First, You Have To Delete Some Code.

I received the following email from Gary Smith a little while ago:

"Perhaps you can assist with this. http://widgets.trulia.com/truliastats.html

I'm able to embed, but no matter which size I choose there is some type of box that surrounds the entire AR blog posting section making it as wide as the screen and moves the right hand column of the blog down below the make a remark box.

Trulia does say AR has a problem.

Can you help?"

Well, when I pasted the TruliaStats embed code into this post and saved to draft, I got the same result he did. So, I deleted two portions of the HTML as highlighted in blue below. AR appears to be having trouble with the table tags they are using. As soon as they are gone, it works just fine.

Embedding TruliaStats

This takes care of the problem. Here is an example using Santa Clarita, CA stats.

blockquote {margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 30px; padding: 10px 0pt 0pt 20px; width:500px; background: transparent url(http://www.realestateshows.com/jeff/quotes.gif) no-repeat scroll left top; font-size: 120%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; color: #356D9E; line-height: 1.2em;} h2 { color:#356D9E!important; font-family:Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:20px!important; font-size-adjust:none; font-stretch:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:0pt; line-height:24px; margin:9pt 0pt 0px; padding:6px 0pt 0px; } h3 { color:#356D9E!important; font-family:Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:20px!important; font-size-adjust:none; font-stretch:normal; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:normal; letter-spacing:0pt; line-height:24px; margin:9pt 0pt 0px; padding:6px 0pt 0px; } a { color:#356D9E; text-decoration:underline; } p{ margin-top:2px!important;} a:hover { color:#ffffff; text-decoration:none; background:#356D9E; border 1px solid #DDA603 }
 

45 Comments on How To Embed TruliaStats Widgets In ActiveRain Posts

AUG
09
2007
431,277 Points 47 Featured Posts Outside Blog
Thanks for this helpful post. I had tried the same thing and was wondering how to fix the problem.
3:38pm • #1
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Jeff - I forgot to mention I think the Real Estate Shows is an awesome marketing tool. I use it on all my listings. My seller's love it!
3:41pm • #2
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My pleasure.... when I got the email from Gary, I figured others may be having the same issue.
3:41pm • #3
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Jeff, Thanks for the information,

The top left corner of the graph is now located just below the inventory tab.

4:00pm • #4
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Gary, where can I go to see what you've done. I looked at your first few blog posts, but can't see it. 
4:13pm • #5
Wonderful post Jeff! I love this type of stuff.
4:31pm • #6
That fixed yours
Gary Smith
4:31pm • #7
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Gary, you still had your table tags in your html.

For Everyone: The best way to do this is to paste the embed code from Trulia in a text editor. Remove the table tags, as shown in blue above, and then copy and paste that edited embed code into your AR post. It gets way to confusing in the HTML editor to do it there. Especailly when you have more than one graph.

4:35pm • #8
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Jonathon... thanks. Hopefully others who need it will find it. 
4:37pm • #9
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Jeff,  Thanks finally worked. All graphs changed to black boxes when I went to correct wysiwyg. Another lesson learned.
5:03pm • #10
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Gary... the realtionship between the WSIWYG and HTML editors here on AR is a pain in the butt, no doubt. Glad we got it working for you!
5:18pm • #11
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Jeff, thanks for your persistence. I found one extra word of code from my "repair" everything, including yours looks ok on FireFox.

You are able to place more than one chart on a blog. Average and Median. When you click on Inventory on the bottom right corner, it will show the increase/decrease 

6:45pm • #12
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Jeff I haven't used Trulia stats yet but I am glad I am subscribed to your blog. Always helpful and always knowledegable. 
7:13pm • #13
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Jeff, this was very helpful.  I've not used Trulia Stats in my blogs yet, but I've bookmarked this post for future reference.  Thanks.
7:15pm • #14
422,471 Points 17 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Oh cool! I've been wanting to know how to do this!

applause

10:55pm • #15
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Jay... wiith AR and embedded html, sometimes you just need to experiment.

Lola... thanks. I had not seen them until Gary asked the question. Their kind of interesting. I think consumers will like the information.

Lisa... glad to be of service.  

11:51pm • #16
AUG
10
2007
4 Featured Posts Outside Blog Hit Router
Thanks Jeff, I did not know about using Trulia stats on my webpage - now I do and did not have to go through the growing pains of trying to figure it out - perfect timing.
12:45am • #17
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Oh.  Jeff

Can you tell me how these are helpful?  Wouldn't my MLS stats be better?

11:15pm • #18
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Kevin... I can't even begin to comment on the difference in value. My goal here was to help a fellow AR member figure out how to get them embedded. I haven't looked at the veracity of the data at all. Someone else will have to render that opinion.
11:19pm • #19
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Oh, gotcha. 

I think it's cool, that's all and trying to understand how to use them.  Not being confrontational.

 

How's all?

 

11:24pm • #20
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Kevin... I didn't think you were being confrontational at all. I wish I could answer the question. I don't really enjoy not being able to answer questions. :)

All is very well. Let's talk next week?

11:30pm • #21
AUG
11
2007
445,563 Points 2 Featured Posts Outside Blog
Jeff, you cease to amaze me with your knowledge.  I hadn't tried incorporating these yet, but with the trouble that Gary had, I would have been pulling my hair out.  You've officially been bookmarked (again) :)
11:54am • #22
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Jim and Maria... truly it's my pleasure. I actually enjoy it.
1:29pm • #23
Jeff - great info. Thanks for sharing this, I have been asked the same...glad you figured it out!!  Bookmarked 5'd and forwarded!  Thanks again Jeff!
7:33pm • #24
AUG
13
2007
51 Featured Posts
Awesome Jeff, Thanks!
6:23pm • #25
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My pleasure, Caleb!
6:30pm • #26
AUG
15
2007
Thanks for the post - Can you also post the Trulia widget in the sidebar - I tried yesterday and it wasn't working very well. I Will play around with this code. 
8:44pm • #27
AUG
16
2007
425,280 Points 90 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Erica, except for the width, there should be no technical reason why you couldn't.

 

1:29am • #28
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Hi Jeff-

OH NO!!

More toys......

Seriously though - thanks for the info.  Someday, something, is going to work exactly as is should and I think I'm just going to keel over.....

7:59am • #29
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Be afraid. Be very afraid. :)
12:48pm • #30
AUG
17
2007
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Jeff, had it not been for you, I never would have had the courage to mess with HTML code.  Thanks for giving us such accurate and easy to follow instructions to make us feel like pros.
7:29am • #31
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Thanks.  I've been trying to find a tool like this one.
12:23pm • #32
Okay, good deal.   At least once a day, I find a how-to post that is extremely helpful to me such as this one.  thanks.
1:32pm • #33
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Irene... my pleasure!

Tracy... glad I could help in some way.

Seth... thank you as well. 

1:47pm • #34
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Whoa, as a newbie, I'm convinced of just how much I don't know about this stuff but must learn! I must confess that I could only follow part of it so I know I need your blog! I'll be working on improving!
3:16pm • #35
425,280 Points 90 Featured Posts Outside Blog
Sarah... we're all learning. I feel the same way every day. There is so much I don't know. It's the hunger for knowledge that will keep you and the rest of us ahead of the game. 
3:52pm • #36
AUG
19
2007
424,466 Points 81 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Hit Router
The moe I read on ActivRain, the more I realize I don't know!  Thanks for your simple tutorial on this.
6:09am • #37
AUG
20
2007
425,280 Points 90 Featured Posts Outside Blog
Margaret... amen to that.
11:25am • #38
OCT
04
2007
3 Featured Posts
Great post Jeff- feel free to include any of these in the NP Dodge Group- I know there are many RES questions right now as everybody gets used to using it.
9:53pm • #39
OCT
05
2007
425,280 Points 90 Featured Posts Outside Blog
Jason... thank you. Right now I am blocked from posting to that group. It won't let me.
1:11am • #40
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Jeff you are brilliant and so kind to help all of us non-technologically inclined folks out.

I can't even figure out how to make my signature line at the end of a blog look cool :)  I'm going to read up on your training stuff now. Thanks Jeff!!!

 

1:02pm • #41

Good and helpful post.   Thanks for the code example.

3:41pm • #42
OCT
06
2007
425,280 Points 90 Featured Posts Outside Blog
Seth... my pleasure.
1:07pm • #43
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Beth... you're way too kind, but thank you. What do you wnat you signature to look like?
1:08pm • #44
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11
Hey Garrett, the new record sounds great I'm gonna try and make it to the next show around here, You cats are outta sight!. I am from Turkmenistan and know bad English, give true I wrote the following sentence: "Comparison shop for the lowest prices, check store ratings read product reviews before you buy." THX :p, Gino.
Gino
5:05am • #45

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