Added code for Pinterest widget; cannot get the link to work
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I just retrieved the Pinterest widget code from my Pinterest account and added to my blog but when I try to click on the link, it underlines but will not allow me to click on the link.
I’ve tried several times, and I’ve logged out and logged back in, to no avail. I triple checked and also made sure I had the correct code for the widget taken directly from the Pinterest site. Am I doing something wrong? Please help.
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The pin it button is JavaScript and can be used on WordPress.org installs but not on free hosted WordPress.com blogs. http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/code/There are sharing icons you can enable including a Pinterest one to display at the bottom of your posts by following this guide. http://en.support.wordpress.com/sharing/ When you use the Pinterest sharing button on a post, it opens up all images in that post, with the titles below them, so you can select which to pin, and there’s typically a pin for the post itself as well that shows the author Gravatar.
You can capture an image of a Pinterest icon and upload it, link to it and display it in a text widget. I have done this here in the text widget at the top of my sidebar for those who want to follow me on Pinterest.
For creating links in a text widget see:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/links/text-widget-links/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/text-widget/
NOTE http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/text-widget/#adding-an-imageYou can upload image files by clicking the Add Media button right above the editing area of a page or a post. http://en.support.wordpress.com/add-media/
You can also upload new files to your Media Library using Media → Add New. http://support.wordpress.com/media/media-add-new
See also http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2009/04/26/images-the-three-link-options/
For troubleshooting see http://en.support.wordpress.com/images/troubleshooting-images/This support doc explains how to embed from Pinterest http://en.support.wordpress.com/embed-from-pinterest/
This one is for Pinterest site verification http://en.support.wordpress.com/webmaster-tools/#pinterest-site-verification
NOTE: Be mindful that some people do not want their original images shared on internet bulletin boards and have copyright licenses that prohibit their sharing.
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Thank you for the quick response and the information. I will read through it and hopefully get the sharing icon placed somewhere. Thanks again!
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