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Add "LIKE" button and other Facebook plugins to threads. · **Released**: 05-25-2010

UPDATED: 7/4/10

What's new?
Facebook Comment Box

I recently added the new facebook "Like" button to my forum and I want to share with everyone!

Yes, this is IE,Firefox, Opera, Safari compatible.
Yes, this will also show a "comment" box when hover over.

First thing's first:

1. Go to http://www.facebook.com/developers/createapp.php (Facebook account required)

2. Enter your site name in the "Application Name" field... "agree" - "Create new app"

3. Click the Website tab

4: Enter your site URL in the "Connect URL" field.

i.e. http://www.DOMAIN.com/ (Don't forget the SLASH).

5. Enter DOMAIN.com in the "Base Domain" field and save.

6. In the next page you will see an "Application ID" number. (you'll need it later... keep the window open for now)

Template Edits:

headinclude:
Under:

PHP Code:


			
<meta name="generator" content="vBulletin $vboptions[templateversion]" />

Paste:

PHP Code:


			
<meta property="og:title" content="$threadinfo[title]"/>

<meta property="og:site_name" content="$vboptions[bbtitle]"/>

<meta property="og:type" content="website" />

<meta property="og:image" content="IMAGEPATH"/>

<meta property="fb:admins" content="YOUR PROFILE ID"/>

* Replace IMAGEPATH with the actual path to the image you want to be displayed on people's facebook wall. (You can use your site logo)
*YOUR PROFILE ID = http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=randomnumbers

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++

SHOWTHREAD
Find:

PHP Code:


			
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">

Replace with:

PHP Code:


			
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" xmlns:fb="http://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++

under:

PHP Code:


			
<body onload="$onload">

Paste:

PHP Code:


			
<div id="fb-root"></div>

<script src="/images/fb.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

*Download and open the attached .js file, Replace "APP ID" with your actual app ID. (not to be confused with profile ID)
*Save and upload fb.js to root/images
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++

Find:

PHP Code:


			
<!-- / multiquote scripts -->

</if>

Add below:

PHP Code:


			
<!-- Facebook Comment --> 

<br /> 

<if condition="in_array($bbuserinfo[usergroupid],array(1))"><div align="center">

<fb:comments numposts="3" width="800"></fb:comments>

</div></if>

<!-- / Facebook Comment -->

*This will place the Facebook Comment box below the last post, you may change the width to your liking.
*The comment box will only be shown to guests.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Now we need to place the "LIKE" button somewhere visible.

I use postbit_legacy so, this is what I did:
Find:

PHP Code:


			
<if condition="$post['title']"><strong>$post[title]</strong></if>

            </div>

Add below:

PHP Code:


			
<if condition="$post[postcount] == 1"><table style="background-color: #ff0000;">

<tr style="background-color: yellow;">

<td style="background-color: #fff;" align="right"><fb:like href="$vboptions[bburl]/showthread.php$session[sessionurl]?p=$post[postid]" width="260"></fb:like></td>

</tr>

</table></if>

* This will place the like button below the first post of every thread.
* you may change the table color to suit your needs.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thanks to BirdOPrey5 for pointing out some mistakes.

Mark as Installed if you use this modification.

DONE! =]

Digital Jedi · #42 07-03-2010, 05:09 AM

For what it's worth, I've been having problems installing the Like button even before I found this mod. I pretty much did everything they instructed at Facebook before I read the install instructions here, and it appears to be the same problem. "Like" does not like vBulletin threads. At least not vB3 threads.

BirdOPrey5 · #43 07-03-2010, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital Jedi

For what it's worth, I've been having problems installing the Like button even before I found this mod. I pretty much did everything they instructed at Facebook before I read the install instructions here, and it appears to be the same problem. "Like" does not like vBulletin threads. At least not vB3 threads.

I agree this is much more difficult then it should be- something isn't playing nicely in vB... but I did end up getting this to work using all the instructions in this mod but instead if pasting the last step here into the template I used the IFRAME code provided by facebook...

Code:

<iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.YOURDOMAIN/forums/showthread.php$session[sessionurl]?t=$threadid" &amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=350&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=dark&amp;height=30" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:350px; height:30px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe>

edit YOURDOMAIN to be your web domain...

Additionally I put it in an if tag:

Code:

<if condition="!in_array($GLOBALS[forumid], array(2, 3, 6, 15, 24, 45))">
 -iframe code- 
</if>

Where the numbers are the forum id's of private forums that aren't viewable by guests and therefore useless to add a 'like' button too.

Finally I moved this to under where the page navigation menu would show if it was a multiple page thread on the showthread template... I moved the <td></td> tags out of the built in <if> statement so the table will be there regardless of whether the page nav menu is displayed... the code for everything now looks like:

Code:

	<td align="$stylevar[right]"><if condition="$show['pagenav']">$pagenav</if>
<if condition="!in_array($GLOBALS[forumid], array(2, 3, 6, 15, 24, 45))">
<iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.YOURDOMAIN/forums/showthread.php$session[sessionurl]?t=$threadid" &amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=350&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=dark&amp;height=30" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:350px; height:30px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe>
</if>
</td>

Anyway this all works fine (for me), you can see a demo at:
http://www.juot.net/forums/showthread.php?t=41185
No login required.

Xtrigit · #44 07-04-2010, 10:03 PM

MOD has been updated, enjoy!

Digital Jedi · #45 07-07-2010, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xtrigit

MOD has been updated, enjoy!

Okay, made the updated changes. Still giving me the iframe error, even though I'm not using an iframe. Really, I don't see any reason why this shouldn't be working. Everything is as Facebook says it should be done.

Digital Jedi · #46 07-07-2010, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital Jedi

Okay, made the updated changes. Still giving me the iframe error, even though I'm not using an iframe. Really, I don't see any reason why this shouldn't be working. Everything is as Facebook says it should be done.

Looks like we're not the only one's having this problem: http://thecandycrew.webs.com/ http://forum.developers.facebook.com...php?pid=242948

Xtrigit · #47 07-07-2010, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital Jedi

Looks like we're not the only one's having this problem: http://thecandycrew.webs.com/ http://forum.developers.facebook.com...php?pid=242948

What is your site URL?

I've implemented facebook plugins in dozens of sites and they all seem to be working great.

I believe some javascript on your site is interfering with facebook plugins.

sundarmobiles · #48 07-08-2010, 11:55 AM

can u give the procedure to use navbit area like in this screen shot and also can i use this one for this version 3.7.3?

BirdOPrey5 · #49 07-08-2010, 03:20 PM

Quote:

*YOUR PROFILE ID = http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=randomnumbers

Are these random numbers made up by us or are they generated somewhere? How many digits- does it matter?

BirdOPrey5 · #50 07-08-2010, 10:24 PM

Quote:

*This will place the Facebook Comment box below the last post, you may change the width to your liking.
*The comment box will only be shown to guests.

Also- why would I only want to show the comment box to guests? Wouldn't I want anyone to be able to make a comment when they Like something?

Xtrigit · #51 07-10-2010, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

Are these random numbers made up by us or are they generated somewhere? How many digits- does it matter?

Those numbers are your facebook profile ID, you'll find this in the address bar when you sign in to facebook.

If you have assigned your profile a custom "name", please read this:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5753004_facebook-id.html

Quote:

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

Also- why would I only want to show the comment box to guests? Wouldn't I want anyone to be able to make a comment when they Like something?

Replace:

PHP Code:


			
<br /> 

<!-- Facebook Comment --> 

<if condition="in_array($bbuserinfo[usergroupid],array(2,6,7,5))"><else /><div align="center"> 

<fb:comments numposts="3" width="800"></fb:comments></if></div> 

<!-- / Facebook Comment -->

With:

PHP Code:


			
<br /> 

<!-- Facebook Comment --> 

<div align="center"> 

<fb:comments numposts="3" width="800"></fb:comments></if></div> 

<!-- / Facebook Comment -->

Now all members and guests can see and write in the comment box.

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