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Where the @#$* is the Recent Readers javascript?

Because of the way we originally architected the service, you needed to have the tracking script installed for the Recent Readers widget to work.  This caused us to unintentionally bury the reader roll code.  Good news, though, because the Recent Readers widget now functions completely independently.  Plus, we're redesigning the registration process so that you can jump straight to the Recent Readers code after signing up.  But for the time being, this is a quick guide to getting the code.

1. Make sure you're signed into MyBlogLog
2. Go to your blog's community page on MyBlogLog (you can get to this by clicking on the screen shot of your blog on your profile page)
3. On the right-hand side is a Recent Readers widget, with a button below it labeled "Click to Get the Code".  Click that botton.
4. On the resulting page, you can fiddle with the colors and other attributes of the Recent Readers widget, such as the widget's width.  You can see the color changes in realtime; everything else requires clicking the preview button.  If you want to make further changes, hit the back button and keep fiddling.
5. When you like the way the widget looks, click the preview button and then grab the javascript in the box labeled "Recent Readers Widget Display & Code".

It's going to get much simpler very soon, we promise