Sharing: No more Facebook "like", just "share" is showing

We’ve indeed updated Jetpack to use the official Share button instead of the Like Button. This way the Facebook button behaves like the other sharing buttons, and actually shares the post instead of just “Liking” it.

We do plan on adding an option to allow you to choose between Share, Like, and Recommend in a future Jetpack update. You can follow our progress here:
https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/issues/1570

Thanks for your fast response.

The thing is, more people like a post then share it. Liking is faster then sharing. So I would prefer “just” the like version.

Is there any chance to add it myself adding a custom button in the options of jetpack as long as there is no official switch?

Is there any chance to add it myself adding a custom button in the options of jetpack as long as there is no official switch?

I’m afraid that’s not possible. You’d have to use an additional plugin for the button, until we add that option to Jetpack.

I’m afraid that’s not possible.

Sorry to hear that but ok.

Thanks for the great and fast support and I’m looking forward to the feature hopefully in the next update!

In an older post, Jeremy Herve described how to create a custom sharing button using the “Add a new service” option.

1. In “Service Name”, type in “Facebook”
2. In “Sharing URL”, enter https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=%post_full_url%
3. In “Icon URL”, enter https://YOUR_SITE_URL/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/modules/sharedaddy/images/facebook.png

Now that Jetpack has been

“updated…to use the official Share button instead of the Like Button”

…can a similar solution be cobbled together?

(Can a “new service” be created to add a Facebook Like button along with the Share button?)

@azwaldo You can install this small plugin I created, that will add the additional Facebook button as an option under Settings > Sharing:
https://i.wpne.ws/dIna

Thanks for quick reply…will take your new plugin for a test drive soon.

Hi Jeremy,

Your small plugin works great! Thank you for taking the time to add this feature.

I am an amateur at best when it comes to this stuff, but I noticed your new button did not align with the others. I used the following CSS to correct it:

.fb-like.fb_iframe_widget { line-height:0px;}

Hope this helps and thanks again!

Ryan

For anyone else checking this thread, the above CSS did not work on mobile. I had to replace it with this:

.fb-like.fb_iframe_widget span {top: -4.66px;}
.share-twitter {width:78px; vertical-align: text-bottom !important; }

Hope it helps.