Facebook widget not working

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  thecluelesschefrsa · Member · Feb 11, 2015 at 4:03 pm

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  Hi

  I’m new to wordpress and im trying to add my facebook widget. However, all that comes up is follow me on facebook and not my actual stream.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  thecollinmesser · Member · Feb 11, 2015 at 4:58 pm

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  Hi thecluelesschefrsa,

  When I look at the widget on your site it shows that the ‘href’ parameter doesn’t reference a valid Facebook page.

  The ‘href’ parameter is the URL that you linked to in the widget.

  A Facebook page is different from a Facebook profile. My guess is that you either linked to a profile and the widget can’t show it, or there is a typo in the URL you put in.

  I would double check the URL.

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  thecluelesschefrsa · Member · Feb 11, 2015 at 5:08 pm

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  Hi thecollinmesser

  Thank you for your reply! I pasted the url for my facebook profile. Should I rather link it to my home page?

  I was also having a problem with my Instagram widget. I have taken it off for now but when I wanted to add it, I first clicked on the button that said authorize your Instagram account and nothing happened. Then I clicked below that to log directly into my account and it took me straight through. But when I clicked save the computer basically said it was still saving and nothing ever happened

  Thanks so much for the help

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  thecluelesschefrsa · Member · Feb 11, 2015 at 5:10 pm

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  I just spoke to someone now also. I think I misunderstood the facebook thing. Apparently I need to create an actual page off my profile. So for example thecluelesschef page. Is that correct?

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  thecollinmesser · Member · Feb 11, 2015 at 5:20 pm

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  @thecluelesschefrsa

  Yes that is correct. A Facebook PAGE is meant for businesses, public figures, things like that. A PROFILE is meant for personal individuals.

  Anyone can create a Facebook page. Visit https://www.facebook.com/pages/create to create a page. The URL for the page is what you want to put into the widget. Let me know if that solves it for you.

  For the Instagram widget it sounds like your browser might have timed out? Try it again after already being logged into Instagram and see if that works.

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  thecluelesschefrsa · Member · Feb 11, 2015 at 5:32 pm

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  Hi

  Thank you! Ill try the facebook page out and see how it goes.

  With regards to the Instagram widget I’ve been trying that since yesterday. It’s very strange that it’s only with the Instagram widget. I tried a few minutes later wth another one and it saved in seconds

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  kingehsancharge · Member · Feb 12, 2015 at 7:04 pm

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  yes its true
  آرشیو وبلاگ

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  thecluelesschefrsa · Member · Feb 12, 2015 at 7:47 pm

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  Are you having the same problem? How do we fix it?

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  timethief · Member · Feb 12, 2015 at 7:50 pm

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  Please consult the WordPress.com Facebook Integration Support Doc and any links given on that page. http://en.support.wordpress.com/facebook-integration/#facebook-like-box

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  timethief · Member · Feb 12, 2015 at 7:52 pm

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  This is the instagram support doc link http://en.support.wordpress.com/instagram/
  http://support.wordpress.com/widgets/instagram-widget/

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  thecluelesschefrsa · Member · Feb 12, 2015 at 7:56 pm

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  Thank u!!

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  timethief · Member · Feb 12, 2015 at 7:57 pm

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  You’re welcome.

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  abh1wordpress · Member · Feb 24, 2015 at 9:10 pm

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  My Widget Facebook Like Box suddenly has disappeared. I cannot seem to get it to post. Please help.

  http://www.hereinvannuys.com
  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Here-in-Van-Nuys/117673818343106

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  abh1wordpress · Member · Feb 24, 2015 at 10:08 pm

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  Please disregard my last post. I have solved my problem.

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  waspberry · Member · Feb 24, 2015 at 11:22 pm

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  I just tried installing the Likebox widget and got this error:

  Fatal error: Cannot break/continue 1 level in /homepages/14/d487541166/htdocs/projectx/wp-content/plugins/facebook/social-plugins/widgets/like-box.php on line 84

  Any ideas what this means? and how I fix it?