Adding a widget to blog posts
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I would like to add a widget to each post so that I know if any of my very few readers like the post. Is there any way to add a little button for ‘like’?
Thank you!The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Widgets can be placed only where themes are designed to have them and that is in sidebars and/or footers, depending on the theme used.
All support docs are at https://en.support.wordpress.com/
Search for likes https://en.support.wordpress.com/?s=likes
Results https://en.support.wordpress.com/likes/re: like button use
Just like any other place with a like button, for example, Facebook, one has to register a username account and be logged in to be able to use it. All that’s required to register a WordPress.COM account is a valid email address. And many of us do not choose to activate like buttons on our sites. https://en.support.wordpress.com/likes/If you assume that like button clicks are an accurate and true reflection of engagement with your content then you are not aware of how many like button spammers there are. They click the like buttons on other sites for traffic driving purposes ie. simply so visitors will click their gravatars and visit their sites.
Bottom line: The value of a like button click in no way compares to the value of a thoughtful comment.
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I agree with your sentiment on comments, however you are also correct that I was not aware of “like button spammers”. I cannot fathom what the objective would be. I appreciate the response and information as well as the sound advice.
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The objective of spam likers, who are legion, is to get their gravatar to display so others click it and hit on their blog/site/. It sucks but we cannot prevent it.
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