WordPress Designer Tip #2 How to Add a Facebook Like Box to Your Sidebar

Hey guys! WordPress designer Rachael here giving you yet another tip for your WordPress website. This time it is how to add a Facebook Likebox to your WordPress sidebar, but really you can place the code anywhere in your .html tab, or code it in if you like.
 
So watch the video below and the steps are at the bottom
 

 
Step One: Log into existing ( or create one) facebook account
 
Step Two: Create FanPage by click on in your profile area ( main page of your Facebook) on “Add a Page”
 
Step Three: Add Like Box by going to FanPage, and before you click add likebox, copy the whole URL of your fanpage
 
Step Four: Click Add Like Box
 
Step Five: Paste URL over the existing link in link url window
 
Step Six: Set Desired setting
 
Step Seven: Login to your WordPress site
 
Step Eight: Go to Appearance> Widgets
 
Step Nine: Grab a Text widget and drag it to the column you would like it in
 
Step Ten: Paste it into the widget, save, you are all done!
 
That is it for WordPress Designer Tip #2 How to Add a Facebook Like Box to Your Sidebar!
XOXO, Rachael
WordPress Designer

Posted on September 14th, 2010 by Rachael Butts in WordPress Designer

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4 Responses

  1. Ken Schmidt
    09/15/2010 08:08:37

    COOL! Thanks Rachael.

  2. Rachael Butts
    09/15/2010 13:25:57

    You are so welcome Ken!

  3. Katya
    01/13/2011 23:50:21

    THanks! I’ve tried all sorts of ways this morning, about pulled my hair out……..and then i found your EASY way! love it :) thanks,

  4. Rachael Butts
    01/14/2011 16:21:30

    Thanks Katya! I appreciate the comment!

 

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