Social Like Box
A lightweight WordPress plugin that adds a Social Like Box widget and shortcode for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (X), and LinkedIn with live preview.
Plugin info
Maintenance & Compatibility
Maintenance score
Actively maintained • Last updated 71 days ago
Is Social Like Box abandoned?
Likely maintained (last update 71 days ago).
Compatibility
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Description
Social Like Box allows you to easily display your social media pages in a widget or via shortcode.
It supports Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (X), and LinkedIn. Users can choose width (px or %) and height for customization.
License
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.
You may use, modify, and distribute it freely.
Installation
- Upload the
social-like-boxfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Go to Settings Social Like Box to configure your social network URL and display options.
- Add the widget to your sidebar or use the
[social_like_box]shortcode anywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Currently, one network per widget or shortcode. You can add multiple widgets for different networks.
Simply use [social_like_box] in your posts, pages, or widgets. You can also pass attributes:
[social_like_box network=”facebook” page_url=”https://facebook.com/yourpage” width=”300″ width_unit=”px” height=”400″]
Yes! You can adjust width (px or %) and height in the plugin settings or via shortcode attributes.
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Changelog
1.1.0
- Added support for Twitter (X) and LinkedIn.
- Added width unit selection (% or px).
- Improved live preview with AJAX.
- Fixed undefined array key notices.


