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Build a classic MyBlogLog widget

By Austin On January 30, 2009 Under Tips & Tricks

In this post I will show you how I created my custom widget showcasing mybloglog readers.

In your function.php file add this simple line of code:

<?php
// MyBlogLog
function MyBlogLogWidget()
{
?>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://pub.mybloglog.com/comm2.php?mblID=ReplaceWithYourID&amp;c_width=220&amp;c_sn_opt=n&amp;c_rows=6&amp;c_img_size=h&amp;c_heading_text=&amp;c_color_heading_bg=e0e0d4&amp;c_color_heading=E8A02C&amp;c_color_link_bg=e0e0d4&amp;c_color_link=d54e21&amp;c&amp;c_color_bottom_bg=e0e0d4"></script>
<?php } 

//register the sidebar 'the widget name', 'the widget function'//
register_sidebar_widget('MyBlogLog Widget', 'MyBlogLogWidget');

?>

That’s it, just replace the “ReplaceWithYourID” with your mybloglog ID. You can also change the width at c_width=220 to what ever you like.

If you look closely at the code you may also see color codes, you may change them to corresponding hex codes, for example: c_color_bottom_bg=e0e0d4 is the color for the bottom background. e0e0d4 is a light gray, we can change it to ffffff and make it white.

That’s it, enjoy!

4 Comments Add yours

  1. Danny
    February 5, 2009
    9:04 am

    Hello, using your code, I obtain only an empty . have you got any idea?

    Danny´s last blog post..Proprieta’ Font-Weight: solo un browser la supporta

  2. frosty
    February 5, 2009
    1:23 pm

    Hey Danny,
    Make sure this is pasted into your functions.php and then you should see a ‘widget’ in your widgets area..

  3. Glenn
    March 19, 2009
    4:57 pm

    Austin,

    This disadvantage of placing widgets in the functions.php file is (I think) they get clobbered on an update of WordPress.

    Again you could use Widgetifyr.com to easily create a stand alone widget.

    Thanks
    Glenn

    • Austin
      March 19, 2009
      7:49 pm

      Thanks Glenn,
      I will give your service a try with this widget.