Over at Saman’s blog he was found a really interesting add-on for blogs that keep track of their Technorati ranking. This add-on is not blog-specific but can be easily added to any blog type software out there including my custom one. You can see it in all its glory on the left-side navigation column.
Not only does it show your ranking (the lower the better) but if you hover over the link it will show you how many links come from how many blogs. The add-on was originally coded by Doug Karr and was modified to work with users who do not have PHP5 (I have PHP5 but my install does not support cURL) by Bobby Matthis.
Doug Karr’s version requires you have the following:
PHP5, cURL, SimpleXML and Javascript
Bobby Matthis’ version requires you have the following:
PHP 4.3.*+, and the ability to read/write files to your web server
If you are unsure if you support cURL or SimpleXML you can create a new file on your web server (call it phpinfo.php) and add these 3 lines:
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<?php
phpinfo();
?>
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Doug Karr also has a WordPress Plug-in for displaying your Technorati Rank as well.
**Update: Thanks Bobs for correcting me on the proper items for your version of the code
Doug KarrMar 10, 2007 at 17:02:10
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Thanks for the mention! There’s a really nice Version 2 available as of today. I think you’ll like it!!!
BobsMar 11, 2007 at 13:21:15
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Hey Tyler,
I’m very glad this worked out for you! I noticed you made some excellent changes to make it work for you (according to your comments on Saman’s site). Please note that this script does not use SimpleXML. Doug’s does, but mine does not as SimpleXML is in php5. Mine uses the older parsers available in php4. Just wanted to point that out in case there may be any confusion.
But I am very happy that more people were able to work it out to be used for themselves!
Take it Easy!
Tyler IngramMar 11, 2007 at 14:10:16
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Oh thanks for clearing that up for me I’ve corrected it.
Doug: I’ll have to check out your version 2. It looks good!
Saman SadeghiMar 11, 2007 at 17:12:03
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HA! Looks like your nickname is catching on Bobs!
Culture ShiokMar 31, 2007 at 23:54:15
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Anything similar for Blogger?
Tyler IngramApr 01, 2007 at 18:36:47
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I’m honastly not sure if there is something similar for Blogger. Though I do recommend if you can’t get your own hosting that you take a look at WordPress.com. They host your blog (like Blogger) but you get the WordPress blogging script which I believe is much better and more easily customizable too!