Blank box for Facebook Widget in 20/11 theme.

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  thaibebop · Member · Feb 12, 2013 at 10:47 pm

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  Hello, I was wondering if someone might be able to tell me what I am doing wrong. I have tried to activate the Facebook widget and all I get is a big white box on my side bar. Does anyone know why? Thank you.

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  thistimethisspace · Member · Feb 12, 2013 at 10:53 pm

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  Did you enter the URL for a page (not a profile)? It will not display until you do.

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  thaibebop · Member · Feb 12, 2013 at 11:13 pm

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  I think I don’t understand the terminology. The first URL I entered was my homepage, is that considered a profile? The second URL I entered was my newsfeed.

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  hnsaifi · Member · Feb 14, 2013 at 5:11 am

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  You can add a Facebook like button to your blog ONLY if you have a Facebook fan page (not profile).
  See this http://en.support.wordpress.com/facebook-integration/#facebook-like-button
  Your home and news feed URL corresponds to the same home page not fan page.

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  thaibebop · Member · Feb 14, 2013 at 12:16 pm

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  Oh ok, now I feel kinda stupid, but thanks, that makes sense now.

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  hnsaifi · Member · Feb 14, 2013 at 12:29 pm

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  Nevertheless you can add a profile widget of your facebook profile (not page) to your blog. If you don’t have/want to add the page widget.
  link http://www.facebook.com/badges/profile.php

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  thaibebop · Member · Feb 14, 2013 at 9:44 pm

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  Thank you. I have noticed that none of the widgets I have tried to get to work, do. Are widgets a service you have to pay for or am I that ignorant?

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  thaibebop · Member · Feb 14, 2013 at 9:55 pm

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  I am using the 20/11 theme. Does theme have anything to do with how widgets work?

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  timethief · Member · Feb 14, 2013 at 11:06 pm

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  See here for Facebook integration > http://en.support.wordpress.com/facebook-integration/

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  thaibebop · Member · Feb 15, 2013 at 12:09 am

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  Thank you! I seem to have jumped into all this without much research. LOL.

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  timethief · Member · Feb 15, 2013 at 12:24 am

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  You’re welcome.
  P.S. Use the step by step tutorial Staff provide. It’s linked to on the bottom of your Admin page http://learn.wordpress.com

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  thaibebop · Member · Feb 15, 2013 at 1:48 am

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  Well, that will be incredibly helpful! Thanks do much.