Version 2.6 Has Now Been Released

Version 2.6 now includes 2 Reddit button options, center justification of the buttons options, and a fix to a bug in the width of the Google +1 button when the counter was disabled.

Version 2.6 also marks the release of a Gold version of this mod with premium features including the ability to add new buttons easily via the Admin CP.

Going forward the Free/Light version will only see bug fixes.

Any new features including new buttons and/or new sharing locations will only be done in the Gold version.

See the top/first post for more details.

I have this installed on my Forum but nothing shows on the top left of the Threads.
On 2 other forums I have installed it on it works like a dream, but not this one.

You have to Enable Facebok Like Button in Threads in Admin CP -> Settings -> Options -> Facebook Options -> Like Button - Threads -> Yes.

I'd like to request privacy features, so that the like and +1 button will not track the behavior of my users and send the data to FB/Google/etc.

This messes up the hieght of the side blocks on the main forums

I don't know what you mean- these are the standard buttons available from Facebook, Google, Twitter, and the like. I don't see any "privacy options" available when creating the buttons and the very purpose of the buttons IS to send data to Facebook and Google- that's the point of the buttons. This isn't a local likes system. :confused:

I really don't see that as a problem, it is working as designed- but there are other share locations available on that page if you don't like it,

If you want to keep it where it is AND lower the sideblock you would need to manually edit your FORUMHOME template or sidebar css code. There are many ways to do this but one that should work is-

Edit FORUMHOME, find the code:

And add a margin property:

change the "20px" to whatever size works for you.

what is the code to bring it down as i have it on another skin that needs to go down a bit

If you want to bring the share buttons lower you can edit the more_share_options template.

add a <br /> tag to the very top of the template.

That will lower it in all locations though so if you just want to do forumhome:

At the very top line of the template. Add more <br />'s if you want additional room.

Facebook is under a lot of scrutiny, especially in the EU. Facebook uses the like button, not only to send the thread to facebook, but it also gathers information on all the forum users that open a page with a like button on it. Because the like button is on many websites, facebook also tracks the behavior of users across the internet and profiles users by placing cookies and by tracking IPs. Not only if someone is logged into facebook, but also if users are logged out or even if users do not have a facebook profile at all, they are getting profiled. If you visit a forum (with facebook like buttons) about a specific topic, then the facebook advertising system will start showing you adds that relate to that topic. Even if the topic is delicate, controversial, adult or otherwise private.

This is a large concern for authorities, internet users and webmasters. Its not without reason that many webmasters will not install a facebook like or facebook login function.

By default there are no privacy functions available, because facebook, etc want to keep data mining. Privacy functions can only be coded. And thats what I am requesting from you. It should be possible to keep the functionality to send threads to facebook(like) etc, while blocking data mining functions.

For example: isn't it possible to only load the script once someone clicks the like button? Im sure people would find such privacy functions very attractive.

I hope that I have explained it a bit clearer.

When you explain it that way yes I suppose it is possible to not "activate" any of the facebook javascripts until a user opts-in to see it...

HOWEVER that would defeat a major feature which would be showing the # of likes or shares to everyone even if they don't click on it at all.

On my live forum I have coded a way using a custom profile field to let users who don't like "share" buttons turn them all off forumwide... It's a relatively easy thing to accomplish if you know anything about custom profile fields and basic php conditionals... But it is a PITA to explain to someone who doesn't.

Let me think about this... I think I could combine some code from my Signature Ignore System mod which lets users opt-out of seeing specific signatures, into this to let users opt out from seeing the share buttons in this mod- so if you have users who hate to see facebook and other sharing code they can disable it completely.

I'm not going to confirm I will add this, but it does sound interesting to me, will strongly consider it.