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Social enhancements

Last update:
May 18, 2026
ColdFusion has introduced the support for dynamically generating Like button, Tweet button, and Comment box for social media sites. The supported widgets are:
  • Like button
  • Tweet button
  • Facebook comment box
  • Google Plus button
  • Facebook subscribe button
  • Like box
  • Activity feed
  • Follow

Examples

  1. Syntax for Facebook Like button:
<cf_socialplugin type = "like"
url = ""
layout = "standard|box_count|button_count"
showfaces = "true|false"
verb = "like|recommend"
colorscheme = "light|dark"
style = ""
width = ""
extraoptions = ""
>
  1. Syntax for Facebook Likebox button:
<cf_socialplugin type = "likebox"
url = "This refers to a Facebook Page."
showfaces = "true|false"
showstream = "true|false"
showheader = "true|false"
colorscheme = "light|dark"
style = ""
height = ""
width = ""
extraoptions = ""
>
  1. Syntax for Activity feed for a Facebook application:
<cf_socialplugin type = "activityfeed" 
appid= "facebook_app_id"
width = ""
height = ""
colorscheme = "light|dark"
showheader = "true|false"
action = ""
linktarget = "_blank|_top|_parent"
recommendations = "true|false"
style = ""
extraoptions = ""
>
  1. Syntax for a Twitter Follow button:
<cf_socialplugin type = "follow"
showcount= "true|false"
buttonsize= "medium|large"
language = "en|fr|.........."
showusername = "true|false"
username = ""
style = "" 
extraoptions = ""
>
  1. Syntax for a Google Plus button:
<cf_socialplugin type = "plusone"
url = "url to plus one"
buttonsize= "small|medium|large|tall"
language = "en|fr|.........."
width = ""
annotation = "none|inline|bubble"
style = ""
extraoptions = ""
>
  1. Syntax for a Facebook Comment box:
<cf_socialplugin type = "commentbox"
url = "url"
width= ""
colorscheme = "dark|light"
numberofposts = ""
style = "" 
extraoptions = ""
>
  1. Syntax for a Facebook Subscribe button:
<cf_socialplugin type = "subscribe"
url = "profile to subscribe"
width = ""
colorscheme = "dark|light"
showfaces = "true|false"
layout = "standard|button_count|box_count"
style = ""
extraoptions = ""
>
  1. Syntax for Tweet button:
<cf_socialplugin type = "tweet"
url = "url to share"
tweettext = "default tweet text"
language = "en|fr|.........."
count = "none|horizontal"
hashtag = "Comma separated hash tags appended to 
tweet text. Do not include the #. It is preprended to each list item automatically."
buttonsize = "small|large"
via = ""
recommend = ""
style = "" 
extraoptions = ""
>

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