How to add CSS3 and jQuery Lavalamp Menu Widget

A very nice widget that you can add to your Blogger is the fancy CSS3 and jQuery lavalamp menu. The menu is designed by Indesign and is translated to Blogger by Rahul Ippar of Helper Blogger,  who shows us how to do it.
Here are the following steps:
Step 1: Adding Scripts and Styles
1. Go to Blogger Dashboard > Template
2. Click Edit HTML > Proceed
3. Find this code

</head>

4. Add the code below just above </head>

<script src="http://code.helperblogger.com/lavalamp-

menu.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

5. Search for

]]></b:skin>

6. Add below code before ]]></b:skin>

/*LAVALAMP MENU BY http://www.helperblogger.com/ 

START*/

.lavalamp {

position: relative;

border: 1px solid #d6d6d6;

background: #fff;

padding: 15px;

-webkit-box-shadow: 0 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.25);

-moz-box-shadow: 0 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.25);

border-radius : 10px;

-moz-border-radius : 10px;

-webkit-border-radius : 10px;

background : -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(240,240,240)), to(rgb

(204,204,204)));

background : -moz-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(240,240,240)), to(rgb

(204,204,204)));

height: 18px;

font-family: calibri;

}

.magenta {

background : rgb(190,64,120);

background : -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(190,64,120)), to(rgb

(177,24,91)));

background : -moz-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(190,64,120)), to(rgb

(177,24,91)));

border: 1px solid #841144;

}

.cyan {

background : rgb(64,181,197);

background : -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(64,181,197)), to(rgb

(7,165,187)));

background : -moz-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(64,181,197)), to(rgb

(7,165,187)));

border: 1px solid #2f8893;

}

.yellow {

background : rgb(255,199,79);

background : -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(255,199,79)), to(rgb

(255,188,43)));

background : -moz-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(255,199,79)), to(rgb

(255,188,43)));

border: 1px solid #c08c1f;

}

.orange {

background : rgb(255,133,64);

background : -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(255,133,64)), to(rgb

(255,107,24)));

background : -moz-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(255,133,64)), to(rgb

(255,107,24)));

border: 1px solid #c04f11;

}

.dark {

background : rgb(89,89,89);

background : -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(89,89,89)), to(rgb

(54,54,54)));

background : -moz-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(rgb(89,89,89)), to(rgb

(54,54,54)));

border: 1px solid #272727;

}

.magenta li a , .cyan li a, .yellow li a , .orange li a, 

.dark li a{

color: #fff;

text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.40);

}

.lavalamp a {

text-decoration: none;

color: #262626;

line-height: 20px;

}

.lavalamp ul {

margin: 0;

padding: 0;

z-index: 300;

position: absolute;

}

.lavalamp ul li {

list-style: none;

float:left;

text-align: center;

}

.lavalamp ul li a {

padding: 0 20px;

text-align: center;

}

.floatr {

position: absolute;

top: 10px;

z-index: 50;

width: 70px;

height: 30px;

border-radius : 8px;

-moz-border-radius : 8px;

-webkit-border-radius : 8px;

background : rgba(0,0,0,.20);

-webkit-transition: all .4s ease-in-out;

-moz-transition: all .4s ease-in-out;

}

7. Hit Save.
Step 2: Adding Menu
1. Go to Page Layout > Add a Gadget
2. Select HTML/JavaScript
3. Copy this code inside HTML/JavaScript

<div>

<ul>

<li><a href="">Home</a></li>

<li><a href="#">About</a></li>

<li><a href="#">Blog</a></li>

<li><a href="#">Services</a></li>

<li><a href="#">Portfolio</a></li>

<li><a href="#">Contacts</a></li>

<li><a href="#">Back to Article</a></li>

<li><<a href="#">How it Works?</a></li>

</ul>

<div></div>

</div>

Note: Change # with links; Change Home, About, Blog. etc. with your preferred link text. If you want to customize the color background, simply replace <div class=”lavalamp dark”> with the following color codes:
<div class=”lavalamp magenta”>
<div class=”lavalamp cyan”>
<div class=”lavalamp yellow”>
<div class=”lavalamp orange”>
<div class=”lavalamp dark”>
4. Save.
Note: Always back up your template before doing any changes.