Display number of FaceBook fans in WordPress

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Social media proof can be very effective in impressing new visitors. How to display number of FaceBook fans in WordPress blog or website? Just use the following code in WordPress template files (index.php, header.php, sidebar.php, footer.php, etc) to display the number of your FaceBook fans. Do not forget to replace “YOUR PAGE-ID” with your own Facebook Page-ID.

$page_id = "YOUR-PAGE-ID"; //Replace YOUR-PAGE-ID with actual FB page ID
$xml = @simplexml_load_file("http://api.facebook.com/restserver.php?method=facebook.fql.query&query=SELECT%20fan_count%20FROM%20page%20WHERE%20page_id=".$page_id."") or die ("a lot");
$fans = $xml->page->fan_count;
echo $fans;