How to add a Facebook follow button for writers in WordPress

Adding a follow button Facebook allows writers to increase the visibility of their profiles or pages and reach a wider audience. Users just need to click the button to start following the writer on Facebook immediately.

In this article, we will introduce an easy way to add a Facebook follow button for writers in WordPress.

Why add a Facebook follow button in WordPress?

Facebook is one of the most popular social media platforms, with over 2 billion users per month.

Adding a follow button Facebook allows readers to connect with writers, follow new articles, comment, or learn more about them directly.

If you are the only writer on your WordPress blog, you can allow users to follow your profile or page. Or, if you have a blog with multiple writers, you can let users follow their favorite writers. This helps increase user engagement and allows writers to expand their follower base.

Method 1: Use WordPress's built-in tools

WordPress has a Social Icons block that allows you to easily add a Facebook follow button to your posts, pages, or widgets.

Add a Facebook follow button to the post.

• Go to Posts and select the post you want to edit or create a new post.
• Click the Add Block (+) button and select Social Icons.
• Add this block to the content editor.
• Click the (+) button within the Social Icons block and select the Facebook icon.
• Enter the URL of your Facebook profile or page in the "Enter Address" field.
• Click Update or Publish to save the changes.

Add a Facebook follow button as a widget.

• Go to Appearance > Widgets
• Click the Add Block (+) button and select Social Icons.
• Add a block to the widget area, such as the sidebar.
• Click (+), select the Facebook icon, and enter your URL.
• Click Update to save the settings.

Method 2: Use the Smash Balloon plugin (recommended)

If you need additional customization options, we recommend using the Smash Balloon’s Facebook Feed Pro plugin, which is the best Facebook plugin for WordPress.

Install and configure the plugin

• Install and activate the Facebook Feed Pro plugin.
• Go to Facebook Feed > All Feeds and click Add New
• Select Timeline and click Next.
• On the next page, click Add New to link with Facebook.
• Select Page as "Source Type" and click Connect to Facebook.
• Log in to Facebook and select the page you want to link.
• Set the access and click Done.
• Click OK to return to WordPress.

Customize the Facebook follow button

• Go to Feed Editor
• Set the number of posts to 0 to display only the Facebook follow button.
• Hide the header section and the "Load More" button.
• Enable the Like Box and configure the Facebook follow button as desired.
• Click Save to save the changes.

Add a Facebook follow button to the post.

• Open the post in the editor.
• Click Add Block (+) and select Custom Facebook Feed.
• Record changes and publish your post.

Add a Facebook follow button as a widget.

• Go to Appearance > Widgets
• Add the Custom Facebook Feed block to the sidebar.
• Click Update to save the settings.

Adding a Facebook follow button in WordPress helps writers connect with their readers more easily and increases the visibility of their profiles or pages.

You can use the Social Icons feature of WordPress or choose the Smash Balloon plugin to create professional-looking and more customizable Facebook follow buttons.

I hope this article helps you easily add a Facebook follow button to your website.