Written explanation
1) Go to Blogger Dashboard → Layout → Page Elements → add a Popular Posts Widget.
2) Change the settings of Popular post and unchecked mark snippet And Images thumbnail.
Customizing Popular Posts
3) Go to Blogger Dashboard → Template → Edit HTML.
4) Now Find the code shown below using [ctrl+F] (Use In HTML Box)
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5) Now Paste the Code Shown Below just Before it.
.popular-posts ul li a {
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #DDDDDD;
color: #444444;
display: block;
margin: 0 0 0.5em;
padding: 0.4em;
position: relative;
text-decoration: none;
transition: all 0.3s ease-out 0s;
}
.popular-posts ul li a:before {
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #CCCCCC;
font-weight: 700;
height: 2em;
left: -2.5em;
line-height: 2em;
margin-top: -1em;
position: absolute;
text-align: center;
top: 50%;
width: 2em;
}
.popular-posts ul li a:after {
border: 0.5em solid transparent;
content: "";
left: -1em;
margin-top: -0.5em;
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
transition: all 0.3s ease-out 0s;
}
.popular-posts ul li a:hover {
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #CCCCCC;
}
.popular-posts ul li a:hover:after {
border-left-color: #CCCCCC;
left: -0.5em;
}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li + li + li + li a:before{content:"10"}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li + li + li a:before{content:"9"}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li + li a:before{content:"8"}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li + li a:before{content:"7"}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li + li a:before{content:"6"}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li + li + li a:before{content:"5"}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li + li a:before{content:"4"}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li + li a:before{content:"3"}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child + li a:before{content:"2"}
.popular-posts ul li:first-child a:before{content:"1"}
6) Now save your template.
