# More Options for Google+ Badges

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

> [!NOTE]
> Update on February 2, 2012: The new [Google+ badge](https://developers.google.com/+/plugins/badge/config) is now out of preview and available to all users on all sites.


When we
[launched Google+ pages](https://googleplusplatform.blogspot.com/2011/11/grow-your-audience-with-google)
in November, we also
[released Google+ badges](https://googleplusplatform.blogspot.com/2011/11/google-badges-drive-engagement-with)
to promote your Google+ presence right on your site. Starting today in
[developer preview](https://www.google.com/+/learnmore/platform-preview/)
(and soon available to all your users), we're adding more options for integrating the Google+
badge into your website. You can
[configure a badge](https://developers.google.com/+/plugins/badge/preview)
with 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
Pages
[last month](https://adwords.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-tools-and-controls-to-manage-your).
![Google+ logo, Android design](https://developers.google.com/static/search/blog/images/archived_android_on_gplus.png) ![Google+ logo, dark theme](https://developers.google.com/static/search/blog/images/archived_black_background.png) ![Google+ logo, box design](https://developers.google.com/static/search/blog/images/archived_box.png)


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 to
[create a badge](https://developers.google.com/+/plugins/badge/preview)
that fits your website.


Follow the conversation on
[Google+](https://plus.google.com/111732915546499031731/posts/hfGuxwPz6UX).


Posted by
[Lucy Hadden](https://plus.google.com/111732915546499031731/about),
Software Engineer, Google+