Facebook Like Box for WordPress.com

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IONS Austin on January 29, 2012 at 4:11 pm said:

Today’s posts to our Facebook Wall are showing up twice in our Like Box. Do you know why that might be? Thanks!

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- timethief on January 29, 2012 at 4:53 pm said:
  
  No. Have you posted to the Support Forum yet?
  
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Amy Dowler on January 18, 2012 at 9:37 pm said:

It’s only a small thing, but the title for my facebook like box is a different font than for my other widgets. I think maybe it is because the title is also linked to facebook, whereas other widget titles are not links. Any idea how to remove the link from the title? I’m using chunk theme (widgets at bottom of page) and blog is here: http://worldpoliticsblues.wordpress.com/

thanks!

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- timethief on January 19, 2012 at 8:22 am said:
  
  The widget will produce whatever font it was coded to produce. Please post to http://en.forums.wordpress.com when you have support issues.
  
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Bad Behavior on January 17, 2012 at 9:53 pm said:

I am having a problem with this widget:
The Facebook box appears fine along my sidebar (at the right).
But it disappears completely (leaves a blank space) if while on Facebook I switch from my personal profile to my fan page. It seems silly: if on Facebook I’m on my profile, then the blog shows the facebook widget working fine. But if I use Facebook as page (leave the profile), the Facebook widgets seems to disappear and leave a blank space instead. Only the title of the widget remains visible on my blog.
Why does this happen?

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- timethief on January 18, 2012 at 9:04 am said:
  
  I am seeing it using Firefox 9.0.1. The data for this widget is being continously updated and perhaps that’s why this is happening. If you cannot see it then clear your browser cache and cookies and if you need further help post to the support forum please.
  
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austinmuse on December 30, 2011 at 5:02 pm said:

I have 30+ client domains at GoDaddy and had self-hosted WordPress on some of them for awhile but am not using it at the moment. The blog I was writing about is a longtime pro bono project on WordPress.com. I prefer to use the latter for volunteer groups because it’s easier to hand off down the road. Most don’t have anyone who knows how to do self-hosted blogs.

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austinmuse on December 30, 2011 at 12:38 pm said:

Ah – I’m using an older theme for the blog in question, and it doesn’t have that feature. Thanks again!

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- timethief on December 30, 2011 at 1:49 pm said:
  
  Your site is a self-hosted WordPress.org install and you are paying to be hosted by go-daddy. The Faceboook like box widget for WordPress.com referred to in this post does not apply to your site at all. WordPress.com has created an in-house widget that’s only for free hosted WordPress.com bloggers. Please read this > WordPress.com vs WordPress.org: The Differences
  
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Gloria on December 29, 2011 at 10:26 pm said:

Thanks for this helpful post. I’m not seeing the option box in your second screen shot (http://bit.ly/voWFjd) and am wondering where you found it. (I’m curious whether “Front Page Intro” might mean it could go on a Page rather than in the Sidebar.)

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- timethief on December 30, 2011 at 8:44 am said:
  
  This post is for those who have free hosted WordPress.com blogs only. Your’s is not a free hosted WordPress.com blog. The answer to your question is no. Only a few WordPress.com themes do have a Front Page Intro box. Most themes do not have them, and widgets can only be displayed in sidebars or footer areas coded to have widgets display in them.
  
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IONS Austin on December 29, 2011 at 10:12 pm said:

Thanks for this helpful post!

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- timethief on December 30, 2011 at 8:45 am said:
  
  You’re welcome.
  
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termcoord on October 18, 2011 at 12:33 am said:

Is there any way to change the height of the box or a number of faces shown? thx for reply

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- timethief on October 18, 2011 at 8:56 am said:
  
  This is the only forum thread I could find on ways to customize the like box provided by WordPress.com http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/adjust-facebook-widget-appearance-size?replies=10
  
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Relando Thompkins, MSW on August 23, 2011 at 4:40 pm said:

What if I just wanted to use the like box on one of my pages, instead of in the widget bar. Do you think that’s possible?

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- timethief on August 23, 2011 at 6:13 pm said:
  
  Sorry but that’s not possible on a free hosted WordPress.com blog. On free hosted WordPress.com blogs widgets can only be used in sidebars. WordPress.com is for original content blogs, so no tools for filling posts and pages with automatically generated content are supplied. This is because those tools are the favored tool of sploggers (content thieves) and spammers.
  
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Andrea G. Cammarata on August 4, 2011 at 4:20 pm said:

wow! amazing

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- timethief on August 4, 2011 at 5:57 pm said:
  
  Thanks. I’m glad you like my post.
  
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The Yellow Pig - Children's Story Books on July 27, 2011 at 7:07 am said:

Its a awesome feature added by wordpress. I Just Like this Like box :)

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- timethief on July 27, 2011 at 6:52 pm said:
  
  I’m glad to hear that. Happy blogging!
  
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Eily Roe on July 22, 2011 at 9:02 am said:

I just cant find it! & I have tried various plugins to no avail – any help gratefully received!

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- timethief on July 22, 2011 at 9:16 am said:
  
  I don’t know what you are referring to. There is no FTP access to free hosted WordPress.COM blogs. The widget is found in our Available widgets in our WordPress.COM dashboards. If you have a self hosted WordPress.ORG install then you will not find the wiget in your install and you don’t need it because you can use the one Facebook provides.
  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org
  
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verucablue on July 20, 2011 at 1:13 pm said:

I asked this before but why does it keep duplicating the photos of the people who “like” it?

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- timethief on July 20, 2011 at 3:34 pm said:
  
  I answered you in the forum thread and told you to contact Staff as we Volunteers do not know that answer and cannot help you.
  
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Ahya on July 18, 2011 at 2:19 am said:

YAY for this news! I was waiting for this, really.
Facebook is partly like connected to everyone’s everyday lives.
I used it right now.

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- timethief on July 18, 2011 at 10:36 am said:
  
  It’s good to hear you are happy with it.
  
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  - Ahya on July 18, 2011 at 6:46 pm said:
    
    I’m having a problem though. I put on my FB URL but then it says that the link I’ve put on is wrong. You can check it out on my homepage and see that it isn’t working. What do you suggest I can do? Thanks. :)
    
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    - timethief on July 18, 2011 at 7:39 pm said:
      
      I hope your realize that the uRL you enter is for a fan page and not for a facebook profile page. If you did use your facebook fan page URL and your are still experiencing a problem then I suggest that you either post into this forum thread http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/facebook-likebox-widget?replies=34 or contact Staff. http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/
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Gaurav Tiwari on July 17, 2011 at 4:24 am said:

When this feature was added? I didn’t get any news about it. But .. I should say wow for this brand new feature. Added to my blog.

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- timethief on July 17, 2011 at 12:12 pm said:
  
  Hello there,
  There was no announcement made of which I am aware. I was answering forum questions when I entered a thread and found Staff had entered it and there was such a widget being discussed. Hence I cannot provide a date in answer to your question beyond the date of making that discovery here > http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/facebook-likebox-widget?replies=28#post-647130 Note that when I posed a question to Staff in that thread it was completely ignored. I’m glad you like the new Facebook like boi widget and wish you all the best with your blogging.
  
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Rookie Photographer on July 16, 2011 at 11:11 am said:

Thanks timethief for this update. I just enabled it.

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- timethief on July 16, 2011 at 3:01 pm said:
  
  You’re welcome. :)
  
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Recis on July 16, 2011 at 2:00 am said:

Hi tt!

I was actually going over my widgets to see if my blog theme had any “special” widgets of its own when I came across this “Like! Box” widget! What a surprise indeed! Especially since I haven’t come across any announcement from WordPress.com.

Anyways, I’m so glad they came up with this!

Cheers!

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- timethief on July 16, 2011 at 8:37 am said:
  
  Hello there,
  There was no announcement as far as I know. Happy blogging!
  
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Dr J V Hebbar MD(Ayu) on July 16, 2011 at 1:21 am said:

what the button lacks is the display of number of people who have already liked the fb page.

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- timethief on July 16, 2011 at 8:41 am said:
  
  You have the Facebook badge on your blog. You do not have the new facebook like box widget installed in your sidebar. Go here > Appearnce > Widgets and you will find a new widget.
  
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SWrightBoucher | Leading with passion on July 15, 2011 at 4:16 pm said:

Like

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- timethief on July 15, 2011 at 4:46 pm said:
  
  Like you :)
  Have a grand weekend.
  
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Sara on July 15, 2011 at 11:41 am said:

I didn’t see this either, and thanks to your post checked my widgets and there it was! Thanks! I had a little trouble at first, but that is because I have a bandaid on my finger and can’t type very well, apparently. ;-)

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- timethief on July 15, 2011 at 3:39 pm said:
  
  Hello there,
  I’m glad to hear you are happy. I visited your site and saw your Facebook like box widget. Your recipes made my mouth water. Happy blogging! :)
  
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Frances on July 15, 2011 at 10:17 am said:

I am new at all of this so bare with me. I am not seeing the “sharing” button under my settings on my dashboard. Is there a plugin I need to get. I do have WordPress for my blog.

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- Frances on July 15, 2011 at 10:28 am said:
  
  Found it. If I would have read further, I would have answered my own question and learned tha self-hosted folks should try sharedaddy.. Love your site by the way and thanks for keeping me updated. Essential for me as a new blogger.
  
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  - timethief on July 15, 2011 at 3:44 pm said:
    
    Oh good you have now figured that out. Thanks for the blog compliment and welcome aboard. :)
    
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- timethief on July 15, 2011 at 3:43 pm said:
  
  Hi Grances,
  The blog linked to your usename is a WordPress.ORG install and not a WordPress.COM free hsted blog. The two run on different software and the widget I am referring to is only found in the widgets for WordPress.COM blog.
  http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
  The Facebook like box widget that comes from Facebook will run on your WordPress.ORG install.
  
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Dr J V Hebbar MD(Ayu) on July 15, 2011 at 4:23 am said:

I read it here before I heard it from wordpress.com notifications. :)
Thanks.

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- timethief on July 15, 2011 at 3:50 pm said:
  
  Really! I haven’t received that yet.
  
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Arnab on July 14, 2011 at 10:46 pm said:

OH MY GOD!! :)
THIS IS THE BEST NEWS I HAVE GOT. YOU REALLY MADE MY DAY TT.
It will be convenient for many bloggers, no doubt about that.
Thanks again for the wonderful news.

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- timethief on July 15, 2011 at 8:26 am said:
  
  Hello there,
  I’m glad this addition makes you happy.
  
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  - Arnab on July 15, 2011 at 11:48 pm said:
    
    However, one thing is bugging me. The color is very dark and it is difficult to read what is written in the frame. Here is my URL :- http://keepingintouchblog.wordpress.com/
    You will see that the color is remaining dark even if I choose light or dark from the color scheme option.
    Please help.
    Arnab.
    P.S. I wonder if anyone else is having that problem.
    
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    - timethief on July 16, 2011 at 8:44 am said:
      
      As your are using Inuit Types the dark background color in the widgets is causing this. I think you should report this to Staff. The form will be open again at 12PM UTC on Monday 18th July. http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/
      
      After you use the searchbox at the bottom of the page there will be a section that says “Have you found the answer to your question?” You can choose either “Yes I found the answer to my question.” or “No I didn’t find the answer to my question and I would like to contact support for help.” The no option will reveal the contact form.