Official Facebook Share Count Button for your WordPress

Not too long ago we shared how you can add a live facebook share button in your WordPress site using a third party script. Well Facebook has decided to release the official version of the fshare count button, so why rely on the third party script anymore?

To add the Official Facebook Share button simply open up a theme file of your choice and add the following code:

<a name="fb_share" type="box_count" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php">Share</a><script src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/connect.php/js/FB.Share" type="text/javascript"></script>

The code above will add a big tweetmeme like button that will display count in more like a box form. If you want to display a compact version then simply use the code below:

<a name="fb_share" type="button_count" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php">Share</a><script src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/connect.php/js/FB.Share" type="text/javascript"></script>

Feel free to wrap the codes around with any styling that you like. For further documentation and options visit the Official Facebook page.