How to copy / recover a link list

Why would you want to copy a LinkList? I can think of at least two reasons:

1. You accidentally deleted your LinkList and want to recover it.
2. You have a long link list and would like to import it into a new blog. You can re-enter the links one by one yet again, but why? Copying it is much easier.

Recovering deleted LinkList

1. Do a site search on your blog. Enter site:YOUR BLOG URL in Google search. Google will list out all your blog pages.
2. Look for "Cached" links in the search results.
3. Click on a cached link until you see your link list in the linked page.

Copying the links from source code

This tip can be used when copying a link list from any site, not just Blogger blog.

1. View the page that contains the link list.
2. To view the source code, press Ctrl+U in Firefox or go to View > Source in IE. A new window containing the page’s source code will open.
3. Locate the list inside the code window by searching for the title of the widget, in this example “Favorite Sites”. You should find something like this:

   <div class='widget LinkList' id='LinkList1'>
   <h2>Favorite Sites</h2>
   <div class='widget-content'>
   <ul>
   <li><a href='http://malaysianewsroom.blogspot.com/' >Bicara Jutawan</a></li>
   <li><a href='http://bloggersentral.blogspot.com/'>Malaysia Newsroom</a></li>
   <li><a href='http://www.w3schools.com/'>Bicara Jutawan</a></li>
   <li><a href='http://bicarajutawan.com/'>Bicara Jutawan</a></li>
   </ul>
   <div class='clear'></div>
   </div></div>

4. Copy the code starting from <ul> until </ul> tag.
5. Go to Design > Page Elements > Add A Gadget and select HTML/Javascript gadget.
6. Enter title and then paste the code inside the content box.
7. Save and view your blog. You should be able to see the link list now.

Adding new links

The link list you’ve just added is no longer  a LinkList gadget, as such you won’t see a LinkList gadget interface when editing. New links will have to be entered by adding this code manually for each link:

<li><a href='LINK URL'>LINK TEXT</a></li>

right before the closing </ul> tag.

Enjoy!