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

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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.
Donations always appreciated. :up:

To be clear the New (TNG) Version is: More Share Options TNG FREE (v 3.2) by BOP5.zip

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[Syxguns]

Originally Posted by Superorb

Ok. This text here worries me. I have the FB platform disabled in Vb.

As is stated, it will still work. However the best option is to have a FB page with a business page attached to it. Then you can FB your articles as you create them as well. Make the majority of FB open to the public for view.

[Superorb]

Originally Posted by Syxguns

As is stated, it will still work. However the best option is to have a FB page with a business page attached to it. Then you can FB your articles as you create them as well. Make the majority of FB open to the public for view.

Is there a guide floating around here for Facebook? I'm a social/FB newbie and this is all alien to me. My forum isn't really a business, I'm not sure if that matters though.

[Syxguns]

Originally Posted by Superorb

Is there a guide floating around here for Facebook? I'm a social/FB newbie and this is all alien to me. My forum isn't really a business, I'm not sure if that matters though.

There may be a few that could really tell you step by step, but that may be difficult as well. Most of it is pretty self explanatory but FB is constantly changing. I'm new to it as well. I''ve searched for how to do's for facebook and the site has changed again.

Basically keep your personal site simple and open for public view. You will need to get an application for VBulletin that will give you your FB key. After that I would still make a social page about what you do on your forum. There will be a link from your personal page to the new page you created. That is a good place to also post announcements, specials, offers etc..

Just jump in head first and and doggy paddle until you get a feel for it. You wl be asked to create friends and get your page looking nice. I would try to keep content limited. Post articles from your forum as well as posts. As you increase your online friends they are given updates every few days.

Good luck!

Sent from Samsung III S

[Superorb]

Wow, you typed all that from your phone?!

I created a FB Fan page (I think it's called) for my personal travel blog. I guess I'd do the same thing for the Ski forum too. I don't have any articles, the site is just a forum. I haven't even launched it publicly yet. Still testing plugins and getting everything squared away.

[Syxguns]

Originally Posted by Superorb

Wow, you typed all that from your phone?!

I created a FB Fan page (I think it's called) for my personal travel blog. I guess I'd do the same thing for the Ski forum too. I don't have any articles, the site is just a forum. I haven't even launched it publicly yet. Still testing plugins and getting everything squared away.

Yeah, when I'm at work a phone is all have! The typing isn't that difficult plus I have auto text where it guesses the word for me. Even with just a forum, you can recommend certain threads that may be a good read for people interested in skiing! I'm an armature but love to ski. I can name some bad places (for beginners) and a couple of great places. The most fun I had was in Taos NM. Not Angle Fire, that's beginners, but the Outback in Taos was for an armature very difficult. Greens are blues, blues are blacks, and blacks were yellow! The yellows were crazy! Think they spent more time in the air then on the snow!!

[Superorb]

Originally Posted by Syxguns

Yeah, when I'm at work a phone is all have! The typing isn't that difficult plus I have auto text where it guesses the word for me. Even with just a forum, you can recommend certain threads that may be a good read for people interested in skiing! I'm an armature but love to ski. I can name some bad places (for beginners) and a couple of great places. The most fun I had was in Taos NM. Not Angle Fire, that's beginners, but the Outback in Taos was for an armature very difficult. Greens are blues, blues are blacks, and blacks were yellow! The yellows were crazy! Think they spent more time in the air then on the snow!!

Small world, I was just down in Taos and did ziplining at Angel Fire a few weeks ago I'm just north in Denver.

There's a recommend button for FB, should I be using that or the Like button? I've only ever seen Like so that's what I've got it set to now.

[Syxguns]

Originally Posted by Superorb

Small world, I was just down in Taos and did ziplining at Angel Fire a few weeks ago I'm just north in Denver.

There's a recommend button for FB, should I be using that or the Like button? I've only ever seen Like so that's what I've got it set to now.

I haven't ever done any zip lining. Looks like fun if you are high enough to really scare the crap out of you!

I just use this mod and I also use another mod that I like. I use both in case someone doesn't see the one on top, I also have one on the side of the page. I also use the vB facebook for people to connect. I don't need anything else!

[fxdigi-cash]

There is something weird about this plugin... It doesn't show facebook like stuff...

here is my link: www.forexmegacashback.com/en

possibly there is something wrong somewhere...

any idea??

Edit: after several tries, I could manage to make it work... I still don't know why it didn't work before though...

[dougdirac]

How do I get the settings page to show styles I enabled after installing this mod?

[marcus123]

using vb4.2 and used this plugin and now facebook one isnt showing