FAQ advice for embedding Technorati code into widget
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I’ve been trying to embed Technorati code into a sidebar text widget, according to the instructions outlined here:
http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/07/22/how-do-i-embed-technorati-code/
However, the Text widget stubbornly remains empty after saving changes. I have been careful to adjust the coding as suggested.
I also notice how WordPress treats some code as a security risk, causing it to disappear. I am very, very confused because I am trying to follow WordPress’s FAQ advice, and yet it is being frustratingly cruel.
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The FAQs is showing you an example of code. Did you notice that you have to remove part of the code? It’s the javascript part that the FAQ instructions is telling you to remove.
Inside that blog will be code similar to this:
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”http://embed.technorati.com/embed/ma8a367b4v.js”></script>
This will not work on your blog.You must change that line of code to this:
<a href="”http://technorati.com/claim/ma8a367b4v”">Technorati</a>
The number/letter sequence is what you need. -
if that doesn’t work, please provide a link to your blog because I’m not showing one for you here under your username. That and the exact code you’re trying to add in please.
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Thanks to both of you. I appreciate you taking the time to consider this.
timethief, that’s exactly what I was doing.
drmike, my blog is http://weaklythunk.wordpress.com/
The code I started with was:
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://embed.technorati.com/embed/ueek35ache.js"></script>which I edited down to
<a href="”http://technorati.com/claim/ueek35ache.js”">Technorati</a>
When I leave in “Technorati” in the code, on the blog it links to an error 404 message. Without “Technorati”, the widget remains blank.On Technorati, my blog is claimed.
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The problem is you’re not making the specific change TT suggests. You’ve left the javascript in there; it must go. That code with the .js at the end must be replaced with the simple HTML code:
a href=”http://technorati.com/claim/ma8a367b4v” (with all appropriate brackets and so on. what I mean is, just remove the .js itself)
and of course change the alphanumeric bit on the end to the code unique to your blog ID on Technorati. In this case I would guess that it’s “ueek35ache” -
Hi, I have read your info re technorati widgets that include js script and know that it doesn’t work on wordpress.com widgets so I was trying to create a top tag cloud using their code for it which is :
<script src=”http://widgets.technorati.com/t.js” type=”text/javascript”> </script>
View blog top tagsI dropped the (<script src=”http://widgets.technorati.com/t.js” type=”text/javascript”> </script>) of the code and entered my URL after blogs/ but then couldn’t figure out how edit the rest of the code.
Is there a way to do is this one thing that wordpress.com doesn’t accept coding for.
Thanks
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Here’s the advice from vetran:
Ignore anything that has to do with Technorati. Out of all the web services I’ve used, Technorati has caused me the most frustrations.
Jumping through all the hoops to add Technorati widgets to your blog isn’t worth the return on investment.
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Oh duh, now I feel like a dork. I never noticed that widget. So now to use it do I have to list my tags or does it do it automatically?
Thanks for your help.
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I’ve added the tag cloud widget but it doesn’t show up. Am I missing something, a step, perhaps?
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