Tag Archive for 'Facebook Like'

WordPress Plugin For Facebook Like Button Called WP FB Like

Published on April 26, 2010 by iClick Solutions. View Comments

Facebook Like ButtonYesterday we spent some time reviewing the Facebook new like button code and wrote a blog post on how to manually edit the single.php WordPress blog file to include the new Facebook like button. After checking out some other blog posts we came across a WordPress Plugin For Facebook Like Button that we have been playing with today that was really simple to install and for those that don’t want to mess with the single.php file this plugin is perfect and works great.

The WordPress Facebook plugin is called WP FB Like plugin. To install it either search for the Facebook Like WordPress Plugin called WP FB Like or download the Facebook Like Button WordPress Plugin and then follow these instructions:

  1. Upload the WP FB Like directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Go to Settings/Facebook Like to configure the button

There are options for the WP FB Like plugin that allows you to customize the way the “Like” button shows up to suit your needs or aligned with the themes you use. The options are as follows: Continue reading ‘WordPress Plugin For Facebook Like Button Called WP FB Like’

How To Add Facebook Like Button To Your WordPress Blog

Published on April 25, 2010 by iClick Solutions. View Comments

Facebook WordPress Like Button CodeUnless you are living in a cave you have probably noticed that Facebook announced a brand new way of adding social sharing feature to your blog with the ‘Like’ button.

The “like” button is starting to pop up all over the internet and you can include it in your blog as well and with little hassle due to how easy Facebook has made it.

With the Like button code installed on your webpage, a user logged in to Facebook can easily give your article or site a thumbs up and share it in their Facebook wall.  If you are using WordPress software, open the single.php file and add the following code. You may change the height and width of the IFRAME as per your blog design:

After entering the code the Facebook Like button will show up (check out the beginning of this blog post above) exactly where you placed the code within your single.php file. If you need any help or have questions please let us know in the comment area below. Also, please let us know how above worked out for you and a link to where you placed the Facebook “Like” button.  That way we can check it out and maybe start liking you.  ;-)