Facebook-like “Like this” plugin?

Austin Matzko
(@filosofo)

14 years, 6 months ago

Anybody know of a WordPress plugin that adds functionality similar to Facebook’s “like this” thumbs-up button?

In other words, instead of leaving a comment someone would click a thumbs-up and it would say that that person “liked” the blog post.

This functionality is different from most thumbs-up or star-rating plugins, which indicate only the amount of stars, thumbs-ups, etc.—not who specifically approved.

I haven’t been able to find it while searching Google, but that could just be because I’m not sure what to look for. As you can imagine, “Facebook,” “like this,” and related terms aren’t conducive to good search results.

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Miguel Peixe
(@miguelpeixe)

14 years, 5 months ago

I’m in the same situation. Would be great to have a “like this” plugin for wordpress and could’nt know how to search it on Google, none of the keywords I tried was good enough…

Miguel Peixe
(@miguelpeixe)

14 years, 5 months ago

Just found it through this thread http://wordpress.org/support/topic/262197?replies=7

Here it is http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-likes/

Damien
(@takster)

14 years, 3 months ago

I have something like this in the works.

You will be able to “like” an article by clicking a small image.
Things will then happen 🙂

I’m not disclosing the rest yet because it’s something different and I’m not giving away unfinished ideas 😉

it should eclipse the current wp-likes.

Jon Dingman
(@jdingman)

14 years ago

Even better, a simple iframe you can use now – http://wpvibe.com/facebook-like-plugin-wordpress-269/

note, this post is written to help you integrate directly into WordPress with the new Facebook Like Plugin that was released today (04/21/2010)

peterspublishing
(@peterspublishing)

14 years ago

Here’s a video showing how to do it:

Jon Dingman
(@jdingman)

14 years ago

peter, just make sure you don’t go around just advertising your videos everywhere, that will be a quick way to get banned from the forum.

bottomlessinc
(@bottomlessinc)

14 years ago

Here’s a WordPress widget that does just that:

Facebook Like WordPress Plugin v1.0

Feedbacks appreciated on this blog post while waiting for WordPress to approve it and move it to the directory.

(the blog actually uses it so you can test the plugin live before installing)

nzimmer
(@nzimmer)

14 years ago

Maybe another helpful one: Kouguu FB Like also wraps the Facebook Like Button into a customizable WP plugin. http://www.kouguu.net You can select the button to show before or after the post.

arietis
(@arietis)

14 years ago

here’s a plugin that i found:

http://www.diyonlinesolutions.com/products/facebook-like-wordpress-plugin/

it adds a “like” button to the bottom of all your blog posts. easy installation and no changes to your theme.

bottomlessinc
(@bottomlessinc)

14 years ago

the plugin is now hosted by WordPress:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/like/stats/

fishgun
(@fishgun)

14 years ago

does the plugin use the URL of the post?

cballou
(@cballou)

14 years ago

Me Likey – A Facebook Open Graph “Like” Plugin

It’s got a ton of flexibility and contains a number of added bonuses over other FB Like plugins. The future release will address any issues currently in the comments section.

The plugin should be on the WordPress Plugins page shortly, they’ve been slow with the approval. Any feature requests should be directed towards the comments section of the blog post.

nickaster
(@nickaster)

13 years, 12 months ago

Thanks! Any way to do this without the plugins? I find it annoying to have the restrictions that a plug gives me and would like to put the “like” button in a special place in the side bar, not just foating at the bottom of the post.

paperboy
(@paperboy)

13 years, 12 months ago

Just found this: Adding FB like buttons are damn easy.

Should be enough huh? 😀

bottomlessinc
(@bottomlessinc)

13 years, 12 months ago

@fishgun
Yes it uses the permanent link.