Blogger is infamous for making changes that affect bloggers without actually notifying them about it. One of the most recent changes has been the requirement of a title for the image gadget that you can use to upload and display images in your sidebar. Does this look familiar?:
The Solution
Now, there are ways you can get rid of the title by editing your template’s coding, but why go to all that effort when you can just use <!– –> as the title? Yes, that’s right folks, just insert <!– –> as your image title and it shouldn’t display at all!
Pretty painless, right?
Re says
12/27/13 at 7:54 pmOh I love it! Just exactly what I need! 😀
Linda says
1/2/14 at 6:24 pmGenius! Thank you.
rachel says
1/8/14 at 9:42 pmThank you!!
Jojo says
1/13/14 at 4:22 pmOMG i love u! haha i’ve been trying to figure this out since forever! thank u so much dear!^_^ <3
Jojo~ http://beautylishlife.blogspot.com/
Janelle @ The Smudge Curve says
1/21/14 at 11:12 pmThank you so much for this!
Diana @ASpoonfulofLuxe says
2/5/14 at 4:14 pmGreat tip… thank you so much!!! 😉
aisha says
2/8/14 at 12:50 amHi Ashley, thankyou so much for the tutorial, it helps 🙂
http://www.crushmocca.blogspot.com
Clara says
2/10/14 at 10:24 amThanks! This really helped and improved my blog! And now I can brag to all my blogging friends…
maria says
2/26/14 at 3:35 pmthanks!
Shanice says
3/7/14 at 12:05 pmThankyou! Ive been searching this everywhere and this was the most simple.
x
Isabella says
3/17/14 at 11:56 amThank you so much for this, so helpful!
Isabella x
myebaywardrobe.blogspot.co.uk
Marine4Ever says
3/17/14 at 10:36 pmOUTSTANDING! I just typed in ‘title over image in blogger gadget’ and there you were… my lifesaver! THANK YOU!
ela@GrayApron says
3/18/14 at 9:53 amThanks a million…I thought I had to go into coding! 🙂 ela
Zet says
3/22/14 at 2:21 pmThank you very much! You saved my blog! 🙂
Phiny says
3/22/14 at 5:03 pmThank you so much! Wouldn’t know what to do without this post.
scabs says
3/23/14 at 10:41 amDanke Shoen!
Amy B says
3/25/14 at 6:32 pmBrilliant! Thank you!
megan danielle says
3/30/14 at 5:00 pmthank you!!!!! oh my goodness i have been so frustrated by this!
Margaret says
4/14/14 at 6:41 amThank you very much for this – makes blog look much neater.
Margaret
April B says
4/22/14 at 9:22 pmThank you so much! This was very helpful!
Phil Tolhurst says
4/25/14 at 5:58 amGenius! Seriously look at the buttons on the right of my blog: http://dragonintherubble.blogspot.co.uk/
Now imagine them with headers. It was awful! This has really helps.
Phil
Anu says
4/25/14 at 6:02 pmnice. Who knew it was going to this easy!
Jaime says
4/28/14 at 8:22 pmTHANK YOU SO MUCHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lol says
5/26/14 at 12:48 amso simple, thank you! 😀
Cathryn says
5/30/14 at 9:26 amWow!! How easy was that… (I love you!!!)
bagus says
6/2/14 at 11:47 pmBrilliant. Thanks
Cami says
6/3/14 at 6:31 pmVery helpful, thank you!! (oh, and cute blog!)
Jeane says
6/17/14 at 6:10 amMy life saver! Thank you! 🙂
Klara says
6/19/14 at 5:18 amThank you so much! It worked!!
ps. I love your blog!
Zsú says
6/20/14 at 10:41 amthank you, exactly what I was looking for!
Emily says
7/7/14 at 4:16 amThankyou SO much, after hours of frustration I finally found this post, lifesaver!
Emily
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Euan says
8/2/14 at 5:51 amThanks so much! This is exactly what I needed for my blog.
Annie says
8/3/14 at 8:19 pmThank you so much!!
Laura says
8/25/14 at 9:13 pmThis was so helpful! Thank you so much!
Lisa says
8/26/14 at 8:24 amThat is GENIUS!! Thank you SO much!
Hayley says
9/17/14 at 10:04 amThank you so so much for this – I was going crazy with blogger! I have no idea what I’m doing – every day is a learning curve! Thanks again http://thedesertrosedubai.blogspot.ae/
Ashley says
9/17/14 at 10:21 amYou’re welcome! Blogger has a tendency to make simple things difficult. Don’t give up! 😀
Amanda says
10/19/14 at 7:02 pmAwesome, Thanks!
Linda says
10/21/14 at 12:55 amThank you soooooooo much! You ROCK!!!! 🙂
Annemieke says
10/30/14 at 4:19 amAwesome!!! Thank you ….. just what i needed…
Debi Walstad says
11/8/14 at 7:25 pmYou’re a lifesaver!!! I’ve been revamping my blog and those titles on everything were driving me insane.
Migle says
11/11/14 at 1:34 pmThank you!
ardya says
11/19/14 at 5:05 pmthanks. its awsome
Marie says
11/20/14 at 7:55 amYou are my new best friend. Thank you.
david says
12/9/14 at 8:17 pmExcellent. Thanks very much.
Vasu Chittor says
1/1/15 at 11:43 amthat was helpful. thanks
Christy says
1/4/15 at 6:36 pmPerfect. Thanks for the tip!
Tia says
1/13/15 at 2:26 pmYou just saved me from a headache! Thanks!
Gina says
1/22/15 at 9:16 amUh, you are amazing! Thanks for this!
jho [mountains&beyond] says
1/29/15 at 9:50 pmohhh.. thank you…. exactly what i need 🙂
Kay says
2/8/15 at 11:35 pmThank you so much!! And would you know how to remove this from the blog banner/header image? (this code does not work on the blogger title as it does the picture title)
Kay says
2/9/15 at 1:04 pmNevermind the above, figured it out…remove “expr:alt=’data:title'” from the line of code containing the word “headerimg” in the html
Ashley says
2/9/15 at 3:53 pmThanks for posting your solution, Kay. Usually the settings to display the header are built right in to the widget (under Placement: Behind title and description; Instead of title and description; Have description placed after the image) but you must have a unique template.
Marty says
2/10/15 at 11:17 pmYES! YES! YES!!!!! This had annoyed me to no end!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!
Laura says
3/11/15 at 9:09 amGENIUS!!! This is exactly what I was looking for!!!
Janeth says
3/12/15 at 10:46 pmThanks love!!! <3
Kaitlyn Crawford says
3/13/15 at 8:39 pmThank you!
The Many Lives of Line says
4/1/15 at 6:45 amThank you thank you thank you!
Becky says
4/7/15 at 3:55 pmThankyou so much! So helpful x
Cynthia Lyons says
4/10/15 at 2:33 pmTHANKS! I had this about a year ago. Your explanation was MUCH quicker and to the point than the original. 🙂
Mirella says
4/17/15 at 5:58 amAwesome! Thank you!
Mrs. Sol says
4/24/15 at 1:02 pmOh my gosh. THANK YOU! That was driving me CRAZY!!!
Erica says
4/30/15 at 11:47 pmThanks! ♥ Greatly needed :•)
timmy says
5/3/15 at 9:52 pmthanks. was really helpful.
http://www.nomofos.com
Alexandra Tostado says
5/10/15 at 11:56 pmThis was so Helpful thank you for the post!
Melanie says
5/12/15 at 10:30 amAhhhhh thank you so much!
Ciara says
5/18/15 at 5:34 pmThank you so much for this!!!!
Helen says
5/19/15 at 3:12 amoh wow, that was SO easy – thanks so much!
Jennilyn V. says
6/7/15 at 7:56 amAhhh, thank you. You are a savior!!!
Diane Weeks says
6/19/15 at 4:04 pmThank you,, Thank you, Thank you!!!
Lana says
7/2/15 at 3:55 amThank you so much!
sharmaine liew says
7/16/15 at 5:12 amhow come mine is not working?? it stated that “This title cannot be accepted: Tag is not allowed: !” pls help!!
Ashley says
7/16/15 at 10:22 amI’ve never heard of that happening before! And you’ve copy and pasted the code exactly?
Ieva says
8/5/15 at 2:04 amYou’re brilliant!!!! exactly what i needed!:))
Shanna Fife says
9/5/15 at 3:36 amTHANK YOU! I was making some (long overdo) changes to my blog and the google gawds sent you to me! LOL Shortest most helpful post I’ve ever read! HA! Oh and super cute banner btw!
Cumbrian Rambler says
9/6/15 at 11:38 amThank you – exactly what I needed!
Ian says
9/7/15 at 7:09 pmYou are a life saver! I looked for the answer to this problem for days before I found your page. Such a simple solution,. Thank you SO MUCH!
Tamsyn says
9/9/15 at 12:46 pmThis is so helpful, thank you so much!
Kate says
9/13/15 at 3:42 pmTHANK YOU. I LOVE YOU.
Rocky says
9/23/15 at 11:31 amYOU ARE THE REAL MVP
Shabana says
9/28/15 at 2:35 amHURRAY! THANK YOU!
harshad madaye says
10/11/15 at 1:49 pmhere’s one hug from me 😀
Charles says
10/8/15 at 7:30 pmGracias!
harshad madaye says
10/11/15 at 1:47 pmout standing , genius ,
mark says
10/25/15 at 4:48 amthank you, you’re my hero XD
Chandra says
10/30/15 at 7:02 amFinally! I have been frustrated by this for so long. Now my blog looks a bit less clunky and junky. A huge THANK YOU!
Rosee says
11/1/15 at 11:30 amYou’re an absolute lifesaver! This is SO handy!
linnet joy says
11/7/15 at 2:16 amTHANK YOU!!!
Nuhaa Bardien says
11/7/15 at 4:56 amThank you! Thank you! Thank you! 🙂
Ravi Joshi says
12/1/15 at 8:17 amThanks Ashley! People like you are like angels.
Zie says
12/10/15 at 9:09 pmLOVE IT >< Thanks !!
Brandi Kennedy says
12/15/15 at 9:20 amThank you!! This worked perfectly!
Sarah @ Foxy's Domestic Side says
12/23/15 at 10:00 amI know this is a super old post, but thanks for this! First thing that came up when I goggled! 🙂
Mandy says
1/2/16 at 3:18 pmThis is brilliant!! Just what I needed, thank you!!
manuel says
1/9/16 at 6:44 amOMG! It worked. You are heaven sent. I never thought I could use comment tag in blogger’s widget title. Thank you so much!
Lynda@Me and My Pink Mixer says
1/27/16 at 8:38 amThank you so much for this!! Have a great day & thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Deks says
1/27/16 at 10:28 amThis is perfect! Just what I needed. Thanks a ton!
http://thedeksbook.blogspot.com/
Sarah says
4/9/16 at 10:08 amThanks very much!! Just what I was looking for!!!!! Adorable blog, I’m off for a read around…!
Teri says
5/12/16 at 3:20 pmThanks you VERY much 🙂 I couldn’t figure this one out on my own lol
Ezie says
6/13/16 at 8:56 pmAWESOME !! Thank youuuu
Ang says
6/25/16 at 11:06 amThank you!
The Wardrobe Angel says
6/28/16 at 2:46 pmTHANK YOU! Just what I needed!
sarah Wharton says
7/10/16 at 8:13 amTHANK YOU !!!
Madelyn says
7/17/16 at 6:52 pmGenius! You are a lifesaver! 🙂
Adrienne Justine says
8/27/16 at 7:01 pmI can not thank you enough. I have been trying to figure this out all day and other affiliate marketing programs make it so much more complicated. Thank you so so much. Like you have know idea !!! <3
Cara says
9/24/16 at 12:17 pmTHANK YOU! You’re marvellous.
Dalibor Truhlar says
11/23/16 at 6:27 amThank you very much for your ! It helped me once, and it helps me every time I forget how it works. In that case I just google you, find you and copy &paste your advice to my blog. That happens every second or third year when I change my picture. I just love coming back to your site! Thank you!
Ashley says
11/23/16 at 11:30 am😀 Always glad to help!
Zafar says
12/1/16 at 1:42 pmThanks! Its really works.
El says
12/21/16 at 11:45 pmHow do you know this? Just what I was looking for, an easy, simple solution. It’s so easy I actually laughed when I read it. Thank you.
Clara Harmonson says
1/2/17 at 8:05 pmThank you! very much needed!
Paul says
2/3/17 at 11:40 pmThank you!!!!! Whoever thought it was a good idea to put a MANDATORY title on the image widget is a complete idiot. Thanks again!!!!
Ashley says
2/3/17 at 11:47 pmHaha, I know right?! Glad you stumbled upon our solution!! 🙂
ahmet askin says
3/1/17 at 1:11 amThank 🙂
Amit Kumar Chahar says
5/29/17 at 1:45 amThanks… Nice
Jeremy says
10/16/17 at 7:04 pmThank you so much for this!