Most WordPress sites already have Social Buttons including Facebook, Twitter and Digg but there is one button that allot of WordPress sites are missing, the Google +1 Button.
The Google +1 Button is fairly new and the number of button presses is taken into consideration (among other things) when a page is ranked in Google.
Adding it to your WordPress Site is very easy simply follow the steps below. One thing to remember is that you need to have a Google Account to +1 a page, but lets face it almost everyone has a Google Account now.
Adding the Google +1 Button to your WordPress Posts
Edit the following file:
wp-content/themes/YOUR-THEME/header.php
Find the following:
Add this line ABOVE it:
That’s the header sorted, you now need to add the button to your posts.
Edit the following file:
wp-content/themes/YOUR-THEME/single.php
Find the following (or something similar):
Add this line ABOVE it:
That’s its! You can see how this code works as I have it running on this site (top right of this post).
Any problems let me know below and I will do my best to help you.
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