LinkedIn widget

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  rmbodenheimer · Member · Feb 2, 2017 at 9:21 pm

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  Hi all,
  I’ve never been able to get the LinkedIn widget url to send to my LI profile – can someone check and see what the problem is?

  Thanks!

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Feb 2, 2017 at 10:09 pm

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  We have code restrictions at wordpress.COM. No javascript or iframe embeds from unsupported sources or third party advertising codes can be used on any wordpress.COM hosted sites.
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/code/
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/code/#html-tags
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/code/#javascript

  Post the code between [code] tags here please so we can examine it.

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  timethief · Member · Feb 2, 2017 at 10:10 pm

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  There isn’t a LinkedIn widget but do see:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/publicize/

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  rmbodenheimer · Member · Feb 2, 2017 at 10:25 pm

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  Thanks.
  But when I go into the widget configurations there is a box where it says you can link to your LI acct – you’re just supposed to add your username. So does that feature not really work?

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  timethief · Member · Feb 3, 2017 at 6:49 pm

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  Your site is hosted by WordPress.COM and the widget will not work on your site. The widget is for WordPress.ORG software installs on paid hosting.

  WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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  jackf · Member · Feb 6, 2017 at 8:54 am

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  Timethief,

  The LinkedIn badge code from LinkedIn’s badge builder is below:

  Step 1 Code

  [code]<script type="text/javascript" src="https://platform.linkedin.com/badges/js/profile.js" async defer></script>[/code]

  It works in conjunction with LinkedIn’s “step 2” code which is basic div and html code will likely work just fine on WordPress.com after the step 1 code is approved/whitelisted.

  Step 2 Code

  [code]<div class="LI-profile-badge" data-version="v1" data-size="medium" data-locale="en_US" data-type="vertical" data-theme="light" data-vanity="USERNAME">Firstname Lastname</div>[/code]

  The specific badge feature is provided by a LinkedIn tool called: “Public profile badge builder.”

  LinkedIn users can get there by editing their profile and looking at the bottom right-hand side for “Create a public profile badge.”

  They look really good (Name, Title, Pic etc.) and are not the standard LinkedIn “badge” follow buttons.

  I’m also interested in this integration. If this thread/request is different, I’m happy to start a new thread.