Adding a Google Plus Profile to Your Blog

With Google + becoming a major player in the social world, Bloggers can expect more traffic to come from Google +. If you have experimented with Google + or use it to share your posts to attract more readership, here is how you get the code to install a Google Plus Profile to your blog.

First off, you need a profile link. There are two ways to get it. The long way is to go to Google + and go to your profile and copy/paste the address in the address bar. The short way is to go to http://plus.google.com/me and then copy the redirected link and paste it ion the code.

Next up, you want to choose the size of button that you want and paste your profile like in the Bolded area of the size you choose.

Google offers 4 options:

1. Small 16px

<a rel="author" href="Your Profile Link">
  <img src="http://www.google.com/images/icons/ui/gprofile_button-16.png">
</a>

2. Standard 32px

<a rel="author" href="Your Profile Link">
<img src=http://www.google.com/images/icons/ui/gprofile_button-32.png>
</a>

3. Medium 44px                   

<a rel="author" href="Your Profile Link">
<img src=http://www.google.com/images/icons/ui/gprofile_button-44.png>
</a>

4. Tall 64px          

<a rel="author" href="Your Profile Link">
<img src=http://www.google.com/images/icons/ui/gprofile_button-64.png>
</a>

With this code, you can make a new gadget, or edit the code of your template and embed it in your blog to tell your readers that you are on Google + too.