Photoblogs are a popular way of expression amongst bloggers. There are numerous photo hosting sites such as photoblog.com , Animus3.com , Flickr.com,slide.com.. etc etc.. the list is endless. But there are some Bloggers out here.. who have already established themselves among their blogzone. They would rather host their Photoblog in the same platform ( blogspot / wordpress ..etc etc)..due to established readership. Moving to a mew platform like flicker,photoblog et etc would mean.. they will have to network from square one.
Its a good idea to display your photoblog pics ( as an thumbnail image preview.) in your main blog.. so that the readers will know about your new Photoblog and can also see a preview of the images whenever you make an update.
You may see one such preview in my Left-side-bar. This Showing-Image-Preview for Photoblog was developed using the Blidget option of Widgetbox.com. Just follow the instructions if you wish to have such a widget for your photoblog too.
PHASE 1:- MAKE YOUR OWN BLIDGET
- Register yourself with Widgetbox.com
- Choose “Make a Blidget” ( meaning… convert your blog into a widget)
- Give the URL of your photoblog — continue
- Choose the “Layout” as Narrow (for sidebars) or Wide (to show below the header.. or above all posts)
- Choose the “Display” as Headlines only & ShowFirst image in each post ( oh Yeah… afterall this is a Photblog)
- Its Ideal to choose “Header Style” as Title only (for photoblogs)
- Just allow Listing in the Gallery and give a Description of your blog .. dont forget to add tags.. its really useful
- Then Publish the blidget at Widgetbox.com
PHASE 2:- ADDING THE BLIDGET TO YOUR BLOG
- They give you a variety of options as to where you want to use the blidget you have just created.Just move the mouse over the image and see which one is for what
- You may direclty add your blidget using these options,,..
- Or you may use the "getcode option" to get the Javascript code and then add it manually to your blog through template – page elements – new elements
- Voila.. Now every one who comes to your active blog can see that You have a Photoblog and Such awesome pictures are sure to inspire them to visit your Photoblog to leave a comment
What do you say… Liked it.. C’mon.. go ahead and configure your blidget
AN APPEAL TO MY READERS
Widgetbox allows the display of english characters only.The boxes you see in my photoblog widget are Tamil (Unicode) characters. I have tried makig blidgets with blogs in other languages as well.. all come out as boxes. I have also written at the widgetbox forums ..Forum for using widgets and Forum for New features.. to allow the display Unicode characters also.
I hereby appeal to all my readers to kindly support this feature in blidget so that many Regional language Bloggers can also make use of this wonderful feature.Kindly register yourlseves with the WidgetboxForum and Give your support by replying to any one of the thread (To display Unicode Characters) Thread at Forum for Using Widgets or Thread at Forum for New Features.
This will hardly take a minute or two. Please voice your opinion on this at the forum. Your reply might get us one step closer towards the process of implimenting this feature
Thank you
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Just added in my photoblog Deepa.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful widget.
vishesh..
Well.. now u know.. this could be just one way of using blidget.. go ahead.. unleash your creativity
R
Welcome..
Thanks for telling me..As i first came across “Road more”.. in hans post.. i gave the credit to him.somewhere in time.. i lost track and forgot to linkback to ramani.Thanks for reminding me.. will do it pronto
Wonder why you haven’t left your link.
Priya..
Glad u liked this
My query is not related to this post.
Just curious- when you click on pictures, it eaither open in the same page using lightbox or pen in a new page.
Is it possible to go to the next random pictures and not open a new page.
Priya..will mail / call u
Sorry for maybe stupid question: is Widget tool right if I want to display a Photo Gallery with small pictures (thumbnails?)on side?
As I have understood Widget allows me to display images that ALREADY are in my blog.
What if I want to show pictures that are in my hard disk folder but not yet in my posts?
Sorry I am a real newby
Hi Wisteria..Welcome
If u r referring to the picture thumbnails in my sidebar.. then they are called BLIDGETS…(ie.. a blog converted into a widget..)to make your custom bliget..u need to go to widgetbox.com..read post
Widgets are the “individual” addons that you can addto the blog provided by the blogger interface
***As I have understood Widget allows me to display images that ALREADY are in my blog.*****
..this is called a Blidget *(not widget)…
///What if I want to show pictures that are in my hard disk folder but not yet in my posts?///
May be u can try uploading the pics in u r disk (but not on u r post) to a common server..and try accessing form there…I never thought about this..so i dont know the outcome..yet worth a try..
hope this helps
Hey Deepa: This looks like a great idea. I will look into it and let you know how I make out with it.
Bruce..
Good to see you after a long time..
Just cant wait to take a look at your blidger
Hey Deepa!
Another great idea from you. I added a blidget and it works very well. I sent them an email asking how to modify it so it shows every post not just the most recent. Other than that it is lovely.
See it at my Real Estate Blog (not yet open to the public) at “Imobiliária Prata” at http://imobiliariaprata.blogspot.com/
Don´t take the prices or descriptions as facts yet.
I added a Test blidget as well as the real one abd added a Portuguese character to it (Ç) it worked OK.
Cheers
Urso Branco
Hi Bruce
Glad you liked this and implimented it well.. great going.. =d>