Questions tagged [facebook-like]

Widget that enables users of Facebook to "Like" websites, photos, objects, posts, etc.

The Facebook-like button is a widget that enables users of your site to "Like" photos, objects, posts, etc. It also helps drive traffic to your site with Facebook notifications, e.g. "Martin likes [your site]".

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Is it possible to have a custom facebook like button?

Sometimes, clients want to have a custom "facebook button". I mean with a different image and design. I used to work with sharer.php :
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How can I move a URL via 301 redirect and retain the page's Facebook likes and Open Graph information?

I understand the og:url meta tag is the canonical url for the resource in the open graph. What strategies can I use if I wish to support 301 redirecting of the resource, while preserving its place in the open graph? I don't want to lose my likes…
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Are there tags to specify the Google +1 story format in Google+ like og-meta for Facebook?

With Facebook we have the Open Graph tags that allow webmasters to specify how the story is displayed on Facebook. Is there something similar for the Google +1 button, that allows webmasters to specify the thumbnail image, description and title?…
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Facebook "like" data structure

I've been wondering how facebook manages the database design for all the different things that you can "like". If there is only one thing to like, this is simple, just a foreign key to what you like and a foreign key to who you are. But there must…
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Playing back an embedded mp4 video in a Facebook like or share using Flash

I have an H.264-encoded mp4 file that I'm trying to get embedded into a Facebook post when the page that's serving it is Liked or Shared. My understanding is that I simply need to have the right Open Graph tags in place on the URL that's…
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Facebook Like buttons not displaying when loaded hidden

I'm a bit stuck with this one. I have an article list with snippets that link off to the full article. when you hover over each blurb a bar appears at the bottom of the blurb that contaains social sharing buttons (FB, Twitter &…
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Facebook like button is asking to confirm the action

To begin with, I've already read the following topics: Facebook Like without Confirm? Facebook Like button shows the "Confirm" link, but still cannot Like after confirming Including this…
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Adding the Facebook Like Button in an iPhone App

Does anyone know how I would include a facbeook "like button" in an iphone app. I tried calling the iframe inside of a UIWebView but that doesn't work.
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Is it possible to validate the xmlns:fb (Facebook) attribute?

I have a Facebook Like button on my site and as such also have the xmlns:fb attribute on the tag: However, when running my site through the W3C validator, I get…
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How to list facebook users who like a page or interest

Possible Duplicate: Retrieve Facebook Fan Names I wanna get a list of facebook users who like a page or interest. FQL like 'SELECT user_id FROM like WHERE object_id=113970468613229' does not work. Is there a way to do this?
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Update Facebook Open Graph meta tag through JavaScript

I'm trying to update the meta content of the Facebook's Open Graph title. I updated the content, but when it published the feed, it's still pulling the old information. Example: I managed to update…
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How to make a Facebook "Like" button that is just a link, not an iFrame?

I would like to put a "Like" button into an email message that it going out to our e-newsletter subscribers. The usual way of embedding a Like button, which uses, an iframe technique, is not going to work. What I would like to do is to have a static…
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Right align Facebook like button

I am able to put a Facebook like button on my website, but how do I make it to be right-aligned within the div/iframe it is in? I tried applying various CSS properties, but I could not get anything to move in the iframe.
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Facebook like and share button with callback

I have a webpage where I have placed a Facebook like & share button and corresponding javascript callback functions are also present. Now the problem is, the javascript callback fires only when the user 'likes' and doesn't seem to fire when the…
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Like button in iOS application

Does anybody know how to place Facebook "like" button into iOS application? I've tried the method described in this blog post. But I do not really like this method, because its ugly Login dialog. And, what is more important, it makes user login…
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