v3 Arcade Share Tools - Facebook, Google+, Twitter and More

[Gemma]

This is loosely based on my v3 Arcade Integrate Facebook and Twitter (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=262859) Add-on.

This template modification will add submit buttons to Facebook, Twitter, Google +1, StumbleUpon and Pinterest.

1. Open v3ARCADE_PLAY template

Find:
{vb:raw headinclude_bottom}Below that add:
<meta property="fb:app_id" content="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" />
<meta property="og:title" content="{vb:raw game.title}" />
<meta property="og:type" content="website" />
<meta property="og:description" content="{vb:raw game.description}" />
<meta property="og:url" content="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/arcade/game-{vb:raw game.gameid}/" />
<meta property="og:image" content="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/images/arcade/{vb:raw game.stdimage}" />Replacing xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with your Facebook APP ID

Find:
<div class="blockrow" align="center">
<vb:if condition="!$show['challenge'] AND !$show['tournament']">
<img src="{vb:raw vboptions.arcadeimages}/backtip.gif" border="0" alt="" />
<vb:else />
{vb:rawphrase challenge_warning}
</vb:if>
</div>Add below


<div class="collapse"><h3 class="blockhead">Share and Bookmark</h3>
<div class="blockrow" align="center">
<div>
<table width="300" height="75" border="0" align="right">
<tr bgcolor="#d2e7fd">
<td width="60" align="center">
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js"></script>
<g:plusone size="tall" count="true"></g:plusone>
</td>
<td width="60" align="center">
<script src="http://widgets.fbshare.me/files/fbshare.js" type="text/javascript">
</script>
</td>
<td width="60" align="center">
<script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type='text/javascript'></script>
</td>
<td width="60" align="center">
<script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" type="text/javascript">
</script>
</td>
<td width="60" align="center">
<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url={vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/arcade/game-{vb:raw game.gameid}&media={vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/images/arcade/{vb:raw game.stdimage}&description={vb:raw game.title} -- {vb:raw game.description}" class="pin-it-button" count-layout="vertical" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a>
</td>
</table>
</div>
2. Still in v3ARCADE_PLAY

Find:
<!-- main -->
<div class="blockrow">{vb:raw flashcode}</div>Replace with:

<!-- main -->
<vb:if condition="$show['guest']">
<div class="standard_error">
<h2 class="blockhead">Arcade Error Message</h2>
<div class="blockbody formcontrols">

<p class="blockrow">Sorry, guests cannot play games in the arcade, you must be a registered member of {vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle} to play games and submit scores.<br/><br/> This will also allow you to compete on our arcade leaderboards, play tournaments or challenge other players to a 1v1 match.<br/><br/> Registration is quick, free and simple. Click <a href="register.php">HERE</a> to join our site.</p>
</div>
</div></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['member']"><div class="blockrow">{vb:raw flashcode}</div></vb:if>Save template

3. Open your footer template and add this to the bottom

<script type="text/javascript" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script>Save template.

4. Open your v3arcade_headinclude template and at the bottom add this:
<script>var fbShare = {url: '{vb:raw href}',size: 'large',badge_text: 'fff',badge_color: '6666CC',google_analytics: 'true'}</script>5. Goto Usergroups > Usergroup Manager > Unregistered / Not Logged In and change the Can View Arcade and Can Play Arcade to YES

History
11.05.12 - v1.04 - Revised code and some additional Facebook integration code
13.04.12 - v1.03 - Added Pinterest Integration. Removed support for Facebook Comments
19.12.11 - v1.02 - Fixed Facebook Comments
05.07.11 - v1.01 - Fixed problem with Twitter counter not updating
20.06.11 - v1.00 - Initial release

How To Add 'Pin It' button if upgrading (www.pinterest.com (http://www.pinterest.com)) - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2319698&postcount=12


If anyone wants to further develop any of my addons, you are free to do so.

[dmm2020]

A note on above...only one of the 3 options needed right?

I tried all 3 and realized you only need one of them. Had to back some of the code out.

Might clear the instructions a bit Gemma, but very good work otherwise. I love it.

[Gemma]

I thought they were clear and simple :confused:

I've made them as clearer I think. :erm:

[Brandon Sheley]

Thank you!

/me clicks install

[Gemma]

I'm getting reports of the twitter counter not updating (or staying at 0) even though the tweets are being sent to the twitter page so I've changed the twitter code to fix this.

In your v3ARCADE_PLAY template find:
<td width="60" align="center">
<a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="vertical">Tweet</a>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</td>

Replace it with:
<td width="60" align="center">
<script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type='text/javascript'></script>
</td>

[Gemma]

Something has gone skew-whiff with the Twitter button, seems like they have changed it and the alignment is all wrong.

If it is a problem for you, you may want to revert to using this alternative until I fix it up.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2217139&postcount=5

[tidus78]

THanks Gemma,works perfectly on 4.1.10.

But I have a question : sharing any game with my profile facebook,it links my homepage forum not the game

Something to fix?

[Gemma]

THanks Gemma,works perfectly on 4.1.10.

But I have a question : sharing any game with my profile facebook,it links my homepage forum not the game

Something to fix?

I'll look into it when I get time.

[tidus78]

Ok thanks :)

[tidus78]

THanks Gemma,works perfectly on 4.1.10.

But I have a question : sharing any game with my profile facebook,it links my homepage forum not the game

Something to fix?

Something new?:)

[Gemma]

I can't reproduce any error. If you go to the facebook link below and enter the url of one of your games does it give any errors and does it pull the game information for that url? (ie - http://www.yoursite.com/arcade.php?do=play&gameid=789)

http://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug

[Gemma]

Here is how to add a Pin It (www.pinterest.com (http://www.pinterest.com)) button to your arcade.

Open your footer template and add this to the bottom and save.

<script type="text/javascript" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script>This is the code you want to use in your arcade

<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http://www.forumbanter.com/arcade/game-{vb:raw game.gameid}&media={vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/images/arcade/{vb:raw game.stdimage}&description={vb:raw game.title} -- {vb:raw game.description}" class="pin-it-button" count-layout="vertical" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a>So if you want to add it to the rest of your bookmarks open the v3ARCADE_PLAY template and find your existing code (I'm using the default OP code as example)

<div class="collapse"><h3 class="blockhead">Share and Bookmark</h3>
<div class="blockrow" align="center">
<div>
<table width="250" height="75" border="0" align="right">
<tr bgcolor="#d2e7fd"><td width="60" align="center">
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js"></script>
<g:plusone size="tall" count="true"></g:plusone>
</td>
<td width="60" align="center">
<script src="http://widgets.fbshare.me/files/fbshare.js" type="text/javascript">
</script>
</td>
<td width="60" align="center">
<script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type='text/javascript'></script>
</td>
<td width="60" align="center">
<script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" type="text/javascript">
</script>
</td>
</table>
</div>Replace it with

<div class="collapse"><h3 class="blockhead">Share and Bookmark</h3>
<div class="blockrow" align="center">
<div>
<table width="300" height="75" border="0" align="right">
<tr bgcolor="#d2e7fd">
<td width="60" align="center">
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js"></script>
<g:plusone size="tall" count="true"></g:plusone>
</td>
<td width="60" align="center">
<script src="http://widgets.fbshare.me/files/fbshare.js" type="text/javascript">
</script>
</td>
<td width="60" align="center">
<script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type='text/javascript'></script>
</td>
<td width="60" align="center">
<script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5" type="text/javascript">
</script>
</td>
<td width="60" align="center">
<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url={vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/arcade/game-{vb:raw game.gameid}&media={vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/images/arcade/{vb:raw game.stdimage}&description={vb:raw game.title} -- {vb:raw game.description}" class="pin-it-button" count-layout="vertical" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a>
</td>
</table>
</div>Save the template.

[Mark.B]

I can't reproduce any error. If you go to the facebook link below and enter the url of one of your games does it give any errors and does it pull the game information for that url? (ie - http://www.yoursite.com/arcade.php?do=play&gameid=789)

http://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug

Gemma I have this issue too and I've done some investigating.
I know the cause but I cannot solve it.

Facebook is not picking up any Opengraph meta tags, hence it doesn't know any of the parameters (this can be seen in the debugger tool.

On your site, og: tags are visible in the source code, like this:

<meta property="fb:app_id" content="snipped" />
<meta property="og:title" content="TOTWO" />
<meta property="og:type" content="website" />
<meta property="og:description" content="TOTWO is a pairs game. Click on the cards to see what is behind them, and try to match all the pairs before the time runs out!

Have fun!" />
<meta property="og:url" content="http://www.forumbanter.com/arcade/game-873/" />
<meta property="og:image" content="http://www.forumbanter.com/images/arcade/totwo.jpg" />

But as far as I can see this mod doesn't add those. I'm wondering if you have something else running that adds those for you, or whether you've added them manually, but without them it won't work.

Now, beyond that, I have tried adding suitable tags into the v3ARCADE_PLAY template, but Facebook still doesn't pick them up! Although they are visible in the source, Facebook's debugger doesn't "see" them.

Oddly if, as a test, I put some manual tags in the v3ARCADE_MAIN template, Facebook DOES see them (though of course that's no use for this mod!)

Bit weird and I've spent hours trying to figure it out to no avail.

It's possible others haven't reported this, since unless you try clicking your own Facebook links (which most people probably won't do), they may not be aware it might not be working.

[Gemma]

Gemma I have this issue too and I've done some investigating.
I know the cause but I cannot solve it.

Facebook is not picking up any Opengraph meta tags, hence it doesn't know any of the parameters (this can be seen in the debugger tool.

On your site, og: tags are visible in the source code, like this:

<meta property="fb:app_id" content="snipped" />
<meta property="og:title" content="TOTWO" />
<meta property="og:type" content="website" />
<meta property="og:description" content="TOTWO is a pairs game. Click on the cards to see what is behind them, and try to match all the pairs before the time runs out!

Have fun!" />
<meta property="og:url" content="http://www.forumbanter.com/arcade/game-873/" />
<meta property="og:image" content="http://www.forumbanter.com/images/arcade/totwo.jpg" />But as far as I can see this mod doesn't add those. I'm wondering if you have something else running that adds those for you, or whether you've added them manually, but without them it won't work.

Now, beyond that, I have tried adding suitable tags into the v3ARCADE_PLAY template, but Facebook still doesn't pick them up! Although they are visible in the source, Facebook's debugger doesn't "see" them.

Oddly if, as a test, I put some manual tags in the v3ARCADE_MAIN template, Facebook DOES see them (though of course that's no use for this mod!)

Bit weird and I've spent hours trying to figure it out to no avail.

It's possible others haven't reported this, since unless you try clicking your own Facebook links (which most people probably won't do), they may not be aware it might not be working.

Hmmm, I might need to revise this.

Could you try this for me please.

Open your v3ARCADE_PLAY template and search for:

{vb:raw headinclude_bottom}

Below that add: (adding your own FB APP ID instead of xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx):

<meta property="fb:app_id" content="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" />
<meta property="og:title" content="{vb:raw game.title}" />
<meta property="og:type" content="website" />
<meta property="og:description" content="{vb:raw game.description}" />
<meta property="og:url" content="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/arcade/game-{vb:raw game.gameid}/" />
<meta property="og:image" content="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/images/arcade/{vb:raw game.stdimage}" />

Then in your v3arcade_headinclude template add this at the bottom

<script>var fbShare = {url: '{vb:raw href}',size: 'large',badge_text: 'fff',badge_color: '6666CC',google_analytics: 'true'}</script>

[Mark.B]

Thanks Gemma, still doesn't seem to pick up the tags which is bizarre since they are visible in the source.

Debugger with a sample game URL:

http://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug/og/object?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bowlandcentral.com%2Ffor um%2Farcade.php%3Fdo%3Dplay%26gameid%3D162

[Mark.B]

Wait...I've got it!

The debugger is seeing the standard no permissions error (as my site doesn't allow guests to play) and of course the og:tags are not sent on error pages!

Your site has guest playing enabled hence the debugger works.

Anyone without guest playing enabled cannot use the debugger.

So now I need to run some tests, I will do that later. :)

I have temporarily enabled guest playing.

[Gemma]

Are you running any other Facebook plugins on your site? For example does this work if you disable Facebook Connect?

[Mark.B]

Are you running any other Facebook plugins on your site? For example does this work if you disable Facebook Connect?

Thanks Gemma....I think I have it working.....it seems that it struggles when guests get the standard vBulletin permissions error.

I have gone down the road of a workaround, such as seen here:
http://www.bowlandcentral.com/forum/arcade.php?do=play&gameid=831

Basically it's a fiddle...guest view in the arcade is actually enabled, but a standard vBulletin conditional around the embed allows me to NOT display the game but instead display a message. This seems to allow the Facebook stuff to work correctly.

I hate Facebook...trying to get Like buttons to post correctly to walls is sooooo awkward...

[Ancient Dragon]

Open your footer template and add this to the bottom

Code:
<script type="text/javascript" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script>
Save template.


What "footer" template is this talking about? I did a template search in cp for "footer" in the titles and found several templates with that. I'm soooo confused!:confused:

[Gemma]

What "footer" template is this talking about? I did a template search in cp for "footer" in the titles and found several templates with that. I'm soooo confused!:confused:

In the template called footer. In the templates section of your admincp, select edit templates and scroll down to the one called footer. There is only one template called footer per style

[tidus78]

I can't reproduce any error. If you go to the facebook link below and enter the url of one of your games does it give any errors and does it pull the game information for that url? (ie - http://www.yoursite.com/arcade.php?do=play&gameid=789)

http://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug

No,it links to front page of the forum :confused:

[Gemma]

There are some other posts earlier in this thread about opengraph meta tags - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2320303&postcount=14 which may need to be implemented.

No,it links to front page of the forum :confused:

That is probably happening if your arcade isn't set to allow guests to play games.

In your usergroup settings for Unregistered/Not Logged In you would need to set Can View Arcade and Can Play Arcade to YES. Then in your v3ARCADE_PLAY template find:

<!-- main -->
<div class="blockrow">{vb:raw flashcode}</div>Replace that with:
<vb:if condition="$show['guest']">
<div class="standard_error">
<h2 class="blockhead">Arcade Error Message</h2>
<div class="blockbody formcontrols">

<p class="blockrow">Sorry, guests cannot play games in the arcade, you must be a registered member of {vb:raw vboptions.bbtitle} to play games and submit scores.<br/><br/> This will also allow you to compete on our arcade leaderboards, play tournaments or challenge other players to a 1v1 match.<br/><br/> Registration is quick, free and simple. Click <a href="register.php">HERE</a> to join our site.</p>
</div>
</div></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['member']"><div class="blockrow">{vb:raw flashcode}</div></vb:if>Changing the error message to suit your own needs.

[tidus78]

Tried but no results...

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/9650/capture20120510194840.png

[Gemma]

Updated: Revised code and some additional Facebook integration code.

Tried but no results...

Not sure :(

Did you try the additional steps in previous posts - adding the OG meta tags and making your arcade available to guests?

Do you have any other Facebook integration mods installed (other than the standard Facebook Connect that comes with the vbulletin software) that could be conflicting?

[tidus78]

Look at the URL,is it a SEO problem?

http://www.console-planet.it/arcade.php?do=play&gameid=128

[Gemma]

Look at the URL,is it a SEO problem?

http://www.console-planet.it/arcade.php?do=play&gameid=128

Looking at your source code you have two sets of OG meta tags. One for your site information and this one. The one for your site information is conflicting with this one. Even if you try displaying an arcade url from your site directly onto your Facebook page you will get the same results.

Do you have any other Facebook modifications installed?

[tidus78]

Yes,this one : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=266159

I tried to disable it but no results...

[Datenpapst]

Hey Gemma, for my site, facebook etc still picks up the site information instead of the game info :(
Any solution for that? Did it like mentioned in the install in the first post and post 14 :(

[Gemma]

Hey Gemma, for my site, facebook etc still picks up the site information instead of the game info :(
Any solution for that? Did it like mentioned in the install in the first post and post 14 :(

I've updated the opening post, to get Facebook to work you need to include step 2 and also set the usergroup permissions mentioned in step 5

5. Goto Usergroups > Usergroup Manager > Unregistered / Not Logged In and change the Can View Arcade and Can Play Arcade to YES

Then, hopefully, it should work as intended :o

[Datenpapst]

http://www.c-arena.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1191&d=1340465850

Did as you said. :(

[Gemma]

Think it is clashing with something else, I can see two sets of OG tags in your source code.

Do you have any other Facebook mods enabled?
Does it work if you disable Facebook connect?

[Datenpapst]

Tried it with FB Connect off. Still the same. No other FB Mode is installed :(

[Gemma]

Try moving this code to just below <head> in v3ARCADE_PLAY

<meta property="fb:app_id" content="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" />
<meta property="og:title" content="{vb:raw game.title}" />
<meta property="og:type" content="website" />
<meta property="og:description" content="{vb:raw game.description}" />
<meta property="og:url" content="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/arcade/game-{vb:raw game.gameid}/" />
<meta property="og:image" content="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/images/arcade/{vb:raw game.stdimage}" />Does it give the correct info in the debugger if you enter one of your game urls? - http://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug

If you want me to have a look at your site, PM me temporary admin access and I'll have a look at your templates and setup to see if anything stands out that would cause an error.