Note: These instructions can be helpful even if you're running your own blog on another service such as blogger or wordpress.
Claiming your forum is simple, just follow these steps:
- First, create an account on http://technorati.com
- Start the Claim a Blog process (we treat forums just like blogs here at lefora.) http://technorati.com/account/blogs/
- Enter your forum URL into the text entry field, in this case: http://blog.lefora.com. Replace 'blog' with the name of your forum. Click 'Begin Claim'
- Click 'Use Post Claim'.
- Copy the provided code to your clipboard, something like <a href="http://technorati.com/claim....
- Don't hit 'Release the Spiders' just yet!
- Return to your forum, we're gonna add a widget with that technorati code (we'll take it down after we're done.)
- Click 'Forum Admin' on your top menu bar at the very top of your forum page
- Click 'Widgets'
- Add a 'Custom HTML' widget to the top of your sidebar.
- Edit the Widget properties. For the title, name it 'Temporary Technorati Code', for the content, paste in your technorati code you copied above (<a href="http://technorati.com/claim....)
- Save your changes and return to your forum by clicking 'View Forum' on your top menu bar.
- You should now see your new widget on your sidebar, with the phrase: "Technorati Profile"
- Return back to technorati to complete the process
- Click 'Release the Spiders' and wait a few seconds.
- Enter a description for your forum (you may want to copy the description you've already created for your forum.)
- Add tags (keywords) that you would like associated with your forum (optional.)
- Click 'Save Your Blog'
- Congratulations! You've successfully have claimed your forum on technorati
- Note, if you have any issues with technorati, be sure to check out their support pages.
- Lastly, remove the temporary widget off your forum.
- Return to 'Forum Admin' -> Widgets
- Remove the HTML widget you just created.
- Return to your forum.
