Add Facebook Like button to Blogger

This tutorial will show you how to add a Facebook Like button to each blog post in Blogger. Clicking this button will like the containing post. It should work on all pages -home page, individual/post page or any other pages.

The Like button lets your reader share your content with his/her friends on Facebook. When clicked, a story appears in his/her friends' News Feed with a link back to your blog.

Now let us proceed:

1. Go to Template > Edit HTML.
2. Back up your template.
3. Tick the Expand Widget Templates checkbox on top right corner of the HTML code window.
4. Find the following code in your HTML, this is the code for your post content:

    <data:post.body/>

5. Paste the Facebook button code immediately below (after) it:

   <!-- Facebook Like button Start -->
   <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'>
   <div style='float:left;padding:5px 5px 5px 0;'>
   <iframe allowTransparency='true' expr:src='&quot;http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=&quot; + data:post.url + &quot;&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;font=verdana&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=35&quot;' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' style='border:none; overflow:hidden; width:440px; height:35px;'/>
   </div>
   </b:if>
   <!-- Facebook Like button End -->

6. Configure button

   Choose the type of button and set the appropriate width and height by changing the values of query parameters in line 4.

   Like button type	Query	Value	Width & Height
   	layout	standard	W: 450px H: 35px (80px w photos)
   		button_count	W: 90px H: 20px
   		box_count	W:55px H: 65px
   	colorscheme	dark	n.a.
   	action	recommend	n.a.

7. Button repositioning
   The steps above positioned the button on bottom left of each post. You can change the position if you wish:
   • Position it on top of post
     Place the button code before <data:post.body/>, instead of after.
   • Position it on the right
     Change the float in line 3 from left to right.
   • To display the button on static pages, remove the conditional tag -code line 2 and 6.
8. Preview, you should see the button appear in each post.
9. Click Save if you like what you see.

Enjoy!