No facebook in IE8 article view

**GK User** Fri Sep 28, 2012 5:48 pm Reply with quote Report this post

When my Front Page article is viewed in Internet Explorer8, the facebook like/recommend or any facebook icons are not visible in this browser. The google icons are visible but not the facebook ones.

I have checked and enabled them in the template config - social api section.

http://www.ycik.co.za/officesolutions/

Please check and advise what the problem can be?

**teitbite** Mon Oct 01, 2012 12:40 pm Reply with quote Report this post

Hi

I've checked and the code for fb like button is there:

Code: Select all: <fb:like href="http://www.ycik.co.za/officesolutions/" send="true" layout="standard" show_faces="true" width="500" action="like" font="arial" colorscheme="light"></fb:like>

but is not loading fb app. This can be a facebook page issue. Please try to see fb developers page and see the code for like button. Use iframe version for example. Than replace this code in /html/com_content/article/default.php

**GK User** Mon Oct 01, 2012 1:55 pm Reply with quote Report this post

Is it not strange that's it not working in IE8 only? Please if you can assist getting the correct code if this is indeed the problem. I don't do facebook, and would not know where to look.

Many thanks

**teitbite** Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:07 pm Reply with quote Report this post

Hi

Nothing will surprise me about IE8

Here is a link to page which is generating fb button code: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/ref ... gins/like/

You will see that part of it should be set between <head></head> but do not worry about that and simply paste all into /html/com_content/article/default.php instead of:

Code: Select all: <fb:like></fb:like>

tags

**teitbite** Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:07 pm Reply with quote Report this post

Hi again

If You will have problems with this please send me FTP access and I'll do this for You.

**GK User** Tue Oct 02, 2012 4:47 pm Reply with quote Report this post

Hi teitbite,

Please help me out here. Would love to make this work but don't know how. I sent you mail this morning. Let me know if you need anything else? Many many thanks!

**teitbite** Wed Oct 03, 2012 6:20 pm Reply with quote Report this post

Hi

Sorry, I've just answered all mails form yesterday and there were no access to Your site. Please check if mail address is correct (in every footer of my posts) and please send it again.

**teitbite** Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:27 pm Reply with quote Report this post

Hi

I've just solved a similar case. Please try to make it this way:

Please edit file:

/html/com_k2/templates/default/item.php

and replace the code which You see for fb button now to:

Code: Select all
<div class="itemFacebookButton"> <div id="fb-root"></div> <script type="text/javascript"> (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=177111755694317&xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); </script> <div class="fb-like" data-send="false" data-width="200" data-show-faces="true"></div> </div>

**GK User** Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:03 pm Reply with quote Report this post

I have done exactly as suggested - cleared my cache but still not FB in IE8 :cry:

http://www.langkloof.co.za/

Any thoughts?

**teitbite** Thu Oct 04, 2012 3:55 pm Reply with quote Report this post

Hi

Ok. I've been talking with programmers about this issue and looks like there were some changes in template code in this exact place. Can You please check if You are using the latest version of the template and update it if not ?

**GK User** Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:28 am Reply with quote Report this post

I have checked and this is the result:

Your template is up to date

What can we do here, I only download this template a week ago.

**Konrad M** Fri Oct 05, 2012 11:56 am Reply with quote Report this post

Hi,
can you send me Private Message with access to your joomla backend ?

**GK User** Mon Oct 08, 2012 7:18 am Reply with quote Report this post

Hi Konrad,

O'k, I solved this but not by fixing the existing social feature but by installing and using a new plugin extension.

Thanks for the help, I was pressed for time and could not wait any longer.