Free Facebook Comments Plugin to Tumblr

Do you want add Facebook comments to tumblr blog? I have waited a long time to create a Facebook comments plugin for Tumblr users. If you followed Pro Blog Tricks on YouTube, you may know that in the last few days, I shared a few videos about this Facebook comment plugin to Tumblr.

Actually, there are two Facebook comment plugins to Tumblr. Free Facebook comment plugin and Advanced Facebook comment plugin. Both are very special, because you don’t need to have any coding skills to set up the Facebook comment box and its appearance. I coded all the things. You just need to use your mouse and keyboard to change the appearance of the Facebook comments plugin.

The only difference between the free Facebook comment plugin to Tumblr and Advanced Comment plugin to Tumblr is that, Advanced Facebook comment plugin has more features and benefits rather than the free version of the PBT Facebook comment plugin Tumblr. Here are a few of them.

Click Here to view the free comment box live.

As you see in the above image, you’d receive a lot of benefits from using this Facebook comment plugin to Tumblr. It doesn't matter whether you have a portfolio or a grid Tumblr theme. All you have to do is install the script on your Tumblr blog and set up the Facebook comment box appearance on your Tumblr blog.

If you are already using the Disqus comment system on your Tumblr blog, you can still use both or one of two comment systems. There is tool to hide the Facebook comment box from your Tumblr blog completely.

Watch this video tutorial to learn how to set up the free Facebook comments plugin on your Tumblr blog.

 

Add Facebook comments to tumblr blog

As you can see in the above YouTube video, after you added the relevant HTML codes to your Tumblr blog, you don’t need to edit the HTML code again. You need to do is just change the number or colors of Facebook comment plugin. To see how our free comment box appears, visit this page.

Download the Facebook comment box script unlocking the text below. You may need this script and documentation in future.

Step by Step guide on How to add Free Facebook comment box To Tumblr

1. You may use a premium Tumblr theme for your blog. So first of all you need to back up your Tumblr blog or Tumblr theme. Here’s how to back up your Tumblr theme.

 
2. After backing up Tumblr theme, click on ‘Edit HTML’ button.

3. Then find the

HTML tag in your Tumblr theme. Use CTRL + F (PC) or CMD + F (Mac) keyboard shortcut keys.

4. Copy below code and paste it just above/before of code.

5. Find {/block:hidden} code in your Tumblr theme. Or you can also search tag in your theme. Just above of it, paste below meta codes.

5. Now find HTML code in your Tumblr theme. You may use above keyboard shortcuts to find this code. In case if you can’t find this code, just search

{block:ifFacebookCommentsOn}
   

{/block:ifFacebookCommentsOn}

6. Find this {/block:posts} Tumblr data tag in your Tumblr theme. Just above/before it, paste below block of HTML comment box code.

{block:PermalinkPage}
{block:ifFacebookCommentsOn}

   

{block:IfCommentCalltoAction}

{text:Comment Call to Action}

{/block:IfCommentCalltoAction}

{/block:ifFacebookCommentsOn}
{/block:PermalinkPage}

7. To show the number of Facebook comments each blog post has, you have to place some codes. To do that, find {/block:title} code in your Tumblr theme. You might find more than one {/block:title} code in your Theme. They’re for text posts and chat posts. Right after {/block:title}, paste below HTML code of Facebook comment counter.

{block:ifFacebookCommentsOn}


{/block:ifFacebookCommentsOn}                           

8. That’s all. Now save your Tumblr theme.

As you set up the Facebook comment plugin on your Tumblr blog, now you can change the appearance of comment box very easily.

To get more features than on free comments plugin, you have to upgrade to the premium version. Not only you’d receive a lot of benefits such as getting notifications, but also free ongoing updates.

Conclusion

Facebook comments plugin is very useful for Tumblr blogging platform than default Facebook comment box widget. Because you can change many things just using the mouse and keyboard very easily. Although there is no a lot SEO benefits, you’d receive a lot of traffic from Facebook and more engagement.

Facebook comments plugin is one of popular plugins on Facebook. I hope this tutorial helped you set up the free Facebook comments plugin on your blog. I recommend you to upgrade to the premium version, so you can get more advanced features that free plugin doesn't have.

Do you have any problem regarding this plugin, installing the script or anything else? Share your questions below, so I can help you solve those problems.