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Hello, since a few days the like button doesn't work any more. It appears at every post, but if my followers click it nothing happens.
Does anyone know's how to fixs this? (I have a free blog, so no css).
Thanks
The blog I need help with is yvonnedehont.wordpress.com.
I tried this and can confirm the like button is not operating on your blog and I have flagged this thread for Staff attention.
Would you please tell us the URL of the blog this is happening on?
It is yvonnedehont.wordpress.com. I have notice that is doesn't work at severyl other blogs also, for example at twisindezak.com and christienfotografiestabij.wordpress.com.
Notice that these are all blogs from Dutch people.....perhaps coincidence or not?
Actually, it seems to be working just fine for me.
Would you please try clearing your browser's cache?
I have tried that several times but I keep getting comments of followers that the button doesn't work. But for some followers it works well... I also noticed that at some other blogs, if I click on the like button my gavatar doesn't appear also. For example at http://gopidos.wordpress.com/. But if I click the like button on the blogreader then is works well. So they seem to have the same problem. Strange, don't you think. Something isn't working correct.
Well, the WordPress.com Like button only appears if you're logged in. So, if these viewers are not logged into WordPress.com, they won't see it.
Of course, but these people also have a wordpress blog and are logged in.....
In that case, would you please ask them to reply via this thread?
I have put a message on my blog, yvonnedehont.wordpress.com. They used the like button on the reader instead of on my blogpost because that isn't still working.
I came over from another thread which appears to be inactive.
http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/like-button-not-appearing?replies=14
I have clear cache and cookies. I have checked boxes, unchecked boxes, rechecked boxes, updated posts, changed Screen Option, Settings, etc. No like button or gravatar feedback (I see in my Dashboard the number of likes per post, but am unable to see which bloggers they are). Bloggers are still able to like a post through other means and I am being notified. There is no visual.
Brand New Day theme, Google Chrome browser. It is with all posts (dating back to when I joined in January), not just the ones from the past week.
Please tell us the URL of the affected blog.
@dirtnkids
Is this the blog? http://dirtnkids.wordpress.com
Please check your settings:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/likes/#likes-and-your-site
http://en.support.wordpress.com/sharing/#like-button
Yes, thank you. Correct blog.
Settings checked. They are all correct. Still no resolution. I've changed them and changed them back many times in the past week (in the event the back-end fiddling was resolved in the meantime) to no avail. Also cleared cache, expunged at browser level, no resolution.
Thank you for your time. I will be on-and-off through the weekend, but I am not connected all the time.
At Settings -> Sharing, you have selected that Like are "Turned on per post"
And, if you edit each post, you'll see that "Show likes on this post" is unchecked (near the very bottom).
You could either select "On for all posts " at Settings -> Sharing, or check "Show likes on this post" for the desired posts.
Yes that is correct. I just changed it this evening (after the last post) from "Turned on for all posts." Since seeing your reply, I changed it back. I prefer it to be turned on for all posts.
Strange, though, that the individual check-box for each post is now unchecked. I specifically went through and checked 5-10 posts to assure that those boxes were indeed checked, and they were within the last hour. None of them are checked now.
I will go back and re-check them, update, and check back. Give me 5 minutes...
Finished. Now set in Setting-->Sharing Likes are "on for all posts," and for grins, I also made sure the "Show Likes on this post" are also checked for last 8 posts.
Incidentally, I'm not interested in "Show sharing buttons on this post," but noticing that a couple were checked (I'm pretty certain I had them unchecked, because I intentionally do this), no sharing buttons were showing either.
Still no like-button.
I will now clear my cache and internet settings...
All browsing data expunged from beginning in Chrome browser. WordPress settings are holding.
Like button still missing.
Just so you know, I am getting notification when a blogger likes a post (through the Blog reader or the menu bar, not on my page). I just cannot see these likes.
You have to select an option for "Show buttons on" otherwise they won't appear anywhere.
If you don't want sharing buttons to appear, remove them from the "Enabled Services" area.
Thank you. I checked all the boxes. To be sure, I don't recall ever having unchecked them to be begin with. One day the likes were there, the next they weren't.
Thank for you time and your patience! I am very happy to get my like-button back. :)
You're welcome!
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