance a lot dynamic but also provide the choice of interface to the audience so that the visitor can decide in which view he want the blog to see. Showing your audience that you care their selectivity is the matter of user satisfaction. 

The dilemma of using either grid view or list view is the main obstacle while designing a blog. When you've both view at the same time, you're feeling much better.

You can change into a single style also. (Grid views of posts for blogger)

Concept of this LIST/GRID view

The homepage of your blog fetch the full feed and shows it as you've opted to do so. Which means, blog homepage loads posts in full but show according to the template. Weather you show images from the posts and its summary or you show only title or the summary to a specific extent, feeds are loaded in full. Thus, when the page has loaded full feed, why to retain a single view. This function of blogger allows the bloggers to switch between these two without loading another page.

Demo

Grid View

List View

Step By Step Tutorial

Ok lets start scripting it.

Step1. As usual Go to Blogger dashboard and open template menu.

Step2. Click EDIT HTML and now find </head>

Step3. Now Just above </head> copy and paste below CSS and SCript code snippet.

<script type='text/javascript'>
function list_view(){
if(document.getElementsByClassName(&quot;post&quot;)) {elementArray = document.getElementsByClassName(&quot;post&quot;); while (elementArray.length) {elementArray[0].className = &quot;post-grid-view&quot;;}}
if(document.getElementsByClassName(&quot;post-title&quot;)) {elementArray = document.getElementsByClassName(&quot;post-title&quot;); while (elementArray.length) {elementArray[0].className = &quot;post-title-grid&quot;;}}
}
function grid_view(){
if(document.getElementsByClassName(&quot;post-grid-view&quot;)) {elementArray = document.getElementsByClassName(&quot;post-grid-view&quot;); while (elementArray.length) {elementArray[0].className = &quot;post&quot;;}}
if(document.getElementsByClassName(&quot;post-title-grid&quot;)) {elementArray = document.getElementsByClassName(&quot;post-title-grid&quot;); while (elementArray.length) {elementArray[0].className = &quot;post-title&quot;;}}
}
</script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
posts_no_thumb_sum = 100;
posts_thumb_sum = 350;
</script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
//<![CDATA[
function removeHtmlTag(strx,chop){
if(strx.indexOf("<")!=-1)
{
var s = strx.split("<");
for(var i=0;i<s.length;i++){
if(s[i].indexOf(">")!=-1){
s[i] = s[i].substring(s[i].indexOf(">")+1,s[i].length);
}
}
strx = s.join("");
}
chop = (chop < strx.length-1) ? chop : strx.length-2;
while(strx.charAt(chop-1)!=' ' && strx.indexOf(' ',chop)!=-1) chop++;
strx = strx.substring(0,chop-1);
return strx+'...';
}
function createSummaryAndThumb(pID, pURL, pTITLE){
var div = document.getElementById(pID);
var imgtag = "";
var img = div.getElementsByTagName("img");
var summ = posts_no_thumb_sum;
if(img.length>=1) {
imgtag = '<span class="posts-thumb" style="float:left; margin-right: 10px;"><a href="'+ pURL +'"><img src="'+img[0].src+'" /></a></span>';
summ = posts_thumb_sum;
}
else {
imgtag = '<span class="posts-thumb" style="float:left; margin-right: 10px;"><a href="'+ pURL +'" title="'+ pTITLE+'"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7gZT9DXRuL7enLmIT3tnjTPsvyM0EPvvDb86HaO_1b9-N9RxBBXJfRaFdrFsxLJIm885XV26D8eJ18IS2NWhs5-uUZMtssy5we3ShBqSU1K36w87nmVXgN5Yi-QZDqtRsTYq5kv9Amql/s1600/sorry-image-not-available.png" style="margin-top: -30px;" /></a></span>';
summ = posts_thumb_sum;
}
var summary = imgtag + '<a href="'+ pURL +'"><div class="post-summary-text">' + removeHtmlTag(div.innerHTML,summ) + '</div></a>';
div.innerHTML = summary;
}
//]]>
</script>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType!= &quot;item&quot;'>
<style>
#list-view-button {font-family: Verdana; text-align:left;cursor:pointer;font-size: 14px;border-bottom: 5px solid #eaeaea;text-decoration: none;}
#list-view-button a{text-decoration: none; color: #666;}
.grid-view-button {background-color:#efefef;color:#666;padding:5px 10px;border-radius: 5px;font-size: 12px;}
.list-view-button {background-color:#efefef;color:#000;padding:5px 10px;border-radius: 5px;font-size: 12px;}
.post-grid-view {width:100%;height:250px;overflow: hidden;float:left;margin:0px 0px 20px !important;position:relative;display: block; -webkit-transition:all 0.5s ease 0s; -moz-transition:all 0.5s ease 0s; -o-transition:all 0.5s ease 0s; transition:all 0.5s ease 0s; }
.post-grid-view .posts-thumb {width:40% !important;height:250px !important;float:left;margin:0px;position:relative;border-top: 0px solid transparent !important;overflow: hidden;}
.post-grid-view .post-header {display: none;}
.post-grid-view .post-body img {min-width: 300px !important; min-height: 250px !important;display:block;width:100%!important;height:auto!important;max-width:800px!important;max-height:400px!important;border:none;outline:none;position:relative;margin: 0px;padding:0;}
.post-grid-view .post-summary-text {opacity: 1; background: none; width: 58%;font-size: 120% !important;clear: none !important; display: inline-block !important; padding: 80px 0px !important; color: #666 !important; text-shadow: none !important; float: right !important; text-align: left; position: relative !important; font-family: &#39;Open Sans Condensed&#39;, sans-serif;}
.post-grid-view .post-body {height: 250px;background:#f5f5f5; box-shadow: none !important;}
.post-title-grid a { font-size:170%;color: #777;font-family: &#39;Open Sans Condensed&#39;, sans-serif;}
.post-title-grid { position: absolute; left: 42%; top: 5%; z-index: 1;}
.post-grid-view .post-footer {left: 41%; display:block;position: absolute; bottom: 2%;font-size: 120%; background: transparent !important; border: 0px solid transparent !important;font-family: &#39;Open Sans Condensed&#39;, sans-serif;}
.post-grid-view .post-footer a{color: #128EC9;}
.post-grid-view a.comment-bubble {display: none;}
.main-inner .column-center-inner .section {margin: 0px !important;}
.post { -webkit-transition:all 0.5s ease 0s; -moz-transition:all 0.5s ease 0s; -o-transition:all 0.5s ease 0s; transition:all 0.5s ease 0s;}
#blog-pager {clear:both;}
.post {height:auto;width:32.2%;display:inline-block;text-decoration:none;float:left;margin:0 1% 1% 0%;overflow: hidden;padding:0!important;}
.date-header {display: none;}
h3.post-title a {font-size:90%;font-family: &#39;Open Sans Condensed&#39;, sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff;text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);font-weight: bold;}
h3.post-title {text-align: center; position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;overflow:hidden;margin:0px !important;padding-top: 30%; background-color: rgba(50, 126, 213, 0.8);transform: scale(1);opacity: 0;z-index: 10;height: 100%;transition: all 300ms ease-out 0s;}
h3.post-title:hover {opacity: 1;}
.posts-thumb {width:100%!important;height:200px!important;overflow:hidden;clear:both;}
.post-body {border-radius:2px;box-shadow:0 5px 4px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);position:relative;overflow: hidden;}
.post-body a {text-decoration: none;}
.post-body img {display:block;width:100%!important;height:auto!important;max-width:800px!important;max-height:400px!important;min-width:200px!important;min-height:200px!important;border:none;outline:none;position:relative;margin: 0px;padding:0;}
.post-summary-text {display: none;}
a.comment-bubble {color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-size:100%;width: 100%;text-align: center;position:absolute;top:175px;left: 0px;text-shadow:1px 2px 1px #333;font-family: &#39;Pacifico&#39;, cursive;z-index: 122;}
a.comment-bubble:before { content: &quot;Comments: &quot; url(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZK_aZssp1JjvkZogHh5Ynbzm3uqz4d8nTDtj8lnVMgvchQowLuHnTV2V2RZSjSmO7VP_y_dy-WLzdMewp7cRrhkSYz7m6HdDUzQwN5jBvVl62htJ7vb9xcEqPiNM04jyJjx-mFZhnLe-p/s1600/heart-active.png);}
.post-header,.post-footer {display:none;}
</style></b:if></b:if>
<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans+Condensed:300' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'/>
<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Pacifico' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'/>

Step4. You've done the scripts and now is the time for the placement. Search below code .

<b:section class='main' id='main' showaddelement='no'>

In case you're unable to find it, don't waste time and find this

<b:section class='main' id='main' showaddelement='yes'>

Step5. Just Above this paste the below code.

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType!= &quot;item&quot;'>
<div id='list-view-button'><a class='grid-view-button' onclick='grid_view()'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuH8ZZ5wuS7CBXMCULN9JnmDJNsKlueQoT1DCnPSJepcPZB3-YOrANgf09pl4Ko1KSGYMIUKdR2_b_rMiAL4rf7-I2Owxq3q8CpRpnI4Sh-ZxFBK_RmqXQQwn9JAQ3m9Wkla814YzvGtQ6/s1600/search-grid-icon.png' style='margin: -8px 1px -3px -6px;width: 16px;'/> Grid View</a> <a class='list-view-button' onclick='list_view()'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hS1hpzf28YvY7-aFPiZblsUpzjfwmx-rxsBaJdf_7M-hnLFcU58jSdQ4yNPbG4KR7x6GGFe8ft32X-EBPTpQcf8SAMY0JZ6G09p-nHl2YFcHrcdneuiKPhWO1z1q2CgxDwvSKQ2uSdlV/s1600/icon-list-view.png' style='margin: -8px 1px -3px -6px;width: 16px;'/> List View</a></div>

</b:if></b:if>

Step6. Now again search the code below which you will find three times in the file.

<data:post.body/>

Step7. Replace second and third occurrence thereof with the code given below :

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;item&quot;'>
<div expr:id='&quot;summary&quot; + data:post.id'>
<data:post.body/>
</div>
<script type='text/javascript'>createSummaryAndThumb(&quot;summary<data:post.id/>&quot;,&quot;<data:post.url/>&quot;);</script>
<b:if cond='data:post.allowComments'>
<a class='comment-bubble' expr:href='data:post.addCommentUrl' expr:onclick='data:post.addCommentOnclick'>
<data:post.numComments/>
</a>
</b:if>
</b:if>
</b:if>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>
<data:post.body/>
</b:if>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;static_page&quot;'>
<data:post.body/>
</b:if>

Note : if you already have added any auto read more script, remove the previous read more script to make this work.

Save your template and you're all set now.
Allowing users to switch the views will give new heights to your blog's content. Audience attraction is the key importance in creating blog readership and engagement.