Can't get "Follow Button" code to work with 1&1 widget tool

mike Jul 24, 2012 01:40AM EDT

Hello. I'm trying to put addthis follow button code into the widget tool (paste in code, save, widget appears) on a 1&1 hosting site, but the userid gets stripped out when I save it.

So I enter the code like this:

<!-- AddThis Follow BEGIN -->
<p>Check me out!</p>
<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_32x32_style addthis_default_style">
<a class="addthis_button_facebook_follow" addthis:userid="mdr2copy"></a>
<a class="addthis_button_twitter_follow" addthis:userid="mdr2writes"></a>
<a class="addthis_button_linkedin_follow" addthis:userid="mdr2writes"></a>
<a class="addthis_button_google_follow" addthis:userid="mdr2writes"></a>
<a class="addthis_button_pinterest_follow" addthis:userid="mdr2writes"></a>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-500a82fe51d87bcc"></script>
<!-- AddThis Follow END -->

But it saves like this:

<!-- AddThis Follow BEGIN -->
<p>Check me out!</p>
<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_32x32_style addthis_default_style">
<a class="addthis_button_facebook_follow"></a>
<a class="addthis_button_twitter_follow"></a>
<a class="addthis_button_linkedin_follow"</a>
<a class="addthis_button_google_follow"></a>
<a class="addthis_button_pinterest_follow"></a>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-500a82fe51d87bcc"></script>
<!-- AddThis Follow END -->

The result is that the buttons show up, but when you click them they point back to my website, and not my social sites. Any clue how I can fix this? Here's a link to the page:

http://www.mdr2writes.com/contact/

Thanks!

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Paul (AddThis Happiness Specialist) Jul 25, 2012 02:08PM EDT
This looks like a problem with the software that 1&1 is using. Have you tried contacting their support?

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