
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
- 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
- go to this “Grab My Button” code generator and copy the code (It makes it so easy!)
- 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
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!
161 comments:
That's great to know! Thanks for sharing :)
I was wondering if you could help! I need to know how to post my button for people to grab! I have a great one made for me and I can't figure out how to put it on my page for someone to grab the information :(
Thanks!
Hi
Momiz here. I want to make my own button too - thanks for the tip - but could you tell me how to get the nice mommy pics like the ones on your buttons?
Thanks
MomIz
http://momstoupdate.blogspot.com/
Awesome! I've been wanting to do this! It's fate I came upon your blog. I added your button. And... visit me to see how I did!
http://mybrutesquad.blogspot.com/
Awww- thanks for visiting me! I also made one fo rmy other blog. And i told my sister and husband I'd make one for each of them. I'm addicted. My next project is to make my own header and template. LOL. One thing at a time!
Thanks, Dee! It worked like a charm!!
Thanks, Dee! Worked like a charm!!
Jen
THANK YOU so much! I've been fighting with that one for months!
You are a life saver!!!
Thanks for the great tutorial! I was wondering how to do it, since I saw it on lots of other blogs. You made it really easy. I couldn't figure it out on other sites.
Just wanted to thank you for this post! I just created my own "grab my button". I'm excited. Thanks again!
Christina
The Nifty Thrifty Homemaker
I just wanted to say thank you for this info!
Thanks so much for posting this. I just made my first button!!! Thanks again..Zoe
Thanks a million for showing me how to make a grabbable button for my blog. I searched high and low....even went to the help group....and either things were explained in a very complicated way (like I'm a computer genius) or there was no information whatsoever. I love my new button.....thank you!
Thanks for this! You've made it super easy.
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!
THANK YOU!! Ive been tearing my hair out trying to do this and you made it easy peasy. I add your button to my links page in appreciation
thank you this is easy.. finally i understood how to do it.!
sweet..pretty..naughty
Memory Filled
Sweety tots
Thank you so much for posting this info!! I have been trying to figure out how to do this forever!
Thanks so much. You can check out my blog and my new button!
http://krisis-kards.blogspot.com
AWESOME!!! Thanks for your code.
Thank you very much!
I just did this and it worked for me.
Thanks for the tip about Photobucket. :) Grammy Janet told us about your tip.
Thank you! That worked great!
I blogged about this on my site.
http://momsavesmoney.blogspot.com/2009/01/grab-my-new-button.html
Oh my goodness - thank you SO MUCH for this!!!!!!!! I have been looking for this tut for awhile. It worked perfectly. :)
Thanks a billion blisterring bernacles!!
I needed this info and was searching like a Police Dog ... at last I found it ... thanks for it ...
Love You loads!
Thanks for posting this!!! I tried three other sites and your code was the only one that actually worked. Yay!!!!!!!
OMG...THE QUEEN tips her crown to you. I have been trying to figure this out like for EVAH! I kept missing the step of putting the image in because no other code showed that..
THANK YOU.. THANK YOU.. THANK YOU..
you will be getting credit on my blog.. and you will make the
TWISTED BLOGGIE NEWS..
I was racking my brain to figure this out and now it works like a charm! You're the best!
Thanks so much for sharing. I made my own button, but couldn't figure out how to share it. It's at http://lisasfreestuff.blogspot.com/
I put your button on my sidebar. I couldn't have done it without you.
sweet. Thanks for the tips!!
ya know i never knew how to get the little html box below my button!!!! thank you so much! i'm glad i stumbled upon your blog!
http://howdeeplyineedyou.blogspot.com
http://grabmybutton.blogspot.com
whitney
Thank you SO much for this info! The other sites I found when searching for it were not nearly as easy to understand as this. Thank you, thank you! Now I just need to grow a brain with better design ideas... ;)
thank you so much for your tutorial on grab buttons! i finally made my own! yay!
I'm still confused as to changing the URL etc for my own button
Please take a look at http://informative1.blogspot.com/
The button that I have there I want to add the picture that I have of the baby praying in a man's hands that are also praying. Once I have done that, how do I make the box that has the code for my followers to grab under my button like yours?
Thanks,
Faith
I'm sorry but I must be a complete moron. I cannot figure this one out. I have done tons of stuff on my blog but when I try this it doesn't come out correctly. I am using Picasa for the photo link. I have replace the urls with my own. I have inserted the photo link info where I thought it should go but it comes out as html on my page with two symbols where the button should be. The bottom part where you get the html code looks okay. Any ideas?
Thanks for the great and easy-to-follow instructions. I've been trying to figure out how to add a button other people could grab. This worked perfectly!
Where did you find the high quality pictures used in your buttons? I'd like to make mine look more professional.
Thanks!
Jo
http://creativeparentingtips.blogspot.com/
Thanks so much I was going to try and figure this out on my own.
thanks for this! I'll be working on that now, this is great help!
I found your link on google, btw, when I keyed in " how to create a grab my button"... and there you were, on # 1!
Way to go,and thanks for the simple instructions too! ^_^
Thanks a bunch for doing this, I love it. I do my own blog telling people about grab a button with your teaching.
Give you credit :) Hope you like it.
My Grab a Button
I think I actually managed to make a really basic button...although when I reformatted it to a gif it went all yucky and pixelated...so I left it as a jpeg...any thoughts on how to fix this maybe? And ty for the great ideas on this blog! I am gonna add myself as a follower which will post your site on mine so others can check out how to make them too! Thanks and happy blogging!
http://mypersonalcafe.blogspot.com/
T.
I just wanted to tell you THANK YOU for this. I have been looking for the code. :) Enjoyed looking at your blog and clicked some links for you.
Kas
http://southernbellaswaystosave.blogspot.com/
I did it! I did it! I feel so very computer savvy! Thank you for the easy steps!!!
Thanks for the tips.. btw I grabbed your buttons and signed up for your feed. Looking forward to more great tips:) Have a wonderful day!!
Thanks for sharing the information on how to make a button. I'm in the process of making one for my site. I placed both of your buttons on my blog!
My teen daughter just helped me posted my button, and I'm elated!! When you have a chance come take a look @ http://naddezsgoodycorner.blogspot.com/
thank you so much. Your tutorial is quick and easy.
Jessica
www.southeasttexasdealseeker.blogspot.com
When I do this I get 2 pictures, not html to grab for the reader to return to their site with. Any suggestions? I'm with wordpress, but that shouldn't be the issues, should it?
Thanks for the info. to get me started:)
I followed your advice (Thanks!!!) and got far enough to post a link button, but I can't get the image to come through. Your info was the best so far, though. Thanks. =)
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for this post!
Thank you for sharing your grab button. It's easy to understand but...When I post it the pix is enormous but the grab area is okay! I don't know what I'm doing wrong?
Thank You!!!!
I had done this once before & forgot. All I had to do was just review this post. It was such a help. I succeeded in creating my own & PROUD of it tooooo.
God Bless..........
Ash.......
Thank You for the button information. I have been wanting to do this for months. I did have a little trouble getting started but it was all me. I use blogger and Picasa. Picasa gives you two choices of links and I was not sure which one to use. I also selected image only so it would not link me back to Picasa.
You mentioned creating a template and header. If I can do it any one can. I did not know a thing and it has taken me months to figure it out but it is coming along decently. Thanks again for the tip.
Thanks a lot for the instructions! :)
(http://imafulltimemummy.blogspot.com)
I did it! Hurrah! Thanks so much for the awesome instructions!
Thank you for these instructions!
I searched and searched for a way to make a button!
I then asked Lynn from Midday Escapades and she referred me to you.
Thank you for the instructions that were so easy to follow.
You are the BOMB!
Please stop by and see my very unprofessional button that is place on my blog, thanks to you and Lynn.
Rebecca
Thank you it worked beautifully! http://gingerstockwell.blogspot.com
A big juicy kiss for you for this "grab my button tutorial"...:-)
Thanx so much for your help on this I have been wanting one for so long just never knew for sure how to get it.
thank you so much for this code! check out my buttons at:
RootsMamas.blospot.com
"An urban mama's guide to natural pregnancy, childbirth, child care & assistance programs."
I had to join StumbleUpon finally just so I could thumb this post up. Really helpful information and super easy to follow the steps. I have my own grabby button now! So excited!
http://ellesbeads.blogspot.com
Thank you for very clear and concise directions! I'll be giving you the kudos in my "update post" relating to revamping/renewing ... giving my blog a shot of botox :oD Thanks again ~j.
"grab a tomato...baby" button looks great!
tomatobabyblog.com
Thanks for sharing!!
Mrs.4444 (Half Past Kissing Time) sent me. It took a couple of tries, but I did it.
If you want to take a look, just stop by.
Thanks for the great information.
You totally ROCK!!! Thanks so much for your VERY easy guide...it worked on the very first try!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I cannot thank you enough!!! You saved my head from exploding!!! I have been searching through crappy tutorial after crappy tutorial and YOU were the ONLY one who showed how to make the text part!!! THANKYOU THANK YOU!!!!!
Thank you so much!!! I've been trying to get this to work right for weeks. Now I can! :)
yahooo!!! I've been trying to find code to be able to do this for a couple months. Thank you so much! It's actually working! thankyou!
Just did a google search for how to add a "grab my button" button and came across your lovely blog. Thanks so much!
Thank you so much! I have added a link to this site, Society of Socialpreneurs Message Board
Thanks!!! I've tried this before from other sites and was never successful!! Thanks for helping me finally do it!
Thank you, I've been trying to do this for 2 days!
What a marvelous blog! Thank you for your fantastic tutorial ~ very kind of you!
Amanda
http://www.thepriceoftrust.com
Thank you so much for sharing this..I just did mine and it's working:)
Thank you so much! I've been wondering how to do this for quite some time now. All I did was put my button up on my blog. Now, thanks to you, I can have other people grab my button!
I'm putting yours up on my "blogs I love page!" Come take a look and see how well I did with your instructions! :)
Hugs,
Erica
Thanks SO much! Worked like a charm!
Worked great, thanks so much!
Katie P
http://foodwineandmodpodge.blogspot.com/
everything works great but i cant get the picture to show up? there is a link with an image icon but not the actual picture...tips? thanks SOOO much for posting this!
http://journeytolaughcrylearn.blogspot.com/
wooooo got it =D thank you!!
Thank you so much. I tried so many other directions and failed horribly. Yours were wonderful. I am brand new at this blogging stuff and you really helped me.
Check it out here:
http://readingreadingandlife.blogspot.com/
After hours of searching I found this page. Thank You!
Thank you so much for this information. You directions made it so easy Check it out
http://you2cansave.blogspot.com/
Hi. I just found your blog the other day and am thrilled that I did. You've got so many great things going on. I also want to thank you because of your tutorial I finally made my very first blog button.
You can see it here: http://cottonpickincute.blogspot.com/
I also posted about your tutorial. Thank you so much. After one whole year of blogging I now can make a blog button too. Admittedly, this is not my best yet as I didn't have time to come up with a better picture.
Hugs...Tracy :)
Thanks so much for giving these directions! You helped me out so much!
Kimberly
http://dearheartdesigns.blogspot.com
I have search, and attempted to add a button on my page for a while now. Finally "Mommy's Idea" worked! Thank you so much!!
Thanks for your help! Yah, I did it! :) I had googled how to have people grab a button and viola, found you! :)http://treasuredreviews.blogspot.com/
THANK U!!! I was sitting here getting frustrauted from other sites on how to do this and wah lah...you had all the info here!! THANKS for that!!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!! At last thanks to your tutorial how to make Grab Button -I made mine: www.blueberrycraftandhobbytime.blogspot.com ;Every other tutorials I tried didn't work,I added your button to my page and I will be following your blog, thanks for sharing :)
I figured it out!! Thanks for the info!! - Cheryl
It work!!!
Thousans of thank you!!! I did it!!!
Big, big hugs from Barcelona!!!
Thank you so much. It worked perfectly and now I have my own grab button on my discount finding blog
www.bestsellinggifts.net
I actually spent 4 hours last night trying to follow another person's directions which didn't work - then I found your site and I did it quickly. Thanks.
Thank you so very much! How do you make your button smaller or rather make the "grab me" smaller (with the slide bar)...???! Anyone's assistance would be greatly appreciated.
www.heatherpranitis.blogspot.com
Thank you!!!!!!
Thanks for this. I am a total Muppet when it comes to anything remotely technical. Cool stuff.
thanks so much for the help! it worked like a charm! great blog btw!
Very interesting... I will do this on my blog... thank you for sharing
THANKS so much for a great tutorial for grabbing a button and how to get it onto blogger. I didn't think it would work, but your directions were right on the nose, and now my button with the code is on my Christmas page. YEA!!
Thanks again!
Dorothy
great help! thanks for posting this.
Thank you so much. I tried and couldn't get it right and found your instructions through Google. Perfect! Now my fine art photography button is sitting on my blog. You're the best!
Thank you sooo much! I found a couple different websites with instructions about how to put a button in, but yours was by far the easiest to follow!
thank you so much for the tutorial on how to make a button. i am a newbie blogger, come by and say hi! need some comment love
thank you so much for the tutorial on how to make a button. i am a newbie blogger, come by and say hi! need some comment love
Thanks for this. Great post, finally after spending time searching how to do this I found your easy example!
Thank you so much, I spent quite awhile trying to figure this out, I try to keep up technologically, but for some reason I could not figure this out. I appreciate your simple instructions. Thank you.
Thank you so much!! It worked! Yay ... I tried so many times .. and now it works.. yay. I will share in my blog cutesassy.com
Thanks for the tutorial...think I got it...
Thank you so much for sharing this!!!
Thank you so very much for sharing this info!!!!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I'd been trying ti find this info for ages! :)
Thank you sooooo much! I have been having trouble with this for so long. Have a great day :)
Thanks for the help with the blog button grab tutorial! So easy to follow your clear directions. Thank you!! GReat site!!!
OMG, thank you soo very much. I finally put my first bloggy button on my blog, thanks!!!!
You are totally amazing. Thanks for posting this.
Amazing
Thank-you! Many blogs told how to create a button, but I just needed to grab one! Thanks!
Thanks! It worked!
Thanks so much for your easy instructions! Worked like a charm! Lisa @ One Prim Chick
http://oneprimchick.blogspot.com/
can u help me please how do u grab abtton that dont have a code??
email me
ginger.miller77@yahoo.com
life saver! thanks so much
This is the most simply explained way of making and grabbing a button for my blog to me...so thanks a lot for this. I wonder how easy it would be for one to do a header design for a blog.
Thanks
Thomas Sabo Love Charmsay:I agree with ur view.I will visit here everyday
THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you! This is a big help and easy steps!
Thanks so much. This is the easiest way I've found in the web.
More power :)
Thanks for taking the time and explaining how to add a button. You made it extremely easy to follow as I'm new to blogging and I have just started my page... Please follow http://mylittlelearningcenter.blogspot.com/
THANK YOU for this step by step instruction. I did my button! I also just tried to explain it as well as you did on my own blog, but couldn't, so instead pasted your Url -- which means you'll hopefully be getting some new traffic! Hope that's ok!
THanks so much again,
Sandra
This is a great informational post. I have posted this link to my blog. Thanks for sharing.
Kim
http://mycraftingcreations.com
Wow awesome tip thanks for the info I need to tey this. Thanks for passing it along fo us not too savy computer folks.
Thanks so much for this tutorial! I finally figured it out :) I grabbed your button for my blog too :)
Thanks a ton it is a great guide, now to make and grab a button is easy by using your guidance. Thanks
thanks for this it was a great help!
Thank you!!!
I thought you're talking about the real button ha..ha ^^
Yay! that was easy. Found u by googling "how to grab a button" and u are on the top list.
I also grab your button and saved it on my blog www.stylemeclassy.blogspot.com
~Lesley @ Australia~
Thanks so much! This was very helpful and much appreciated! :)
Ashley Sloan
I've been trying to add a blog button to my page for a couple days. Your web site is the only correct advice I found, and now I have my own button! Thank you so much!
Thank you for explaining the button thing, but My other question is
How do you get your logo on your pictures. I see a lot of people doing it and don't now how.Any help would be greatly appreciated.
http://candoitmom.blogspot.com/
Worked perfectly! Thanks for the easy code!
-Bethany
Learning is a Journey
live. laugh. love.
Thank You!!!!!!
I've been fighting this forever, I couldn't find any that worked! This did though, thank you!
Thank you..thank you..thank you! I've been trying various tutorials without any luck for almost a week now. A few minutes on your site and I finall made my own button for the first time! I gave you a shout out on my blog!
Thanks so much for this post! I finally figured it out!! Check out my "grab my button" at www.BlogWithMom.com.
Bobbie Anne
Thank you so much for the help! Yours was the 3rd set of instructions that I read before I actually got it to work right.
http://preschoolteacher81.blogspot.com
Thanks so much Mommy! I was all excited when it worked! You are the best Mommy ever!
Please stop by our blog so you can see our new knowledge working!
http://gilbertandgomez.blogspot.com/
Thanks again :)
Thank you so much! I have been trying to figure out how to make the "Grab my button" copy/paste box! This helped greatly!
Mrs. Lopac Teaches...
Thanks so much for this! I've been going crazy trying to figure it out, lol
Thanks for the tutorial! I now have a button on my blog: realitycouponinginrochester.blogspot.com
Thanks for this! I had to adjust the width of the textbox for my sidebar but I figured that out pretty easily.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! It worked great!
www.livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com
Thank you! really helpful..I just grab your button :-) http://trendy-mommy.blogspot.com/
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU~!!!!!!!!!! I have made several attempts to make a blog button in the past and given up. Found you this morning and OMG!!! OMG!!! Was able to launch my button!!!! So grateful. Really really grateful for your help!!! :) :) :) Can you tell I am excited??? LOL
Thank you so much for sharing this. I'm new to blogging and am trying to figure out this technical stuff and this how-to was written in a language I could understand finally! I put your button on my blog!
Thanks for the easy to understand and easy to do instructions!
This is awesome-thank you SO much!! Never thought I would be able to figure it out, but I DID!! I used a flickr image, and it worked like a charm. :)
Great tutorial. Thank you soo much. I just did and it worked great. You've had other great tutorials that I've followed. New fan!
thank you for making that so easy to follow!!
Thanks so much for the instructions! So easy to follow!
I LOVE YOU!! I have been trying for a day to fix my little bugger and with one click to the generator, it is up and gorgeous!! Thanks so much!!
Thank you so much for the simple guide. It was very easy to follow.
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