If you have a WordPress blog, and you want the hip-now-with-it code to build it, but you don't know where to start, have I got a deal for you! Yes, I've gone through all the effort of putting that stuff together in one place, ready for you to create your own. This is if you want static pages with your links it it, like I've done here, not if you just want it in your sidebar.

Obviously, you'll need a Ma.gnolia account. Get that, then shuffle off to the Add-ons page. On that page you'll see several selections, one for a link roll generator, and one for a tag roll. Keep that page open while you go into your WordPress administration and create a new page.

Inside the roll creation pages, you'll be given a lot of options. Style the rolls to your heart's desire, and copy the code. If you're using the HTML editor that creates stylized text, you'll need to enter the code for the javascript using the small "HTML" button. It won't show up in the screen, but it should work when you save it.

First you put in the javascript for the links, then the tags. Or, you can combine them on one page. Or, you could just come back to this site every 15 seconds, like a good little minion. But I'm figuring if you've gone this far, you want your own. However, that's all you have to do - the links and tags are ready for your enjoyment.

You'll notice a lack of styling. There are ways to change the look of the links, but it's a little difficult to find, but you can style the links. Here's the CSS I used, taken from the wiki:

/* ma.gnolia */ .magnolia-linkroll {    margin: 1em;    padding: 0.5em;    border: solid 2px #c4def9; } h2.magnolia-linkroll-title {    color: #666;    font-size: 1.3em;    text-align:left;    margin-bottom: 10px;    padding-top: 5px;    padding-bottom: 2px;    border-bottom: 1px dotted #666; } .magnolia-mark {    font-size: 1.1em;    color:#666;    text-transform:    uppercase;    margin-top: 5px;    padding: 1px; } .magnolia-description {    font-size: 1em;    background-color: #f8f8f8;    margin: 1px;    padding: 3px; } .magnolia-byline {    font-size: 0.9em;    text-align: right; } /* tags */ h3#magnolia-tags-title {    text-decoration: none;    border-bottom:none; } #magnolia-tags-cloud {    margin: 0.5em;    padding: 1em;    border: solid 2px #c4def9;    line-height:2em; }

status: published
lastmod: '2006-11-30T20:35:21.000Z'
author: John Stansbury
type: page
cms: wordpress
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  _wp_page_template: default
  podPressPostSpecific: 'a:6:{s:15:"itunes:subtitle";s:15:"##PostExcerpt##";s:14:"itunes:summary";s:15:"##PostExcerpt##";s:15:"itunes:keywords";s:17:"##WordPressCats##";s:13:"itunes:author";s:10:"##Global##";s:15:"itunes:explicit";s:2:"No";s:12:"itunes:block";s:2:"No";}'
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