How do I add Etsy and eHow widgets to my Greenery themed blog

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  jennm247 · Member · Sep 21, 2009 at 9:53 pm

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  I know nothing about CSS. I tried to copy/paste the code given to me for both my Etsy sho and my eHow profile. I’d like to put them on my homepage in my sidebar. HELP!

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  thesacredpath · Member · Sep 22, 2009 at 12:16 am

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  The etsy widget uses javascript which is not allowed here due to security concerns. Most people put either text links or image links in a text widget linked to their etsy shop.

  I know nothing about ehow, so I cannot say for sure on that, but I suspect it’s javascript as well.

  I also suggest reviewing the following links as advertising is, except for a couple very narrow exceptions, not allowed on wordpress.COM. For the exceptions, see the last sentence under “Affiliate marketing blogs” in the bottom set of bullet points in the “types of blogs” link below.

  http://support.wordpress.com/advertising/
  http://en.wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/

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  raincoaster · Member · Sep 22, 2009 at 1:40 am

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  If I’m not mistaken, that theme is not widget-enabled in the first place.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Sep 22, 2009 at 1:49 am

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  I think there was an announcement, perhaps not official a while back that said that all themes were now widget aware. (The theme elves had been busy.)

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  raincoaster · Member · Sep 22, 2009 at 1:52 am

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  Huh, musta missed that one. Good idea though.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Sep 22, 2009 at 1:53 am

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  Yeah, I thought so.

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  jennm247 · Member · Sep 22, 2009 at 6:36 pm

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  Thanks so much for the info.

  So I can include links within my posts on a .com blog, or if I really want the widget I can install it if I get my own paid hosted site?

  What do you mean by a text widget? One that wordpress already has? (Sorry if it’s a dumb question!)

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  thesacredpath · Member · Sep 22, 2009 at 10:03 pm

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  Yes, text widgets are used to add code and/or HTML (links and such) to the sidebar.

  http://support.wordpress.com/widgets/text-widget/
  http://support.wordpress.com/links/text-widget-links/

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  thesacredpath · Member · Sep 22, 2009 at 10:05 pm

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  BTW putting links to your etsy shop within posts would probably not be a good idea. Typically what staff likes to see is a link to it in the sidebar (text widget). If you are talking about some of your creations in a post, you can bring your reader’s attention to the etsy shop link in the sidebar.

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  raincoaster · Member · Sep 22, 2009 at 11:49 pm

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  Contact staff directly and ask. They do allow leeway for artisans selling their own creations.

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  bsangel · Member · Sep 23, 2009 at 3:50 am

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  While I don’t have any links up at the moment, I was given permission from WordPress to link my Etsy shop on my sidebar. I simply posted a few pictures that acted as direct links to the shop, usually just a few at a time in an attempt to not be too overwhelming. It really worked out great!