{"id":17456,"date":"2011-02-17T23:56:58","date_gmt":"2011-02-17T18:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/?p=17456"},"modified":"2026-10-07T14:13:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T08:43:39","slug":"add-facebook-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2011\/02\/add-facebook-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Facebook Comments to Your Blog (Plugin Retired in 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to add <strong>Facebook comments<\/strong> to your blog? In 2011 Facebook launched a Comments social plugin that let readers comment on any website with their Facebook account, and we tested it live on QuickOnlineTips. That option is now gone: Meta discontinued its Comments and external Like button plugins for third-party websites on 10 February 2026. Here is what happened, how to clean up old Facebook comments code, and the best alternatives for social, spam-free comments.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/facebook-comments-blog.webp\" alt=\"Facebook comments plugin for blogs and alternatives\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/facebook-comments-blog.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/facebook-comments-blog-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/facebook-comments-blog-1024x538.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/facebook-comments-blog-150x79.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/facebook-comments-blog-768x403.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> You can no longer add Facebook comments to a blog with Meta&#8217;s official plugin, because Meta retired it in February 2026. Remove the old plugin code or WordPress plugin, keep or restore native WordPress comments, and add social login or a hosted comment system if you want readers to comment with existing accounts.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aedc677017dc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #1a202c;color:#1a202c\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aedc677017dc\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2011\/02\/add-facebook-comments\/#Our_experience_with_Facebook_comments\" >Our experience with Facebook comments<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2011\/02\/add-facebook-comments\/#What_Metas_2026_change_means\" >What Meta&#8217;s 2026 change means<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2011\/02\/add-facebook-comments\/#How_to_remove_old_Facebook_comments_code\" >How to remove old Facebook comments code<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2011\/02\/add-facebook-comments\/#Best_alternatives_to_Facebook_comments\" >Best alternatives to Facebook comments<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2011\/02\/add-facebook-comments\/#Why_own_your_comments\" >Why own your comments<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2011\/02\/add-facebook-comments\/#How_to_encourage_more_blog_comments\" >How to encourage more blog comments<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2011\/02\/add-facebook-comments\/#FAQ\" >FAQ<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2011\/02\/add-facebook-comments\/#Can_I_still_use_Facebook_comments_on_my_website\" >Can I still use Facebook comments on my website?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2011\/02\/add-facebook-comments\/#What_happens_to_old_Facebook_comments_on_my_posts\" >What happens to old Facebook comments on my posts?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2011\/02\/add-facebook-comments\/#Does_the_Facebook_share_button_still_work\" >Does the Facebook share button still work?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_experience_with_Facebook_comments\"><\/span>Our experience with Facebook comments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We added the Facebook Comments plugin below every post alongside WordPress comments. Readers could also post their comment to their Facebook profile, which promised more traffic and community. But we soon removed it: early versions had no single place to moderate comments across all posts, so we had to visit each article to find new ones. We reposted some readers&#8217; Facebook comments as WordPress comments by hand. Later versions improved moderation, but we never returned to it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Metas_2026_change_means\"><\/span>What Meta&#8217;s 2026 change means<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Facebook <strong>Comments plugin<\/strong> and the external <strong>Like button<\/strong> no longer work on third-party websites.<\/li>\n<li>Existing embeds may show nothing or a blank space, and old comments stored by Facebook are no longer displayed on your pages.<\/li>\n<li>Sharing links to Facebook still works through normal share links.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See Meta&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/docs\/plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social plugins documentation<\/a> for the current list of supported plugins.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_remove_old_Facebook_comments_code\"><\/span>How to remove old Facebook comments code<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Deactivate any Facebook comments plugin<\/strong> in WordPress under Plugins.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Search your theme<\/strong> (single.php, comments.php or footer) and header and footer script boxes for <code>fb-comments<\/code>, <code>connect.facebook.net<\/code> or the Facebook SDK, and delete it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remove the fb:app_id meta tag<\/strong> only if no other Facebook feature uses it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clear your cache<\/strong> and check a post to confirm no empty box remains. Removing the SDK also makes pages faster.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_alternatives_to_Facebook_comments\"><\/span>Best alternatives to Facebook comments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Native WordPress comments<\/strong> &#8211; free, fast and stored on your own site, so you keep them forever. Pair them with <a href=\"https:\/\/akismet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Akismet<\/a> for spam and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2021\/01\/lazy-load-comments-in-wordpress-blogs\/\">lazy load comments<\/a> for speed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Social login<\/strong> &#8211; plugins like <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/nextend-facebook-connect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nextend Social Login<\/a> let readers sign in with Google or other accounts to comment, keeping comments on your site.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hosted comment systems<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/disqus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disqus<\/a> is the best known; privacy-focused, self-hosted options like <a href=\"https:\/\/remark42.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Remark42<\/a> avoid ads and tracking. See how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quickonlinetips.com\/archives\/2014\/08\/load-disqus-comments-on-click-demand\/\">load Disqus comments on click<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jetpack Comments<\/strong> &#8211; lets readers comment using WordPress.com, Google or other accounts through the <a href=\"https:\/\/jetpack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jetpack<\/a> plugin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_own_your_comments\"><\/span>Why own your comments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Facebook plugin&#8217;s shutdown is a reminder that third-party comment systems can disappear and take your community&#8217;s history with them. Comments stored in your own WordPress database are searchable, part of your page content for SEO, and safe from policy changes. Moderate them quickly from the dashboard, and hold comments with links for approval to keep spam out.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_encourage_more_blog_comments\"><\/span>How to encourage more blog comments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Without Facebook nudging readers, you need to invite conversation yourself. End posts with a specific question rather than &#8220;what do you think?&#8221;, reply to every early comment so readers see a real person behind the blog, and highlight a good comment in a follow-up post. Keep the comment form short, with no forced sign-up, and make sure it loads quickly on phones. Small, friendly communities often grow faster than big social plugins ever managed.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_still_use_Facebook_comments_on_my_website\"><\/span>Can I still use Facebook comments on my website?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>No. Meta discontinued the Comments plugin for external websites in February 2026.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_happens_to_old_Facebook_comments_on_my_posts\"><\/span>What happens to old Facebook comments on my posts?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>They are no longer shown through the plugin. If they mattered, copy important ones into native comments, as we did when we removed the plugin.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_the_Facebook_share_button_still_work\"><\/span>Does the Facebook share button still work?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Share links to Facebook still work. The external Like button was retired along with the Comments plugin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to add Facebook comments to your blog? 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