Add Google Buzz Button To WordPress Blog

by Simrandeep on February 11, 2010

Google Buzz ButtonIn my last post, I posted about Google Buzz, a new social tool by Google. If you are still unaware of Google Buzz, you can read about it here. Famous tech blogs Mashable and TechCrunch already started adding the Google Buzz buttons into their posts. Now you can also add Buzz this button to your WordPress blog.

To make this button work, your Google reader account must be connected with Google Buzz account. If you already have a Google reader account then it must be already connected with your Google Buzz account.

Manually Add Buzz this Button to WordPress blog

  1. Login to your WordPress dashboard.
  2. Now go to Theme editor and open the single.php file.
  3. Copy and paste the following code in single.php file where you want the button to appear :
    <a
    href="http://www.google.com/reader/link?url=<?php the_permalink() ?>&title=<?php the_title(); ?>&srcURL=<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external"><img
    src="http://img2.pict.com/15/da/3e/2809374/0/googlebuzz.png" width="50" height="58" alt="" /></a>
  4. Click on Update file button.

Google Buzz WordPress Plugin

For those who do not want to mess with the coding of the theme can download Google Buzz wordpress plugin developed by ClickOnF5

  1. Download Google Buzz wordpress plugin from here.
  2. Unzip and upload the plugin to your plugins folder.
  3. Activate the plugin from Plugins dashboard.
  4. Now you can see Google Buzz button at the bottom of your posts on single pages.

The image used in this button is hosted on Pict. You should download and upload it to your own server for faster loading.

Google Buzz WordPress Plugin

Google Buzz wordpress plugin is developed by ClickOnF5

  1. Download Google Buzz wordpress plugin from here.
  2. Unzip and upload the plugin to your plugins folder.
  3. Activate the plugin from Plugins dashboard.
  4. Now you can see Google Buzz button at the bottom of your posts on single pages.

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{ 58 comments… read them below or add one }

Michael Aulia @CravingTech February 11, 2010 at 3:22 pm

Thanks for the tips. I’ve just added my own Google Buzz button on my blog :)
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Simrandeep February 11, 2010 at 4:25 pm

The Google Buzz button is looking nice on your theme :)

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Jeff D. February 12, 2010 at 1:08 am

This only works on self-hosted wordpress.org blogs, right? I don’t see how to do this on my wordpress.com blog.

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Tanuj @ The Real Madrid Fan February 12, 2010 at 6:00 pm

Nope. Won’t work there unless you can edit your files which means you have a paid plan.
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neo February 12, 2010 at 5:18 am

thanks brother, i just try to my blog..
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Simon February 12, 2010 at 5:44 am

Thanks for the code! :)

For those, like me, who don’t want to use such a big image I made this! It’s just a smaller “Buzz This!” image based on the one above here. Please host the image on your own server if you decide to use it… ;)
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Simrandeep February 13, 2010 at 8:59 am

Thanks for sharing your image with us. You made my work easier :)

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Mayur February 12, 2010 at 6:35 am

Google Buzz! for blogger blog…I have written a step by step guide to have a Buzz this button below every post in blogger blog.

Add Google Buzz to Blogger blog
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Didim February 12, 2010 at 7:33 am

thanks for sharing this great code, cant wait to try now
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Suresh Khanal February 12, 2010 at 8:31 am

I was looking something similar to my blog on blogger platform. Hey, if anybody of you have the link, please share.
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Simrandeep February 13, 2010 at 9:01 am

I will write the tutorial for blogger blogs too meanwhile you can use the method explained by Mayur in the above comment :)

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Pavan Somu February 12, 2010 at 3:59 pm

Nice plugin. Thanks for sharing.
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Martin Kono February 12, 2010 at 4:32 pm

Buzz will shock the world soon. I think that people will try to do it because our society is always after the newer and more fresh solutions and people expectations are that the new product will give them something other than the old one (not necessary better, just new).

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P.K.ARUN February 12, 2010 at 5:59 pm

It is always better to add code manually to our blog instead of using plugin and why you have not added buzz button to your blog?
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Simrandeep February 13, 2010 at 9:02 am

I will add it soon dude

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zazo February 12, 2010 at 6:36 pm

Thanks for sharing. This will definitely help us till Google don’t give official support to such applications/plugins.

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WebHelpNetwork February 12, 2010 at 7:09 pm

Google Buzz icon – If you need a tiny one vertically, I made this for you. buzz-icon (please host on your own server)

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wparena February 12, 2010 at 7:15 pm

good for blog, thanks for sharing
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Ben February 12, 2010 at 9:44 pm

This looks worthwhile. Does anyone use the “digg this” button anymore? The RT button has replaced it. Will the “buzz this” button replace the RT button, or will they be concomitant?

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Simrandeep February 13, 2010 at 9:04 am

You are right retweet button has replaced digg button but still most of the users are using digg button as digg is somehow different than Twitter and Google Buzz. Digg sends a huge traffic when your post hits the digg FP. That’s the best part that I like about digg.

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Oliver February 13, 2010 at 12:01 am

Thanks for this.. will have to try it out! XD
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cheth February 13, 2010 at 4:23 am

Mentioned your tutorial on my blog post. thanks for sharing.
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Simrandeep February 13, 2010 at 9:04 am

Thanks for mentioning my tutorial on your blog Cheth and welcome to my blog :)

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Rahul February 13, 2010 at 3:47 pm

You can download the google-buzz-button wordpress plugin from http://wordpressapi.com/google-buzz-button-wordpress-plugin-free-download/ url

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Arpit Shah February 13, 2010 at 11:44 pm

NEW Wordpress Google buzz plugin with 5 different images. Hope you guys like that:

http://arpitshah.com/plugins/wp-google-buzz/

Thanks.
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Scientia Magazine February 14, 2010 at 8:00 am

I have also added the buzz button but on blogger and not wordpress
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shekhar sahu February 14, 2010 at 2:29 pm

let’s see the potential :)

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Cheap Cosmetics February 15, 2010 at 11:16 am

such a very good one review. adding of buzz button whether on blogger or wordpress and trying it just amazing. really its a good tutorial for all user. so many thanks for this….

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siddharth4u February 15, 2010 at 6:36 pm

Isn’t there any way for blogger .!!
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Simrandeep February 15, 2010 at 11:43 pm

You can read my tutorial to add this button to blogger blog :

Add Google Buzz Button To Blogger Blog

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PenFlag February 15, 2010 at 8:06 pm

Thanks for that button :D

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Vasiliy Efimenko February 15, 2010 at 9:33 pm

Thanks for your code and explanations about inserting of Google Buzz. I use it for my blog and it’s works.

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designfreek February 15, 2010 at 11:49 pm

ill try using in by blog :)
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Zack February 16, 2010 at 9:03 pm

Google Buzz is an interesting idea, but I’m not sure if I’ll jump on this bandwagon. I think it would be a little more resourceful if you could post to your accounts from Buzz.
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Abhisek February 17, 2010 at 1:00 pm

nice. I added a buzz count to the button and link to your post here: How to add a Google Buzz Button with Buzz Count
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Simrandeep February 17, 2010 at 10:35 pm

thanks for linking my post on your blog :) BTW you did the coding of java script yourself ?

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Abhisek February 18, 2010 at 7:36 am

yes, i did it myself. :-)
.-= Abhisek´s last blog ..Add a Google Buzz Button with Buzz Count =-.

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Simrandeep February 18, 2010 at 9:47 am

That’s great.. You seems to be expert in programming

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Caleb - MarketSecrets Blogger February 18, 2010 at 4:41 am

Thanx! I just saw this button on JohnChow then searched for how I could add one which led me to this post..
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Simrandeep February 18, 2010 at 6:37 am

Oh thats great… I hope you have enjoyed this post.

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Zohaib Hassan February 19, 2010 at 2:43 pm

You Method is Good But i have explained another Good way to Add Google Buzz Button in Wordpress with many different locations around post title.
.-= Zohaib Hassan´s last blog ..Google Buzz Button for Wordpress Blogs (Manual+Plugin) =-.

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Jeff February 21, 2010 at 5:38 am

I’ve been looking at this issue and wondering if it’s really going to be buzz or bust. Have you been getting traffic from using the plugin? Just curious since I already have a thousand plugins running and am trying to avoid more but I love Google.
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Simrandeep February 21, 2010 at 7:57 am

I’m not using Google Buzz button at present. If you are using lots of plugins already then you should add it manually

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WebHelpNetwork February 22, 2010 at 4:36 am

If you skipped over the tiny buzz icon I made, it’s there in the link. If anyone needs a different size or anything just ask. We’re here to help! :)

See the buzz icon in action at seo web help – any of the newer articles have it now.
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kothapally arun February 24, 2010 at 11:23 pm

Nice tutorial I have installed it on my blog.

Heard that even DiGG DIGG plugin has been updated with Google Buzz! let me know if true.
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Simrandeep February 24, 2010 at 11:35 pm

You heard it right.. Digg digg plugin has been updated with Google Buzz button

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malayalamonline February 25, 2010 at 2:01 pm

thanks for the code,
but i scale my image 50% smaller

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MostlyBlog February 27, 2010 at 8:34 am

good tutorial simran thanks for sharing with us
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Vivek March 2, 2010 at 7:40 pm

thank for artical it realy help me to add google buzz thank you

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Andreas Thorstensson March 7, 2010 at 2:46 pm

Hey,

you can also check our newly launched service here:
http://njuice.com/button/

It also adds a real “firehose” counter of mentions on Buzz. We have a Wordpress plugin for easier installation.

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Fun Spill March 24, 2010 at 8:45 am

Thanks! I have been looking for this.
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Praveen April 18, 2010 at 12:54 pm

Cool Google buzz button buddy….I have added to my new wordpress blog,
http://www.geekyard.com
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christian April 18, 2010 at 2:40 pm

Thank you so much!!!! this is so awesome! It’s already on my blog!! :)
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ajeet May 4, 2010 at 3:36 pm

I will use it in my blogspot blog…
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James June 21, 2010 at 2:19 am

Thanks for sharing this info with us. You made my work easier and faster.

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اعلانات مبوبه June 29, 2010 at 2:41 am

Nice tutorial I have installed it on my blog.

Heard that even DiGG DIGG plugin has been updated with Google Buzz! let me know if

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SFIhomebizz July 13, 2010 at 4:53 pm

google buzz has also become important for blog traffic. Thanks for the code

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Cotabato Exchange Daily July 30, 2010 at 4:11 pm

Exactly what we were looking for. Not interested using plugin just to add that Google Buzz button. We added facebook share button also w/o installing plugin.

Thanks for sharing this.

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