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How do I add Bablefish & Wikipedia to my Side bar?

  1. fbumpkin
    Member

    Howdy. I'm a NON-Technical kinda fella thats tried to add Bablefish to my Blog. I speak Spanish and want to give the non spanish speakers an opportunity to be in the know. My blog is http://fbumpkin.wordpress.com/ I have tried to use a text widgett and cut and paste the bablefish

    Cut and paste this html into your page:
    <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2" src="http://www.altavista.com/help/free/inc_translate"></script> <noscript></noscript>

    but i dont get anything on my blog sidebar. I'd like to do the same with Wikipedia. can anyone help?
    Please e-mail me @ [email redacted]
    Thanx,
    Blackjack

  2. lloydbudd
    Staff

    Javascript is not allowed (FAQ).

    It is a neat idea, though I am still leary of the quality of computerized translations. It is too bad Babelfish's translations are not URL based.

  3. drmike
    Member

    It's actually listed over on the codex that the Babelfish links will work but both of the ones that I see are javascripts.

  4. kandjmom
    Member

    I too am not a teckkie and I would like to add "sitemeter" to my side bar. I have
    searched most of your frequent asked question and I am now too tire to look further
    other than ask directly. How do I do this???

    Thanks,

  5. fbumpkin
    Member

    Thank Ya'll for the Fast reply.

    Blackjack

  6. britgirl
    Member

    @flumpkin - there are very clear instructions and help on the Sitemeter web site on how to add it to your wordpress blog.

  7. drmike
    Member

    Actually those are the old instruction that no longer work since we can't turn on images in the sidebar anymore.

    Adjusted instructions here , in the FAQ blog as well and in the FAQ at the head of these forums.

  8. engtech
    Member

    <i>Actually those are the old instruction that no longer work since we can't turn on images in the sidebar anymore.</i>

    When did that happen?

    My blogshares icon is still showing in my sidebar? (not that, you know, anyone ever finds my blog through blogshares)

  9. drmike
    Member

    That's because you have it in a text widget. We no longer have the option to do an image within a blogroll link, even though there is a form for the image URL.

    Sorry, wasn't clear. :)

    There's even a ticket for it for the WPMU software to get the issue resolved as it's a quick two second fix. Must be if I was the one who fixed it. :)

  10. engtech
    Member

    ah! ok.

    thanks for the clarification

  11. vivianpaige
    Member

    We no longer have the option to do an image within a blogroll link, even though there is a form for the image URL.

    I don't understand. I have links in my blogroll with pictures.

  12. timethief
    Member

    @drmike
    Will you please change the thread title and tags from babblefish and wikipedia on this thread to reflect the "no images in blogroll links" discussion? Otherwise this thread will not be retrievable from the forum search box using those tags and we'll be singing this chorus again and again and again and ...

  13. blumoon
    Member

    Here is a link you may find helpful. Lorelle on WordPress has figured out a way to translate with one click using Google Language tools. I have been using it and it works well. I find babelfish too clunky.
    <br /> http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2005/10/22/instantly-translate-your-blog/

  14. timethief
    Member

    bump to drmike re: images in blogroll tagging

  15. drmike
    Member

    That's not what the original discussion was about.

  16. nosysnoop
    Member

    Maybe make a clickable image and put that on your sidebar that leads to the Babelfish page.

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