Earlier this week Facebook added some features to make the web experience even more social. Saw a post on How to Add the Facebook Like Button to Hybrid by Patrick Daly so I thought I’d add this to my WordPress sites.

To install it on to WordPress, add this code to the single.php file

<iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=<?php echo urlencode(get_permalink($post->ID)); ?>&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;font=verdana&amp;colorscheme=light" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:px"></iframe>

To install it on a Thesis Theme WordPress site, you need to have the Thesis OpenHooks plugin installed. Add this code in the After Post box on OpenHooks. Make sure you to include the php code if you want it to just show up after your blog posts. Adding just the <iframe> code would show the Facebook Like button on every page.

<?php if (is_single()) { ?>

<iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=<?php echo urlencode(get_permalink($post->ID)); ?>&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;font=verdana&amp;colorscheme=light" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:px"></iframe>

<?php } ?>

Not changing the copyright date on your website’s footer won’t get you in trouble with the law. However, it gives an impression that your site is not up-to-date. Placing a copyright notice is still advisable to deter potential plagiarists and stake your claim.

I also understand that, depending on how your sites are coded, it could be tedious work just to update the year. I know, I still see sites showing “Copyright © 2007″ on the footer. You’re planning on keeping your site for a couple more years, right? Why not just do yourself a favor and automate it. That’s one less thing for you to worry about.

Since you’re gonna have to chage it to show 2010, why not insert a code snippet to do it for you every year. As long as your server’s internal clock is correct, it will be showing the correct year.

PHP:
<?php echo date(“Y”); ?>

JAVASCRIPT:
<script type=”text/javascript”>
var d = new Date()
document.write(d.getFullYear())
</script>

ASP.NET:
< %Response.Write(System.DateTime.Now.Year.ToString());%>

ASP:
< %response.write(”Current Year: “&Year(Date))%>