In a recent blog post, I explained how to link to a Flipboard magazine using widgets from Flipboard Tools. You can see that post here:

https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/tclough/blog/add-y...

A question came up about using this method to link to your main Flipboard profile page.

Well, I tried doing that and it just doesn't work.

That's not what we want our website visitors to see!

Fortunately, it is pretty easy to make our own widget in WordPress and that is what this training will show.

Let's get started.




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jvranjes Premium
Bookmarked, thank you.

I cannot add anything to Flipboard, so currently out of business with it.
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tclough Premium
I'm sorry to hear you are having trouble with it Jovo. Is there some limit on how many magazines you can have? I'm just wondering why you can't add anything now.
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FFinch Premium
This is quite interesting, Tom but, I guess I'm not understand what flipboard mail is.

On a positive note, my flipboard widget works perfectly just the way it is.

Using the code originally provided by flipboard, and without adding any additional code, my flipboard widget already contains my main photo that I selected from my site and by clicking on the widget, you will be taken directly to my flipboard Magazine/profile.

I believe that is the sole purpose of the widget. Am I wrong?
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tclough Premium
If I understand correctly, and there are a lot of things about Flipbook I don't understand, the widget from them only leads to one magazine at a time. Is that what you are seeing too?

I know some WA members have several magazines associated with each of their websites so I posted this as a way to link to their main Flipboard profile page.

There is nothing about this method that is exclusive to Flipboard except the links. It could be used as a way to create a widget for a visual link to anything.

Tom
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FFinch Premium
I only have on magazine.
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tclough Premium
Me too Forrest. Actually I have a few magazines but only one associated with each web site. In fact, I use the regular Flipboard widget myself. For one magazine it is great.

There are some on here who have a lot of magazines and some even create a magazine for each blog post. They are who I wrote this training for.

Tom
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Martstervt Premium
Thanks Tom I will save for latter.
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tclough Premium
You're welcome Marty
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Kav Premium
Never heard of Flipboard.
Thanks for the training.
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tclough Premium
Thanks Kav.

Flipboard has been getting a lot of mention here on WA lately. It seems to be a great way to boost your traffic.
Tom
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paulgoodwin Premium
Great info and thanks for sharing
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tclough Premium
Thank you Paul. I hope everyone follows along with your Flipboard tips too. You have posted some good ones.
Tom
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paulgoodwin Premium
Thanks Tom - where would you suggest a person place the Flipboard widget
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