Fully Different Style Popular Posts Widget

 I have already posted three CSS customizations for Popular Posts before, they are -

1. How to change the appearance of Gadget "Popular Posts" in Blogger
2. Numbered Popular Posts Widget for Blogger
3. Popular Posts Widget customization

This time I am going to post something different. You will have to edit the CSS as well the HTML for this new type of Popular Post widget.

Step 1 : Adding Popular Post Widget

Go to Blog Title → Layout → Add a Gadget → Popular Posts. After adding the widget Save the Template.

Step 2 : Adding the CSS

Firstly go to Blog Title → Template → Edit HTML. Expand <b:skin>⋯</b:skin> if it is not expanded. Press Ctrl + F.  Type ]]></b:skin> in search box and press enter key. [As per the new HTML editor]
Add the below given code just above ]]></b:skin>

.popular-posts li,.popular-posts .item-content{float:left;display:inline;list-style:none;}
.popular-posts .item-snippet,.popular-posts .item-title,.feed-links{display:none;}p.description,aside li{font-size:12px;}.popular-posts ul li,.item-content,.item-thumbnail{margin:0!important;padding:0!important;}.sixcol,.left-main,.right-sidebar{width:50%;}
#PopularPosts1 img {background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #FFFFFF;border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius: 110px 110px 110px 110px;padding: 4px;}

After adding the above code Save the template.

Step 3 : Editing the HTML

Now search for  <b:widget id='PopularPosts1' locked='false' title='Popular Posts' type='PopularPosts'>⋯</b:widget> You may/may not expand this code. All you have to do is replace the whole code with the code given below.

<b:widget id='PopularPosts1' locked='false' title='Popular Posts' type='PopularPosts'>
<b:includable id='main'>
  <b:if cond='data:title'><h2><data:title/></h2></b:if>
  <div class='widget-content popular-posts'>
    <ul>
      <b:loop values='data:posts' var='post'>
      <li>
        <b:if cond='data:showThumbnails == &quot;false&quot;'>
          <b:if cond='data:showSnippets == &quot;false&quot;'>
            <!-- (1) No snippet/thumbnail -->
            <a expr:href='data:post.href'><data:post.title/></a>
          <b:else/>
            <!-- (2) Show only snippets -->
            <div class='item-title'><a expr:href='data:post.href'><data:post.title/></a></div>
            <div class='item-snippet'><data:post.snippet/></div>
          </b:if>
        <b:else/>
          <b:if cond='data:showSnippets == &quot;false&quot;'>
            <!-- (3) Show only thumbnails -->
            <div class='item-thumbnail-only'>
              <b:if cond='data:post.thumbnail'>
                <div class='item-thumbnail'>
                  <a expr:href='data:post.href' target='_blank'>
                    <img alt='' border='0' expr:height='data:thumbnailSize' expr:src='data:post.thumbnail' expr:width='data:thumbnailSize'/>
                  </a>
                </div>
              </b:if>
              <div class='item-title'><a expr:href='data:post.href'><data:post.title/></a></div>
            </div>
            <div style='clear: both;'/>
          <b:else/>
            <!-- (4) Show snippets and thumbnails -->
            <div class='item-content'>
              <b:if cond='data:post.thumbnail'>
                <div class='item-thumbnail'>
                  <a expr:href='data:post.href' target='_blank'>
                    <img alt='' border='0' expr:height='data:thumbnailSize' expr:src='data:post.thumbnail' expr:width='data:thumbnailSize'/>
                  </a>
                </div>
              </b:if>
              <div class='item-title'><a expr:href='data:post.href'><data:post.title/></a></div>
              <div class='item-snippet'><data:post.snippet/></div>
            </div>
            <div style='clear: both;'/>
          </b:if>
        </b:if>
      </li>
      </b:loop>
    </ul>
    <b:include name='quickedit'/>
  </div>
</b:includable>
</b:widget>

Thats it, you are done now. You and your visitors can now see this different style of Popular Posts widget on your blogger blog.