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I am trying to insert my favorite songs by recording artist Ce Ce Winans onto my website. I am following the steps from My Itunes widgets, but I think the steps have changed. Here is what I did:

1. Logged into widgetbox.
2. Searched "My Itunes" widget
3. Clicked on the widget.
4. Clicked on the link that says "Learn how to get your widget code from iTunes" under the "Customize".
5. Clicked on the link that says "Sign in now" in the top right.
6. Followed step one completely and clicked on "Done".
7. The next step sayed that it was supposed to take me to the "Publish to the Web Page", but it did not bring me to that page. It brought me back into my account information and this where I am lost.

I think there were some steps that changed. Can somebody tell me what those steps are?

Thanks,

Before I can adopt the Widgetbox platform to create a widget, I need to know if the platform can support Japanese characters. Please help me out. Thanks.

Hi, Dave Rhea. Why do the Widgetbox network widgets open in the same window? Is there a setting to make them open in a new window or tab?

Because I think with the network widget that would be preferable.

Thanks.

My customer # is 1442554956, my order # is 13080. Why is my counter asking me to order when I have paid?
John Baker

I designed a blidget and installed it on my blog at http://gitanajava-productions.vox.com/ (the RSS is feed://gitanajava-productions.vox.com/library/posts/atom.xml)and on my website (a different URL at MySpace).

The blidget appears in the Widgetbox Gallery; friends and colleagues have been able to install it without any issues. Then, I joined the "Art & Design" Network and installed that widget on my blog website; again, no problems. From the Network widget installed at my blog site, I selected "Add Your Blog"; then, at the "Join the Widgetbox Network" window, I selected "Add yourself to a Widgetbox Network" and chose "Use existing blidget".

At that point, I encountered Problem 1 -- only an older blidget is shown in the drop-down list. That being so, I selected the alternate option "Use your blog URL". At that point, everything SEEMED to run smoothly (added the Vox.com URL for my blog, shown above in paragraph 1) and a thumbnail JPEG, hosted at Photobucket -- everything still AOK). Got the embed code for the Network Widget, erased the code for Art & Design's original install at my blog site, replacing it with the new embed code. The Network widget appears and functions just as it should.

HOWEVER, when I return to the Widgetbox "Get & Install" screen to confirm the installation, I get the following message:

"We were unable to verify the Network widget on your blog.

The blog does not contain the widget code. Please make sure the Network widget is installed on your blog and try again.
Your blog URL:
http://gitanajava-productions.vox.com/ "

So, I try again, this time using the RSS feed "feed://gitanajava-productions.vox.com/library/posts/atom.xml". Same results, same message when I attempt to confirm.

If Dave R. or any of the other fab folks at Widgetbox should wander through the room, you will have my undying gratitude if you can step me through what I need to do differently to add my blog to the Art & Design network widget/blidget.

In a separate yet related matter, it's worth mentioning that when I installed my blog's blidget to the "About Me" column on my MySpace page, it still has two minor issues I don't know how to troubleshoot:

(1) The blidget functions as it should but it appears on the far left side of the right column (i.e., within the About Me section, but just a pixel or two inside the border) -- all my other "add-ons" appear centered in their appropriate columns;

(2) The body of the blidget is detached from the grey tab (?) bearing the words "Get Widget"; that tab IS more or less centered. This blidget, by the way, replaces another Widgetbox blidget which functioned AND appeared as intended, in the center of the About Me column. All of the code for that earlier widget was thoroughly deleted, long before placing the new blidget in the About Me section.

Your assistance on this secondary issue is likewise appreciated. To view the "straying" blidget, go to http://www.myspace.com/blackjack4fun.

Thanks and highest regards to the Widgetbox posse! :-)

I'm having a problem with my new blidget. I finally got it up and running last week, but I see posts in my "profile" area that don't match the feed. My blog covers several topics. I wanted my blidget to focus on just the travel aspect of my blog (I'm in the "Travel" network). So, I put the correct feed URL into my blidget - the feed is like this: http://www.mysite.com/blog/category/v.... Because the "link" element of my feed says "http://www.mysite.com/blog", I had to put the network widget on my home page. However, when I navigate to "view my profile" on your site, I noticed that it is picking up all posts for the entire blog, not just the "vacation" category. However, my feed URL is correct and when I view the contents in the blidget, those are correct as well. Why is my "profile" section picking up the extra entries? Is this going to affect my ranking in this network if they have nothing to do with travel? Thanks.

The widget network can't seem to verify the widget on my blog. I've already tried making sure both the URL and feed were the same and I've also tried them different. I can see the contents of my site in the blidget directly from widgetbox, but whenever I go to the travel channel to complete the final set (to click the button that says "OK, the widget is on my blog", I keep getting the verification error that says "The feed provided could not be read. Please try again later." Do I need to register my feed anywhere else?

Yesterday I was no.2 in the Travel Network... today? Vanished altogether :-(

Could someone check what's going on asap? Thanks!

http://frogblog-thaidings.blogspot.com/

Where should I look to find a widget developer? I need a widget for my web site that will read a small file from my server, pull some quotes from Yahoo Finance, do some quick calculations, and display the results on the widget screen. This is too technical for me,

Hello. I'm attempting to install the code for the network widget into my blog. I've noticed that when I scroll down to see it (in either IE or Firefox), as soon as the "Get Widget" tab appears at the bottom, the entire widget immediately refreshes itself and completely disables all the links in the navigation of my blog where I put the widget (can't click on my links anymore). Until that "Get Widget" appears on the screen, everything is fine. Afterwards, only the widget remains clickable. Are there any known issues regarding this? I can't use the widget if it is going to affect my site in this way. Thanks.

Are there any standard criteria for blogs being in a certain channel? For instance, blogs.kxly.com seems to be about Northwest community politics and sports, but they are in the Television section. I don't mean to pick on them--I have no complaints about the blog itself, just wondering why they are in the category.

Some other blogs don't seem to fit, either. On some days I've looked in the widgetbox and only a few of the posts listed are actually about television.

Thanks for any clarification on this.

Okay, this is my first time creating a widget at Widgetbox and try as i might I can't get the danged thing to work. I would like to create a Flash widget from the following code:

<embed src="http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/2/18/1768118/wildlife/player42.swf" width="500" height="245" flashvars="config=http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/2/18/1768118/wildlife/LargeHor.xml" allowscriptaccess="never"></embed>

Can Anyone explain in detail (settings, etc.) how this can be done? BIG Thanks in advance :)

I want to put in http://www.find-a-good-lawyer.us/ as my new business network widget. when I go to the current business network widget, I cannot delete it. Nothing happens when I click the red X

Hi,

Within my Pro account "EuroTime" I tried about 10 times to link the network widget in the right sidebar of www.gvo.cc correctly to my blidget "GVO Social Network" and to widgetbox.

I deleted the mebership of the "GVO Social Network" widget for about 5 times in the business network channel and started all over again. It did not work!

The business channel network widget for "GVO Social network" is still not active and not linked correctly back to widgetbox. It does definitively not work.

Thank you for your assistance and a solution to the problem!

Regards,
Horst-Dieter

HDS@gvo.cc

New GLBT Network member YVYMag.com immediately took the #1 position upon joining a couple weeks ago. Should a blog that steals content from other blogs be allowed such an esteemed position? Want proof the blog is stealing? Go to YVYMag.com and select a post. Highlight and copy the text, paste into google and search and you'll see the original author of the text. Does YVYMag respond to friendly e-mails requesting that they not steal content? No, they claim that they aren't stealing! I would have preferred direct communication with someone at Widgetbox about this, but you don't provide that possibility. What does Widgetbox think?

I added the widget to my blog, but my entry is Yuk - just shows my URL. And since I am already on my blog that is not useful. So two questions - how do i edit it to have a picture - like the others I see AND how do i show a single sentence from my blog the way I see the others???

Why are we supposed to comply to your ad removal for pro users when it is our bandwidth being used too? Are you planning on sharing that money with the webmasters? I will not remove ads even for Pro users. People pay you money so that they can use OUR widgets and bandwidth for free? Doesn't this seem a bit selfish to you? If you find any of my widgets that are not ad compliant, then go ahead and remove them. I will lose no sleep over your selfishness and GREED and will no longer use your service from now on. I have no problem whatsoever moving on to another site for creating widgets. you are not an important aspects of my agenda and I will immediately begin removing on recommendations, links and promotions that give you traffic from my sites.

login register widget does anyone have one that is easy to use?
the one on my site i have too replace everytime somone wants to register