UPDATE: How to add the BlogHerRoll to your own blog

Some of us dream things that never were and ask "why not?" (Sorry, blatant RFK-stealing I know.)

Such a person is commenter/attendee Jacqueline Passey, who asked: "why not a BlogHer blogroll/community we can all join and add to our sites?"

To which we said: sure...wanna figure it out and tell us how, and we'll post it here?

To which she responded by...actually doing exactly that! You people rock!

So, if you're interested in adding the entire BlogHer Roll to your blog in one fell swoop (as Jacqueline herself has done here (lower left-sidebar) go to the extended body of this post for the instructions.

PS-it's so easy I could do it! I did it via javascript here and here, and via Typelist here.

Find out how you can do the same...

Step one: Add code to your sidebar template:

Via Javascript
Insert the following Javascript code into your blog template:

<script language="javascript" src="http://rpc.bloglines.com/blogroll?id=blogher" type="text/javascript"></script>

[Note: the method above works for Blogger and iBlog blogs just fine...'cause those are the ones I tried it on.]

Via HTML link
If you use PHP or another method to include raw HTML into your blog, use the following URL instead, which returns the blogroll as HTML.

http://rpc.bloglines.com/blogroll?html=1&id=blogher

Via Typepad Typelist
TypePad users will want to create a new TypeList item, paste the Javascript code into the Link Title line and leave the Link URL part blank.

Adding the BlogHer blogroll to your site is a great way to support your fellow BlogHer bloggers and help us all attract more traffic, links and new readers.

Thanks again to Jacqueline Passey for figuring this out and providing us with the instructions above!

UPDATE: BritBlogHer Improbulus has found a potential problem some people may have viewing the BlogHerRoll in IE, where the Roll gets pushed to the bottom of the page instead of sitting properly in your side bar. She describes the fix at length here. The bottom line is: In your blog template, in the head section (just before the is fine), simply copy and paste the following code, save your template and republish your blog: .blogrollitem { word-wrap:break-word; }

Comments

[Schmoopy]

I know I am a latecomer to the blogosphere, but better late then never I suppose. I will be attending this year's BlogHer and would love to be added to your blogroll.

My Schmoopy URL is http://stacied.typepad.com/schmoopy/

Cheers!

[Elisa Camahort]

You're there Schmoopy. Welcome!

[Rhonda Meek]

Please add me to the blogroll! (If I am worthy) ;)

[Elisa Camahort]

You are added. Welcome Rhonda.

[Rhonda Meek]

SWEET! Thanks Elisa!

[TW]

Hmm I thought I had been added but now I am thinking maybe I didn't. I would love to be on the Blogher blogroll. http://ramblewoman.blogspot.com

[Elisa Camahort]

I thought you were there too, RambleWoman. Bloglines is being freaky-weird right now, so I'm trying to add you, but it might have to wait until they get their act together.

[Dina]

This is a fabulous resource! Mother, may I be added? ;^D http://www.javajabbers.com/blog

[Joan]

I'd love to be added as well and will add a link to mine.

walkthisway

[Elisa Camahort]

Dina and Joan: you are added.

[Dina]

Thank you so much!!! :^D

[Liz]

Hi, is there room for me on the blogroll? Thanks so much!

[Elisa Camahort]

You're added Liz. Welcome!

[DeAnna]

Wow! What a great resource. I just moseyed over here from fussy.org and am totally stoked. I'm just up the coast from the conference (in Seattle) and I'm definitely looking into being at the conference. I'd love to be added to the blogroll, and I'll be adding the roll onto my site shortly. http://www.whoaphotos.com/blog
Thanks!!

[Elisa Camahort]

DeAnna: Your blog has not been loading properly this afternoon, and Bloglines is telling me they can't find the feed URL.

Can you check the URL you provided above? Thanks.

[DeAnna]

http://www.whoaphotos.com/blog/

hmmm, that's cut-n-pasted right from the blog site. Loads fine on my end. I'm not the techiest of bloggers, so I'm not sure what else to try.

[Wendy Mac]

Hi Elisa and all Bloghers,

After reading all of your wonderful blogs for the past year, I finally got a blog of my own going in December. I hope to meet all of you at Blogher this summer!

I'd love to have you come visit me, and/or link to me on Blogher Blogroll at:

http://wendymacblogs.blogspot.com

Thanks so much!
:-)
Wendy

[Elisa Camahort]

DeAnna: I got your site to load, but still couldn't find a feed URL. I notice you use Tripod to publish, and I don't know if they support RSS. Anyone else out there know? When we unveil our new site later this month we will be able to have blog rolls that don't depend on a feed, just a regular URL. But Bloglines only uses feeds to build our dynamic blog roll.

[Elisa Camahort]

Wendy: You're added. Welcome.

[DeAnna]

Thanks for the help, Elisa. Tripod does have an RSS generator, and I have it enabled. Since I'm using domain masking, is it possible that the RSS feed would come from the unmasked site at http://deanna624.tripod.com/blog/

[Wendy Mac]

Wow, Elisa, you are fast! :-) Thanks so much!

I am looking forward to meeting you in July! Any advice on convincing the husband you won't be having more fun than him that weekend?

Thanks!
Wendy

[Elisa Camahort]

Oh, there's no convincing him of that. The only thing you can convince him of is that you will come home so energized and excited that you'll want to share that feeling ;)

[Elisa Camahort]

Deanna and I figured it out offline, and you are IN DeAnna

[Ceece]

would it be possible to add my subtitle to my blogher blogroll listing?
(an awesomeness that is all-encompassing)

Thanks!

[Nicole]

Hey! I am already listed on the blogroll however I have moved to a new domain. Could you update it for me? My blog is The Girl Next Door and my new url is http://justthegirlnextdoor.net/blog
Thanks so much!!