How to Make and Grab a Button

I am not an expert by any means. What I can do here is tell you how I have learned to do things. I'm sure there are other ways and even better ways, and if so, please feel free to share by leaving a comment. My experience is with blogger, although I imagine the other blogging sites are similar. These directions are meant for blogger.  


To grab a button:

• copy the html code from the button you want
• open your blogger account and choose "layout"
• click "add a gadget"
• choose "html" and you'll get a blank box
• paste the code you have copied in the box
• click save

That's it! The new button should be on your blog. Go ahead, give it a try with ours. :-) To make your own button:

• to actually make your own button, you'll need a photo program like Adobe
• a standard square button size is 125 x 125, so when you open a new document, set the canvas size to 125 x 125 pixels
• put your images and text on the button
• save as a gif (jpeg is generally used for photos, but will work & some sites will ask for it specifically)
• save your image on a website like www.photobucket.com

To put a "grab our button" on your blog:

• copy the following html code. <div align="center"> <a href="http://mommysidea.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="Mommy's Idea" src="http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n453/EllieBags/For%20Blog/MommysIdeaButton.gif"/></a> </div> <div align="center"> <form><textarea rows="6" cols="20"><a href="http://mommysidea.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="Mommy's Idea" src="http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n453/EllieBags/For%20Blog/MommysIdeaButton.gif"/></a></textarea></form> </div>

• open your blogger account and choose "layout"
• click "add a gadget"
• choose "html" and you'll get a blank box
• paste the code you have copied in the box
• change my information to your information- the url of the blog, the name of the blog, and the link to your image. (You'll need to go back to photobucket or wherever you saved your image and get the direct link code.)
• click save

Good luck!

This is from Eryn on how to adjust for Wordpress . . .  (Thanks!)

For wordpress users, just go to your widget page (under design), and select a "text" widget, click edit, paste it in (with your own info), save, voila!

**If you have a question, please e-mail me at info[at]mommysidea[dot]com.  I didn’t even realize there were so many wonderful comments until I checked back recently!  Sorry to those I missed!