Click for more Bloggiesta info

Decided to join Natasha’s Bloggiesta if only to do two things:

1. Add a facebook like button to each post
2. Add a retweet button to each post

(I already had an ‘all in one’ social plugin, but it seems that you get better results on your site/blog score if you have dedicated facebook and twitter buttons.)

Mission accomplished!! If you use wordpress, all you have to do is go to your control panel and then to plugins. Then, go to ‘install plugins’ in the top right hand corner. Enter ‘Facebook Likes It!’ into the space and you’ll see where you can install it. After installing the plugin, click the activate plugin button. Then, go to your settings on the left sidebar and scroll down to Facebook Like It! to place the button where you want it to go.

Do the same thing for the retweet button and search for ‘twitter anywhere plus.’ Continue the procedure above.  Now when you get to the settings for this plugin, you’ll see a link to follow for a twitter API key on the twitter site. Enter the information, and then you’ll get a code to use. You don’t have to enter this code. Instead, use the long number after id= in the code and put it in the box for the API key on the settings page. (Edited to add: if you want a shortened code to the url of your post you must put %u in the content box under the ‘retweet button’ section)

You’ll have to play around with the settings to get it the way you want it. Mine’s not perfect, as the facebook like button is above my linkin boxes and the retweet is below it, but oh well, I can live with it for now.

Also, please facebook like or retweet this if this post was helpful to you and you decide to use these features.

Thanks, and Happy Bloggiesta!!