Show Thread Enhancements - Social Networking in Posbit AND Profile (Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Linkedin, +more)

History:

• 1.0.1 - Initial Release
• 1.0.2 - Added social networking to Profile with additional options and many other minor changes.
• 1.0.3 - Fixed a bug with the postbit settings and added a new setting.

Hi guys,

This was initially a template modification i created, i decided to make things much easier for people to compile it all into this product,

What is Social Networking in Postbit & Profile:

Well the name pretty much gives it away! This mod will add social networking icons for 10 social websites into both the vertical and horizontal postbit and now in a users profile with features like:

• Option to turn Modification on/off.
• Option to enable icons with or without a block.
• Option to turn profile block on/off.
• Option on location of profile block.
• 2x Icon sets 16x16 and 24x24.
• Mouseover and Mouseout animation.
• etc.

-INSTALLATION-

-STEP 1-
Goto admincp -> User Profile Fields -> Add new User Profile Field and add the following fields:

Profile Field Type - Single-Line Text Box
Title - Twitter
Description - Add a link to your Twitter profile.
Field Searchable on Members List - NO
Show on Members List - NO

Profile Field Type - Single-Line Text Box
Title - Facebook
Description - Add a link to your Facebook profile.
Field Searchable on Members List - NO
Show on Members List - NO

Profile Field Type - Single-Line Text Box
Title - Google+
Description - Add a link to your Google+ profile.
Field Searchable on Members List - NO
Show on Members List - NO

Profile Field Type - Single-Line Text Box
Title - Bebo
Description - Add a link to your Bebo profile.
Field Searchable on Members List - NO
Show on Members List - NO

Profile Field Type - Single-Line Text Box
Title - MySpace
Description - Add a link to your MySpace profile.
Field Searchable on Members List - NO
Show on Members List - NO

Profile Field Type - Single-Line Text Box
Title - Linkedin
Description - Add a link to your Linkedin profile.
Field Searchable on Members List - NO
Show on Members List - NO

Title - Tumblr
Description - Add a link to your Tumblr account.
Field Searchable on Members List - NO
Show on Members List - NO

Profile Field Type - Single-Line Text Box
Title - Flickr
Description - Add a link to your Flickr account.
Field Searchable on Members List - NO
Show on Members List - NO

Profile Field Type - Single-Line Text Box
Title - Youtube
Description - Add a link to your Youtube profile.
Field Searchable on Members List - NO
Show on Members List - NO

Profile Field Type - Single-Line Text Box
Title - Vimeo
Description - Add a link to your Vimeo profile.
Field Searchable on Members List - NO
Show on Members List - NO

Once you have created the profiled fields, take a note of the field numbers.

Note: If you do not want to use all of these websites then just add the fields of the websites that you do want to use.

-STEP 2-
Download the attached zip file, extract the files, open the UPLOAD folder and choose which icon set you wish to use, the options are 16x16 or 24x24 icons. Once you have decided, FTP the images folder to the root of your forums.

-Step 3-
Goto admincp -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product and upload the install file (product-socialpostbit.xml).

-Step 4-
Goto admincp -> Options -> [Boydy]Social Networking in Postbit. Now you must decide how you want to configure the mod, you can see examples of with/without block in the screenshots below. Next all you need to do is input all of the relevant profile field numbers and that's it! If you do not wish to use some of the websites included just leave the setting blank or set to 0.

And that's it! Screenshots below of the icon sets, admincp settings and the mod itself. Credit for the icons goes to sawb.What's new in version 1.0.2:

• Social networking block now added to profile.
• Option to enable/disable profile block.
• Option on location of profile block. (TOP, MIDDLE, BOTTOM)
• Some minor code and template changes from original release.
• Added version checking to the mod.
• etc.

What's new in version 1.0.3:

• Fixed bug with postbit setting.
• Added new setting for enabling/disabling the postbit only.
• etc.

I do have some other idea's on how to further extend this modification which you'll see in a future update. If you are upgrading please remember to ALLOW OVERWRITE.

If you install this and For future updates and support please remember to mark as installed!

I've had a lot of PM's requesting my Paypal to donate so i have now set it up on here, feel free to donate if you like although please do not feel you have to

All donations are greatly appreciated

[jerde]

Yes, I also have 4.2 installed and having issues with links. Used Louise' fix here to resolve... https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=138

[jerde]

Originally Posted by Superorb

On my profile pages the user's name isn't inserted in the Title/Alt tag. I think the problem is the variable it calls is post.username when it's the profile and not the posts page.

alt="Add {vb:raw post.username} on Facebook"

It should be {vb:raw prepared.musername}.

You added the letter "m" on "username" by accident. It should be...

{vb:raw prepared.username}

[Superorb]

Originally Posted by jerde

You added the letter "m" on "username" by accident. It should be...

{vb:raw prepared.username}

Yeah I know, I fixed that earlier. Thanks for looking out!

[Palmcone]

For some reason, there is a <br> being entered under one of my social icons. If I add another social network to my profile then it adds the icon on the top part of the list. Why is the YouTube button on a different line? More importantly, how do I correct this?

[Superorb]

Originally Posted by Palmcone

For some reason, there is a <br> being entered under one of my social icons. If I add another social network to my profile then it adds the icon on the top part of the list. Why is the YouTube button on a different line? More importantly, how do I correct this?

You need to edit the templates that this plugin installs and take out the <br /> that it adds.

[jerde]

Originally Posted by Palmcone

For some reason, there is a <br> being entered under one of my social icons. If I add another social network to my profile then it adds the icon on the top part of the list. Why is the YouTube button on a different line? More importantly, how do I correct this?

You need to find the "memberinfo_block_social", "postbit_social", "postbit_social1" templates, and then scroll down about half way and delete this... </br>

Then all your icons will be in one straight line.

[Palmcone]

Originally Posted by jerde

You need to find the "memberinfo_block_social", "postbit_social", "postbit_social1" templates, and then scroll down about half way and delete this... </br>

Then all your icons will be in one straight line.

I edited the xml file to remove the <br> and re-uploaded it. Problem solved.

Thanks for the suggestions.

[tankkiller]

Originally Posted by LouiseWilson

Ditto I'm using version 4.2.0
Well it seems another mod not woring correctly, I have fixed this by going to either

postbit_social
postbit_social1

depending on what View you use in the options
and edit the following

Example
<a target ="blank" href="{vb:raw social.twitter}">

to

<a target ="blank" href="http://twitter.com/{vb:raw post.field10}">

Can someone confirm this still works with vB4.2.0 pl3? I experienced this same issue listed above, with the url redirected to the installed website with the social media username added onto the end ex: http://mywebsite.com/my FB_username.

I did the above fix but it didn't work, the mod no longer displays with that tweak.

After several reattempts of double checking my edits, now the plugin doesn't work at all. Even after re-uploading the original file. With either the original xml or the one with the tweaks, when trying to edit the options in ACP/Options/ none of the changes are saved, it just refreshes the page and doesn't save my entered data.

[thenags]

Installed it and it's working great.

Any plans to add Instagram?

[murrtex]

Originally Posted by thenags

Installed it and it's working great.

Any plans to add Instagram?

Here is;
Pinterest, Soundcloud, Instagram