Comments on: How to Create a Blog Button or Widget for Your Website

By: Shanna

Shanna — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:28:04 +0000

I have been trying to learn how to make a button for some time. I have been paying someone to actually make these for me. I spent an hour and a half with another site trying to learn how to do this. Finally, I found your information. Thank-you so much for helping me to learn how to do this. With your help, I created a button for my Herbalife business. You can take a peek at http://www.mommiesandbeyond.com
Thank-you Thank-you Thank-you!

By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:56:07 +0000

Hi Jenn,

I haven’t tried a scrapbooking program to create a blog button. But, in the Arcview program, I make the button as high resolution as possible, in a size bitter than 125 x 125.

Then, in http://www.picresize.com/, I reduce it to 125 x 125 pixels.

I hope this helps…let me know how it goes!

Laurie

By: Jenn

Jenn — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:46:07 +0000

Does the resolution matter? I am creating a badge in a scrapbooking program and then importing it into Photoshop and it keeps asking me what resolution I want. I am trying to make it 125×125, but at the current resolution of 300 dpi it’s tiny, and when I downsize the resolution it looks terrible. Any suggestions? Thanks!

By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:14:30 +0000

I’m glad these tips helped you create a button or widget for your blog. It can be tough, but it’s worth it.

By: barter

barter — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 05:05:31 +0000

I am really thankful of your tips. I have also tried it on my blogs and its true it really works. Thanks to you.

By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:57:07 +0000

That’s great, Scentsy! Wishing you the best of luck…

By: Scentsy

Scentsy — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 08:11:41 +0000

Thanks to your tips I was able to create a logo, but I created it in publisher. My next quest is to figure out the grab my button html code. Stay tuned…

By: Laurie PK

Laurie PK — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:26:47 +0000

Ah, see, what I wrote above is for WordPress. Blogger is a different can of worms, which I haven’t had experience opening.

Still — Google your exact problem (eg, “creating or uploading blog buttons in Blogger”), and I bet you’ll find the solution. I’ve heard Blogger is easier than WordPress, and I know other people have struggled with your exact problem.

I’ll insert the word “WordPress” in my post above, so readers know that this is about creating a blog widget specifically in WordPress.

Good luck — and post the link here when you get it done! I’d love to see it.

Laurie
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By: Vicky

Vicky — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:03:39 +0000

Many thanks for all your trouble! I did that, exactly as you said. As it didn’t work I started to try with codes from other buttons I previously pasted in my blog. And nothing. I doens’t acuse any error, it simply stays blank. I’ve renamed my pictures – in case the problem were with the odd charaters in them. Nothing.

I use blogger and the default program to save pictures is Picasa. Maybe if I try to save my picture in a different program. I will try that.

I will keep trying and if I get it I will post back.
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By: Laurie PK

Laurie PK — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:52:58 +0000

Hi Vicky,

Welcome to Quips & Tips, Vicky! I’m glad you’re here, and that the post about blog karma resonated with you.

I hope I can help with your problem installing your widget. Unfotunately, what I’ve shared here is pretty much all I know about creating a blog button — but I also know that even the simplest steps can get very complicated, because html is SO detail oriented. Every last period counts!

Here’s what I suggest you do: use the bit of code I’ve pasted below as your template (I know it works, because it’s my Quips & Tips for Achieving Your Goals widget, with a direct link to that website). Copy and paste it into Notepad.

Then, take out my
http://theadventurouswriter.com/blog/

and replace it with your own link.

And, take out my
http://theadventurouswriter.com/blogwriting/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/quipsgoals.gif

and replace it with the link to where you’ve uploaded your button or photo. If you have a WordPress blog, you just upload it to any post (without inserting it), then copy and paste the image’s url into the spot above.

If this doesn’t work, I suggest Googling your exact problem. That’s how I solved all my glitches — and like I say above, creating your own blog button or widget is tricky business for newbies! I was very frustrated and it took me a long time, but I did it……and you can, too.

You could also post your exact problem here, and I might recognize it and be able to help.

Let me know how it works for you, Vicky.

Good luck — and don’t give up.

Laurie
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