0Adding a print icon to print individual blog posts

In addi­tion to this blog I also have a blog about recipes.  I decided that I wanted a print icon on the main page for each post so that people can print the recipes.  Googling provided vari­ous sug­ges­tions, none of which worked.  How­ever, I even­tu­ally cobbled togeth­er the fol­low­ing, which seems to work…

<!-- email post links -->

Above that put the fol­low­ing…

<script>
function printPost(postUrl)
{
doPrint = true;
var pw = window.open(postUrl);
}
if(opener.doPrint == true)
{
window.print();
window.onfocus = function() { window.close(); }
}
</script>

<a expr:href='"javascript:printPost(" + """ + data:post.url + """ +  ");"'><img src='http://siteresources.worldbank.org/images/Print_plain.gif'/></a>

And you’re done!

Cred­it in vari­ous parts goes to…
Con­sum­ing Exper­i­ence
Blog­ger Plu­gins
Sharkyso­ft

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