help with pinterest follow button

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  thedesigntray · Member · Oct 30, 2012 at 3:21 am

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  I cannot figure out how to download the pinterest link to my blog
  Blog url: http://thedesigntray.wordpress.com/

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  thedesigntray · Member · Oct 30, 2012 at 3:22 am

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  I am trying to download the “follow me on pinterest” button, cannot figure it out, please help! thanks

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  timethief · Member · Oct 30, 2012 at 3:43 am

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  Hello there,
  You can use any widget that has pure HTML but you cannot use any widgets that contain restricted codes like iframes or JavaScript widgets. In the case of Pinterest, you cannot use the Pin-it Javascript code on a WordPress.com blog. http://en.support.wordpress.com/code/

  But you can put the code for the Pinterest follow button in a text widget.
  1. Go to this site, choose which one of the red Follow Me images you want, and copy the code for it. http://pinterest.com/about/goodies/

  2. Then, go to your widgets > Appearance > Widgets and select a text widget.http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/text-widget/

  3. Paste the Pinterest follow button code into the text widget, “save” the widget, “close” the widget and place it where you want it to display in your sidebar.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/text-widget/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/links/text-widget-links/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/text-widget/#adding-an-image

  4. Please see here for enabling sharing buttons including Pinterest on your blog. http://en.support.wordpress.com/sharing/

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  thedesigntray · Member · Oct 30, 2012 at 3:49 am

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  thanks so much. i figured it out. i am having trouble setting up my blog and adding photographs. i think i may have to move to wordpress.org and buy a custom page. any suggestions for research on this?