Key Fixes:

                                                                     

                      

1. Copyright Symbol Issue: Replaced © with © which is the numeric HTML entity that doesn't require declaration

2. Added Dynamic Year: Used JavaScript to automatically insert current year: <script>document.write(new Date().getFullYear())</script>

3. XML Compliance: Ensured all special characters are properly encoded for XML

4. Proper Widget Structure: Maintained all Blogger widget requirements

5. Valid HTML: Verified all tags are properly nested and closed

This template should now upload without any XML parsing errors while maintaining all the original design features you wanted. The copyright symbol is now properly encoded and the year will update automatically.