May. 21, 2007 - 4 Ways to Post Flyers on Blogs

Many vFlyer users embed their flyers directly on their blogs or websites. This lets prospective customers see what they have for sale or rent. There are 4 ways to do this:

1. Cut and Paste HTML
This involves clicking on the Post tab of your flyer, selecting the Other Sites HTML version of the HTML code, copying the code and pasting it into your blog post or web page. This method works on most online blogging services such as ActiveRain, Blogger, MySpace Blog, TagWorld Blog, TypePad, RealTown, and Wordpress.org. For more info on embedding flyers, visit our Support Wiki.

2. Javascript Include
Last week, Oliver talked about the Flyer ID and how to go about finding it. Using the Flyer ID and one line of javascript code you can dynamically have flyers inserted on your blog post (your blogging software or service must support Javascript!). The format for doing this is:

Just replace the {vFlyerId} with your flyer's ID. Your final line of javascript should look like this:

Copy and paste this code into your blog post or web page and you are done. Your flyer will now appear. When you republish your flyer you do not need to update the HTML since each time the page loads it retrieves the most recent version of your flyer!

3. Wordpress Plugin

If you are using Wordpress to run your blog, you can use the vFlyer Insert Wordpress Plugin which can be found on vFlyerLabs. Download the plugin and follow the instructions on the Support Wiki to install it. Once the plugin is installed, embedding flyers on your blog is super easy! Simply type the following in a post (use your own Flyer ID of course), save it and you are done. This approach also dynamically loads your flyer, so it fetches the latest version of your flyer each time the page loads.

4. Integration
If you are looking for other options or approaches to seamlessly integrate your gallery or flyers with your blog or website, please contact our professional services organization. They regularly work with customers to help them implement custom solutions in HTML, Javascript, PHP, Java, ASP.NET and other programming languages.