How to add a scrolling recent posts widget to your blog.

In this post i cover using Google Ajax feed API as a recent posts gadget for your blog.The widget can be added anywhere on your blog and will scroll trough your most recent posts.You can also add a Stacked version of this widget click here to see how

Preview

Here's a screenshot of the widget if your still not sure which one I'm talking about :

Get This Gadget

To add this gadget to your blog follow these steps :

1.copy the code below :

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2.In the 'Layout' section of your blog click add a gadget and paste the code into the space provided.

3.You now Must make two changes to the code for it to display your recent posts :

1.You can see : 'PUT YOUR FEED URL HERE' twice in the code - replace with your feed URL.

Example :http://feeds.feedburner.com/spiceupyourblog

Don't have a feed for your blog?

Click here to see how to get a feed

Once you have made the changes click save and your finished !

There are a few different versions of this widget i will be covering in future posts.