Adding a badge

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  lisajt · Member · Jan 15, 2008 at 3:00 pm

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  I am trying to add a badge to my site from sixdegrees.org . I’m assuming it contains code that I’m not allowed to upload? It doesn’t look anything like the badge example on the WordPress help pages.

  <object id=’application’ classid=’clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000′ codebase=’http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0′ codebase=”http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0″ data=”http://www.networkforgood.org/PCA/Badge.swf?BadgeId=109724″ width=”160″ height=”475″ id=”myCharityBadge”><param name=”allowScriptAccess” value=”all” /><param name=”movie” value=”http://www.networkforgood.org/PCA/Badge.swf?BadgeId=109724″ /> <embed src=”http://www.networkforgood.org/PCA/Badge.swf?BadgeId=109724″ quality=”high” width=”159″ height=”475″ name=”myMovie” Align=”” vspace=”0″ hspace=”0″ type=”application/x-shockwave-flash”></embed> </object>
  

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  ellaella · Member · Jan 15, 2008 at 3:08 pm

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  That’s shockwave flash, which is indeed not allowed here, along with javascript and iframes. If there’s an HTML version, you could use that.

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  chrislevinsonphotography · Member · Jan 15, 2008 at 3:10 pm

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  No, it looks like the code uses flash which is something we can’t embed on WordPress blogs for security reasons. As a rule any badges which are dynamic (that change or keep updating) usually won’t be able to be used on our blogs as they require scripts we can’t use; something which is static is usually okay and has a shorter code.
  http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/10/23/can-i-add-flash-video-embed-other-media/
  http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/05/07/javascript-can-i-use-that-on-my-blog/

  You could try taking a screen shot when you’re on their site, then add the image to your blog; it won’t change but you can link it to the site, so anyone who clicks it will still get there. Hope that helps.

  How do I make a screenshot?

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  chrislevinsonphotography · Member · Jan 15, 2008 at 3:12 pm

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  Sorry ellaella, didn’t see you there… and why’s that darn edit button still there if you can’t click it? Must be just to torment me. :)

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  ellaella · Member · Jan 15, 2008 at 3:28 pm

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  We’re just in synch, cj — a good thing!