Installing Avellin on Blogger
Install the Avellin XML template safely, back up your current Blogger theme, and confirm the base layout before customizing it.
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Avellin Documentation
Setup, customization, tutorials and troubleshooting for Avellin. Use the filters below to narrow the library to exactly what you need.
Avellin signature features
Start with the recipe tools that make Avellin different.
Avellin includes a dedicated recipe-post layout with Jump to Recipe and Print Recipe controls, plus a searchable Recipe Index page with category filters. Set these up early so the rest of the theme can be built around your recipes.
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Avellin Quick Start Checklist
A practical setup order for Avellin, with direct links to the detailed instructions for every major step.
Setting Up the Avellin Site Identity and Header
Set Avellin’s site title, description or logo using Blogger’s native Header gadget, then fine-tune the masthead in Theme Designer.
Setting Up Avellin Navigation and Dropdown Menus
Build Avellin’s main menu with Blogger Pages and create multi-level dropdowns using the built-in hyphen hierarchy.
Configuring Avellin Theme Options: Sticky Navigation and Sidebars
Use Avellin’s Theme Options widget to control sticky navigation and sidebar visibility separately for each Blogger page type.
Customizing Avellin in Blogger Theme Designer
Use Avellin’s built-in Theme Designer controls for typography, colors, widths, homepage sections, recipe cards and article styling.
Configuring the Avellin Featured Recipe
Choose whether Avellin’s homepage hero uses the newest post or the newest post from one exact Blogger label.
Editing the Avellin Homepage Recipe Categories
Replace Avellin’s six homepage recipe-category images, names and links from Blogger Layout.
Editing the Avellin Seasonal / Editor’s Pick Section
Update the image, title, description and destination used by Avellin’s lower-homepage Seasonal / Editor’s Pick feature.
Setting Up the Avellin Homepage About the Author Section
Customize Avellin’s homepage author portrait, introduction and About-page link.
Setting Up Avellin Newsletter Forms
Connect Avellin’s newsletter forms to your email provider and know when to use the provider’s full signup form instead.
Customizing the Avellin Footer
Edit Avellin’s About text, footer navigation, recipe-category links, social links and legal links from Blogger Layout.
Setting Up Social Links and Icons in Avellin
Configure Avellin’s navigation and footer social links and let the theme map supported network names to their icons.
Using Dark Mode in Avellin
Understand Avellin’s dark-mode toggle, saved preference, system preference and separate dark color controls.
Translating Avellin
Use Avellin’s built-in language packs or manual translation list for fixed theme text without editing the template XML.
Understanding Avellin Recipe Labels and Categories
Use Avellin’s reserved Recipe label correctly and separate functional labels from meaningful food categories.