Tips & Tricks
Build a classic MyBlogLog widget
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
&c_width=220&c_sn_opt=n&c_rows=6&c_img_size=h&c_heading_text=&c_color_heading_bg=e0e0d4&c_color_heading=E8A02C&c_color_link_bg=e0e0d4&c_color_link=d54e21&c&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!

Danny
February 5, 2009 at 9:04 am
Hello, using your code, I obtain only an empty . have you got any idea?
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frosty
February 5, 2009 at 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..Glenn
March 19, 2009 at 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 at 7:49 pm
Thanks Glenn,
I will give your service a try with this widget.