February 4, 2012


Fix For WordPress 2.8.x for Google Friend Connect if not Working in Firefox 3.5


Last day i noticed that my Google-Friend connect plugin is not working for my latest wordpress.I tried a lot to find out the issues behind that.I realized that it is not a code issue since gadget is shown properly in a static page.So,there must be clashes with other plugin codes which might prevent my gadget to load up.I have been seeing  just a empty plain or white box ,nothing else.

I searched a lot,and at last found out the issue.It was a bug in Prototype JS Framework which causes it to interfere with the Native JSON parser in Firefox 3.5 and leads to the GFC-prototype conflict.[Refer Explanation]

So,Just copy this piece of code and paste it above the google-connect gadget code.The better option is ,place the code in the header.php of the wordpress code.

<script>
window.JSON = {
parse: function(st){
return st.evalJSON();
},
stringify: function(obj){
return Object.toJSON(obj);
}
};
</script>

Comments

  1. usman says:

    Thx dear. you solve my problem because i was thinking that there is some problem in my wordpress.

    Great :)

  2. This is the one which I am looking for.Its really one of the fabulous post which I really like it.keep it up.Keep up the good works.

  3. ecommerce05 says:

    This is a really good read for me.I really like this blog a lot.thanks for sharing with us.keep blogging.

  4. usman says:

    Great trick. thx for sharing with whole world.

  5. bogdan says:

    Tank you, my friend.. I’ve been obsessing over this problem for more than a week now.. It also works for 2.9.1.

    Tank you once again!

  6. bogdan says:

    In the previous comment, the “h” doesn’t work very well on my computer :)

  7. javascript is a pain, I just wish all the developers would use one standard. Its just ridiculous lol.

  8. vicky says:

    Thanks for the fix,it can be so tough to find one and the other u get it and it was just so easy :)

  9. Ashish says:

    Thanks..it works

  10. wowo says:

    Could you send me a rapidshare premium account please??

  11. Thanks a ton for this information. you saved a lot of my time… :)

  12. Zoul says:

    Thanks a lot.. i’ve been looking for this for a days..

    Thanks again…

  13. bubbleboo says:

    Thanks so much for this – mine was working fine then suddenly disappeared. Thanks to you, it’s back :)

  14. Computricks says:

    Thanks a ton,,,

  15. thats indeed very informative, i been looking for that for such long time and at last able to manage it..

    thanks for sharing it bro.. bless you :)

  16. Maureen says:

    I tried adding the code but it’s still not working. I’m on wordpress too. Can you help me please?

  17. Katrinna says:

    Thank you so much! This worked immediately, and I’ve been searching for a fix for my ‘non-appearing’ Google Friend Connect for a long time. My blog loves you. ♥

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