Social plugins are a quick and simple way to engage your website visitors socially, through small widgets that are embedded in your website. They allow you to see what your friends have liked, commented on or shared on sites across the web.
1. Like Button
The Like button lets users share pages from your site back to their Facebook profile with one click. This allows visitors to share your site content with Facebook, their friends and their news feeds.
High Impact Areas
Product Detail pages
- www.mymemory.co.uk
- www.poised.co.uk
Above or beneath news, blog or other article posts
- www.theworldsstrongestman.com
In the header of your site
2. Send Button
The Send Button allows your users to easily send your content to their friends, to a Facebook Group, or to any email address. This works much like traditional send to a friend features found across the web, and offers more personalised recommendations and increased engagement socially.
High Impact Areas
Product Detail pages
Above or beneath news, blog or other article posts
- www.drivingtestsuccess.com
3. Comments
The Facebook Comments social plugin enables your visitors to comment on your website content. Visitors who post comments on your website can have the comments posted back to their individual profile wall, which helps to engage their friends with your content. It is even possible to publish comments on your website in a way that can help with your search engine optimisation.
High Impact Areas
Facebook Comments are typically more effective on blog, news, or article detail pages, such as the following
- www.drivingtestsuccess.com
4. Other Facebook Social Plugins
Facebook offer other social plugins that aren’t as popular and don’t usually have as much impact, but may also assist with engaging your users. More information on these remaining plugins is available from the link below: