Wix Editor: Adding and Customizing a Facebook Like Button
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In this article
- Adding a Like button
- Changing your button settings
- Changing your Like button's layout
- FAQs
Add a Facebook Like button so visitors can recommend your site to their Facebook friends. When a visitor clicks the Like button, their friends see it on Facebook, so it's a great way to drive traffic to your site.
![A Facebook Like button on a Wix live site.](https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/651c25b0-2d60-43c8-addf-1df2fd575568/2022/12/07/c6e4015e-de2a-4f5d-a79e-b666d195c73c/9e72a058-8c19-4d4d-8025-ea1cb288dd3e.png)
Want to know more about Facebook on your Wix site?
Read our article on using Facebook components across your site.
Adding a Like button
Get started by adding the button to a page on your site. When visitors click the button, it shows their Facebook friends that they Like or recommend your site.
To add a Like button:
- Click Add Elements
on the left side of the Editor.
- Click Social.
- Select the Facebook tab.
- Click the Facebook Like button to add it, or drag it to the relevant location on your page.
![The Add Elements panel in the Editor. The Social tab is open, and the cursor is hovering over the Facebook Like button.](https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/651c25b0-2d60-43c8-addf-1df2fd575568/2022/12/05/c74f31f4-a35a-4036-9718-cfe48759b138/797ecde9-d4ff-4ced-a834-a3408c1df487.png)
Changing your button settings
Adjust the settings of your Facebook Like button by setting the displayed text, and choosing its language.
To adjust the button settings:
- Click the button in your editor.
- Click Choose Label.
- Decide how you want to set up the button:
- What does this button say?: Select whether the button text says "Like" or "Recommend".
- What language is the button in?: Click the dropdown menu and select the button's language.
![The Facebook Like button Settings panel in the Wix Editor.](https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/651c25b0-2d60-43c8-addf-1df2fd575568/2022/12/05/ef1f1243-83bb-4b87-b693-54cb0c910ed2/c8561ca0-c16d-4af8-a77f-3429bb83ae9b.png)
Changing your Like button's layout
Choose your button's layout to make it look how you want. You can set whether it displays a Like counter, additional text, or icons.
To change the layout of your button:
- Click the Facebook Like button in your editor.
- Click the Layout icon
.
- Select your chosen layout from the panel.
![The Facbook Like button Layout panel in the Wix Editor.](https://d2x3xhvgiqkx42.cloudfront.net/12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab/651c25b0-2d60-43c8-addf-1df2fd575568/2022/12/05/eb63c7be-fd93-4478-b7d1-f458b7f80ef7/d5f12e10-145f-4f86-b077-5ebaeff9fc2b.png)
FAQs
Click a question below for more information on Facebook Like buttons.
If a visitor clicks the button, do they "Like" my Facebook page?
Can I move an existing like button to another page on my site?
Why do I need to confirm some Likes?
The number of Likes on my button has decreased. What do I do?
Why are the number of Likes on my live site different to the Editor?