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Creating a Banner Widget Both Left and Right of Your Blog

Blog design and customization are essential aspects of creating an engaging and visually appealing online presence. One common design element that many bloggers use is a banner widget, which can be placed both left and right of the main content area. In this post, we'll discuss how to create such a setup using simple HTML and CSS.

Prerequisites

Before diving into the code, make sure you have a basic understanding of:

  1. HTML: HyperText Markup Language is used for structuring and presenting content on the web.
  2. CSS: Cascading Style Sheets is used for controlling the look and feel of HTML elements.

Setting Up Your Banner Widgets

First, let's create two identical banner widgets. Replace the existing sidebar HTML code in your blog template with the following:

<aside id="sidebar">
  <div class="banner-widget left-banner">
    <!-- Banner content for the left banner goes here -->
  </div>
  <div class="banner-widget right-banner">
    <!-- Banner content for the right banner goes here -->
  </div>
</aside>

In the above code, we've created a container #sidebar that holds two identical .banner-widget divs – one with the class left-banner and another with the class right-banner.

Designing Your Banner Widgets

Next, let's style our banner widgets using CSS:

#sidebar .banner-widget {
  width: calc(50% - 10px); /* Adjust this value to change the width of the banners */
  height: 150px; /* Set your preferred height for the banners */
  background-color: #ccc;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

#sidebar .left-banner {
  float: left;
}

#sidebar .right-banner {
  float: right;
}

In the CSS code above, we've styled both banners to have a width of 50% of their container (#sidebar) and a height of 150 pixels. We've also added some basic background color for demonstration purposes. Finally, we've used float: left for the left banner and float: right for the right banner to position them correctly within the sidebar container.

Adding Content to Your Banners

Now that you have your banner widgets set up and styled, it's time to add content to each one. Replace the placeholder comments in the HTML code with your desired banner content:

<aside id="sidebar">
  <div class="banner-widget left-banner">
    <!-- Add content for the left banner here -->
    <h3>Left Banner</h3>
    <p>This is the text for the left banner. Replace it with your own message.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="banner-widget right-banner">
    <!-- Add content for the right banner here -->
    <h3>Right Banner</h3>
    <p>This is the text for the right banner. Replace it with your own message.</p>
  </div>
</aside>

Conclusion

Creating a banner widget both left and right of your blog can help you maximize your advertising or promotional opportunities, making your content more engaging and visually appealing to visitors. With the simple HTML and CSS code demonstrated in this post, you'll be able to create such a setup in no time!

Published September, 2015