How do I add a Twitter follow me button to my WordPress Blog?
A great way to get more followers on Twitter is to add a “Twitter Follow Me Button” to your sidebar. How do you do this though?
First download the “Twitter follow me image” that you wish to use. Next: Upload it to your server or anywhere else and note its URL. Then go to Appearance, Editor and click on Sidebar. Scroll through the code until you find where you wish to insert the image. Paste in the following code.
<a href=”http://twitter.com/YourLink”><img src=”Link to image” /></a>
Where to find Twitter Icons
Randa Clay also has a nice selection as well.
limeshot.com has a selection of Twitter buttons you can use.
Blog Marketing Web has 31 Icons you can use.
Other plays to find Twitter Icons:
Gopal of Productive Dreams has released a very nice Twitter icon set.
Mark Thoburn has 9 glossy twitter icons for use.
Please do not hotlink to any of the graphics. You can host your images at tinypic.com for free.
Want something different?
Add an auto scrolling twitter badge to your blog using TwitterFollowBadge. ( Note: The scrolling Twitter badge does not appear in IE6.)
Do you Twitter? Follow me on Twitter!
Related Post:
- – Follow Friday on Twitter
– How to add a retweet button to your blogger blog-Tweetmeme
– How to Set Up a Twitter Page
– Using Twitter – Should You Always Follow People When They Follow You
– 5 Handy Twitter Tools and Services
If you found this page useful, consider linking to it.
Simply copy and paste the code below into your web site (Ctrl+C to copy)
It will look like this: Twitter Follow Me Button
June 21st, 2009 at 2:43 pm
I’m following you on Twitter. I’m winnienotthepoo.
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June 21st, 2009 at 8:52 pm
I’m following you on Twitter. I’m TJLind
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July 19th, 2009 at 2:12 am
Thanks. This was very helpful. I have been looking for a twitter button. : )
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February 24th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
I like the straight forward approach you gave on changing the twitter badge. I have seen several opensource themes lately having the twitter badge by default. Perhaps you could highlight on this or let me know if the drill is the same
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