Facebook Like Button – Simple WordPress Plugin

by Thorsten Thees

Facebook Like Button – Simple WordPress Plugin

Original source and download : http://buzzknow.com/2010/04/24/facebook-like-button-simple-wordpress-plugin/

Facebook has changed the “Become a Fan” button to “Like” button as well as Twitter or Google Buzz. Even the “Like” button has been available as a plugin which can be attached directly to the site or your blog (http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like). You can install by using FBML or iFrame code, which means you should need Javascript SDK, to process an existing FBML code.

And for you WordPress users, now has a presence that can come up with plugins “Like” button automatically in every post you, even pages. This plugin I gave the name “Facebook Like Button” WordPress plugin. How to use it is very easy.

1. Button Like the Facebook upload 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 buttons

There are options that make your page in the set view “Like” button to suit your needs or aligned with the themes you use. The options are as follows:

- Display: you can choose to display the pages and front end (home)
– Position: position of the content or the button can also manually by placing the code [fblike]
– Styling: set the style for the div that surrounds the button
– Layout style: choice of standard or button_count
– Show Faces: displaying profile pic of the user that pressing the button
– Width: width of the iframe and button
– Height: height of the iframe
– Verb to display: you can choose the “like” or “recommend”
– Fonts: there are several options that is the default font, arial, Verdana, Trebuchet MS, Segoe UI, Tahoma, lucida grande
– Color Scheme: the options are light, dark, evil

Here is a screenshot of the facebook like button plugin options page and view in terms of visitors.

Facebook Like Button – WordPress Plugin – Options page screenshot

Facebook Like Button – WordPress Plugin – front page screenshot

With the number of Internet users and Facebook growing course this plugin makes you as a webmaster can be closer to its visitors, which in turn can raise the popularity of your blog or site. Enjoy this plugin mate:)

 

Original source and download : http://buzzknow.com/2010/04/24/facebook-like-button-simple-wordpress-plugin/

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