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With our WordPress plugin and Micah’s speaking at WordCamps (Las Vegas, Denver, Chicago and DC) one might think that at Lijit, we dont love other blogging platforms, such as TypePad or Blogger, as much. Even some of the newer blog platforms, such as Tumblr and Posterous, sometimes have told us that they feel a bit left out.
But, you see, this is just not the case. At Lijit, we love all blogging platforms equally. Whether you are using Expression Engine, or Moveable Type, or even Drupal, Lijit happily installs (some times with an added love tap from our ability support staff) on them all.
And, you might be surprised to hear, we do it without having our love reciporcated. (Yes, I am speaking to you Wordpress.com!) So when one of the blogging platforms reaches out to their users and tells them about how great we are at Lijit, well, we get just a bit excited.
“Professor” Andy Wibbels on the Everything TypePad blog does a great job of explaining how TypePad users can get the most out of Lijit.
We love you too TypePad! We are excited to hear from other blogging platforms about how their users are getting the most out of Lijit.
How about publishers on other blogging platforms? How are you getting the most out of Lijit?
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Tumblr is a relatively new blogging platform that allows for easy short form posting of content, audio and video. It is highly customizable, and very easy to use, but interestingly, it is missing the ability to search through posts. Enter our Lijit Search Wijit.
Tumblr makes it very easy to add custom HTML and javascript to the layout. For example, my tumblog, has a completed customized theme, and includes the Lijit Search Wijit.
So how was I able to add Lijit to my tumblog? It just a few simple steps:
Step 1:
Sign up for Lijit. If you already have an account, just log in, and navigate to the link “My Search Wijit.”
Step 2:
Add your social content and build out your network. (If you have already done this, skip this step).
Step 3:
Customize your Wijit to fit your Tumblr theme. You are only constrained by the theme’s layout. Then click on “Install the Wijit.”
Step 4:
Select and copy the code on the right hand side of the page. It should look like this:
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”http://www.lijit.com/informers/wijits?type=pvs&username=username&js=1″></script><a style=’color: #999′ href=’http://www.lijit.com’ id=’lijit_wijit_pvs_link’>Lijit Search</a>
Now comes the hard part:
Step 5:
Login into your Tumblr account. Click on the customize icon:
Step 6:
In the Description field, paste the code you copied from your Lijit account where you want it to appear. (I decided to put it after a bit of text):
Step 7:
click “Save Changes.”
All done. Yup, it is that easy to install Lijit in Tumblr.
Want a couple of other examples outside of my tumblog?
- Lindsay Campbell (who put the Wijit in her footer)
- Bijan Sabet (who has placed several widgets in his description field)
- Alex King (who has made his tumblog look a lot like his main blog).
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