Facebook doesn’t like this feature anymore.
Meta is doing away with two of Facebook’s external social plugins at the beginning of next year,
By February 10, 2026, the social media platform will discontinue its Like button and Share button for third-party websites.
The social plugins currently allow users to “like” and comment on Facebook posts embedded outside of the platform.
Meta explained that the end of these features reflects the company’s “commitment to maintaining a modern, efficient platform.”
They claim that the plugins that will be discontinued exhibit an earlier era of web development, and as the digital landscape continues to change, their usage has naturally deteriorated.
According to Meta, no action is required from developers and site admins. On February 10, the plugins will stop rendering on the site, becoming a 0x0 pixel (invisible element) rather than causing errors or breaking website functionality.
There will not be any error messages, and it should not impact the website’s core features or functions, they said.
However, site developers can choose to remove the plugin code on their own for a cleaner user experience, though it is optional.
Meta noted that changes should be made before the February 10 date.
Like it or not, this is the end of an era for Facebook and Meta.
The external Like and Share buttons were first debuted in 2010, promoted as a way for sites to gain more traffic through the social media platform.
