Add a Twitter Profile Widget to Blogger

If you use Twitter then you are going to want to let your Blogger readers know about it. One effective way to show your Twitter updates on Blogger is to add a Twitter profile widget to the sidebar of your blog. This widget is quite a bit more fancy than the current Twitter Updates Widget available through Blogger which I showed you how to insert into your blog in my recent article Add a Twitter Updates Widget to Blogger. On the minus side the widget may slow your blog down so test it out first if fast loading time is crucial to you.

How to Insert a Twitter Profile Widget into Blogger

Go to Twitter Widgets and sign in
Choose Profile Widget and you will be taken to a default profile widget page where you can customize your Twitter widget according to your needs.
Choose Settings and make sure that your username is correct
Choose Appearance and make any custom color changes you need to so that the widget will blend into your blog. At the very least you will need to change the shell background and the links colors to suit your blog
Choose Dimensions and change the sizing of the widget if it is too large to fit into your Blogger sidebar. The default setting is 250x300
Click on Test Your Settings to ensure your new widget looks the way you want it to
Click the Finish and Grab Code button
Copy the code by right click the mouse in the code box and choosing Select All. Right click again and choose Copy
Sign in to Blogger. From the Dashboard go to Layout | Page Elements
In the sidebar choose Add a Gadget and then a HTML/Javascript widget
Paste the Twitter code into the gadget content box and click Save
Your Twitter Profile Widget will now be showing in your Blogger sidebar so click on View Blog to admire it