Blogger adds ‘Recommend this on Google’ to Google+ share button. I’m not happy! :(

Here’s something new that bloggers using Blogger should take note.


Previously, the Google+ share button would only display its well recognized icon on Blogger blogs but as of today, Blogger has added ‘Recommend this on Google’ to the right-hand side of the icon. Thus making the Google+ share button the widest share button compared to other share buttons that have been prepared by Blogger.


Why did Blogger add ‘Recommend this on Google’?


I suspect Blogger somehow realizes that not many visitors of Blogger blogs know what the Google+ share button is for. By adding that long ‘Recommend this on Google’, Blogger is probably hoping that more and more visitors will use that Google+ share button.


Things to consider after the addition of ‘Recommend this on Google’ to Blogger’s Google+ share button


Some bloggers love to customize the look and feel of their Blogger share buttons. Some bloggers like me even integrate other 3rd-party share buttons with the existing Blogger share buttons. If you have done something like what I have done, then you have no choice but to do a little more tweaking to your customized share buttons. In my case, the addition of ‘Recommend this on Google’ to the right-hand side of the Google+ share button breaks (totally!) the visual presentation of my customized share buttons. The sudden width expansion of the new Google+ share button forced my Google+ share button to skip a line and pops out below other share buttons.




Damn! :(

Subscribe via RSS or Email:

Related Posts


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Any solution to this? It's buggered up my formatting completely

SAS, second great-grandson of Kulup Lembang said...

Alex,

I can see that you have a few blogs. I just might be able to help you but you have to show me the problem you're facing first. Give me a link or something.

Post a Comment

  • Commenters are encouraged to leave comments via OpenID but if you have problems in leaving one via OpenID, please refer to this excellent guide.
  • Comments that add tremendous value to the blog post will not only get approved but also will be personally tweeted (learn how!) by the blogger behind this blog, giving commenters the opportunity to get even more traffic and gain even more exposure to their sites or blogs.
  • Comments that have links in the bodies of comments will never be approved.
  • Preferably comments should be made in English but comments in other languages are also acceptable.