Installing Google Friend Connect
I just went through the process of installing Friend Connect
on this site and specifically, for this blog. It was a very simple process, but a little more challenging than installing a simple Google Gadget because you must first download and add two files (canvas.html and relay_rpc.html) to the root of your website's domain. If you don't control the root of your domain then this could present a problem, but there do seem to be workarounds and on Blogger.com the files are already present.
Installing Friend Connect was so simple that I didn't really need any help. The basic steps were:
- Login to the Friend Connect site
- Choose the Setup a New Site option, enter your site's URL and title
- Download canvas.html and relay_rpc.html and add them to your site
- Pick the gadgets you want, copy-and-paste the HTML/JavaScript code into your site
If you need some additional guidance, there are some how-to guides around the web:
- How to install Google Friend Connect on your Wordpress blog
- How to install Google Friend Connect on your blog
You can see the resulting Member Gadget in the left sidebar of this blog. Try it out. I believe you must login via your Google account, but then you can choose to join via either your Plaxo, Orkut or Twitter networks. I'll have to do some more experimentation.