Adding a Widget from another site.
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I am trying to add a widget from another site that is not already offered in the available widgets section. I tried pasting the html directly onto the page I want while it was in text mode and as soon as I clicked “Update,” WordPress changed the text and the widget does not display. How can I add a widget from another site? The one I am using is Brown Paper Tickets, and the widget displays tickets for an event I have posted.
Here is the html I tried to paste.
<link rel=”stylesheet” type=”text/css” href=”http://www.brownpapertickets.com/widget.css” /> <DIV ID=”bpt_eventbody”><CENTER>Brown Paper Tickets Ticket Widget Loading…
Click Here to visit the Brown Paper Tickets event page.</CENTER>
</DIV> <script src=”http://www.brownpapertickets.com/eventwidget.js?event=713756″ type=”text/javascript” language=”javascript”></script> <script src=”http://www.brownpapertickets.com/widget.js?event=713756″ type=”text/javascript” language=”javascript”></script>
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Hi there,
That code will not work on WordPress.com as we block script tags for security reasons. You can read more about that here:
However, we do have the Upcoming Events widget, which is explained here:
Would that work for what you’re looking for?
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No it will not work for what I am doing. I need to be able to sell tickets. Do you know of a way to do that?
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Also I understand the security thing, but if I am paying to host a website with WordPress and I am restricted from doing the one thing that I need to do to make money for my business, can’t there be a way to verify that the widget is secure and then add it? Or can there be a way to make a request to WordPress for them to add a widget to their available list? A lot of people use this site, so I’m surprised that I am restricted from using it on my page.
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Hi!
Please see my answers below:
No it will not work for what I am doing. I need to be able to sell tickets. Do you know of a way to do that?
There are a few options regarding selling tickets:
First, you could use one of our Eventbrite integrations explained here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/l/wordpress
Second, you could use a PayPal button for payment as explained here:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/paypal/
In that method, you would collect the payment through PayPal but would need to manually edit the ticket numbers.
Also I understand the security thing, but if I am paying to host a website with WordPress and I am restricted from doing the one thing that I need to do to make money for my business, can’t there be a way to verify that the widget is secure and then add it? Or can there be a way to make a request to WordPress for them to add a widget to their available list
I completely understand your frustration. The Premium bundle doesn’t allow the use of widgets or many embed codes. In order to do that, you would need to setup a self-hosted site. There is the potential to add the Brown Paper Tickets widget in the future. However, that isn’t on our radar at the current moment.
If you would like, you could drop the idea to include Brown Paper Tickets in our Ideas forum here:
https://en.forums.wordpress.com/forum/ideas
We use that forum to collect ideas for future integrations and improvements.
Please let me know if you need any help with either the Eventbrite integration or the PayPal button!
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