Share to Facebook

[ZeroHoursOfSleep]

Hey, does anyone know how to properly implement a "Share to Facebook" button in the "Add to this . . ." shakebox?

I've tried but I keep getting error after error. Specifically, errors originating because "u" is not a variable in class.compiler.php. I'm not a programmer and am really stuck but will greatly benefit from the ability to share on Facebook directly from my site.

For whatever reason, Facebook forces you to use a script that encodes the share URL. They have posted instructions on how to add their share buttons to "any site on the internet," but this does not work for Pligg 9.7. (See for yourself: Facebook | Share Partners)

There are three codes (you choose one) that you're forced to use.

Link Only:

<script>function fbs_click() {u=location.href;t=document.title;window.open('http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u='+encodeURIComponent(u)+'&t='+encodeURIComponent(t),'sharer','toolbar=0,status=0,width=626,height=436');return false;}</script><a href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=<url>" onclick="return fbs_click()" target="_blank">Share on Facebook</a> 

Link and Image:

<script>function fbs_click() {u=location.href;t=document.title;window.open('http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u='+encodeURIComponent(u)+'&t='+encodeURIComponent(t),'sharer','toolbar=0,status=0,width=626,height=436');return false;}</script><style> html .fb_share_link { padding:2px 0 0 20px; height:16px; background:url(http://static.ak.facebook.com/images/share/facebook_share_icon.gif?12:26981) no-repeat top left; }</style><a href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=<url>" onclick="return fbs_click()" target="_blank" class="fb_share_link">Share on Facebook</a> 

Styled Link and Image:

<script>function fbs_click() {u=location.href;t=document.title;window.open('http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u='+encodeURIComponent(u)+'&t='+encodeURIComponent(t),'sharer','toolbar=0,status=0,width=626,height=436');return false;}</script><style> html .fb_share_button { display: -moz-inline-block; display:inline-block; padding:1px 20px 0 5px; height:15px; border:1px solid #d8dfea; background:url(http://static.ak.facebook.com/images/share/facebook_share_icon.gif?12:26981) no-repeat top right; } html .fb_share_button:hover { color:#fff; border-color:#295582; background:#3b5998 url(http://static.ak.facebook.com/images/share/facebook_share_icon.gif?12:26981) no-repeat top right; text-decoration:none; } </style> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=<url>" class="fb_share_button" onclick="return fbs_click()" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;">Share</a> 

Has anyone been able to implement? I know it's possible because http://videos.brainfall.com is Powered by Pligg and implements this mod (as well as a pretty cool video embed) nicely.

Please help if you can! Thanks in advance.

[cegeland]

Has this been figured out yet? I would also like to implement this feature.

[chuckroast]

First create an icon or grab one off facebook and upload it to the images folder of the template your using. Let's call it facebook.png

Open linksummary.tpl and find

<span id="addto-{$link_shakebox_index}" style="display:none"><br />{#PLIGG_Visual_LS_AddTo#}

Then add something like this.

<a href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u={$enc_url}"><img src="{$my_base_url}{$my_pligg_base}/templates/{$the_template}/images/facebook.png" border="0" alt="submit '{$title_short}' to Facebook" /></a>

That should do it.

[Coolaid]

Very nice ! That code works fine for us !!!
It would be nice to be able to promote the story link !! What do you think ?
I just don't know how to code it !

[bbrian017]

I think you added the wrong URL to your website the correct one shoud be like this right?

Brainfall.com Videos / Popular Videos

I will also be adding this new feature thanks for the code and if possible can you share the image you will be using

[Andtony]

I think you should use the source's original url when providing this kind of feature but here is solution to your request.

Change from Chuck's code the {$enc_url} to {$my_base_url}{$story_url} and that should do it.

[Coolaid]

Nice it works fine !!! You're the best !

[argh2xxx]

Originally Posted by Coolaid

Nice it works fine !!! You're the best !

For some reason when I use {$my_base_url}{$story_url} it only shows my domain name and the link to the story but not the title of the story and the summary of the story. And of course when click on the title of the story should take the user to the story page on my site. Any idea how to fix this?

ex: example.com
http://mypligg.com/out.php?title=blahblahblah

but I want it to be like:

title of the story
http://mypligg.com/out.php?title=todaystory

[fetiracing]

Hi all !
First, sorry for my bad english.
I want to ask you if exists a way to force facebook (in the "share on facebook" script) to put the title I want.
For example:

http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=...ar&t=ThisTitle

If you go to the these link, when facebook's page is open, it shows another title ! I want to show "ThisTitle" and facebook shows another. I don't know if Facebook take the "meta tags" or the "title" tags of the page reffered.

Well, I will thank you for any answer !
Thanks to all.

[hazman]

Cool this works for me too ...