Most of the services I describe in this blog have widgets associated with them. These widgets are displayed in the sidebar (Flicker is at the top). Adding widgets to a blog is a good way to make your blog more interesting and to easily disseminate information.
If you want to add a widget to your blog, follow these steps:
- Create a widget. Some of the posts below explain how to create widgets at different sites.
- Select the HTML code for your widget with your mouse. The code will be provided by the website.
- Copy it to the clipboard. (Press the CTRL key and the letter C at the same time.)
- Login to Blogger.
- From the dashboard, click on the "Layout" tab for your blog.
- On the "Add and Arrange Page Elements" page, click on the "Add a Page Element" link.
- On the "Choose a New Page Element" window that pops up, click on the "Add to Blog" link for an HTML/Javascript element.
- Paste the HTML in the "Content" section of the "Configure HTML/Javascript" popup window. Entering a "title" is optional. (To paste, click your cursor in the box, press the CTRL key and the letter V at the same time.)
- Press the "Save Changes" button to add the widget to your blog.
- Press the "View Blog" button to see the widget on your blog.
If you want to move a widget, you can drag and drop it to a new position on the "Layout" page.
