WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Why won't a Kickstarter widget load on my blog? Title appears but not the pic. http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-wont-a-kickstarter-widget-load-on-my-blog-title-appears-but-not-the-pic WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Why won't a Kickstarter widget load on my blog? Title appears but not the pic. en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:33:26 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 justpi on "Why won't a Kickstarter widget load on my blog? Title appears but not the pic." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-wont-a-kickstarter-widget-load-on-my-blog-title-appears-but-not-the-pic#post-944076 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:49:08 +0000 justpi 944076@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ 1. That's an iframe: as I've already mentioned, iframes can't be used on wordpress.com.
2. Yes I do know (that is, I checked it): nope again...

]]> ellipsesfields on "Why won't a Kickstarter widget load on my blog? Title appears but not the pic." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-wont-a-kickstarter-widget-load-on-my-blog-title-appears-but-not-the-pic#post-944067 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:44:44 +0000 ellipsesfields 944067@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ hey...first, thanks so much for taking the time to help me! I appreciate it!

so, here is the code that KS gives:
<iframe frameborder="0" height="380" src="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katherineferrier/cultivate-2012-growing-the-dance-scene-in-northern/widget/card.html" width="220"></iframe>

the workaround you gave me looks like it's for video. do you know if it would work also for this widget?

]]> justpi on "Why won't a Kickstarter widget load on my blog? Title appears but not the pic." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-wont-a-kickstarter-widget-load-on-my-blog-title-appears-but-not-the-pic#post-944063 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:41:02 +0000 justpi 944063@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ a) Maybe they were giving a plain HTML code last year and a different one (javascript or iframe) now: I can't tell if I can't see the codes.

b) Nope...

]]> ellipsesfields on "Why won't a Kickstarter widget load on my blog? Title appears but not the pic." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-wont-a-kickstarter-widget-load-on-my-blog-title-appears-but-not-the-pic#post-944011 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:01:21 +0000 ellipsesfields 944011@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ no, I mean I really got the widget on there last year! (you can't see it anymore cuz I took it down after my campaign was over. (in case i'm not using the right words, have a look at my website home page: katherineferrier.net. THAT's what I'm trying to get onto my wordpress blog.)

so, somehow I did it last year, but cannot get it to work this time.
i tried to use your workaround suggestion, but i think it' over my head. :~
anything for dummies out there?

]]> justpi on "Why won't a Kickstarter widget load on my blog? Title appears but not the pic." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-wont-a-kickstarter-widget-load-on-my-blog-title-appears-but-not-the-pic#post-943859 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 10:17:42 +0000 justpi 943859@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You're welcome.
I didn't say WP forbids all code: they strip out flash embed codes (tag "embed" or "object") as well as iframes and javascript.
If you're talking about this post:
http://cultivatedancenh.com/2011/08/04/calling-all-cultivators/
then you did not embed any widget! The embed code was stripped out and all that was left was a linking image plus the URL of the widget. THe widget would have been this:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katherineferrier/cultivate-growing-the-dance-community-in-northern/widget/card.html

]]> ellipsesfields on "Why won't a Kickstarter widget load on my blog? Title appears but not the pic." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-wont-a-kickstarter-widget-load-on-my-blog-title-appears-but-not-the-pic#post-943854 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 10:04:05 +0000 ellipsesfields 943854@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ hi juspi, thanks for the reply.
I'm confused, because I was able to embed html code to get a KS widget last year when I ran a campaign. It's just a widget to take you to the KS site, btw, not a video.

]]> justpi on "Why won't a Kickstarter widget load on my blog? Title appears but not the pic." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-wont-a-kickstarter-widget-load-on-my-blog-title-appears-but-not-the-pic#post-943853 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 09:58:52 +0000 justpi 943853@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ WP doesn't allow embed codes (except from sources they collaborate with), for security reasons. Workaround here:
http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/04/29/inserting-kickstarter-videos/

]]> ellipsesfields on "Why won't a Kickstarter widget load on my blog? Title appears but not the pic." http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-wont-a-kickstarter-widget-load-on-my-blog-title-appears-but-not-the-pic#post-943846 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 09:45:46 +0000 ellipsesfields 943846@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I cannot get a Kickstarter widget to load on my blog. I go to widgets and enter the HTML code, but every time I hit save it disappears. The title will appear on my sidebar, but not the actual widget.
Blog url: http://cultivatedancenh.wordpress.com/

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