Add Instant Retweeters to your Web Site Layouts

There are a number of different services out there that give you the ability to retweet your pages (in other words, share your web pages on Twitter with other users). After looking at a lot, I have to say my personal favorite would be Topsy. Thanks to a little hard work and research, I have not one but three ways you can add the Topsy retweet button to your own web site layout.
For these first two, you would simply need to copy and paste the code into your own web site design.

Normal Topsy Retweet Button
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://button.topsy.com/widget/retweet-big?nick=[TWITTERNAME]&url=[URL]"></script>
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Compact Topsy Retweet Button
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://button.topsy.com/widget/retweet-small?nick=[TWITTERNAME]&url=[URL]"></script>
Just remember to change [TWITTERNAME] to your Twitter user name and [URL] to your web site address, or address for that page. If you have WordPress, and do not want to go through the trouble of editing your web site layout by hand, try the Topsy Widgets plugin.
Both ways should work – with the first options being the more complicated, but more customizable, and the second option being easier and quicker. It is now up to you to pick which way you would like to retweet topics posted on your own web sites.




December 10th, 2009 at 8:11 am
Added the Facebook one, now adding this one. Keep these widget tutorials coming!