Somehow, I’ve always thought that any plugin that went into WordPress had to come from the WordPress Repository, or at least be designed specifically for WordPress. After figuring out how to use the ShareThis plugin on my website, I realized that other plugins could work on a WordPress site.
Take a look at this screenshot:
Have you ever seen this widget on a web page and wondered how it got there? Go to Twitter Goodies, click on “Widgets”, and then “My Website”. You will have a choice of four kinds of widgets: Fave, List, Search, and Profile. The one displayed here is a profile widget that displays my latests tweeps.
It is very easy to do. Even though it looks like nothing is there, click on “Finish & Grab Code”. When you see the code, highlight and copy it.
Then, go over to your WP Dashboard, open “Widgets”, locate the place in your sidebar you want it to display, drag a text widget over there, and paste the code in. There it is!
The widget code didn’t render the correct width to work in my theme, but I changed the width a few times, and it worked just great at 170 pixels.
Why do we love WordPress? Do you have to ask?
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P.S. I have my Virtual Event Specialist certification through VA Classroom should you need a webinar, screencast, podcast, online tv, and/or online radio event recorded. Contact me here: Deborah at MyWPWorks dot com.
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