help adding a “ticker” to my blog

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  shareleann · Member · Oct 26, 2009 at 7:48 am

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  I need help adding a “ticker” to my blog. I am using a baby count down from babystrology.com. I have the code & have tried unsuccessfully to add it in a widget to my sidebar. I tried doing it as a post too, nothing is working. Is it even possible?

  here is the code:
  <object width=”120″ height=”180″><param name=”movie” value=”http://babystrology.com/tickers/baby-ticker-glass.swf?parent=Sharon&year=2010&month=5&day=31&babycount=1″></param><param name=”wmode” value=”transparent”></param><embed src=”http://babystrology.com/tickers/baby-ticker-glass.swf?parent=Sharon&year=2010&month=5&day=31&babycount=1″ type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” wmode=”transparent” width=”120″ height=”180″></embed></object>

  Thanks!

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  husdal · Member · Oct 26, 2009 at 7:53 am

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  You cannot add code to a wordpress.com blog.

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  t3ck · Member · Oct 26, 2009 at 7:53 am

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  The code uses “shockwave flash” which is not allowed here @WP.com for security reasons. Please read this FAQ http://en.support.wordpress.com/code/

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  shareleann · Member · Oct 26, 2009 at 7:56 am

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  thanks!

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  thesacredpath · Member · Oct 26, 2009 at 7:59 am

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  Timethief has a post listing some countdown tickers that can be used here: http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/how-to-add-a-countdown-ticker-to-your-blog/ .

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  duddytwins · Member · Oct 29, 2009 at 7:47 am

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  Timethief’s post is from 2008. Does it still work ? His instructions don’t make sense. I don’t see any of his steps in my dashboard ?

  Instructions

  1. Dashboard -> Write -> Page
  2. Type a title for your special event into the title box. Enter some text to describe what this event is all about and upload some images too, if you wish. Save as a draft. Go to one of the ticker sites and design and personalize your html countdown ticker.
  3. Dashboard -> Manage -> Pages
  4. Click Page Type -> Select “Draft” from the drop down choices and click “Filter”.
  5. Locate the Special Event Page in question and click “Edit”.
  6. Switch the visual rich text editor over from “visual” to “code” (icon 17).
  7. Paste in the html code and click “Publish”.
  8. View your blog. Your countdown ticker ought to begin to operate a few minutes.

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Oct 29, 2009 at 7:56 am

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  Write > Page & Manage > Pages are now Pages > Add New & Pages > Edit, respectively.

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  duddytwins · Member · Oct 29, 2009 at 8:17 am

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  I posted a “Text Widget” on my sidebar and it works fine !