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Thursday, January 26, 2012
When welaunched Google+ pagesin November, we alsoreleased Google+ badgesto promote your Google+ presence right on your site. Starting today indeveloper preview(and soon available to all your users), we're adding more options for integrating the Google+
badge into your website. You canconfigure a badgewith a width that fits your site design and choose a version that works better on darker sites.
You'll also see that Google+ badges now include the unified +1 and circle count that we added to
Pageslast month.
If you're still considering whether to add a Google+ badge on your website, consider this: We
recently looked at top sites using the badge and found that, on average, the badge accounted for
an additional 38% of followers. When you add the badge visitors to your website can discover your
Google+ page and connect in a variety of ways: they can follow your Google+ page, +1 your site,
share your site with their circles, see which of their friends have +1'd your site, and click
through to visit your Google+ page.
The Google+ Badge makes it easy for your fans to find and follow you on Google+. With these
additional options, we hope it's even easier tocreate a badgethat fits your website.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],[],[[["\u003cp\u003eThe Google+ badge is now available to all users and offers customizable options for website integration.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eSites using the Google+ badge have seen an average increase of 38% in followers.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe badge enables website visitors to easily follow, +1, and share content on Google+.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe Google+ badge is customizable to fit various website designs and color schemes.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eUsers are encouraged to create a Google+ badge for their website to enhance engagement.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["Google launched Google+ badges to enhance website integration with Google+ pages. Developers can now configure badge width and choose versions suitable for darker sites. Badges feature unified +1 and circle counts. Research indicated that badges increased followers by an average of 38%. Website visitors can follow the Google+ page, +1 the site, share with their circles, and see friends' +1s. A new Google+ badge version is available to all users.\n"],null,["# More Options for Google+ Badges\n\n| It's been a while since we published this blog post. Some of the information may be outdated (for example, some images may be missing, and some links may not work anymore).\n\nThursday, January 26, 2012\n| Update on February 2, 2012: The new [Google+ badge](/+/plugins/badge/config) is now out of preview and available to all users on all sites.\n\n\nWhen we\n[launched Google+ pages](https://googleplusplatform.blogspot.com/2011/11/grow-your-audience-with-google)\nin November, we also\n[released Google+ badges](https://googleplusplatform.blogspot.com/2011/11/google-badges-drive-engagement-with)\nto promote your Google+ presence right on your site. Starting today in\n[developer preview](https://www.google.com/+/learnmore/platform-preview/)\n(and soon available to all your users), we're adding more options for integrating the Google+\nbadge into your website. You can\n[configure a badge](/+/plugins/badge/preview)\nwith a width that fits your site design and choose a version that works better on darker sites.\nYou'll also see that Google+ badges now include the unified +1 and circle count that we added to\nPages\n[last month](https://adwords.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-tools-and-controls-to-manage-your).\n\n\nIf you're still considering whether to add a Google+ badge on your website, consider this: We\nrecently looked at top sites using the badge and found that, on average, the badge accounted for\nan additional 38% of followers. When you add the badge visitors to your website can discover your\nGoogle+ page and connect in a variety of ways: they can follow your Google+ page, +1 your site,\nshare your site with their circles, see which of their friends have +1'd your site, and click\nthrough to visit your Google+ page.\n\n\nThe Google+ Badge makes it easy for your fans to find and follow you on Google+. With these\nadditional options, we hope it's even easier to\n[create a badge](/+/plugins/badge/preview)\nthat fits your website.\n\n\nFollow the conversation on\n[Google+](https://plus.google.com/111732915546499031731/posts/hfGuxwPz6UX).\n\n\nPosted by\n[Lucy Hadden](https://plus.google.com/111732915546499031731/about),\nSoftware Engineer, Google+"]]
