Free Blogger Templates - by Blogger Buster

The "Lament" template features:

• Web 2.0 style layout, with divided sidebar column and three footer columns for extra content


• Customized header background


• Favicon to match theme


• "Post-options" and "Related posts" on post pages


• Stylized calendar widget

You can take a look at the Lament Template demonstration blog to see this template in action.Please do take a look at the post pages to see how the post footer sections work too.

Download this template

You can download the XML file for this template below:

Download the "Lament" Template (Zip folder)

This download contains the XML file for you to upload to your blog, plus a help file and all images that are used in the template.

All images for this template are hosted by Blogger Buster, though if you prefer to have control over these images you can upload these to your own image host and edit the template accordingly.

Template code

Alternatively, you can copy the template code below and paste this into the Edit HTML area in your Blogger dashboard:

The calendar widget
This widget parses your date header to display the calendar icon. To ensure this works properly, you will need to change the settings for your date-header format in the Settings>Formatting section of your Blogger dashboard. The date header needs to be in yyyy-mm-dd format, like the example below:



It is only necessary to change this one setting, then everything else in this template should work just fine!

Using this template

This template is free to use, and you may customize the template in any way you wish. However, I do ask that the author details remain in the template itself, and that you do not redistribute this template without a link back to Blogger Buster. A link back to Blogger Buster is always appreciated!

The Shinobi template features:

• Unique theme with rounded corners and ninja-style header.


• Inline comments on post pages, so readers can leave their comments without having to leave the page.


• Complementary label cloud.

Download the Shinobi Blogger Template (Zip File)

Included in the zip file are both the XML template and a help file with details of how the template can be installed and configured.

Alternatively you can copy the template code below and paste this in the Edit HTML section of your Blogger dashboard.

All images used in this template are hosted by Blogger Buster, so you do not need to upload them to your own servers. Feel free to modify this template as you wish. However, I do ask that the credits within the template itself remain intact. Please do not redistribute this template without a link back to the original author!

As usual, this screenshot doesn't do the template justice! Please take a look at the demonstration blog for this template here to get a better look (link opens in a new window).

While the heavy use of images and Javascripts make this template load slower than my other templates, I'm sure you'll agree this is a fair compromise for the overall effect.

This template features:

• Unique magical theme


• Animated blog header (watch out for the bat!)


• Customizable background, fonts, sidebar backgrounds and font colors


• Optional widgets to complement the design


• Label cloud designed to suit the theme


• Post dividers


• "Drop Caps" span style for the first letter of each paragraph

The optional widgets include:

• Magical Mirror Images: this inserts a different animated image each time you reload the page. Watch out for "Moody's mad eye..."


• Magical Thoughts: features a different magical quote each time you reload the page.


• Magical Clock: features a different image depending on the time of day, from a sun at midday to a moon at midnight (and increments each hour between).

All of these widgets are included in the download package as widget templates. Alternatively you can use the widget installers found on the Magical Template demonstration blog.

The download package for this template features the template's XML file, a help file, all images featured in the template for you to upload to your own hosting account, plus all widget templates for you to install the widgets in your blog. This is a Zip (compressed) file which you should save to your computer and open with a decompression program such as WinZip or WinRar (free).

You can download the full template below:

Download Magical Template

Alternatively, you can copy the template code below and paste this into the Edit HTML section of your Blogger dashboard:

As with all my templates, you are free to modify this template as you wish. Please leave the author credits intact within the template itself and do not redistribute this template without a link back to Blogger Buster!

As you can imagine, this template in particular took a lot of time and work to complete (and yet I'm distributing it for free...) so I do appreciate all the link love I can get. A link back to Blogger Buster in your sidebar is always appreciated. If you like this template, please tell your friends about it too!

The "Butterfly" template features:

• Left and right sidebars


• Unique girly design and header background


• Animated butterfly in sidebar


• Customized AddThis social bookmark buttons in each post to match the template color scheme


• Butterfly styled dividers between each post


• Customizable colours, fonts, etc.


• Label cloud styled to match colour scheme

You can see the template in action here, and can download the full template below:

The zip file contains both the template XML file and all images needed to run the template. It also contains a help file to assist in uploading and using the template.

Download Butterfly Template (zip file)

Alternatively you can copy the template code below and paste this into the Edit HTML section in your Blogger dashboard:

You are free to modify the template, but please leave the author details within the XML template! A link back to Blogger Buster is always appreciated.

This is pretty much the same as the original Sweet Dreams template with the addition of a second sidebar to the left of the main column.

You can download the "Sweet Dreams" three column template using the link below (Zip file)

Download "Sweet Dreams" three column template (zip file)

Alternatively, you can copy the template code below and paste this into the Edit HTML section of your Blogger dashboard (ensure you have ticked the "Expand widget templates" box):

You are free to modify this template if you wish, but please leave the author credits present in the template. Please do not redistribute this template without a link to the author!

The "Sunset" template includes the following features:

• Three column layout with two sidebars on the right.


• Cross column section across the sidebars for AdSense, blog description, label cloud, etc.


• Label cloud configured with themed colours


• Image "blur" filter (IE only)


• Unique layout style


• User variables for font, colours, etc.

You can see the Sunset template in action here.

The download for this template features the XML template itself, plus a help file and all images which you can then upload to your own image host.

Download Sunset Template Here (zip format)

Alternatively you can copy the template code below and paste this into the Edit HTML section of your Blogger dashboard:

You are free to modify the template to suit your needs, but please leave the author credits intact. Please do not distribute this template without a link to the author.

The "Sweet Dreams" template includes:

• Option of wide or narrow sidebar two column layout, with three separate sidebar containers (separate XML files for wide and narrow contained in Zip download)
• Animated header and sidebar title icons
• Background music and search widgets included in zip file
• Image "gray scale" filter for all posted images
• Social bookmarking buttons on each post
• Add page element to the header and post sections
• Label cloud configured to match template colour scheme

Preview the Sweet Dreams templates here

For this template, I've included everything you need in a zip file, including XML files for the narrow and wide templates, all images (in case you wish to modify these), background music, widget templates and instructions. You can download the Sweet Dreams templates below:

Download Sweet Dreams Template

Alternatively, you can copy and paste the template code below into the Edit HTML section of your Blogger dashboard (ensure you have checked the "Expand widget templates" box):

If you use this template, I would appreciate a link back to Blogger Buster somewhere in your blog. Please do not redistribute this template without including details of the author.