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1. stefansphotos
   Member
   Feb 13, 2011, 9:45 AM

   Hello - I hope somebody can help me: I followed all advice I found on the internet and still I can't seem to get the Like box to work. What I did: create a text widget in the sidebar - copy paste the code into the widget save

   With the first code I just get a link - With the second code nothing ...

   It would be great if somebody could help me with this ...

   This is my blog:
   http://skww.wordpress.com

   This is the page I want to create the like box for:
   http://www.facebook.com/pages/SKPhotography-Stefan-Knoflach/186922298009269

   This are the two codes facebook gives me (you can use either one):

   <iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/likebox.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FSKPhotography-Stefan-Knoflach%2F186922298009269&width=100&colorscheme=light&show_faces=true&stream=true&header=true&height=427" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:292px; height:427px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe>

   <script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"></script><fb:like-box href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/SKPhotography-Stefan-Knoflach/186922298009269" width="292" show_faces="true" stream="true" header="true"></fb:like-box>

   The blog I need help with is skww.wordpress.com.

2. sanjidas
   Member
   Feb 13, 2011, 10:23 AM

   This post might help:
   How to add a Facebook Likebox in a wordpress.com blog - part 2

3. stefansphotos
   Member
   Feb 13, 2011, 10:43 AM

   Sorry, no - this just has a link in a widget that opens the likebox if the user clicks on it ...

   I have gotten closer :) (althoug it is still heavily broken ... :)) (by creating the Box in facebook - opening it in a new tab and copying the code - well - some of it transferred

   (if you want to have a look :D)

   http://skww.wordpress.com

   still looking for a solution though (and working on it ...)

4. raincoaster
   Member
   Feb 13, 2011, 11:16 AM

   Use the BADGE code for your Facebook page. That's what I've done on my blog, and it works very well:

   http://raincoastermedia.com you can see it in the sidebar.

5. stefansphotos
   Member
   Feb 13, 2011, 11:24 AM

   That would be a second rate solution if we cannot get the like box to work at all ... - it has many more functions (and is at least for my purposes much more interesting)

   that is what I am talking about:
   http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like-box

6. sanjidas
   Member
   Feb 13, 2011, 11:45 AM

   knoflach,
   You did get close! Only if it didn't look so terribly messy! Do work on it. There are many bloggers here who want a proper Facebook Likebox.

7. stefansphotos
   Member
   Feb 13, 2011, 1:42 PM

   after searching long for a solution it appears there is none - appearantly wordpress.com does not allow those scripts :(

   (maybe if you have the css upgrade - but yeah ... - dissapointing)

8. airodyssey
   Member
   Feb 13, 2011, 2:44 PM

   No, the CSS upgrade only allows you to change how the blog looks. It's not designed to add new features or to bypass security restrictions.
   http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-css/#frequently-asked-questions

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