WP order posts by number of facebook likes

gistfile1.txt

<?php
// get fb likes from fb graph api
// put this block in single.php, or somewhere you have $post and have setup postdata [inside a Loop]
$obj = json_decode( file_get_contents( 'http://graph.facebook.com/?id='.get_permalink() ) );
$likes = $obj->shares;
update_post_meta($post->ID, '_fb_likes', $likes, false);		


// make a Loop [in a template page or whatever] to query and display posts ordered by fb like popularity
$args = array(
	'meta_key' => '_fb_likes',
	'orderby' => 'meta_value_num',
	'order' => 'desc',
	);
$posts = get_posts( $args );
foreach( $posts as $post) : setup_postdata($post);
 // etc etc
endforeach;


// thanks http://peterbending.com/wordpress/how-to-order-posts-by-number-of-facebook-likes/

thank you for quick response, i modified script for my need and now its working great thanks for your help mate

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On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 16:45, stresslimitdesign < ***@***.***>wrote: The important part of this query is that the _fb_likes metafield gets populated with a correct facebook graph number BEFORE you can query and have this order work. You could run a query once on the whole posts database, or set a scheduled task to do this; or, if you put the top portion of the code in single.php [as mentioned above], it will add the _fb_likes meta field with the correct fb graph count each time you go to a permalink. So you can put this in, and then populate your data manually by you visiting a few permalink pages and then checking that the correct data is populated. ## Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://gist.github.com/943745

Hi, first of all thank you for this code.

But unfortunately I cannot install it. Please help me to order my wordpress posts by facebook, twitter shares.
(http://peterbending.com/wordpress/how-to-order-posts-by-number-of-facebook-likes/ does not work)

(here is an example http://www.internoetics.com/2012/05/16/count-shares-to-facebook-twitter-linkedin-googleplus/ , but acctualy it does not work too).
Can you write instruction please.

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-facebook-like-posts-order/

So can anyone please help me edit this plugin ( i'm not familar with git hub or how this works but am willing to pay )

I would like to extend and update this plugin to allow you to order post by facebook likes but inside widget include an option to select a category - so say i'm displaying a group/archive of posts by a specific category like author , basketball , college, books etc... I would like to be able to use the widget om each of the category archives but be able to show most popular post in widget with number of like with just that category not all posts...This would also arrange posts by #likes inside category archive... Please help!!! thanks!

post->ID; $data = file_get_contents('http://graph.facebook.com/?id='.$permalink); $json = $data; $obj = json_decode($json); $like_no = $obj->{'shares'}; $meta_values = get_post_meta($idpost, 'facebook_likes', true); if($like_no == null){$like_no = 0;} update_post_meta($idpost, 'facebook_likes', $like_no, false); return $content; ``` } add_action('the_content', 'update_facebook_likes'); /* query_posts('meta_key=facebook_likes&orderby=meta_value'); <iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=&send=false&layout=box_count&width=70&show_faces=true&action=like&colorscheme=light&font&height=90" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:75px; height:90px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe>

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?>