Facebook integration - "Like" a post...

I modified the "forum_posts.asp" at line 865 to add the following:

'Display Facebook like option if not a private forum
if intcatid <> 2 then
    dim strmyurl
    strmyurl= strForumPath & "forum_posts.asp?TID=" & lngTopicID
    response.write("&nbsp&nbsp<script src=""http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1""></script><fb:like href=""" & strmyurl & """ show_faces=""false"" width=""40"" font=""arial""></fb:like>")
end if

Intcatid value specifies the category of the forum which is private - you dont want people facebooking your private forum posts.  Even though the public shouldnt be able to get to them, its not a good idea to bring a bunch of traffic beating on the private sections.  The code in blue above is one long line, but in this forum post format it gets line-wrapped.  Also, if your forum uses dark colors, you will want to insert the following

[space]colorscheme=""dark""

immediately after ...arial""  and before > in the blue text above to ensure that the facebook text is readable, otherwise you will have black text on black background.

The result looks like the following:



When you "like" a post, you get a little popup to enter "comments" that will be included in the facebook wall-post.  After you submit the facebook like, it will show "for you" that you have liked the post, and your facebook wall will show the link and post title etc.

How this works is described here on Facebook.

I hope someone finds this useful......

Must be a version thing, my existing code base doesnt seem to have this capability.

For whats its worth, I appreciated this - Ive added it to our site - nice work!

Edited by Ravage - 16 February 2011 at 10:43pm

iSec wrote: Bruce, The "Share topic" button and the Like button are two different Facebook functions.

You are right and I like the new feature. The following features would be good too......

1) When a newbie signs in for the first time they get a private message popup of the rules thread.

2) In profiles have have the ability to put in Facebook and Twitter account links that show below username after posting.

3) The chance to go to your profile and make it possible to hide the last topic of a section. I run a wrestling site and the shows are shown at different times around the world. People know to avoid a section if they haven't watched a show so they not to be spoilt, but on the forum homepage you can see the last topic mentioned for each section.