Tools

Quick Submit

You can easily submit entries to Design Float. Just bookmark the link below in your favorite browser. After that, the only thing you have to do to start submitting a story is to click the bookmarklet in your browser. Internet Explorer: Rightclick the link below, choose "Add to favorites."
Firefox: Drag the link below to your Bookmarks Toolbar
Opera: Rightclick the link below, and choose "Bookmark Link" The Bookmarklet: Float This!
Firefox Extension:

Website & Blog Integration

Do you want to give your website or blog visitors the option to submit your stories to Design Float and "Float" them? Make it easy for them by including the the link and icons below next to each piece of content allowing your visitors to easily "Float" your articles and blog posts!

"Float It" Button With Submit Capability
For use with Wordpress powered blogs, replace Your URL Here with <?php the_permalink() ?> and add one of the code snippets below to your Wordpress templates where you want the "Float It" button to display. For other blogging platforms, replace <?php the_permalink() ?> with the appropriate permalink code snippet.

Looks Like:
<script type="text/javascript">submit_url = 'Your URL Here';</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.designfloat.com/evb/button.php"></script>
Looks Like:
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<script type="text/javascript">submit_url = 'Your URL Here';</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.designfloat.com/evb2/button.php"></script>

Link & Icon Only

Icon:
<a href="http://www.designfloat.com/submit.php?url=Your Article URL">Float This</a>

Wordpress Plugin

The Design Float Wordpress plugin allows you to easily add the "Float It" button to any of your Wordpress powered blog entries. Simply download the plugin, upload dfloat.php to your wp-content/plugins folder, and activate the plugin for your Wordpress plugins manager. Then place the following tag your entries where you want the "Float" button to appear:

<!--dfloat--> Download Plugin

Display Design Float Content

The code snippets below will allow you to display the most recent content at Design Float on your own website. There are multiple ways to configure the display as explained below:

Display 5 Most Recent Entries

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.designfloat.com/feed/display.php"></script>

Display Most Recent Entries: With Configuration

<script type="text/javascript">pligg_number='5'; pligg_status='1'; pligg_votes='1';</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.designfloat.com/feed/display.php"></script>
  1. pligg_number = Number of Stories to Show (Max 10, Default 5)
  2. pligg_author = Stories From a Particular Author (Use Author Username)
  3. pligg_status = Published Stories (1), Upcoming Stories (2)
  4. pligg_category = Display stories from a particular category only.
  5. pligg_votes = Display Float Total Next to Title (1) Yes, (0) No

Design Float Widgets

  • Netvibes Widget
    The Design Float Netvibes Widget displays the last X number of entries from all the Design Float categories or a category of your choice.
  • NewsGator
    Add the Design Float Submitted Entries feed to your NewsGator Online account.
  • Technorati
    Add Design Float to your Technorati favorites.
  • Rojo
    Add the Design Float Submitted Entries feed to your Rojo RSS feed reader.
  • Google Feed Reader
    Add the Design Float Submitted Entries feed to your Google Feed Reader.