Need a blog buttons page

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  mwfinchwren · Member · Dec 14, 2013 at 2:34 pm

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  I’m trying to add a menu page where I can show buttons of friends’ blogs but when I input the on a blog post, it only shows the code itself…not the button picture. Can someone give me some instruction on how to do this please?

  Thanks in advance!

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

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  timethief · Member · Dec 14, 2013 at 4:30 pm

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  If you are using the marquee codes for Blogger blogs that can cause the problem you have as that code cannot be used here. Badges are made from images. All you need is to capture the images and then there is a grab my button code generator that does work on WordPress.com blogs that you can use. See here please > http://www.mycoolrealm.com/sandbox/gbgen/ and here > http://csswiz.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/grab-my-button/

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  raincoaster · Member · Dec 14, 2013 at 4:36 pm

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  Put it in the Text editor, not the Visual editor.

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  mwfinchwren · Member · Dec 14, 2013 at 5:17 pm

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  Thanks to both of you for the quick responses!

  Raincoaster, your tip worked. But instead of grouping the buttons across the page, it put them in a single line down the left.

  Do you have any thoughts for how I can group them? It makes a VERY long page otherwise.

  Thanks!

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  timethief · Member · Dec 14, 2013 at 5:22 pm

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  Link to the page with the code on it please.

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  raincoaster · Member · Dec 14, 2013 at 6:07 pm

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  You can create a table in HTML to organize the buttons.

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  timethief · Member · Dec 14, 2013 at 6:13 pm

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  Right then why provide the relevant links?

  @mwfinchwren
  Note that if you use Windows Live Writer it has a tablemaker > http://en.support.wordpress.com/xml-rpc/windows-live-writer/
  To create your own HTML tables see here > http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/table-coding-for-wordpress-com-users/

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  raincoaster · Member · Dec 14, 2013 at 6:27 pm

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  Right then why provide the relevant links?

  You can google as fast as I can.

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  timethief · Member · Dec 14, 2013 at 6:34 pm

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  But instead of grouping the buttons across the page, it put them in a single line down the left.

  If this blogger posts the link to the page with the code on it then we can provide the changes to make the images display horizontally.

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  skiporter · Member · Dec 14, 2013 at 6:59 pm

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  I’m trying (in vain) to import a PayPal “Buy Now” button, following WordPress instructions.
  I copy the email code and paste it to my page (not sidebar) in TEXT format
  and when I click on Website, it’s exactly the same code, only the font changes. When I click Update and view page it’s just code….no button icon…
  Admittedly, in the instructions, point number 4, I have no “Get Started” option so maybe my problem happens way upstream….
  In any event, very frustrating and help needed, thanks, Garry

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  timethief · Member · Dec 14, 2013 at 7:05 pm

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  @skiporter
  Please do not hijack threads by posting unrelated issues into them. Click this link and start your own thread https://en.forums.wordpress.com/forum/support#postform

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  mwfinchwren · Member · Dec 14, 2013 at 9:41 pm

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  timethief…thank you so much for your willingness to help. But I got it figured out!

  So happy. But thanks to everyone for your help!

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  timethief · Member · Dec 14, 2013 at 9:45 pm

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  @mwfinchwren
  You’re welcome. That’s great news. Best wishes with your blog.