{"id":15248,"date":"2017-05-17T10:53:56","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T17:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharethis.com\/?page_id=15248"},"modified":"2021-06-15T15:44:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T22:44:51","slug":"facebook-share-button","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/sharethis.com\/social-media-buttons\/facebook-share-button\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Share Button"},"content":{"rendered":"
What is a Facebook share button?<\/a>
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There are two basic understandings of a Facebook share button<\/a>: 1) A button that lives on your website, making it easy for visitors to share to Facebook <\/strong>and share your content with just one click<\/strong>; and 2) A Facebook feature that allows Facebook users to share another Facebook user\u2019s existing post<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With ShareThis, enabling a Facebook share button on your website is as easy as choosing your style, then plugging the custom share button code into your site.
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Why are some Facebook posts not shareable?<\/a>
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If we\u2019re talking about sharing a post, photo, article, or other media from within Facebook itself \u2013 as in, you see a friend\u2019s post and want to share it, but can\u2019t \u2013 then the answer comes down to your friend\u2019s privacy settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bottom line<\/strong>: If your friend has their privacy set to \u201cFriends\u201d only, then only their friends (not friends-of-friends) can see those posts; you can\u2019t share because, by sharing, you would extend that post to your friends \u2013 in other words, beyond the limits of what the original poster\u2019s privacy settings allow.
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How do I enable the share option on Facebook?<\/a>
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Within the boundaries of Facebook, the only thing required to enable sharing is a tweak of your privacy settings: Make your posts public (or, at the very least, shareable to friends-of-friends), and your posts will be shareable within Facebook. That said, if someone else has shared your website, a blog post, or other media from your site, there\u2019s nothing you can do to enable further sharing; sharing is always tied to the privacy settings of the original poster.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

How do you share a website on Facebook?<\/a>
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When you want to share a website, blog post, or other URL on Facebook, the easiest way is via a Facebook share button<\/a>, which allows you to share to Facebook in just one click<\/strong>. On a site that has enabled the Facebook share button<\/strong>, you\u2019ll see the Facebook logo box (usually blue) floating below or to the left of the page; just click that button, and you can immediately share via your logged-in Facebook profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If a website has not enabled Facebook sharing<\/strong>, then it\u2019s a bit more complicated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Copy the URL of the page you\u2019d like to share;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Navigate to Facebook in a separate tab;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Paste the URL into the Facebook status box;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Wait for the URL preview (photo + summary) to show; then<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Delete the URL (the preview will remain); and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Write your comments in the status box.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

How do I add a Facebook share button to my website?<\/a>
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Enabling the Facebook share button<\/a> is one of the easiest things you can do to increase website shares<\/strong>. Once enabled, visitors to your website or blog will be able to share your website with just one click<\/strong>. With the ShareThis Facebook share button, you may select either inline share buttons <\/strong>\u2013 placed at a specific location (ex. below an article headline) \u2013 or sticky share buttons<\/strong>, which are fixed to the side of the screen. 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