Installing Élan on Blogger
Install the Élan XML template safely, then confirm the theme has loaded before you begin customizing widgets and colors.
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Élan Quick Start Checklist
A practical setup order for turning the installed Élan demo into your own finished Blogger site without missing the important configuration areas.
Setting Up Élan Navigation and Dropdown Menus
Build Élan’s main menu in Blogger Layout, including multi-level dropdowns using the theme’s built-in hyphen hierarchy.
Setting Up the Élan Site Identity and Header
Set the Élan blog title, logo and description with Blogger’s Header gadget, then refine the header spacing and logo dimensions in Theme Designer.
Configuring the Élan Homepage Slider
Choose which posts appear in Élan’s homepage slider, control the post count and date display, and understand the image requirement.
Editing the Élan Homepage Image Boxes
Replace the three homepage featured-link cards with your own images, titles, captions and destinations.
Setting Up the Élan Homepage About Section
Customize the homepage About card with your image, introduction and About-page link while keeping Élan’s built-in layout.
Customizing Élan in Blogger Theme Designer
A map of the design controls Élan exposes in Blogger Theme Designer, including colors, layout, slider, sidebar, posts and dark mode.
Showing or Hiding the Sidebar in Élan
Control the Élan sidebar separately for the homepage, blog, posts, pages, categories, search, archives and error pages.
Setting Up Social Links and Icons in Élan
Update the navigation and footer social links and let Élan automatically select the matching social-media icons.
Using Dark Mode in Élan
Understand how Élan’s dark-mode toggle works, how the visitor’s choice is remembered, and where to customize dark colors.
Translating Élan
Use Élan’s built-in language packs or manual translation mode for fixed theme text without editing the template XML.
Setting Up the Élan Newsletter Form
Connect Élan’s sidebar newsletter form to your email provider using the signup form URL supplied by the service.
Customizing the Élan Footer
Update Élan’s footer About text, Explore links, social profiles, bottom links and footer styling from Blogger Layout and Theme Designer.
Setting Up the Élan Instagram Feed with Behold
Connect Behold to Élan’s footer and display up to six Instagram posts.
Creating an About Page in Élan
Create the Élan About page and use the theme’s supplied About-page HTML structure for its styled intro, story, values and note sections.