Add StumbleUpon Button to your WordPress Blog

StumbleUpon is growing to be one the fastest social networks on the Internet. Getting Stumbled would mean that you could get tons and tons of traffic. Moreover, you could add lot of subscribers because people who stumbled to your Blog came there because they specified that they have an interest in a topic similar to your blog.

Adding a “Stumble this!” button on your posts allows your visitors to promote your site on StumbleUpon. The more thumbs up your article/blog receives, the more users will in turn stumble upon your site

How to Add a StumbleUpon Button to your WordPress Blog

Step # 1: Download this image and save it as icon_su.gif or anything else you like

Stumble Upon Button

Step # 2: Upload this image to your WordPress blog

Step # 3: Log into your WordPress Account. In your WordPress Admin Dashboard, go to Presentations then click on Theme Editor. Under your Theme editor edit single.php of your WordPress Theme

Step # 4: Find the line “Read the rest of this entry” or a similar line depending on your WordPress theme in your single.php file. Below it, add the code shown below

<a href=”http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=<?php the_permalink(); ?>&title=<?php the_title(); ?>”><img src=”icon_su.gif” mce_src=”icon_su.gif”> Stumble it!</a>

Step # 5: Save your single.php file. Done!

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7 Responses to “Add StumbleUpon Button to your WordPress Blog”

  1. 1
    hem Says:

    can we add the button for free wordpress account blog?

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    EveryDayFiction.com Says:

    But what happens if my title has special characters in it such as ‘%^&=”
    a title with a quote in it will screw up your code.

  3. 3
    fleence Says:

    Подскажите шооблончег под Wordpress 2.6.2, чтобы был похож на ваш http://www.techcounter.com.

    Заранее благодарю)

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    Aaron Rivera Says:

    I agree great blog here lol

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    tyjkol Says:

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    retirement Says:

    Yes, adding a stumbleupon button on your blog will help you gain more visitors.

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