Adding beautiful drop down menu helps to increase the beauty of your blog. By adding the drop down menu your readers or visitors can easily navigate through your blog.
This amazing Drop down menu is created by Catalin Rosu with spectacular JQuery effects! I'll give you customized version which works flawlessly with blogger. It is compatible with all major browsers like FireFox, Chrome and Safari
Step 1. Log in to your blogger dashboard.
Step 2. Select your blog.
Step 3. Go to Blogger Dashboard > Design > Edit/Page Layout.
Step 4. Click Add a Gadget below header.
Step 5. Choose HTML/JavaScript widget.
Step 6. Paste below code and save it.
<style>
/*-----Drop Down Menu By (blogger-templatees.blogspot.com)-------*/
#hb-menu, #hb-menu ul {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
list-style: none;
}
#hb-menu {
width: 960px;
margin: 60px auto;
border: 1px solid #222;
background-color: #111;
background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(#444, #111);
background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#444), to(#111));
background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#444, #111);
background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#444, #111);
background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(#444, #111);
background-image: linear-gradient(#444, #111);
-moz-border-radius: 6px;
-webkit-border-radius: 6px;
border-radius: 6px;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 1px #777;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 1px #777;
box-shadow: 0 1px 1px #777;
}
#hb-menu:before,
#hb-menu:after {
content: "";
display: table;
}
#hb-menu:after {
clear: both;
}
#hb-menu {
zoom:1;
}
#hb-menu li {
float: left;
border-right: 1px solid #222;
-moz-box-shadow: 1px 0 0 #444;
-webkit-box-shadow: 1px 0 0 #444;
box-shadow: 1px 0 0 #444;
position: relative;
}
#hb-menu a {
float: left;
padding: 12px 30px;
color: #999;
text-transform: uppercase;
font: bold 12px Arial, Helvetica;
text-decoration: none;
text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #000;
}
#hb-menu li:hover > a {
color: #fafafa;
}
*html #hb-menu li a:hover { /* IE6 only */
color: #fafafa;
}
#hb-menu ul {
margin: 20px 0 0 0;
_margin: 0; /*IE6 only*/
opacity: 0;
visibility: hidden;
position: absolute;
top: 38px;
left: 0;
z-index: 9999;
background: #444;
background: -moz-linear-gradient(#444, #111);
background: -webkit-gradient(linear,left bottom,left top,color-stop(0, #111),color-stop(1, #444));
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(#444, #111);
background: -o-linear-gradient(#444, #111);
background: -ms-linear-gradient(#444, #111);
background: linear-gradient(#444, #111);
-moz-box-shadow: 0 -1px rgba(255,255,255,.3);
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.3);
box-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.3);
-moz-border-radius: 3px;
-webkit-border-radius: 3px;
border-radius: 3px;
-webkit-transition: all .2s ease-in-out;
-moz-transition: all .2s ease-in-out;
-ms-transition: all .2s ease-in-out;
-o-transition: all .2s ease-in-out;
transition: all .2s ease-in-out;
}
#hb-menu li:hover > ul {
opacity: 1;
visibility: visible;
margin: 0;
}
#hb-menu ul ul {
top: 0;
left: 150px;
margin: 0 0 0 20px;
_margin: 0; /*IE6 only*/
-moz-box-shadow: -1px 0 0 rgba(255,255,255,.3);
-webkit-box-shadow: -1px 0 0 rgba(255,255,255,.3);
box-shadow: -1px 0 0 rgba(255,255,255,.3);
}
#hb-menu ul li {
float: none;
display: block;
border: 0;
_line-height: 0; /*IE6 only*/
-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #111, 0 2px 0 #666;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #111, 0 2px 0 #666;
box-shadow: 0 1px 0 #111, 0 2px 0 #666;
}
#hb-menu ul li:last-child {
-moz-box-shadow: none;
-webkit-box-shadow: none;
box-shadow: none;
}
#hb-menu ul a {
padding: 10px;
width: 130px;
_height: 10px; /*IE6 only*/
display: block;
white-space: nowrap;
float: none;
text-transform: none;
}
#hb-menu ul a:hover {
background-color: #0186ba;
background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(#04acec, #0186ba);
background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#04acec), to(#0186ba));
background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#04acec, #0186ba);
background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#04acec, #0186ba);
background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(#04acec, #0186ba);
background-image: linear-gradient(#04acec, #0186ba);
}
#hb-menu ul li:first-child > a {
-moz-border-radius: 3px 3px 0 0;
-webkit-border-radius: 3px 3px 0 0;
border-radius: 3px 3px 0 0;
}
#hb-menu ul li:first-child > a:after {
content: '';
position: absolute;
left: 40px;
top: -6px;
border-left: 6px solid transparent;
border-right: 6px solid transparent;
border-bottom: 6px solid #444;
}
#hb-menu ul ul li:first-child a:after {
left: -6px;
top: 50%;
margin-top: -6px;
border-left: 0;
border-bottom: 6px solid transparent;
border-top: 6px solid transparent;
border-right: 6px solid #3b3b3b;
}
#hb-menu ul li:first-child a:hover:after {
border-bottom-color: #04acec;
}
#hb-menu ul ul li:first-child a:hover:after {
border-right-color: #0299d3;
border-bottom-color: transparent;
}
#hb-menu ul li:last-child > a {
-moz-border-radius: 0 0 3px 3px;
-webkit-border-radius: 0 0 3px 3px;
border-radius: 0 0 3px 3px;
}
</style>
<ul id="hb-menu">
<li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
<li>
<a href="#">Categories</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">CSS</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Graphic design</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Development tools</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Web design</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#">Work</a></li>
<li><a href="#">About</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
<li><a href="">Create This »</a></li>
</ul>
Step 7. replace # with your links and other with your Page Title.
