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!

This is a food themed template, featuring a complementary label cloud and customizable fonts. You can preview this template in action on the Gourmet Menu Demonstration Blog. All images are hosted by Blogger Buster, so you only need to install the XML template.

You can download the Gourmet Menu template using the link below. This download is a zip file, which also includes a help file to assist in customizing the template.

Download Gourmet Menu Template here

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

You are free to modify this template as you wish. However, I do ask that you leave the credits intact within the XML template. Please do not redistribute this template without credit to the original author. A link back to Blogger Buster is always appreciated!

You can see a demonstration of this template on the Mobile Template demonstration blog.

This template also features:

• Optional "expandable posts" (script provided by Ramani)


• Hidden Blogger Nav-Bar


• Complementary Label cloud


• AddThis social bookmark buttons at the end of each post


• Fully customizable (fonts, colors, etc)

To download this template, please use the link below. This is a zip file which also contains a help file and the template for use with the selective expandable posts.

Download "Mobile" Blogger Template

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

All images featured in this template are hosted by Blogger Buster; you do not need to upload images to your own hosting provider.

You are free to modify this template as you wish; however, I do ask that you keep the authorship credits intact within the template. A link back to Blogger Buster is always appreciated!

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!