How to Add a Labels Widget in Blogger

The Labels widget in Blogger displays your blog categories and gives visitors an easy way to browse posts by topic.

For example, a Blogger tutorial site might show labels such as SEO, Blogger Tips, Blogger Widgets, Customization and Documentation.

This guide explains how to add a Labels widget in Blogger, choose which labels to show, display category post counts, organize your labels and troubleshoot common widget problems.

What Is the Blogger Labels Widget?

The Labels widget displays labels currently used across your Blogger posts.

Each label can link to its own category-style page.

For example:

Blogger Tips
Blogger Widgets
SEO
Customization

Clicking one of these labels opens a page containing posts assigned to that label.

How to Add a Labels Widget in Blogger

Follow these steps:

1. Sign in to Blogger.
2. Select your blog.
3. Open Layout.
4. Find the sidebar, footer or another supported widget area.
5. Click Add a Gadget.
6. Select Labels.
7. Configure the widget settings.
8. Click Save.
9. Save the Layout if required.

Open the published website and confirm that the widget appears correctly.

Choose a Title for the Labels Widget

You can use the default title:

Labels

or something more visitor-friendly such as:

Categories
Browse Topics
Explore Tutorials
Topics

For most professional websites, Categories is often clearer to visitors than the technical Blogger term Labels.

Show All Labels or Selected Labels

You do not necessarily need to show every label used on your website.

If your blog has many labels, displaying only the main categories can create a cleaner widget.

For example:

Blogger Basics
SEO
Blogger Tips
Blogger Widgets
Customization
E-commerce
Documentation

Avoid filling the sidebar with dozens of narrow or overlapping labels.

Use Labels as Main Categories

Blogger does not have a separate WordPress-style category system.

Labels are commonly used as category groups.

For example:

SEO → Blogger SEO tutorials
Blogger Tips → practical Blogger guides
Blogger Widgets → widget and gadget tutorials
Documentation → template setup guides

For the complete category strategy, see our guide to creating Blogger categories using Labels.

Display Labels as a List

A simple vertical list works well in most sidebars.

For example:

SEO
Blogger Tips
Blogger Widgets
Customization
Documentation

A list is especially useful when:

• You have only a few main categories.
• You want predictable spacing.
• You want the widget to remain easy to scan.

Label Cloud vs Label List

Some Blogger configurations or themes can display labels in a cloud-style format instead of a normal list.

A label cloud places labels closer together and may emphasize labels differently depending on the template.

For a professional tutorial site, a clean category list is usually easier to understand than a large cloud containing many tags.

Should You Show the Number of Posts?

The Blogger Labels widget can expose the number of posts associated with each label.

For example:

SEO (12)
Blogger Tips (8)
Blogger Widgets (6)

Post counts can help visitors understand how much content exists inside a category.

However, they are optional. A cleaner design may simply display:

SEO
Blogger Tips
Blogger Widgets

Where Should You Place the Labels Widget?

Common locations include:

• Sidebar
• Footer
• Homepage category area

For a standard blog layout, the sidebar is usually the most natural location.

A practical sidebar structure could be:

Search
Categories
Popular Posts
Recent Posts

How Blogger Label URLs Work

Each label links to a category-style URL.

For example:

https://blog.bloggertheme9.com/search/label/Blogger%20Tips

or:

https://blog.bloggertheme9.com/search/label/Blogger%20Widgets

These pages display posts assigned to the selected label.

This makes the Labels widget useful for internal category navigation.

Keep Label Names Consistent

Do not create several labels that mean almost the same thing.

For example, avoid:

Blogger Widget
Blogger Widgets
Widgets
Blogspot Widgets

if they all represent the same category.

Choose one:

Blogger Widgets

and use that exact label consistently.

Avoid Too Many Labels

A Labels widget becomes difficult to use when it contains dozens of minor categories.

Avoid creating separate labels for:

• Every keyword variation
• Every year
• Individual article titles
• Minor synonyms

Labels work best when they represent meaningful topic groups that will contain multiple articles.

How to Edit the Labels Widget

Go to:

Blogger → Layout

Find the Labels gadget and open its settings.

Depending on the active Blogger theme and gadget options, you may be able to adjust:

• Widget title
• Which labels appear
• Display style
• Post counts

Save the gadget after making changes.

How to Move the Labels Widget

Open:

Blogger → Layout

Drag the Labels gadget to another supported position.

If it cannot be moved into a particular area, that part of your theme may not contain a compatible Blogger widget section.

For more about widget sections, see our Blogger widgets and gadgets guide.

Why Is Add a Gadget Missing?

Custom Blogger themes can prevent new widgets from being added to certain sections.

A section may contain:

showaddelement='no'

or a maximum widget limit such as:

maxwidgets='1'

In that case, the Layout screen may not provide an Add a Gadget option in that location.

Why Is a Label Missing From the Widget?

A label normally needs to be assigned to at least one published post before it becomes useful as an active category.

If a label is missing:

• Check that a published post uses the label.
• Confirm the label spelling.
• Check whether the gadget is set to show only selected labels.

For example:

Blogger Tips

and:

Blogger tips

should not be treated casually as interchangeable when you are trying to maintain a consistent category structure.

Why Are Duplicate Categories Showing?

Duplicate-looking categories usually happen when posts have been assigned slightly different labels.

For example:

SEO
Seo
Blogger SEO

Review your post labels and consolidate unnecessary variations into the main category you want to keep.

Labels Widget vs Navigation Menu

The Labels widget and main navigation can both link to categories, but they serve slightly different purposes.

Element	Best Use
Main navigation	Most important website sections
Labels widget	Browse additional categories

You do not need every label in your main menu.

Use the header for your most important sections and the Labels widget for broader category discovery.

Does the Labels Widget Help Internal Linking?

Yes. The widget creates links to category pages containing related posts.

This gives visitors another route to discover articles beyond the homepage and individual post links.

However, category navigation should complement contextual links inside your articles.

See our Blogger internal linking guide.

Blogger Labels Widget Checklist

1. Organize posts using meaningful Labels.
2. Open Blogger → Layout.
3. Click Add a Gadget.
4. Select Labels.
5. Use a visitor-friendly title such as Categories.
6. Show only useful category labels.
7. Choose a list or suitable theme display.
8. Decide whether post counts should appear.
9. Place the widget in the sidebar or footer.
10. Keep label names consistent.
11. Avoid creating unnecessary labels.
12. Test category links after publishing.

Questions About Blogger Labels Widgets

How do I add a Labels widget in Blogger?

Go to Blogger → Layout, click Add a Gadget in the desired section, choose Labels, configure the widget and save the layout.

Can I use Blogger Labels as categories?

Yes. Blogger does not have a separate category system, so Labels are commonly used to group posts by topic.

Can I choose which labels appear in the widget?

Depending on the current gadget configuration, you can display all labels or limit the widget to selected labels.

Can Blogger show how many posts are in each label?

Yes. Blogger's Labels widget data includes the number of posts assigned to each label, and supported widget configurations can display these counts.

Why is a Blogger label missing from the widget?

Check that the label is used by a published post and that the Labels gadget is not configured to display only a different set of selected labels.

Should I show every Blogger label?

Not necessarily. A smaller set of meaningful categories is usually easier for visitors to browse than dozens of narrow labels.

Final Recommendation

Use the Blogger Labels gadget as a simple category-navigation tool rather than as a place to display every keyword you have ever used.

Keep your main labels consistent, show only useful categories and use a clear widget title such as Categories when that wording is easier for visitors to understand.

For most tutorial sites, a clean vertical list of important labels works better than a crowded tag cloud.

The Labels widget is most useful when your Blogger categories are deliberately planned and each category contains several genuinely related articles.