Updated - February 20th, 2008
There is no readme file for my plugin, and for that I apologize. If you need further instructions, just drop me an email and I’ll do my best to lend a hand. Though, this plugin is quite out of date and I would heartily recommend using the sidebar widgets HTML plugin instead, as it does much of the same thing and is included with the new Wordpress distribution.
A few months ago the company I work for (cloudspace) built an awesome link tracking system called MyBlogLog. Ever since, I’ve been trying to use it with Wordpress. After upgrading to Wordpress 2.0, I decided it was time to integrate MyBlogLog into Wordpress without opening the template code. I spent about an hour or two learning the Wordpress plugin API and came up with the MyBlogLog Wordpress plugin. At the moment, it only integrates the actual link tracking code and the Top 5 Links script. The plugin allows you to enable or disable the Top 5 Links script and set its colors. The plugin hooks the main tracking script in just before the content of the site and the Top 5 Links code is inserted just after the Meta section of your template. As far as I know, there are no template specific issues thus far and everything should be working. I wrote this plugin for myself, but I figured others might find it useful as well so I am going ahead and releasing the plugin here.
Installation instructions from the Wordpress Codex:
Plugin Installation
To install a plugin, the following are the general directions to
follow. Be sure and follow the specific instructions provided by the
Plugin author. Remember: BACKUP - just in case.
Read through the “readme” file thoroughly that usually
accompanies a plugin, or the website article from where you found the
plugin. It is often helpful to print out the instructions so you can
check off the installation steps as you complete them.- Upload the plugin to the wp-content/plugins folder in your WordPress directory online.
- Make any changes to templates or files as required by the Plugin instructions including adding Plugin template tags.
- Activate the Plugin:
- Access the Plugin Panel in your Admin Panel
- Scroll down through the list of Plugins to find the newly
installed Plugin (if not visible, start from the beginning to check to
see if you followed the instructions properly and uploaded the file
correctly).- Click on the Activate link to turn the Plugin on.
- Continue making any modifications necessary from the “readme”
file instructions to make the plugin’s actions meet your needs.
Also, remember to set up all the preferences under Plugins -> MyBlogLog Configuration. Until you enter a valid MBLID, the script will not put the script code into your website.
Things that are still on the to do list:
- Add color selector code for the Top 5 Links (Remembering 6 digit hexadecimal RGB colors is really a pain…)
- Add more options for places to display the Top 5 Links for templates that do not use the meta section
- Add the option to display your MyBlogLog affiliate banner and link.
If you find any issues or have any ideas for the plugin, feel free to contact me or leave a comment.
Version History
0.4 - Initial Release
0.4.1 - Fixed an HTML error that caused all the text in the plugin configuration screen to be excessively large.
0.4.2 - Fixed a problem involving the MBL track JavaScript being inserted many times. Temporary fix using wp_head() hook to add the track code to the header.
0.5.1 - Dug up the unreleased code. This version adds the new (old) track servers and a few convenience features including easy color selection and
Download
MyBlogLog Plugin for Wordpress v0.4.2 (Legacy)
MyBlogLog Plugin for Wordpress v0.5.1 (February 20th, 2008)
Digg It! (Thanks Michael!)
awesome, i’ll have to use this, thanks billy!
and i added you to digg
I have a problem. Sometimes the top 5 links box shows and other times it doesn’t. Do you have any idea what’s happening? I’m using 0.4.1. At the moment the box has disappeared altogether. I’ve configured it to show and given it hexadecimal rgb numbers.
Also; is click-tagging supposed to work. It doesn’t seem to do anything.
Hmm, I’m not sure what the issue is but I will take a look at it. I’m glad someone is using it at all! Click tagging is delivered via MyBlogLog, so it may be an issue with the script being out of date. I will check that today when I get to work.
If you have any extra information regarding the issue just let me know and I will try to get these issues resolved as soon as I can.
Thanks again for using the plugin! If you have any suggestions as to new features, send them my way as well.
Any plans to update for the new “community” features in MBL?
Does exist a script to insert on comment avatar and link to profile, of mybloglog users?
Merlinox, I actually stopped working at the company which writes the code for MyBlogLog, but I have been keeping in touch. I think that there is an official version of the Wordpress plugin coming up from them in the coming months which handles custom avatars. If you want I can ask around, pull a few strings, and see what I can find. Just let me know.
Thanks,
Abyss
Good blog
Abyss,
First of all a big thanks for putting your script live.
Not sure why it doesn’t pop up on my blog, but I am still trying. Maybe the wp template? I filled out the MBID and the colors should make it show up. Any idea?
It worked. Thanks!
Glad to hear it worked for you. Let me know if you need anything else, and I’ll do my best to lend a hand!
=) great plugin it is!
Does this work with Wordpress 2.1?
Dave, as far as I know the plugin structure has not changed. I’m not entirely sure but I can try to load 2.1 on my site this weekend and give it a whirl. I really don’t see why it wouldn’t.
I just tried it out and it seems to work.
Thank you for this plugin. I couldn’t figure out where to put the tracking code, but this plugin fixed that problem for me. Thanks so much!
Glad to hear it’s working with the latest and greatest, and still useful! If you all think of a new feature I should add, just let me know and I’ll see what I can do.
i added the plugin and activated it, but am confused. i don’t see anything on my sidebar.
what code to i need to enter into my sidebar.php document to have it appear?
thanks,
greg
Greg, in your sidebar.php you need to have a call to wp_meta() which creates the meta section of the sidebar. If you are using the sidebar widgets plugin, it would be best to just copy the code from the MyBlogLog page and use that. If you are still having trouble with it, let me know and I will take a look. Glad to hear people are still benefiting from this code!
I tried using this unsuccessfully, I’m using K2 though so I’m not sure if it’s that causing the problem.
Do you know of any workaround to fix that or am I doing something wrong. Cheers if you can help.
It should work as long as you aren’t using the K2 sidebar stuff and have a call to wp_meta() in the sidebar code. I think I had to uncomment a few lines in sidebar.php to make it work in K2. If you want, I can take a look at it.
If you can Yea, that would be great.
I wouldn’t know where to start to be honest in editing the Sidebar. Cheers again if you can.
ok i gotta give it to you. that plugin is tight!
thanks man . cheers to you
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So… where is this readme text file????
Benton, that text was quoted verbatim from the Wordpress site at the time when I finished the plugin. There is no readme file for my plugin, and for that I apologize. If you need further instructions, just drop me an email and I’ll do my best to lend a hand. Though, this plugin is quite out of date and I would heartily recommend using the sidebar widgets HTML plugin instead, as it does much of the same thing and is included with the new Wordpress distribution.
Hi. The zip file doesn’t contain the readme file.
I’m having trouble locating and/or obtaining my MBLID from WordPress? This is the only thing I think that is holding me back from completing the mybloglog widget for my sidebar. Thoughts?
Thanks in advance!
Des
Des, I’m going to shoot you an email about this but for everyone else’s reference…
1. Log into MyBlogLog.com
2. Hit the “Get Widgets” button next to the blog you want to get the MBLID for.
3. Click the “Preview and Get Code” button.
4. In the text box with the code should be something that reads mblID=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, or similar. That number (following mblID=) is your mblID.
I hope that helps, just let me know if you need any further assistance.
The zip doesn’t include a readme, where can I find it?
Highly recommend I use it on my site.
Thanks
Vic
Hi
I’m trying to make it work on WP 2.3 blog, so lets see how it goes.
thanks for the great plugin, best i was able to find.