Embedding about.me in a WordPress.com Theme
About.me offers an easy way to embed your about.me page in your WordPress.com theme. For example:
Follow these steps to embed your about.me page in your blog:
- Log in to your blog.
- On your blog's dashboard, select the Appearance -> Widgets menu.
- Drag the About.me Widget to the one of the widget areas.
Note: Not all themes support widgets and the placement of widget areas may vary, depending on the theme. The above example shows the widget areas available in the "Something Fishy" theme.
Refer to the following section for instructions on configuring your embedded about.me page.
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
