Embedding about.me in a WordPress.org Theme
About.me offers an easy way to embed your about.me page in your self-hosted WordPress.org blogs. For example:
Self-Hosted Blogs at WordPress.org
Follow these steps to embed your about.me page in your blog:
- First, download the about.me plugin from http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/aboutme-widget/installation/.
Log in to your blog.
On your blog's dashboard, select the Plugins -> Add New menu.
Click on Upload and choose the aboutme-widget zip file. Then click on Install Now.
Click on Activate Plugin.
Go to the Appearance -> Widgets menu.
Drag the About.me Widget to the Main Sidebar or one of the Footer areas.
Configuring Your about.me Embed
Follow these steps to configure your about.me embed:
- Expand the Widget dialog by clicking on the triangle in the upper right corner.
- Add your about.me username, minus the http://about.me/.
Your username is the end of your about.me URL (http://about.me/username). - Optionally, you can also:
- Change the title
- Set your photo to your background image, bio photo, or none
- Set your name size
- Exclude your headline
- Exclude your biography
- Exclude your apps
Blogs at WordPress.com
Refer to this article for details.
