GumGum

Implementation Guide

The integration wizard below will help you get GumGum on your site.
It is a ONE-TIME code install and once it is complete GumGum will do the rest!

Please choose the option that best describes your site:

OtherI host my own blog / site or use a different blog platform

If you host your own site, you'll have to edit the template for your Web site in order to add the GumGum code.

Most blog platforms have a setting for edit HTML or edit template where you can modify the code directly.

  1. In your template, immediately prior to the closing </body>, insert the GumGum code.
  2. Save your changes and publish your site

WordpressI have a Wordpress site that I host myself (not on Wordpress.com)

We've developed a WordPress plugin to make integration as easy as possible:

  1. Download the GumGum for WordPress plugin
  2. You now have two options: using the WordPress plugin uploader or unzipping the plugin yourself:
    Using the Plugin Uploader
    1. Sign in to your Wordpress blog. Note: This cannot be a Wordpress blog hosted on Wordpress.com, because Wordpress.com will not let you install your own plugins
    2. From the left-hand menu, select "Plugins > Add New" show me /
    3. Select the "Upload" link show me /
    4. Click "Choose File" and select the GumGum for WordPress plugin
    5. Once the installation is complete, check the Plugins > Installed menu to make sure the plugin is present. If it's present but an "Activate" link shows below the title, then the plugin needs to be Activated. Click "Activate" to do so. show me /
    6. Click Settings > GumGum and follow instructions to configure your Zone.
    Manually deploying
    1. Unzip the gumgum-wp.zip file into your wp-content/plugins directory, so that there will be a gumgum-wp/ directory inside plugins/
    2. Once the unzipping is complete, check the Plugins > Installed menu to make sure the plugin is present. If it's present but an "Activate" link shows below the title, then the plugin needs to be Activated. Click "Activate" to do so. show me /
    3. Click Settings > GumGum and follow instructions to configure your Zone.

/I have a Blogger blog hosted on Blogger.com

  1. Click the button below to add the GumGum widget to your Blogger blog.
  3. After clicking "Add widget" on the next screen, you'll be given the option to move the widget around in your Blogger template.
  4. For best results, move the GumGum widget to the bottom widget area. show me /
  5. After you've added the bar to your Blogger blog, click Next below.

/I have a blog on TypePad

  1. From your TypePad dashboard, navigate to Blogs > {your blog's name} show me /
  2. Click on "Design" in the tab menu show me /
  3. Click on "Content" in the left-hand navigation menu show me /
  4. You'll see a list of custom modules to add to your blog. Under the "Modules" list, select "Embed your own HTML" and click "Add this Module" show me
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  5. A box will appear and prompt you to enter your GumGum code. show me /
  6. Click on "OK"
  7. Click on "Save Changes" show me /
  8. Visit your blog to verify that your changes worked.

/I have a Moveable Type site that I host myself

These instructions are written for Movable Type versions 4 and higher.

  1. From your Movable Type dashboard, navigate to Design > Templates show me /
  2. Select the "Banner Footer" template under the "Template Modules"
  3. At the bottom of this file, paste your GumGum code.
  4. Click on "Save"
  5. Click on the "Publish" button () in the Movable Type toolbar
  6. Visit your blog to verify that your changes worked.