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  innerchefone · Member · Sep 18, 2012 at 12:41 pm

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  I am trying to put my facebook group URL onto my blog site and its telling me that I am incorrect. I copied and pasted from URL from the top of my site; was this not correct?
  Thanks
  Blog url: http://innerchefone.wordpress.com/

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  thegiddygoat · Member · Sep 18, 2012 at 2:08 pm

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  Where are you trying to place the URL? If you are trying to add the Facebook like widget that is for Facebook pages only.

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  innerchefone · Member · Sep 18, 2012 at 9:07 pm

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  I have a facebook group; which I was told that is what the facebook widget is for.
  When I copy and paste the URL:https://www.facebook.com/groups/185716428195465/

  it then tells me: “Could not retrieve the specified page. Please verify correct href was passed in.”

  Am I doing something wrong?

  Thanks,
  ~Carolyn

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  raincoaster · Member · Sep 18, 2012 at 9:19 pm

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  i can certainly see the page, and it’s a nice one. But I had to sign in to see it. Make sure you’re signed in when you do this.

  I vaguely recall something about the widget being for Pages, not for Groups. That could be your issue right there. I know on my blogs when I set it up ages ago it worked on the blog that has a Page but I don’t have one on my blog which is a Group.

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  raincoaster · Member · Sep 18, 2012 at 9:19 pm

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  You can, instead, just make a text widget with your logo, the little FB “F” and a link to your group.

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  innerchefone · Member · Sep 19, 2012 at 10:32 am

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  Raincoaster,
  I am not sure what you mean and how to do it. Could you explain further?
  My group is an “invite” group. Will it help to make it public?
  Thanks,
  ~Carolyn

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  raincoaster · Member · Sep 19, 2012 at 10:42 am

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  It might. Try it and see.