What exactly does this mean?:

Enable the Google+ API and get your “client id”. It is obtainable from: https://code.google.com/apis/console/. Input your API “client ID” in the form located under Settings->Google+ Interactive Posts Plugin. Click “Update”.

I think that the Google APIs Console has changed since you wrote your tutorial so the instructions are now unclear.

On the link, I went to the Services section and toggled “Google+ API” on.

Then I went to the API Access section and copied the API key. Is this right or am I supposed to create an OAuth 2.0 client ID?

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