Over there on the right, down at the bottom, is a link that invites visitors of this blog to Follow Me on Twitter. Looks simple enough, convenient and easy to use. That is just exactly how I expected it to perform. I just recently added this twitter link and oh boy what a hassle. I thought it was going to be a slam dunk; step 1, step2, step 3, done; and it was – once I found the information on how to do it. That’s where the hassle came in.

I didn’t know how to install the Follow Me on Twitter button to a WordPress blog but my initial thought was there would be a plugin or widget I could import and be done. After doing many Internet searches I could not find a plugin or widget for this, (there may be one I just didn’t find it). What I did find was lots of tips and advise on how to do it.  Interesting enough, I also found lots of posts expressing the frustration of completing the installation successfully. Well after stumbling around for about ninety minutes I finally pieced enough information together on how to get-er-done. To save you all the time and hassle I encountered, I’m providing simple and quick instructions on how to install a Follow Me on Twitter Button for your WordPress blog below.      

  1. Select the button style that fits your needs. Free “Follow Me on Twitter Buttons” can be found by doing a search on the Internet. Save the button to a location on your hard drive, you have to upload this to the server where your blog is hosted. 
  2. Upload the twitter button to your server. From the Admin area of the blog select the Media tab in the left hand side bar. Select the Add New from the drop down to upload the button. Next you have to add a text widget with HTML code to set the proper links for the button.
  3. From the Admin area of the blog, select the Appearance tab in the left hand side bar. Select Widget from the drop down to create a new text Widget. From the Available Widgets list add a Text widget. You will place HTML code in this widget.
  4. After “saving changes” click the edit button of the new Text widget. An edit window will open, copy and paste the following HTML code in the edit space.  Be sure to add your data in the proper place in the code.

<a href=”http://www.twitter.com/YOUR TWITTER NAME HERE”> <img src=”http://www.PATH TO YOUR BUTTON File/YOUR BUTTON FILE NAME.xxx” alt=”YOUR ALT TAG INFO” width=”xxx” height=”xx” /></a>

Save your changes.

In my installation the text widget only works as the last widget in the list. I tried moving it to a higher position but all widgets below that position get messed up.

I also added a break tag ( <br> ) at the beginning of the HTML code to get a little seperation from the preceeding widget.

I hope this helps. If you have any comments or useful information in support of this please let us know. Would really like to know if there is indeed a widget for a Follow Me on Twitter link. 

 

 

 

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