licker is the most popular photo sharing website for people looking to showcase their photography online.Instagram is currently winning the race to be the top app for sharing your Mobile images and photos.We have previously looked at ways to share your flickr photo stream on your blog, in this post it's the turn of Instagram.I have looked for the best way for you to display your Instagram photos on your blog with a sidebar widget.Also we have a neat Follow on Instagram button to help you get more Instagram followers.

So if your a 'Instagrammer' this is the one for you.

Both these Instagram widgets are added to the sidebar of your blog so first are the codes for the gadgets and below that are our videos on how to add gadgets to the sidebar on Wordpress and Blogger.

Follow On Instagram Button

Button :



Code :

<iframe src="http://widget.stagram.com/follow/UserName" style="height:27px;" frameborder="0"></iframe>

Note : Replace UserName with your Instagram Username.

Instagram Photo Gallery Gadget

Gallery :
(The gallery below is using webstagram's stream)

Code :

<iframe src="http://widget.stagram.com/in/UserName/?s=100&w=2&h=3&b=1&bg=FFFFFF&p=5" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="border:none;overflow:hidden;width:230px; height: 345px" ></iframe> <!-- Webstagram - web.stagram.com -->

Note : There are a few things we can change here but first you have to imput your Username were highlighted in yellow in the code.

Background color : The current background color is white/#FFFFFF (Highlighted in blue).You can change this to suit your blog by changing #FFFFFF with the color you want.

Size : Finally the size is highlighted in green 230px wide 345px high change this to resize the gadget.

Add Gadgets To The Sidebar Wordpress And Blogger

Blogger :

Step 1. In The New Blogger Dashboard Click The Drop Down For Your Blog > Choose Layout > Click Add A Gadget > Choose HTML/Javascript > Paste In The Code as shown in the video below :

Wordpress :

In Your Wordpress Dashboard Click 'Apperance' > 'Widgets' > Add A text Widget to your sidebar and paste in the code as shown in the video below :


That's it your blog viewers can now connect with your and see your latest photos on Instagram.

Drop your comments and questions below.
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If you're new to WordPress, listen up!

You're so used to people talking about how easy and great WordPress is, but if you're not the tech-y type just yet, chances are you need a bit of guidance: it's nothing to be ashamed of. This post is for those of you that have done the initial set-up on your WordPress blog or site, and now you're ready for the next step.

Often when you search about WordPress tips or any questions you may have, you're met with jargon that can make the process of getting to know your WordPress site even more confusing and frustrating.

Hopefully this post will clear up some of that confusion for you. Below are a few tips for WordPress newbies that need a beacon of light in that foggy WordPress world.

Use these tips to make your WordPress experience smooth from here on out:

Keep a Clean Media Library

You can start your media organizing by first disabling the automatic organization that WordPress does for you. Under Settings & Media, disable the option of organizing media chronologically. Uncheck "Organize my uploads into month and year-based folders."

Now all of your media uploads will be placed in one folder, and you can find that perfect picture you're looking for by simply plugging in a related keyword. Just make sure you accurately and thoughtfully label your media. And:

Treat Your Pics Like Content

After all, they are.

Pictures are a great SEO tool that should not be ignored. When you load an image to your site, WP will give you the chance to add keywords, titles and descriptions. Take the time to label each one! It should go without saying, but make your titles relevant and think of SEO as you label.

Images that are labeled properly will serve a double purpose: search engines will eat them up (driving more traffic to your page), and if your image fails to load or for any reason it's not available to a viewer, the alternate text tag will be featured to explain to readers what the image consists of.

A Little SEO Goes a Long Way

Speaking of SEO: make sure you know the importance of title and description tags for both readers and search engines.

If you're a true newbie, and you're not sure what the function of keywords, titles and descriptions is, just trust that taking the time to construct these for pages and images is worth it.

Descriptions explain to users what they'll find on your site. Make them alluring and spur links by incorporating the ever-popular "call to action" phrasing.

Research the best SEO plugins for WordPress if you need a little help with this. We could get into it here, but it's really a whole other topic or post in and of itself.

Tidy Up Your Sidebar

Your sidebar will have a tendency to get messy. Don't let it. A clean, minimalist site is extremely impressive and desirable, so aim for having one at all times.

WordPress sidebars are jam-packed with ads, newsletters, social media icons, recent tweets, and so on. Don't let important links get lost in the shuffle. Only choose links that you really want your site visitors to click on, and make sure they are prominent and readily available in your sidebar.

One way to clean up is to head to the Appearance and Widgets section and remove all the extra widgets, leaving only the ones that are beneficial to your business or your site.

A good rule of thumb is, if it does not add e-mails to your list, make you money, or get a user to do something you want--don't include it in the sidebar.

Show Your Footer Some Attention

You might not think your footer is important, but surprisingly a lot of people will navigate to this area of your site to see what's there.

Pick a WP theme that gives you access to this section and include one or more of the following:

• A link to an important article or page

• A field for your e-mail list adds

• A copyright statement

• Info about the owner or web designer

• A bio or mission statement

• Link/s to a blog

If you forget about your footer, you're neglecting a very crucial piece of web real estate. Be careful not to.

Boil Down Permalinks

Long permalinks aren't the best tools for SEO or readers. If you want search engines to find you and you want your readers to easily decipher your links then it's simple: you've got to shorten them and make them relevant.

A long permalink that uses en excess of pointless words looks like this:

wordpresssite.com/best-tips-for-planting-flowers-in-your-new-advanced-flower-pot

A short, easy-to-glance-at permalink will look more like this:

wordpresssite.com/flower-pot-planting-tips

Users and search engines will appreciate your concise links and will reward you for it with rankings and views. The same can be said for the rest of the tips mentioned above. If you follow the guidelines, you'll be rewarded with a clean site that receives traffic and rankings for the right reasons.
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I have two seperate tutorials for Wordpress and Blogger users with instructions to add your links and remove the icons you don't want.I have added the no-follow tag to the icons as there is no need to pass link juice to social profiles and also set the target for the links to open in a new window.

The instructions are below but first let's see the demo's.

Here is a working example, hover over each icon to see the pop out effect :






And you can see them in a blog sidebar here :

Add The Candy Social Icons To Blogger

Step 1) In The New Blogger Dashboard Click The Drop Down For Your Blog > Choose Layout > Click Add A Gadget > Choose HTML/Javascript > Paste In The Code as shown in the video below :


Code :

<!--Rss Feed-->
<a class="spice-popout" rel="nofollow" href="RSS-FEED-URL-HERE" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/7lsUogp.png" /></a>
<!--Email-->
<a class="spice-popout" rel="nofollow" href="EMAIL-URL-HERE" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/oJeNikj.png" /></a>
<!-- Google Plus-->
<a class="spice-popout" rel="nofollow" href="GOOGLE-PLUS-URL-HERE" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/F70aY6r.png" /></a>
<!--Facebook-->
<a class="spice-popout" rel="nofollow" href="FACEBOOK-URL-HERE" target="_blank"> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/g4KQ38R.png" /></a>
<!--Twitter-->
<a class="spice-popout" rel="nofollow" href="TWITTER-URL-HERE" target="_blank"> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/rRbcRlQ.png" /></a>
<!--LinkedIn-->
<a class="spice-popout" rel="nofollow" href="LINKEDIN-URL-HERE" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/dofbMIX.png" /></a>
<!--YouTube-->
<a class="spice-popout" rel="nofollow" href="YOUTUBE-URL-HERE" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/OukhzWK.png" /></a>
<!--Skype-->
<a class="spice-popout" rel="nofollow" href="SKYPE-URL-HERE" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/8c35IfD.png" /></a>
<style>
.spice-popout{height:48px; width:48px; margin:10px; float:left; display:inline-block; -webkit-transition:all ease 0.5s; -moz-transition:all ease 0.5s; -o-transition:all ease 0.5s; -ms-transition:all ease 0.5s; transition:all ease 0.5s}
.spice-popout img{border-radius:50%; margin:8px; width:100%; box-shadow:0px 0px 4px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.8); -webkit-transition:all ease 0.5s; -moz-transition:all ease 0.5s; -o-transition:all ease 0.5s; -ms-transition:all ease 0.5s; transition:all ease 0.5s}
.spice-popout img:hover{margin:0px; box-shadow:6px 6px 4px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.3)}
</style>

Note : Add the Link to each of your social profiles as highlighted in yellow.Each icon has the title above so you can easily remove the ones you don't want. That's it your blog readers can now easily subscribe and follow your blog.Be sure to also check out our 3D spinning social icons and the Hover Effect Social Icons you can use on your blog.I have two shout outs to OneExtraPixel for the icons and BradKnutson for the Css inspiration.
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WordPress is an award winning CMS, which enables you to build blogs, powerful website. WordPress is freeware tool for bloggers. It has included various aspects like ease of use and extensibility have made wordpress the most popular blog software available.
Besides, there are hundreds of WordPress themes online waiting to be paid. Some of them are worth it, some are not. Today’s collection is purely free premium themes from various quality wordpress sites.
In this showcase, you’ll find a excellent collection of Fresh High Quality Free WordPress Themes. Everybody who has run a Google search on “wordpress themes” knows that. So we thought an article like this will be useful.

 

Simplebox

Lotoruo

HUD

Bueno

Eagerlic

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WordPress is freeware tool for bloggers. It has included various aspects like ease of use and extensibility have made wordpress the most popular blog software available.
Besides, there are hundreds of WordPress themes online waiting to be paid. Some of them are worth it, some are not. Today’s collection is purely free premium themes from various quality wordpress sites.

Extend

iMobile

Stratie

Niferiti

ZinePress

Blueguess

Eldadgio

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Prolet

Colorbold

DesignPile

Colourise

Typebased

BlogTheme

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there are hundreds of WordPress themes online waiting to be paid. Some of them are worth it, some are not. Today’s collection is purely free premium themes from various quality wordpress sites.
In this showcase, you’ll find a excellent collection of Fresh High Quality Free WordPress Themes. Everybody who has run a Google search on “wordpress themes” knows that. So we thought an article like this will be useful.

Recipy

Tauri

Grungie

Tutorialicious

Blacko

Rockwell

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WPESP Portfolio

Demet

Irresistible

AllBlack

Woodsy

Wood3

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Wordpress themes end of 2009 till Feb. 1st week. These are stunning and friendly design for blogger. They can save their development cost and use freely. I like these because of professional design, SEO friendly, eye-catching etc.
Here are 20+ creative premium WordPress themes from the various places.

PhotoWorks theme

Demo – Download

Delighted Black WordPress Theme

Demo – Download

Allurement WordPress Theme

Demo – Download

Kelontong

Demo – Download

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Simple Magazine Red

DailyNote Theme

Bright Sky

Black Stone Theme

WP Portfolius theme