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  davidkiddhewitt · Member · May 18, 2017 at 4:00 pm

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  Hi – Thanks for such a good experience signing up with wordpress, I am really enjoying it.
  I have, however, been unsuccessful in making the goodreads widget work and now 15 blogs in, I thought I’d try to solve it again. I have read all the other assistance pieces on this topic and the helpful instructions and also contacted goodreads to check my ID – they supplied me with the two ID’s I already have used without success, that is: 1405870 and 58908356. and have confirmed there is no issue at their end. I have also tried another ID linked to a specific book 33294356.
  When goodreads is clicked on my wordpress site – whichever widget ID is used – the shared book recommendations/log-in page is brought up – just the goodreads home page really – nothing connected to me and my latest book The Cato Conundrum.
  I would like to solve this if possible,
  Thank you for your assistance,
  best wishes
  David Kidd-Hewitt

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

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  houstonweaver · Member · May 18, 2017 at 6:50 pm

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  I tried adding it to a test page using the goodreads widget. I used the 589… number. When I set the goodreads widget at “Currently Reading” it displayed the title Cato Connection and that linked to this page at good reads:
  https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1854299166?utm_medium=api&utm_source=custom_widget

  I think I could have refined my click to click on your name and it would have gone to an author page

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  davidkiddhewitt · Member · May 18, 2017 at 7:12 pm

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  Thanks for doing that for me houstonweaver, that was very kind. I am not too good yet with all possible the wrinkles about links and such.
  I’m have to to check-out for tonight in the UK and will start fresh tomorrow with your findings,
  Thanks so much
  David

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  davidkiddhewitt · Member · May 19, 2017 at 5:07 pm

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  Thanks again houstonweaver – I’ve changed as per your kind experiment and its fine – I didn’t know I’d get a thumbnail of the cover etc. so great. I may twiddle a little more given that I have inadvertently put myself in a position of reading and reviewing my own book – but, hey – it’s now a click
  away when it was zero before!
  Your help is much appreciated.
  Re: the weaving – I really like your “crafty things.” Amazing skills.
  I used to visit Texas a lot in the ’80’s – based in Huntsville at SHSU because of my criminological work – miss the sights of Houston and surrounding countryside & amazing parks.
  David

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  houstonweaver · Member · May 21, 2017 at 4:50 pm

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  Glad the goodreads worked for you. Yes Huntsville is just up the road from Houston…. far enough north to not have Hurricane worries…