Andy Gambles

I was asked by @frankbruining how I included the MailChimp sign-up form on my ServerTastic Posterous blog.

In essence I cheated a little. It is possible to add the MailChimp code provided to your Posterous blog provided you disable all the JavaScript. (I really wish @posterous would allow JavaScript - Premium option guys?).

However I wanted to include the subscriber chicklet counter to show off the fact I do have a few readers. This requires JavaScript.

Therefore I generated the HTML using the MailChimp embed form wizard. I then pasted this HTML into a file and uploaded it to my own webspace (so you will need hosting elsewhere which supports JavaScript!).

I then included the HTML file within my Posterous blog using an iframe.

To do this proceed to your site settings > Themes and select advanced (you need to get dirty with the code).

Then I simply pasted the following code where I wanted it to appear.

You will need to replace the src= with the link to the file you created.

I placed this code within the {block:ListSidebar} tags.

Andreas Kopp asked on my ServerTastic Blog how I had integrated the Twetmeme and FaceBook Like buttons into my Posterous theme. (Just like this theme).

It is actually pretty easy. You need to edit the theme in Posterous choosing the advanced option. Then look for the {Body} tag within the code. Just above this insert the code below. Change the twitterusername to your actual twitter username.

<div style="float:left;padding:4px;">
<br />
<fb:like href="{Permalink}" layout="button_count"></fb:like>
</div>

Time to publish my Supplier Christmas Wish List. This is the list of things I would like the suppliers I use most to implement/change.

The blog was originally a self hosted WordPress blog. This worked pretty well. However it may seem strange being an IT guy but I was getting tired of applying updates to WordPress and some of the plug-ins I was using. I wanted to move to a more simpler system. Something which meant I would spend the time writing on the blog rather than messing with themes and plug-ins!