- Log-in to your WordPress blog.
- Click on Plugins in the sidebar.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on Plugin Browser/Installer.
- In the search box, type AddThis, and click Search.
- Look for the plugin that says AddThis and click on it.
- In the pop-up window, click Install Now.
- On the Install page, click the Activate Plugin link
- (Optional) In Settings > AddThis, add your AddThis.com username, and customize freely
Manually install the AddThis button in your sidebar,
<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> <div><a class="addthis_button" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&username=sohu2000000"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=sohu2000000"></script></div> <!-- AddThis Button END -->
Instructions
- Log-in to your WordPress blog.
- Click on Appearance in the sidebar.
- Then click on Widgets in the sidebar.
- Under Available Widgets, on the left side of the page, look for Text and click Add.
- Under Current Widgets, on the right side of the page, look for Text and click Edit.
- In the first text field, type in "Share this blog".
- Copy and paste the code below into the second text box.
- Click Done
- Click Save Changes