Hey, guys! A couple of people have asked me about the Shadow Bird wordcount widget in my sidebar, so I decided to post a tutorial. Before we get started, I’d like to say thanks to AnonymousA for telling me about the widget in the first place!
To begin, go to Language is a Virus.
Once there, go to the address bar. After languageisavirus.com/, add nanowrimo/word-meter.html, and press Enter.
It will take you to the NaNoWriMo WordCount Meter page.
Scroll down until you find the “Create Your Own!” form.
Type in your novel’s information.
Clicking “Pick a Color for Your Word Meter” will make this screen pop up. Select the color that you want the progress meter to be (choose one that will match or complement your blog’s color scheme).
Press Calculate and scroll down until your find this area. Copy the code in the box (Ctrl C).
Go to your blog’s customization screen and select widgets.
Add a Text widget, paste the code into Content (Ctrl V), and title the widget ________’s WordCount. Remember to press Save & Publish!
Then go to your blog and look in the sidebar for your new wordcount meter!
This would be helpful for anyone wanting to share their (Camp) NaNoWriMo novel’s progress, or just show how much they’ve written for any writing project.
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Awesome tutorial! :D That’s a really cool widget. :) Do you just keep updating it as you write more?
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How do I do this with Blogger?
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Is there a text widget for Blogger? The wordcount widget isn’t made specifically for WordPress. If you can’t figure it out, ask AA — she knows how to make it work for Blogger.
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Oh! I figured it out! Thanks for sharing this. I’ve always wondered how to make these!
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I tried this and it didn’t work… Don’t know if the website’s glitching or not, but no matter what wordcount I put in, it always says NaN% Done! in place of whatever percentage it’s supposed to be. I make sure the wordcount is above the number of words, too. So… I’ll try later, too, but I’m just not having any luck. :-(.
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Did you put a comma into the wordcount? Because when I first tried it out, I wrote 31,838 and it didn’t work because of the comma. But typing in the numbers without a comma seemed to fix it for me.
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Ah, I think I did. I’ll try it! Thanks!!
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Hope it works for you!
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It worked!! Yay!! Thank you!!!!
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I’m glad! :)
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My goal is just a guide… I probably won’t make it that long! That’s kind of to account for stuff I’ll add and take out as I go.
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Thats cool! :) I’m still on the plot writing stage of my book! I just can’t get a good plot.. I have a book about 75% done I’m thinking of writing it more and then moving on to the second draft! Do you have any ideas our tips for my writing?
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Oooh, thanks for posting about this! I just added a wordcount to my sidebar for my current story, At The End Of The Road. :)
-Clara <3
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Thanks for the tutorial! I was wondering how to add one. :)
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Thank you for this tutorial! I might use this widget in the future to motivate me :)
Ellie | On the Other Side of Reality
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Helpful! I might do this on Blogger…
http://anadventurewithaudrey.blogspot.com/
~Audrey
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I may have to use this! I generally use the word meter from Critique Circle because I like how it looks but it seems to not be working for some reason at the moment.
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That’s cool, nice tips! I just created one for my blog
http://thesoundsofgrace.wordpress.com
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