Changed permalink – any way to get into code to get Facebook Likes back?

  • Without thinking it would change anything, I edited a link to one of the posts on my blog at https://www.parenthesisphotography.com/schwirzs-christmas-card-photography-sessior/

    I had 76 facebook shares and now it is at 0; I changed to link back to the original hoping it would restore likes, but it is still at 0. Is there any way to direct the facebook like button back to the original URL as well, and get the counter back to 76? I know it doesn’t seem like a lot but it is for me, I just started up this business : (. Any ideas would be so appreciated!!

    Thank you

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  • I came up with this method after not finding a fix that works for weeks…

    If you want to change permalink structure and keep the Facebook likes for your old posts, the following method seems to be the only feasible way. (301 redirect does not transfer Facebook like box count – https://www.stateofdigital.com/the-problem-social-buttons-301-redirects )

    1. Record all the old posts’ URLs
    2. Install “Custom Permalinks” plugin – https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/custom-permalinks/
    3. Change permalink structure
    4. Change the old posts’ permalinks (new permalink structure) back to their URLs (old permalink structure) – so your new posts will follow new permalink structure, and old posts will keep their old permalink structure
    5. Get back the Facebook likes!

    This will take a lot of time if you have a lot of posts, but it works.

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