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Share This Plugin not Working
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Elizabeth Crane
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Jan 2, 2013 - 10:56 am

Yesterday I installed the new Share This plugin and I can't seem to get it to work. I'm not really even sure where it will show up on the posts/topics. It doesn't look to me like it is being used on the Simple:Press forum.

I have activated the plugin and put in my Share This Pub Key that I am assuming is what you mean by the "Share This publisher ID." I have all the Options checked and I have chosen an icon style. That is all I can really see that I need to do but I could be missing something.

My forum is at: http://goldendoodledo.com/forum/

Thank you!

eliz

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Mr Papa
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Jan 2, 2013 - 11:46 am

we dont use it here because its a private forum so sharing topics/posts on social networks would not have much effect...

have you actually put the template tag where you want the share this stuff to appear?  we will get the codex page updated in the next week or two with more details...  but the plugin provides fourtemplate functions for locating the share this icons... we could have guessed and auto displayed, but 90% of the folks would want them to show up in different spot.. so the template functions give you the maximum flexibility... 

Where do you want them to show?  on each post? on each topic? on each forum?  assuming on each post, you would use the tag:

sp_ShareThisTopicIndexTag();

so edit your sp theme (and we highly recommend you have your own and not ours so as not to lose changes on updates), the spTopicView.php template file and put the tag where you want the sharing icons to show...

Give that a try... If still unsure, if you can tell us where you want them, we can give more precise help on where to put the template tag...

 

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pmac1965
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Jan 2, 2013 - 2:35 pm

Is there any documentation on how to use this plugin?

>>>the plugin provides fourtemplate functions for locating the share this icons

What are they and what template file does it get added to? For guys that don't code it can be a little confusing.

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Mr Papa
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Jan 2, 2013 - 3:28 pm

Its no different than adding a template tag/function to your wp theme... it just controls what and where you theme outputs information...

BrandonC made a first cut at the Share This code entry today: http://codex.simple-press.com/.....hare-this/

have a look - it should give you what you need... we still need to verify that so holler if you run into an issue...

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Elizabeth Crane
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Jan 2, 2013 - 4:08 pm

Thank for the prompt answer. I'm not exactly sure where that tag will go but I think the first thing I should do is make my own theme. I think there are instructions for that somewhere. I've just been too scared to try it :) .

eliz

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Mr Papa
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Jan 2, 2013 - 4:13 pm

codex on creating your own theme:  http://codex.simple-press.com/.....g-a-theme/

that codex article on share this has couple examples...  personally, I like the topic index one that is last... below the post content, but above the signature...

but your call...   if none of those work, just tell us where and we can help locate it...

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Jan 2, 2013 - 5:28 pm

Sorry to highjack the thread!

 

Thanks for the codex information.

 

I'm currently using the sp_ShareThisTopicTag(); tag. 2 problems I have noticed;

1) When I disable the Facebook Like icon on the admin page, it still appears in the topic view.

2) Using the Horizontal Style Icon Counts, All the Icon Counts are displayed in a white bubble, expect the Facebook one which I think has a transparent background, which on my site makes the bubble look odd.

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Mr Papa
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Jan 2, 2013 - 5:32 pm

interesting...  those are share this icons generated on their system... so will have to look upstream to see if they can fix...

will have to check on the like button still appearing... that will be our plugin...

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Mr Papa
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Jan 2, 2013 - 5:37 pm

yeah, looks like a type (cut and paste)... if you open up the sp-share-this-components.php file... at line 31  change it to be:

$button['id'] == 'Facebook Like'

instead of just Facebook...

will try to get it formally fixed up in the next day or two...  thanks for the heads up...

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pmac1965
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Jan 3, 2013 - 10:59 am

Mr Papa said
Its no different than adding a template tag/function to your wp theme... it just controls what and where you theme outputs information...

BrandonC made a first cut at the Share This code entry today: http://codex.simple-press.com/.....hare-this/

have a look - it should give you what you need... we still need to verify that so holler if you run into an issue...

Thanks, I was able to figure out using the codex.

 

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