Trick To Add Followers Gadget in Blogger

Hello Friends,
You know that Google decided to retire most of Google Friend Connect's feature Few years Ago, though they have mentioned that they will continue to run the service for the 'foreseeable future'. The GFC Follower's gadget, that used to be available in the 'Add a Gadget' list of gadgets, has now been replaced with Google+ Followers gadget. For those of you who are still using GFC's Followers gadget, you can keep using it, until Google decides to pull the plug. But for new users, or for those of you who had your gadget accidentally removed, here's how you can add it back.

Step 1:

Go to Dashboard - Layout

Step 2: Add a Gadget (where you want the gadget to appear)

Step 3: Look for HTML/Javascript gadget - Click on the plus (+) icon to add the gadget.

Step 4: In the next window, just copy the URL (the address, as highlighted in the screenshot below) of the page. Once you've copied the address, you can close this window.

Step 5: Paste this URL in a text editor (such as Notepad, MS Word, Browser or wherever you feel comfortable editing it). Next, find for the part that says 'widgetType=HTML' in your address.

URL looks like this: http://www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID=8584910072934601618&sectionId=sidebar-right-1&action=editWidget&widgetType=HTML&referrer=directory

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Step 6: Now change 'widgetType=HTML' to 'widgetType=Followers'.

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URL looks like this now, after making the change:

http://www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID=8584910072934601618&sectionId=sidebar-right-1&action=editWidget&widgetType=Followers&referrer=directory

Step 7: Copy this modified URL, and paste into your browser (preferably the browser that you were using early on, the on that is logged into your Blogger account). Hit 'Enter' on your keyboard, and your Followers gadget is back.

Step 8: Some time it show BAD REQUEST ERROR-400. Don't worry open your blog you will see the Follower Gadget in the Blog.

Step 9: If You have more then one blog and want follower gadget on all then don't worry you don't have to follow all the steps again and again just Use the URL From Step 6: and this time you have to change blogID and done just press enter and you will get the screen of Step 7:

http://www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID=8584910072934601618&sectionId=sidebar-right-1&action=editWidget&widgetType=Followers&referrer=directory