code in the ruins

Google announced yesterday that they would provide an API for people to develop their own modules for the Google personalized homepage.

So, to try it out, I wrote one for mog.rif.icio.us. As promised, it was pretty easy. It uses your existing WordPress site with the mog.rif.icio.us plugin already installed. All that's needed is a wrapper script that places the content in a chunk of XML so Google knows how to handle it.

As a demo, you can add a module to the personalized homepage using my URL:

http://code.mogrify.org/wp-content/mog-google.php

It will initally appear as an iframe with a scroll bar, but you can make it display inline on the page, too. Check out the API documentation for how to do this.

I've got more detailed information and instructions on the mog.rif.icio.us project page.