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

Brought to you by BirdOPrey5
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.
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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[goxy63]

Thanks a lot for help, all ok now

Cheers

[goxy63]

Can someone give me little bit more details how to use "More Share Options" button for each arcade game ?
Simply to place {vb:raw moreshare} in one of arcade templates?

Think its not that simple

[BirdOPrey5]

It should be there already- wherever the share options are when in the regular forums (such as navbar) they should be there in the arcade too.

[mykkal]

I see two downloads... I don't understand. Why would I need to download both? i'm using vbulletin 4.2.3

[mykkal]

When I click like on any post the fb share button generates a blank page. It shows that people have liked a post but it doesn't appear in their timeline anywhere. It also doesn't appear in mine. mod_ssl is installed and my FB application is upgraded and approved. Also I see both a "like" and "share" button. Instead of a "like" and "send" button. What's going on?

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by mykkal

I see two downloads... I don't understand. Why would I need to download both? i'm using vbulletin 4.2.3

The correct latest version to download is: More Share Options TNG FREE (v 3.2) by BOP5.zip

The other file is an older version some people may prefer in some circumstances but I do not recommend it.

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by mykkal

When I click like on any post the fb share button generates a blank page. It shows that people have liked a post but it doesn't appear in their timeline anywhere. It also doesn't appear in mine. mod_ssl is installed and my FB application is upgraded and approved. Also I see both a "like" and "share" button. Instead of a "like" and "send" button. What's going on?

Facebook changed the name of the Send button to Share sometime last year.

The only way liked (or shared) content shows up on a timeline is if you enter some text/message into the box. Simply "Liking" it only adds it to your list of likes and not your timeline.

That isn't specific to this mod, that is how all Facebook Like buttons work.

[mykkal]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

The only way liked (or shared) content shows up on a timeline is if you enter some text/message into the box. Simply "Liking" it only adds it to your list of likes and not your timeline.

That isn't specific to this mod, that is how all Facebook Like buttons work.

Hi there, thanks for replying! The like button gives the option to comment on what you are "liking". This would share to a person's timeline. According to facebook this is exactly how the like buttons currently work.

https://developers.facebook.com/docs...ns/like-button
In facebook's own words:

Like Button for the Web

The Like button is the quickest way for people to share content with their friends.

A single click on the Like button will 'like' pieces of content on the web and share them on Facebook. You can also display a Share button next to the Like button to let people add a personal message and customize who they share with.

Anyways the post field doesn't show any opengraph data such as title or summary. It isn't reporting the like to their timeline but the application is recording the "like". Here is a screenshot. I want to get this working so I can purchase your gold version as I need to add more social sharing buttons.

[mykkal]

Hello????? Can you reply please

[BirdOPrey5]

If your open graph data is empty that is a conflict with another mod. To confirm it isn't because of this mod, disable this mod in product manager, and see if the open graph data comes back.

If it doesn't then the cause is some other mod. I would suggest disabling several at a time until you narrow down the one causing the problem. I don't have any easy way to tell which mod might be the cause.