Tag archive for “facebook”

How to add Facebook Like buttons to Magento Go product pages

Recently a client of ours asked if we could add a Facebook Like button to all of the products on their Magento Go site, the idea being that when the button was pressed it would then add the link to that particular product to their Facebook page.

In Magento Community this wouldn’t be too much of a problem, however this particular site is a Magento Go store which doesn’t have the same amount of customisability or extensions. A quick search of the Magento Go documentation brought up a page showing how to add social networking links to Magento Go through a static block, but no reference to what code would be needed to actually connect to Facebook.

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Facebook ‘Want’ button & Magento

I got a very interesting blog post from Magento this morning. Magento now supports Open Graph 2.0 and with that the new Facebook ‘Want’ button.

What is the Facebook ‘Want’ button?

In the coming months Facebook’s want button will be available, whilst browsing ecommerce websites you be faced with a ‘Want’ button next to the normal like button. Once clicked you will essentially build a public wishlist on your Facebook profile. Great for working out what your friends and family want for christmas or birthdays. Even better for ecommerce websites embracing the technology quickly.

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