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Like Buttons vs Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

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Like ButtonsSocial Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
What it doesAdds Open Graph tags to your posts/pages/etc, adds a Facebook Like button to posts using simple Theme functions. Requires a Facebook Application ID ( …Share buttons and pop up share icons for social media sharing
Active installs10+100,000+
Rating4.8★ (5,334)
Last release11 years ago14 days ago
Current ownerScott TaylorInisev
Added to directory03 Jan 201119 Sep 2014
Tested up toWP 4.3.34WP 7.0.4
Requires PHPfalsefalse

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