WordPress Facebook plugins compared

The Widget for Social Page Feeds is currently not listed among the top plugins in the WordPress directory. That’s because it appears under its former name `Facebook Page Like Widget´. Once installed, a new Facebook widget carrying the plugin’s name will be available in the backend of the WordPress website. The selected Facebook page is cus­tom­is­able and can be added anywhere on a website using shortcode.

The praised Smash Balloon Social Post Feed WordPress Facebook plugin creates a Facebook Feed entry in the WordPress dashboard. Select the Facebook account to display from the settings by logging into your account. The re­gis­tra­tion process ensures the plugin provider can only process data the ad­min­is­trat­or agrees to share.

The WordPress Facebook plugin Easy Social Feed – pre­vi­ously known as Facebook Like Box – supports a cus­tom­is­able display of a Facebook feed on a website by using the WordPress theme’s Cus­tom­izer in the backend. This means you can visually adapt to the `look and feel´ of the existing website. The plugin supports all types of posts including images, videos, status updates, and links.

This WordPress plugin is easier to find by searching for the last half of its name Social Warfare. The plugin embeds buttons of the selected social media channels. Page visitors can then share website content and generate more traffic. It is a mul­tipur­pose tool that serves Facebook, Twitter, Google, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and a mix of these social channels.

The Premium version adds nine ad­di­tion­al social media channels, including Tumblr and WhatsApp.

If you run a website with a members’ area, the Nextend Social Login and Register plugin lets visitors register using their social media account, for example, a Facebook account. The basic version is available for free. Once you’ve installed the plugin, a button such as `Continue with Facebook´ will appear under the standard re­gis­tra­tion form on the des­ig­nated web page. Website visitors then won’t need to fill out a re­gis­tra­tion form or wait for a con­firm­a­tion email but can instantly proceed to the members’ area.

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The plugin can be added via short­codes or as a widget. Social network buttons will be visible in the WordPress backend. You can change the language settings and customise the design of the website.

Direct com­mu­nic­a­tion is a great way to attract website customers and keep them engaged. The WordPress plugin Live Chat uses Facebook Messenger in con­nec­tion with your Facebook business page. The plugin can only be set up via the provider’s website – Zotabox. Once installed, the ap­plic­a­tion will be visible as an embedded chat on your website. After the free trial period, the feature does incur charges. However, it boasts plenty of useful functions including a chat, ad­di­tion­al marketing tools for social reviews, testi­mo­ni­als, email marketing, and pro­mo­tions. There is a 30-day money-back guarantee if sales do not increase.

With WP2Social Auto Publish it’s the opposite way around. The WordPress plugin publishes posts from the website auto­mat­ic­ally to Facebook. Different formats and filters can be selected by post type or category. Using the built-in filters, post com­pon­ents can be included or excluded for any given Facebook post.

Meta provides its own interface to embed a public Facebook page on a web page. The feature works for all Facebook pages that are not access-re­stric­ted.

To add it, navigate to the Developer Page and enter the address of the desired Facebook page in the cor­res­pond­ing field. If you are already logged in to your Facebook page, the URL will be auto-inserted. After adjusting further settings, click on Get Code.