While Blogger may not be the most advanced blogging platform out there, it sure has plenty going for it. Its intuitive interface simplicity, and ease-of-use continually appeal to new bloggers, and even more experienced ones, who can't seem to leave the platform. We've compiled over 30 Blogger templates, tools, and resources.

See also: Blogging Toolbox: 120+ Resources for Bloggers

Templates

Blogger Templates- A top-notch collection of Blogger themes and tutorials.

Blogger Templates- A collection of beautiful Blogger templates, many of which ported over from Wordpress. At this point, the site's still in testing stages, but keep an eye on it in the near future.

Blogspot Templates- A comprehensive collection of Blogger templates.

Blogger Templates (Classic)- Many Blogger templates, most of which in a more "classic" style.

Free Blogger Templates, High Quality Blogger Templates- Plenty of free, standards compliant Blogger templates.

Free Templates- More free of charge Blogger templates.

Shellen Blogger Templates- A well-polished, semantically valid html theme for Blogger.

PsycHo- A nicely implemented free Blogger template generator.

Pannasmontana Templates- Some well-designed Blogger templates.

The Style Contest- Some great, well designed templates, many of which for use with Blogger.

Blogger Templates- Carl's Journey- More nicely done Blogger templates.

Free directory of blog templates and layouts for Blogger- A comprehensive directory of Blogger templates, the title says it all.

Free Blogger Templates and Designs- Extremely well-designed, colorful, non-generic Blogger themes.

Daceblog- Blogger Templates- More, particularly well-designed templates for Blogger.

Tips for Blog Templates and Blog Designs in Photoshop- Tips for designing your own Blogger template, using photoshop.

Blogger Templates | Isnaini.com- A vast collection of Blogger templates, tools and tutorials.

Additional Tools and Resources

Download Blogger for Word- A Blogger add-in for Microsoft Word, allowing you to directly publish your documents to Blogger.

Blogger Data API- Integrate Blogger with your applications using the Google Data API (application programming interface).

Blogger Draft- Use a beta version of Blogger, prior to it's release, full of new features and such.

Blogger Status- Stay up-to-date with the latest Blogger updates and so-on with the official Blogger blog.

Blogger for Educators- Learn how Blogger can assist teachers and students.

Google Macintosh Dashboard Widgets- A quick way to post to your blog via the OS X dashboard.

AvantBlog- Post to your Blogger blog from your Palm or Windows CE device.

Blogger, Publish, Ping, and Categorize- A Greasemonkey script for posting, pinging, and categorization to and from your Blogger blog.

HaloScan- Integrate trackbacks into Blogger.

w.bloggar- Windows application for integration with your blog, which includes several features web-based editors don't offer. Manage various Blogger accounts efficiently.

Back up your Blogger Blog- A comprehensive tutorial regarding the backup of your Blogger data.