For the past week or so, I have been having problems with the Word Press like button, using the Firefox browser. First, the likes would not load, then it would say two people liked a post, when it was over a dozen. Strange! For the past two days, I have no like buttons at all at the top of my followers blogs, and the likes will not load on the posts.
I know of a fellow blogger in the UK who is having the same problem, and he has switched over using the Opera browser, which is the one I am using right now. Also, been using Google Chrome, but it has too many damn ads.
Is anyone else having this problem?
Happy New Year…
A Pondering Mind 
52 responses to “Like Button On Word Press”
I’ve got the same. I use Chrome.
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I’m back to using Chrome again…
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I was having the problem with four different browsers…
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Happy new year! And yes, I’ve also got the same problem. Maybe they’re having updates?
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Happy New Year. I thought of that too, but there are no current updates for Firefox..
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Thank goodness you wrote this – I thought it was my internet connection or something! Yes, I’m using Mozilla Firefox and have been getting the “Loading” message only from the like button. Must research!
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Try cleaning out your browser’s cache. That should solve the problem..
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They hid my comment box! Using Mozilla but just updated the browser to Google Chrome. Also, a friend in Canada gave me a useful hint which was to hold down CTRL and F5 at the same time when trying to reset the Comment box to refresh the page. That, I think, did the trick as well as emptying Cache and Cookies.
Hope this is helpful to someone.
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Thank you for the info…
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I have Chrome and use Adblock Plus, and no more problems with ads 🙂 I know someone who wasn’t finding the like button on my posts though, so maybe they were using Firefox as well.
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I’m not to crazy about Chrome and IE…
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I have that trouble using my iPad, so I only use my reader on the desktop. BUT, before you change anything & if your likes are going by the dozen, instead of one, could you ‘like’ a few of my posts from your troubled firefox browser? 🙂 Happy New Year! ~amy
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Happy New Year. I am having some problems with Firefox too…
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You can try cleaning out your web browsers cache…
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Same here Don, though I’ve only tried Firefox. Been using the “Like” link in the email for the posts I visit in the hope that they’ll be there when WordPress gets it’s act together…
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Word Press always has some kind of problem…
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For the moment I haven’t problems
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Very good…
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Today, all of my own posts showed up on my own Reader. That’s never happened before. I have no idea why. Weird things happy all the time, I guess. I think the Like thing is still okay.
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There’s always something going wacky on Word Press…
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Yes,that happened to me the other day too. Odd!
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Same problem with me, on Firefox. The likes haven’t been loading for a few days now – so I read the post and then go back to the reader and like. Hoping it will work itself out.
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I hope it does work out for you…
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Seems like it is back working correctly, now. Must have been a WP glitch.
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This is the 3rd time I’ve left a witty and heartfelt comment. Fucking tap pad on this laptop Grrrrrr.
Short version: you’ll need several browsers to see all of the content you’d like. Until there is a REAL standard in coding it’s a sad fact ‘o life.
Love you my friend and may your New Year bring joy, health and humor.
xo ~R
p.s. let me know how Opera works as a daily browser. Have only used it to test my own designs for mobile devices; and this was more than 10 years ago ha. Am quite interested in your experience.
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Opera works fast, but for Gmail, its drives in the slow lane.
Wishing you the best in 2014, and I always will have a special place in my heart for you…
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yes. happy noo yeer Buzz. continue…
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Happy New Year, Tony…
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I was having the same problem for a few days…but it seems to be working now. 🙂
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Keep your fingers crossed..
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🙂
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I have been having that problem with Chrome for the past 2 or 3 days. Last night I went and cleared my browsing history, cache, and cookies, and the Like buttons returned immediately.
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It seems that all the browsers that I have been using, was screwing around with the like buttons. I will go in and clear out the cache, and see if that works…
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Hi Don and bonne année, bonne santé! 🙂 several bloggers and I did have the same problem about 2 weeks ago and the WP people(happiness engineers!) did explain to me “stuff”: 🙂
1. If you are not running one of the browsers and versions listed at http://browsehappy.com/ please try upgrading or switching first.
2. If you are using an IE browser in compatibility mode please disable that mode. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1196-internet-explorer-compatibility-view-turn-off.html
3. If you are running one of the browsers and versions listed at http://browsehappy.com/
(a) Try clearing your browser’s cache http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=32050
If applicable see here for instructions on how to clear the cache for Chrome and Safari on the iPad:
http://browsers.about.com/od/howtousemobilebrowser1/ss/safari-ipad-clear-cache.htm
http://browsers.about.com/od/howtousemobilebrowser1/ss/How-To-Clear-Browsing-Data-In-Chrome-For-Ipad_6.htm
(b) Make sure that you have both third-party cookies enabled and JavaScript enabled
http://en.support.wordpress.com/third-party-cookies/
http://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=12654
(c) Disable all browser extensions or add-ons temporarily.
(d) Try enabling HTTPS: http://en.support.wordpress.com/https/
Add both *.wordpress.com and *.wp.com to your list of trusted sites under the Security tab. Make sure to uncheck the box for “Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone.” http://en.support.wordpress.com/https/#frequently-asked-questions
4. Try using another browser.
5. If you are not successful let us know:
(a) Exactly what kind of device you are using to connect to the internet and to WordPress.com.
(b) Exactly which browser (and version of it) you’re using by checking here if necessary http://www.whatbrowser.org/
(c) And what any error reports you receive state.
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my beloved rocket and satellite scientist suggested to reboot the computer, I’ve done it several time until a few days ago and haven’t had any problem ever since… good luck! 🙂 Mélanie
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P.S. my previous comment is awaiting moderation because there are more than one link in it… 🙂
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Okay my friend… 🙂
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Merci Melanie for the information…
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avec plaisir, Monsieur Don… 🙂 I do hope it’s been useful… my very best, amigo: have an excellent, positive and optimistic year! 🙂 thanx for dropping by my crossroads and friendly thoughts, Mélanie
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Thank you Melanie… 🙂
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Yes, yes and yes! It’s a nightmare with the likes! It started on Firefox, so I switched to Safari, which was good. The next day Safari was a disaster, but Firefox was good.
I checked out WP forums and they were swamped with the same complaint.
I had just cleared the Caches a couple of days earlier, but I did it again. Sheesh I wish my home was as clean as my Caches.
One advice on the forums was to “ride it out”.
It seems a bit better now, but now it’s who I visit. On some sites the “Likes” just won’t load, so I can’t hit “like”.
So I am still using 2 browsers back and forth!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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I was using four different web browsers, and it seems that Firefox was the worst of it, Today, the likes are working just fine on the Firefox browser…
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I am not sure whether I find it Ironic or Just plain annoying,that While using Firefox this evening,It has allowed me to ‘like’ this post. Yet all week it has given me nothing but trouble. I looked on google regarding this,and they blame two factors. 1. the browser and 2.the theme. So unfortunately for me,i had no choice but to change my theme today. Since I too have been getting numerous complaints about my theme being slow.
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Sorry,I don’t mean your theme is slow. I mean mine was. 🙂
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I understand what you are saying, as I thought it was my theme that was acting up..
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I do msn, and a couple of days ago noticed what you have described. Sometimes technology has phanthom challenges for a while, then clears!!!!
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I do agree with you about the phantom challenges…
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did have some problems – seems ok now
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I haven’t had any problems with it today… Knock on wood…
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just left you a “like”…..as far a opera I was notified by that site will be closing down as of March 1st. Have you been notified by them? I recently transferred all my blogs from there to wordpress with no problem.
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I got your like, and I didn’t know anything about Opera shutting down. I know I haven’t got any updates from them for the past few months…
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For some reason, I have had to press ‘follow’ on your blog twice in the past month… I wonder if anyone else has had this problem losing followers? I wonder if there were other blogs I used to follow but have fallen off my list without my doing! Don, have you noticed that I am a ‘new’ follower today?
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I took a peak at my followers, and found your name, and it was only a few hours old. I’ve noticed in the past month or so, that certain people are now following my blog (meaning new), but have been following me for a long time.
Word Press is really screwed up…
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