There is a plug-in for each requirement for WordPress. However, it does not worth always to add a plug-in? For example, Google Inc. launched Google Translation and you have a plug-in for it from a third-party developer. This has limited functionality unlike Google API. Take another scenario – Facebook provides Facebook Connect for Websites and it’s easy to integrate to your blogs. However, there are paid plug-ins available for this work. Do you like paying for plugins or using ones with limited functionality even when you are using free and fully functional WordPress CMS? Why to use plugins with limited functionality when we can get feature rich APIs for free from the original manufacturer itself? It takes only minutes to integrate famous social networks to your blog. In this article, will illustrate the steps to manually integrate the social media features to your WordPress blog.
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