Miscellaneous Hacks - More Share Options TNG by BOP5 (Facebook, Twitter, Google +1, AddThis) Share Buttons

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www.Qapla.com

Current Version: 3.2

More Share Options The Next Generation (v 3.0) is a complete rewrite of my "More Share Options" mod. If you are looking for the old version I am keeping it attached (More Share Options for VB4 by BOP5v261.zip) but it will no longer be updated or supported.

The purpose of the mod is to add additional share "buttons" (Besides Facebook Like) to vBulletin.

Demo: Practically every page of Qapla.com has the "Gold" version enabled.

There is GOLD Version with additional features available at:
http://www.qapla.com/mods/showthread...4-by-BOP5-GOLD

The FREE Version allows sharing to the following sites:

• Facebook (Like OR Recommend with Send Button Option, and with old style "Share" option, Dark Option, Show Faces Option)
• Twitter (Specify "Via" Username, Related Account, default hash tags, and language- With or without counts)
• Google +1 (With or without count, option to use built in Facebook language or specify custom language)
• Add This (Option to input publisher ID for analytics tracking, enable/disable printing, disable duplicate sites option)

The FREE Version also has the following Style Vars for basic styling:

• Height of Share Bar (in Pixels)
• Padding
• Margins

The GOLD Version has all of the above PLUS the following additional share options:

• Pinterest (With or without count, option to specify pinned image, better Pin It sharing button in Beta available for testing)
• Digg (With count or icon only)
• Linked In (With or without count)
• StumbleUpon (Several options with/without counts)
• Reddit (Several options with/without "points")
• Custom Buttons (Add as many additional custom buttons as you want!)

The GOLD Version also has additional Style Vars for complete control of Share Bar Styling:

• Background
• Border

(Both FREE and GOLD can be completely customized by CSS as well if you prefer not to use Style Vars.)

Some of the major differences between More Share Options TNG and the Original Version:

• Share Buttons now show on ALL pages, including pages by 3rd party applications like Arcades and Media Galleries.
• Twitter Count Now WORKS
• Table-less design (All formatting done via CSS/Style Vars)
• Additional built-in Facebook and Twitter options
• New options to disable by Usergroup and/or THIS_SCRIPT value (as well as by Forum and by Style)
• Pinterest Now Integrated (Gold version only)

As with the prior version, fast loading Asynchronous JavaScript is used everywhere possible.

IMPORTANT UPGRADE NOTICE!

If you are "upgrading" from an old version (any version less than 3.0) be aware this version (TNG) has been coded as a completely new and separate mod. It will NOT upgrade an old version.

I suggest if you run an old version of "More Share Options" you disable it via Product Manager in Admin CP.

Install and configure this new mod and make sure it works and you like it.

If you do like it then you can uninstall the old mod from Product Manager.

IMPORTANT - Some users have reported the new mod will not run until the old mod is uninstalled. If you have installed 3.0 and it is not running, please try uninstalling the old mod first.

VBSEO Compatibility:

UPDATE: It has been reported working with VBSEO!

Basically I have no idea how compatible this may be with VBSEO as I don't have access to a VBSEO enabled forum. If you use VBSEO be sure it works as designed (you can share pages.)

Test share 3 pages: The Forum Home, a Thread (showthread), and a Forum (forumdisplay) - if all 3 shares work I am confident the mod will work completely for you. I suggest you use Twitter or Facebook for your testing.

If you do run into VBSEO issues please post here and I will do my best to fix.

General Compatibility:
This has been tested as far back a VB 4.0.8 and as recent as VB 4.2.0. It is expected to work on all VB 4.x.x versions however if you have a very old version of VB please try the FREE version before purchasing the Gold to ensure compatibility. This is not compatible with VB 3.x.

As of version 3.2.0 there is a recommended manual file edit for those running VB 4.1.9 or below.

Admin CP Full Screen Shot: http://www.qapla.com/mods/ss/msotng_admincp_free.jpg

VB 3.8 Version Here.

Please Mark as Installed if you use this.
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To be clear the New (TNG) Version is: More Share Options TNG FREE (v 3.2) by BOP5.zip

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[Winter Sonata]

Yes, same problem as Mondi indicated, using 4.1.10 default theme.

Disabled for now

[BirdOPrey5]

For everything Facebook does right they don't pick images very well.

If you have Facebook Connect setup you can add an image for your "app" in the developer's page for the app and that image should be used.

If you don't have Facebook Connect enabled/setup then you can manually add this line line to your headinclude template.

<meta property="og:image" content="http://www.youursite.com/images/myimage.jpg" />

Where of course you replace the URL with your own URL to an image.

Unfortunately this image won't vary by thread, it will have to be the same image for all your likes- I personally use a forum logo.

Note- changes will not be immediate- facebook stores a cache of your page so it may take several days for changes to appear on a page that has already been "liked." Try it on a brand new page/thread to make sure it is working.

[LuDawgs]

I was wondering if someone might be able to help me. I have a few forums where this isn't showing up and I can't figure out way. Can BOP offer any guidance? Thanks!

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by LuDawgs

I was wondering if someone might be able to help me. I have a few forums where this isn't showing up and I can't figure out way. Can BOP offer any guidance? Thanks!

As of vb 4.1.8 if the forums aren't visible to the public the Facebook Like button (and by extension this mod) won't show. Theory is not to share content the public can't see.

[LuDawgs]

Ahhhh....make sense. Any way to override that?

[BirdOPrey5]

Not that I've figured out yet.

[Noerenberg]

Hi,

i have the vB 4.1.10 and my Forum is www.das-grosse-tierforum.de

Is it possible to change the englisch text in german on the FB button?

[BlueCheri]

Joe can it be done like attached image (it is on DP forum)

G!

[Noerenberg]

We dont like the counter, we looking for the text just in german.

Be the first of your friends to like this.

This one in german, i was looking in the code for
en_EN

then for me i need it de_DE

so FB give automaticly german language

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by BlueCheri

Joe can it be done like attached image (it is on DP forum)



G!

There is an option to do the "box count" on Facebook Like if that is what you mean. If you mean make the bar look exactly like it does on Digital Point you'd have to manually edit the template I suppose to get it how you want.

Originally Posted by Noerenberg

We dont like the counter, we looking for the text just in german.

Be the first of your friends to like this.

This one in german, i was looking in the code for
en_EN

then for me i need it de_DE

so FB give automaticly german language

Edit the "more_share_options" template- look for: en_US and change it to your language.

However that code is really only used in older VB4 versions. Newer VB4 versions this should be set by the forum itself. If this mod is disabled is your LIKE button in English or German?