Problems with the Facebook Like API
Facebook are currently having major issues with their social API, which means that the Like buttons on many sites simply return an error.
Symptoms include:
- References to connect_to_node_error.php
- The page at (URL) could not be reached.
If you are using my plugin (or any means of showing the like button), there is a big chance that it will currently not work. The Facebook team is surely hard at work fixing this, and I will post an update here when things seem to be working again.
Update 2010-06-02 02:45
from Mike Vernal <mvernal@f> 2010-06-01 17:16:47
Sorry for delayed update. I wanted to let you know where we were.
We’ve been having trouble with outbound connectivity from the tier of machines that power the Like button. We’re still debugging this issue, but we’ve restarted the tier of machines a few times, and the situation does seem to be improving.
We have a number of people from our engineering and operations team continuing to work on the issue and hope to have a more definitive update shortly.
Sorry for the inconvenience here, and thanks for bearing with us.
-mike (Platform Engineering)
Update 2010-06-04 21:00
From Matt Trainer 2010-06-04 11:11:29
Hey all,
We’re reopening the bug to investigate the “Cannot be reached” bug. Thanks for the detailed repros.
For the international folks out there – we’ll look into extending the timeout, but the issues your sites are seeing are most likely linked to that issue and not the central issue of this bug.
Facebook Like plugin for WordPress updated
My Facebook Like plugin for WordPress has just been updated to version 1.3.6, and includes the following changes since 1.3.1:
- Added support for entering a custom CSS style.
- Added support for passing custom arguments from the template tag.
- Added an option to use the default Facebook height. Just leave the height option blank in the settings for this to take effect.
- Added support for entering a custom height for the like button, which can be used to trim excess whitespace after the button.
Contact me if you have any suggestions or bug reports.
WP Facebook Like 1.3.1 released
Version 1.3.1 of WP Facebook Like, the WordPress plugin for easily integrating the Facebook Like button with your site, is now out! Changes include:
- Added support for disabling the automatic inclusion of the Facebook Javascript SDK.
- Added full Facebook language support.
- Added support for Facebook Open Graph.
You can now get the button in Pirate English, Upside Down English and Klingon in addition to all the “normal” languages.
WP Facebook Like 1.2.0 released
A new version of WP Facebook Like, the WordPress plugin which integrates the Facebook Like button has been released!
The only new feature for this release is the ability to enter a Facebook Application ID, which enables the comment box, if you choose the XFBML version of the like button. More information on how to enable this feature can be found in the options panel of the plugin.
WP Facebook Like 1.1.0 released
A new version of WP Facebook Like, the WordPress plugin to integrate the Facebook “Like” button with your blog has been released. This is a feature release and changes include:
- Added option to choose permalink type. Good if you want the button outside the WordPress loop
- Added help text to all settings on the options page to make it easier to know what to do
- Added support for internationalization. To contribute a translation, contact me at the the plugin website.
- Added option to choose to only show the like button on single posts.
- Fixed Removed double URL encoding
New Options page
As always, contact me if you encounter any issues or want to request a feature.
Preload the cache in WP Super Cache
Preload the cache in WP Super Cache — the new version of the popular caching plugin for WordPress will support preloading the cache, which seems to increase the performance a lot, compared to the normal on-demand caching.
The Facebook Like plugin updated with new options
I have updated the WordPress Facebook Like plugin once again, now pushing the version to 1.0.3. The changes include:
- Choose between the xfbml or iframe embedding method (xfbml is default)
- Choose the button text
- CSS class description
This basically means that if you have problems with the xfbml because of other plugins, you can try out the alternate “iframe” embedding method just by changing a setting in the options page. It is also now possible to alternate the text of the like button between “Like” and “Recommend”.
The button is wrapped around a div with the wpfblike class if you want to do custom positioning and styling.
Update: I pushed an emergency fix with version 1.0.4 containing a fix for Internet Explorer. Thanks to JAH for noticing.
Updated the Facebook Like button for WordPress
The WP Facebook Like plugin for WordPress has just been updated to version 1.0.2. Changes include an improved options page, and the plugin now inserts a button at the end of the post by default.
There is still the option to use the short tag or the PHP function directly if you are a theme developer and want to precisely control where the button will reside.
Facebook Like plugin for WordPress released
I just finished a new plugin for WordPress called WP Facebook Like, which implements the new “like” feature in Facebook, where you can like any page which has implemented this function.
A live demo can be seen on this very site. There should be a like button for every post and when you click it, an entry will show up in your profile, linking to the very post you liked.
Introducing the Gallery Creator WordPress plugin
I just released the Gallery Creator plugin for WordPress. This plugin gives you the ability to create galleries with custom settings, such as medium size pictures in one column. Since this is currently not possible with the built-in WordPress gallery tag generator, this scratch-an-itch-ware fills that gap.
To show you what I mean, have a look at the Geekmeet Stockholm post, which contains a gallery with one column an medium sized images.
Gallery Creator access icon