http://wpbtips.wordpress.com tips & advice on wordpress.com blogs Thu, 16 May 2013 11:48:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/64d977339792aaf2fb15afc0f8c4643b?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://wpbtips.wordpress.com http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/widgets-for-wp-com-blogs-14-jigsaw-puzzles/ http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/widgets-for-wp-com-blogs-14-jigsaw-puzzles/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:32:32 +0000 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/?p=8919 Continue reading »]]> http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/widgets-for-wp-com-blogs-14-jigsaw-puzzles/feed/ 13 justpi http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/inserting-calameo-docs/ http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/inserting-calameo-docs/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:41:07 +0000 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/?p=7917 You can insert Calameo docs, by turning the original embed code into the appropriate shortcode. (For more on this, see The gigya shortcode: inserting Flash. Also note that Calameo provide their own "Wordpress" shortcode, but that shortcode doesn't work.) Continue reading »]]> http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/inserting-calameo-docs/feed/ 6 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/inserting-picasa-slideshows/ http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/inserting-picasa-slideshows/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:17:00 +0000 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/?p=7713 If you have a Google account and create albums in Picasaweb, you can insert them as slideshows in your blog, by turning the original embed code into the appropriate shortcode (for more on this, see The gigya shortcode: inserting Flash). Continue reading »]]> http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/inserting-picasa-slideshows/feed/ 11 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/inserting-webshots-slideshows/ http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/inserting-webshots-slideshows/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:35:16 +0000 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/?p=7587 You can insert your own or other users' Webshots slideshows, by turning the original embed code into the appropriate shortcode (for more on this, see The gigya shortcode – inserting Flash). Continue reading »]]> http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/inserting-webshots-slideshows/feed/ 12 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/widgets-for-wordpress-13-some-games/ http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/widgets-for-wordpress-13-some-games/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:05:12 +0000 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/?p=7475 Some users occasionally ask for games you can add to your blog. You can add any game if it's flash, by turning the embed code into the right shortcode. So here are a few. Happy holidays! Continue reading »]]> http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/widgets-for-wordpress-13-some-games/feed/ 14 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/inserting-prezi-docs/ http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/inserting-prezi-docs/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:49:33 +0000 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/?p=6867 Prezi is a zooming presentation editor that allows you to create elaborate presentations (more interesting than slideshows). This post explains how you can embed a Prezi doc in a WordPress.com blog. Continue reading »]]> http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/inserting-prezi-docs/feed/ 28 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/inserting-grooveshark-audio-players/ http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/inserting-grooveshark-audio-players/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:25:26 +0000 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/?p=6158 Grooveshark has a large collection of songs and classical music. You can insert a single song, or create and insert a playlist. The embed code they provide cannot be used directly in a wordpress.com blog, but it can be converted to a working shortcode (see here for general background). A. Single song Continue reading »]]> http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/inserting-grooveshark-audio-players/feed/ 90 Panos GroovesharkSongShare GroovesharkSongCheck GroovesharkPlayerSkins GroovesharkPlaylistColorsNEW http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/04/29/inserting-kickstarter-videos/ http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/04/29/inserting-kickstarter-videos/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:05:04 +0000 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/?p=5466 Continue reading »]]> http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/04/29/inserting-kickstarter-videos/feed/ 17 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/widgets-for-wp-com-6b-funny-quotes/ http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/widgets-for-wp-com-6b-funny-quotes/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:29:08 +0000 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/?p=5318 Continue reading »]]> http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/widgets-for-wp-com-6b-funny-quotes/feed/ 12 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/etsy-widget/ http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/etsy-widget/#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2011 22:11:27 +0000 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/?p=5147 Continue reading »]]> http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/etsy-widget/feed/ 213 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/widgets-for-wp-com-8b-more-countdown-tickers/ http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/widgets-for-wp-com-8b-more-countdown-tickers/#comments Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:32:16 +0000 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/?p=5049 Continue reading »]]> http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/widgets-for-wp-com-8b-more-countdown-tickers/feed/ 21 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/02/06/widgets-12-non-animated-messages/ http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/02/06/widgets-12-non-animated-messages/#comments Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:44:24 +0000 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/?p=5006 Continue reading »]]> http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/02/06/widgets-12-non-animated-messages/feed/ 14 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/inserting-issuu-docs/ http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/inserting-issuu-docs/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:20:14 +0000 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/?p=4891 Continue reading »]]> http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/inserting-issuu-docs/feed/ 102 Panos IssuuButtonsShorter http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/widgets-for-wp-com-11-messages-animated-bg/ http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/widgets-for-wp-com-11-messages-animated-bg/#comments Sun, 09 Jan 2011 09:25:16 +0000 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/?p=4827 Continue reading »]]> http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/widgets-for-wp-com-11-messages-animated-bg/feed/ 36 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/12/15/widgets-for-wp-com-10-animated-messages/ http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/12/15/widgets-for-wp-com-10-animated-messages/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:18:50 +0000 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/?p=4798 Continue reading »]]> http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/12/15/widgets-for-wp-com-10-animated-messages/feed/ 29 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/11/26/widgets-for-wpcom-9-scrolling-messages/ http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/11/26/widgets-for-wpcom-9-scrolling-messages/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:00:12 +0000 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/?p=4680 Continue reading »]]> http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/11/26/widgets-for-wpcom-9-scrolling-messages/feed/ 23 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/10/28/widgets-for-wpcom-8-countdown-timers/ http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/10/28/widgets-for-wpcom-8-countdown-timers/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 02:36:11 +0000 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/?p=4413 Continue reading »]]> http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/10/28/widgets-for-wpcom-8-countdown-timers/feed/ 34 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/widgets-for-wpcom-7-world-news/ http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/widgets-for-wpcom-7-world-news/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 02:41:27 +0000 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/?p=4345 Continue reading »]]> http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/widgets-for-wpcom-7-world-news/feed/ 23 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/widgets-for-wpcom-6-quotes-etc/ http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/widgets-for-wpcom-6-quotes-etc/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:39:38 +0000 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/?p=4203 Continue reading »]]> http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/widgets-for-wpcom-6-quotes-etc/feed/ 21 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/09/16/widgets-for-wpcom-5-weather/ http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/09/16/widgets-for-wpcom-5-weather/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 06:31:40 +0000 Panos http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/?p=4132 Continue reading »]]> http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/09/16/widgets-for-wpcom-5-weather/feed/ 111 Panos