How to Add Pinterest to your Blog: Tuesday Tutorials

On this Tuesday Tutorial want to show you how to add Pinterest to your blog.

One of the 5 Key Elements for your Sidebar I mentioned was Social Media.  You want to put your social media buttons on your sidebar to help readers connect with you, but besides just the buttons it is a good idea to add your social media profiles to your blog.

Now you can either add your profile or a specific board if you have one you want to highlight.

Adding Pinterest Profile

1. You start by going to Pinterest widget builder.
   
2. Select Profile Widget on the side
3. Place your user URL in the top box
   (You find this by going to your profile and copying the URL)
4. Select the custom size you want.
   (You can click on each one to get a preview to help you decide how you want it to look)
   
5. Click Build It
6. Copy the Code it generates in the box
7. Go to your WordPress Dashboard > Appearance > Widgets
8. Put a text widget where you want your board to display
9. In the text box paste the code you copied.

Adding Pinterest Board

1. You start by going to Pinterest widget builder.
   
2. Select board widget
3. Copy and paste the URL for the board you want to display in the Pinterest Board URL box
4. Then select the way you want to display.
   (You can click on each one to get a preview to help you decide how you want it to look)
5. Copy the code in the box under Load the Java Script & Add the Link.
   
6. Go to your WordPress Dashboard > Appearance > Widgets
7. Put a text widget where you want your board to display
8. In the text box paste the code you copied.

Preview your page, and it should show

Hopefully this helps. Feel free to contact me via email or social media if you need any help.

Which do you think is more beneficial to show a specific board or your profile?

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