Show Thread Enhancements - Add New Facebook "Like" button to your threads

Please remember to click Mark as Installed if you use this modification.

Facebook has just launched their latest "Like" button to developers to use on any site. What this does is utilizes the Advertising module to add the "Like" button to the first post of each thread. Please see screenshots to get an idea.

In your Admin CP go to Advertising > New Ad > Choose "Thread" from the dropdown and then select the first thread box. Give it a title (I called mine FB Like) leave "First Post Content" at default and paste in this code:

<!-- Facebook Like -->
<iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.YOURSITE.com/{vb:link thread, {vb:raw thread}, {vb:raw pageinfo_post}}#post{vb:raw post.postid}&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:px"></iframe>
<!-- / Facebook Like -->

Be sure to change YOURSITE.com to your URL including your forum.

The VBSEO team has instructions on how to make this work for their product here http://www.vbseo.com/f2/facebook-lik...95/#post265997

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Option 2 (different from above, do not use together) will show at top, see screenshot #3

In Postbit (or legacy) find:

{vb:raw ad_location.thread_first_post_content}

Add this after:

<vb:if condition="(THIS_SCRIPT == showthread) AND ($post[postcount] == '1')"
<!-- Facebook Like -->
<iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.YOURSITE.com/{vb:link thread, {vb:raw thread}}&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;font=tahoma&amp;colorscheme=light" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:75px"></iframe>
<!-- / Facebook Like -->
</vb:if>

For additional information on this button and different parameters please visit http://developers.facebook.com/docs/...e/plugins/like

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For those who have asked, here is the modification adds both the "Like" button and comments to a users profile https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=239424

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Additional locations to place this code:

For CMS, in vbcms_content_article_page add the code below this:

{vb:raw comment_block}

For pictures, in template album_pictureview add the code below this:

{vb:raw picturecomment_commentarea}

For Blog, in template blog_show_entry add at the very top.

[flewfruit]

I can't find Advertising > New Ad >. vB Version: 3.6.3. Please help me, thanks =)

[oldfan]

Originally Posted by flewfruit

I can't find Advertising > New Ad >. vB Version: 3.6.3. Please help me, thanks =)

That not a feature on vb3

[flewfruit]

Do you know how kann I install this on vb3?

[BirdOPrey5]

Moved this template modification to the appropriate forum.

[HKp30]

Just installed this, works good however I have one issue.

The layout style won't stay set at Button_Count or Box_Count, it defaults to standard.

All I want is the Like Box and Counter, not the text (makes it to wide).

Code Below:

<iframe src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.MYFORUM.com/{vb:link thread, {vb:raw thread}, {vb:raw pageinfo_post}}#post{vb:raw post.postid}&amp;
send=false&amp;
layout=button_count&amp;
width=85&amp;
show_faces=false&amp;
action=like&amp;
colorscheme=light&amp;
font&amp;height=21" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:55px; height:21px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe>

Any ideas??

[Griffoneur]

Working with 4.2.0
Thanks for this mod.

[Marcin1]

It's not working for me 4.2.

[Cobro]

How can i add this for every thread ?

[Jpolola]

Why it only shows to registered members and not for the admin? I am using 4.2.0 PL3

[orenlebbo]

Hi,

This method is for adding the button to the first message only.

Is there a way to add LIKE button to ALL posts in a thread?

Thanks