Categories using Javascript
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==Platform== | ==Platform== | ||
| - | Blogger | + | For use with [[Blogger]] blogs, requires a [[Del.icio.us]] account. |
| - | == | + | ==Authors== |
| - | + | * [http://pappmaskin.blogspot.com/2005/10/blogger-categories.html M at Pappmaskin Diare Techblog] | |
| - | [http://nakedsexmonkey.blogspot.com/2005/11/blogger-tags-and-categories-how-to.html Naked Sex Monkey] | + | * [[http://nakedsexmonkey.blogspot.com/2005/11/blogger-tags-and-categories-how-to.html Naked Sex Monkey] |
| - | [http://www.marcmorales.com/2005/10/categories-in-blogger.asp Marc Morales] | + | * [[http://www.marcmorales.com/2005/10/categories-in-blogger.asp Marc Morales] |
| - | [http://3spots.blogspot.com/2006/05/sidebar-expandcollapse-sub-categories.html 3Spots] | + | * [[http://3spots.blogspot.com/2006/05/sidebar-expandcollapse-sub-categories.html 3Spots] |
| - | == | + | ==Homepages== |
| - | [http://pappmaskin.blogspot.com/2005/10/blogger-categories.html | + | [http://pappmaskin.blogspot.com/2005/10/blogger-categories.html Blogger Categories], with a great how-to by Gretchen at [http://www.ylcf.org/2005/12/blogger-categories.html YLCF]. |
| - | [http://nakedsexmonkey.blogspot.com/2005/11/blogger-tags-and-categories-how-to.html | + | [http://nakedsexmonkey.blogspot.com/2005/11/blogger-tags-and-categories-how-to.html Blogger Tags and Categories: How To] |
| - | [http://www.marcmorales.com/2005/10/categories-in-blogger.asp | + | [http://www.marcmorales.com/2005/10/categories-in-blogger.asp Categories in Blogger] |
| - | [http://3spots.blogspot.com/2006/05/sidebar-expandcollapse-sub-categories.html | + | [http://3spots.blogspot.com/2006/05/sidebar-expandcollapse-sub-categories.html Sidebar expand/collapse sub-categories using javascript RSS/linkrolls] |
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==Skill Level== | ==Skill Level== | ||
| - | + | You must be comfortable with editing your [[Blogger template]] and using [[Del.icio.us]] and [[JavaScript]]. | |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| - | This series of hacks | + | This series of hacks uses [[JavaScript]] to display the contents of a tag in your [[Del.icio.us]] account in a post on your blog. These solutions pull results from [[Del.icio.us]] and integrate them into your template, making the categories appear to be part of your blog set-up and addressing the issue raised by folks who don't like to be taken off-blog to see a list of tagged content. |
==Method== | ==Method== | ||
| - | + | Please visit the links above to obtain detailed instructions. In general, the method is as follows: | |
| - | [ | + | # Create a post in your blog for each category. |
| + | # Use a Feed2Javascript service to take the [[Del.icio.us]] feed and reformat it as a script. | ||
| + | # Publish the script in the post you created. | ||
| + | # Hard-code links in your sidebar to each of these dynamic posts. | ||
==Sites Using This Hack== | ==Sites Using This Hack== | ||
| - | + | * unknown | |
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| - | + | Edit this area and add your own link if you are using this hack. | |
| - | [[In- | + | ==See Also== |
| + | [[In-Blog Categories Using JavaScript]] | ||
[[category: hacks]] | [[category: hacks]] | ||
[[category: categories]] | [[category: categories]] | ||
Revision as of 23:17, 24 June 2006
Contents |
Platform
For use with Blogger blogs, requires a Del.icio.us account.
Authors
Homepages
Blogger Categories, with a great how-to by Gretchen at YLCF.
Blogger Tags and Categories: How To
Sidebar expand/collapse sub-categories using javascript RSS/linkrolls
Skill Level
You must be comfortable with editing your Blogger template and using Del.icio.us and JavaScript.
Description
This series of hacks uses JavaScript to display the contents of a tag in your Del.icio.us account in a post on your blog. These solutions pull results from Del.icio.us and integrate them into your template, making the categories appear to be part of your blog set-up and addressing the issue raised by folks who don't like to be taken off-blog to see a list of tagged content.
Method
Please visit the links above to obtain detailed instructions. In general, the method is as follows:
- Create a post in your blog for each category.
- Use a Feed2Javascript service to take the Del.icio.us feed and reformat it as a script.
- Publish the script in the post you created.
- Hard-code links in your sidebar to each of these dynamic posts.
Sites Using This Hack
- unknown
Edit this area and add your own link if you are using this hack.
