Adding a CC mark to a WordPress blog - Revision history

Saralea: /* Text Widget (easy) */

2010-11-20T21:16:35Z

Text Widget (easy)

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	Adding a Creative Commons mark ([[marking]]) allows people to easily see how your work is licensed, and allows search engines to index your page by license.		Adding a Creative Commons mark ([[marking]]) allows people to easily see how your work is licensed, and allows search engines to index your page by license.


			== Наслов ==
	== Text Widget (easy) ==		== Text Widget (easy) ==

JesseWeinstein: rm spam/nonsense

2010-10-16T02:50:17Z

rm spam/nonsense

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Israel: /* Theme PHP files (more difficult) */

2010-10-15T02:24:21Z

Theme PHP files (more difficult)

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	1)-LISTE DES MEMBRES D’HONNEURS.		1)-LISTE DES MEMBRES D’HONNEURS.


			Travail en attente de motification.
	== Theme PHP files (more difficult) ==		== Theme PHP files (more difficult) ==

Choicenow2: /* Text Widget (easy) */ Education et Environnement.

2010-09-05T13:24:15Z

Text Widget (easy): Education et Environnement.

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Mike Linksvayer: /* Text Widget (easy) */

2010-06-26T18:22:52Z

Text Widget (easy)

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	* Step 1: In your dashboard, go to the menu item "Widgets", under "Appearance".		* Step 1: In your dashboard, go to the menu item "Widgets", under "Appearance".
	* Step 2: Find the widget labeled "Text", and drag it to your sidebar or footer. Location is entirely up to you. (yeah, that too!)		* Step 2: Find the widget labeled "Text", and drag it to your sidebar or footer. Location is entirely up to you. (yeah, that too!)
	* Step 3: Paste the code provided by the [~~CC license chooser~~ http://creativecommons.org/choose] in the widget's text box, and click "Save".		* Step 3: Paste the code provided by the [http://creativecommons.org/choose CC license chooser] in the widget's text box, and click "Save".

	This should now display the CC mark. You may style the blog as you wish. If on WordPress.com, you have to use inline styles, unless you have a paid subscription and can change all the CSS of your theme.		This should now display the CC mark. You may style the blog as you wish. If on WordPress.com, you have to use inline styles, unless you have a paid subscription and can change all the CSS of your theme.

Mike Linksvayer at 18:22, 26 June 2010

2010-06-26T18:22:20Z

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	Adding a Creative Commons mark ([[marking]]) allows people to easily see how your work is licensed, and allows search engines to index your page by license.		Adding a Creative Commons mark ([[marking]]) allows people to easily see how your work is licensed, and allows search engines to index your page by license.

	== ~~Method #1: Use a~~ Widget ==		== Text Widget (easy) ==

	'''This works on Wordpress.com as well as self-hosted WordPress installations.'''		'''This works on Wordpress.com as well as self-hosted WordPress installations.'''
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	This should now display the CC mark. You may style the blog as you wish. If on WordPress.com, you have to use inline styles, unless you have a paid subscription and can change all the CSS of your theme.		This should now display the CC mark. You may style the blog as you wish. If on WordPress.com, you have to use inline styles, unless you have a paid subscription and can change all the CSS of your theme.

	== ~~Method #2~~ (more difficult) ==		Use this method unless you strongly prefer editing source files or installing plugins and have good reason to do so!

			''TO-DO: visual guide for this method.''

			== Theme PHP files (more difficult) ==

	Edit the theme's footer.php or sidebar.php file. Get your license button HTML from http://creativecommons.org/license and paste it into your footer.php (or sidebar.php or wherever you want it to appear).		Edit the theme's footer.php or sidebar.php file. Get your license button HTML from http://creativecommons.org/license and paste it into your footer.php (or sidebar.php or wherever you want it to appear).

	== ~~Method #3:~~ Plugin ==		== Plugin ==

	Use a plugin. This ''might'' be the easiest way, but has some potential for problems if the plugin breaks when you upgrade, or it clashes with another plugin. The widget above is usually a better option.		Use a plugin. This ''might'' be the easiest way, but has some potential for problems if the plugin breaks when you upgrade, or it clashes with another plugin. The widget above is usually a better option.
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	To do this, use the [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/creative-commons-license-widget/ Creative Commons license widget]. (That page says it's only tested up to WordPress 2.5, but it seems to be working on [http://blogs.appropedia.org/ our version 2.71 blog] without problems. --[[User:Chriswaterguy\|Chriswaterguy]] 04:02, 16 May 2009 (UTC)) Note: it's easier to install from the admin interface (click Plugins, then Install) rather than downloading from the link given here.		To do this, use the [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/creative-commons-license-widget/ Creative Commons license widget]. (That page says it's only tested up to WordPress 2.5, but it seems to be working on [http://blogs.appropedia.org/ our version 2.71 blog] without problems. --[[User:Chriswaterguy\|Chriswaterguy]] 04:02, 16 May 2009 (UTC)) Note: it's easier to install from the admin interface (click Plugins, then Install) rather than downloading from the link given here.


	~~TO-DO: Visual Guide of "marking a Wordpress.com blog with CC licenses"~~

Mike Linksvayer: /* Method #1: Use a Widget */

2010-06-26T18:18:31Z

Method #1: Use a Widget

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	* Step 1: In your dashboard, go to the menu item "Widgets", under "Appearance".		* Step 1: In your dashboard, go to the menu item "Widgets", under "Appearance".
	* Step 2: Find the widget labeled "Text", and drag it to your sidebar or footer. Location is entirely up to you. (yeah, that too!)		* Step 2: Find the widget labeled "Text", and drag it to your sidebar or footer. Location is entirely up to you. (yeah, that too!)
	* Step 3: Paste the code provided by the license ~~generator~~ in the widget's text box, and click "Save".		* Step 3: Paste the code provided by the [CC license chooser http://creativecommons.org/choose] in the widget's text box, and click "Save".

	This should now display the CC mark. You may style the blog as you wish. If on WordPress.com, you have to use inline styles, unless you have a paid subscription and can change all the CSS of your theme.


			This should now display the CC mark. You may style the blog as you wish. If on WordPress.com, you have to use inline styles, unless you have a paid subscription and can change all the CSS of your theme.

	== Method #2 (more difficult) ==		== Method #2 (more difficult) ==

Mike Linksvayer at 18:17, 26 June 2010

2010-06-26T18:17:35Z

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	== Method #1: Use a Widget ==		== Method #1: Use a Widget ==

			'''This works on Wordpress.com as well as self-hosted WordPress installations.'''

	* Step 1: In your dashboard, go to the menu item "Widgets", under "Appearance".		* Step 1: In your dashboard, go to the menu item "Widgets", under "Appearance".
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	This should now display the CC mark. You may style the blog as you wish. If on WordPress.com, you have to use inline styles, unless you have a paid subscription and can change all the CSS of your theme.		This should now display the CC mark. You may style the blog as you wish. If on WordPress.com, you have to use inline styles, unless you have a paid subscription and can change all the CSS of your theme.

	~~This works if your blog is on your own domain, (Does it work on Wordpress.com, or only with paid subscriptions?)~~

	== Method #2 (more difficult) ==		== Method #2 (more difficult) ==

	Edit the theme's footer.php or sidebar.php file. Get your license button HTML from http://creativecommons.org/license and paste it into your footer.php (or sidebar.php or wherever you want it to appear).		Edit the theme's footer.php or sidebar.php file. Get your license button HTML from http://creativecommons.org/license and paste it into your footer.php (or sidebar.php or wherever you want it to appear).

	~~This works if your blog is on your own domain, (Does it work on Wordpress.com, or only with paid subscriptions?)~~

	== Method #3: Plugin ==		== Method #3: Plugin ==
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	To do this, use the [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/creative-commons-license-widget/ Creative Commons license widget]. (That page says it's only tested up to WordPress 2.5, but it seems to be working on [http://blogs.appropedia.org/ our version 2.71 blog] without problems. --[[User:Chriswaterguy\|Chriswaterguy]] 04:02, 16 May 2009 (UTC)) Note: it's easier to install from the admin interface (click Plugins, then Install) rather than downloading from the link given here.		To do this, use the [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/creative-commons-license-widget/ Creative Commons license widget]. (That page says it's only tested up to WordPress 2.5, but it seems to be working on [http://blogs.appropedia.org/ our version 2.71 blog] without problems. --[[User:Chriswaterguy\|Chriswaterguy]] 04:02, 16 May 2009 (UTC)) Note: it's easier to install from the admin interface (click Plugins, then Install) rather than downloading from the link given here.

	~~This works if your blog is on your own domain, (or on Wordpress.com, or only with paid subscriptions?)~~

Chriswaterguy: /* Method #1: Use a Widget */ clarify

2009-11-09T13:25:31Z

Method #1: Use a Widget: clarify

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	== Method #1: Use a Widget ==		== Method #1: Use a Widget ==

	* Step 1: In your dashboard, go to the menu item "Widgets", under "~~Appereance~~".		* Step 1: In your dashboard, go to the menu item "Widgets", under "Appearance".
	* Step 2: Find the widget labeled "Text", and drag it to your sidebar or footer. Location is entirely up to you. (yeah, that too!)		* Step 2: Find the widget labeled "Text", and drag it to your sidebar or footer. Location is entirely up to you. (yeah, that too!)
	* Step 3: Paste the code provided by the license generator in the widget's text box, and click "Save".		* Step 3: Paste the code provided by the license generator in the widget's text box, and click "Save".

	This should now display. ~~Style it~~ as you wish. ~~You~~ have to use inline styles, unless you have a paid subscription and can change all the CSS of your theme.		This should now display the CC mark. You may style the blog as you wish. If on WordPress.com, you have to use inline styles, unless you have a paid subscription and can change all the CSS of your theme.

	This works if your blog is on your own domain, (Does it work on Wordpress.com, or only with paid subscriptions?)		This works if your blog is on your own domain, (Does it work on Wordpress.com, or only with paid subscriptions?)

Chriswaterguy: rewrite based on excellent last edit (widget) noting it also works on self-hosted blogs.

2009-11-09T13:22:25Z

rewrite based on excellent last edit (widget) noting it also works on self-hosted blogs.

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 Adding a Creative Commons mark ([[marking]]) allows people to easily see how your work is licensed, and allows search engines to index your page by license.
-If you have a WordPress blog on your own domain, there are at least two ways to add a CC mark:
+== Method #1: Use a Widget ==
-If you have a blog on Wordpress.com:
+This works if your blog is on your own domain, (or on Wordpress.com, or only with paid subscriptions?)
 TO-DO: Visual Guide of "marking a Wordpress.com blog with CC licenses"