Facebook likebox widget

konaexpress · Member · Jul 14, 2011 at 9:37 pm
Copy link

Add topic to favorites
HI all. I dropped the facebook likebox widget on my side bar but it is asking for a URL that I cannot find. What in the world is it asking for? I tried to search for it but the only ref to it is someones workaround blog post that is now not working. Face book only gives out a long string code for it.

Thanks -John

The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
batmoo · Staff · Jul 14, 2011 at 10:18 pm
Copy link
You have to enter the URL for your Facebook Page, for example https://www.facebook.com/SesameStreet
timethief · Member · Jul 14, 2011 at 10:24 pm
Copy link
If you had done a simple forum search you would know that the Facevook like widget cannot be used on WordPress.com blogs. http://en.support.wordpress.com/code/

Additional information and links:
You can post a Facebook badge in your sidebar. http://en.support.wordpress.com/facebook-badge/

You can also enable sharing buttons on your posts, pages and index pages.
Also note the “like” button.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/sharing/

You can have Facebook like & share buttons on your posts.
https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/its-possible-facebook-share-and-like-buttonsat-the-same-time?replies=90

You can use a Twitter widget > http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/twitter-widget/

You can post a twitter follow button > http://en.support.wordpress.com/twitter-follow-button/

You can set up Publicize and publish to your Facebook profile page > http://en.support.wordpress.com/publicize/

Alternatively you can use Networked Blogs http://www.networkedblogs.com/ or RSS Grafitti http://www.facebook.com/RSS.Graffiti for posting to Facebook walls if you prefer.
timethief · Member · Jul 14, 2011 at 10:26 pm
Copy link
@batmoo
Hello there. I must have missed the announcement. Does the Facebook like box widget now operate on WordPress.com blogs without the software stripping the code out? Please clarify.
konaexpress · Member · Jul 14, 2011 at 10:32 pm
Copy link
Thank you for the help and I did do a search. Why is the stupid widget called “Facebook like box” if i cannot use it then, this is beyond me. I didn’t import it, how would I?

Thanks everyone -John
konaexpress · Member · Jul 14, 2011 at 10:34 pm
Copy link
I don’t get it myself, it was just there one day. You have to enter the URL like batmoo said. I finally got it to work.

-John
timethief · Member · Jul 14, 2011 at 10:52 pm
Copy link
@konaexpress
I wnet here > Appearance > Widgets and discovered the brand new Facebook like box widget.
“Display a Facebook Like Box to connect visitors to your Facebook Page”
This is going to make lots of users very happy. Yay! for Staff. :)
konaexpress · Member · Jul 14, 2011 at 11:00 pm
Copy link
Yes, I think it will.

Sorry if I sounded a bit snippy, I hate posting in huge forums.

-John
timethief · Member · Jul 14, 2011 at 11:08 pm
Copy link
Not to worry. I didn’t take what you said in a negative way, John. I was astonished to find this widget in my blog. As I said above many users are going to be happy about this and some may even be over the moon about it. Best wishes with your blog. :)
dborys · Member · Jul 14, 2011 at 11:37 pm
Copy link
Hi John and batmoo. I’ve entered my Facebook url per batmoo’s post, but it’s telling me “Could not retrieve id for the specified page. Please verify correct href was passed in.” Is there a step I’m missing, or was I supposed to embed the url in some html code or something?
batmoo · Staff · Jul 14, 2011 at 11:39 pm
Copy link
@dborys What URL are you entering? Note that the Like Box only works with Facebook Pages (and not Personal Profiles).
dborys · Member · Jul 14, 2011 at 11:43 pm
Copy link
Ah, that’s it then. I’ll have to point it to my page instead. I was trying to point to my profile. Thank you!
konaexpress · Member · Jul 14, 2011 at 11:44 pm
Copy link
Hi!………uh………..I’m new at this so what I did was go to my main facebook page (not the =wall) and put that in. in my case it was facebook.com/offcoursegolfing746353745959476 something like that, no =wall or anything at the end.
batmoo · Staff · Jul 14, 2011 at 11:46 pm
Copy link
@konaexpress Under the widget’s options, you can select “Show Stream” to display your wall, plus other tweaks (click on the arrow to view the options). You might want to decrease the width a bit as well, so it fits better in your sidebar.
katenokwe · Member · Jul 15, 2011 at 12:02 am
Copy link
“Could not retrieve id for the specified page. Please verify correct href was passed in”
Thats the message Im getting in a pink box.
katenokwe · Member · Jul 15, 2011 at 12:04 am
Copy link
Ah. I see its only for pages.. okay never mind
vivianpaige · Member · Jul 15, 2011 at 2:52 am
Copy link
Love it! But wish I could control it a bit more. I’d like to be able to set the height as well as the width.
airodyssey · Member · Jul 15, 2011 at 3:18 am
Copy link
Same here. And when I tried it on my blog, the widget title was clickable, but with a bogus URL (that started with http://http://)
batmoo · Staff · Jul 15, 2011 at 4:12 am
Copy link
@vivianpaige Glad you like it! We took out the height option because it does odd things when not set correctly (e.g. too short).

@airodyssey The Title URL should now be fixed.
technicalcopywriter · Member · Jul 15, 2011 at 6:59 am
Copy link
I’ve tried this out a number of times and it doesn’t seem to work on my site: http://discoveringbelgium.com/. And yes, I’m linking to a FB page, not a profile. Whatever I try it just gives the message: “Could not retrieve id for the specified page. Please verify correct href was passed in.”

No items found.