Log in | Register
  1. Forum
  3. Discontinued Products
  5. JFBConnect v8.x Support (Joomla 3 Only) (CLOSED)
  7. Facebook share -> Alpha User Points

Topic-icon Facebook share -> Alpha User Points

Active Subscriptions:

None
10 years 8 months ago #54799 by kanoon
Hi Alex,

I would love to get the JFBConnect facebook share button giving points on Alpha User Points.
I am in touch with Alpha User Points developer already. He has an API code, that he could include, but he has no idea where he could place it.
Do you have any idea? If there is no such place in the facebook share, is it possible to create a small pop-up after clicking on the share button which asks "are you sure, you want to share this and get points?" and place the code there?
Google+ and twitter share works perfectly already.
Would be great if you could help out here.

Cheers,
Max
The topic has been locked.
Support Specialist
10 years 8 months ago #54809 by alzander
As far as I know, there's no way to track if the Facebook Share button is used and to award points for doing so.

JFBConnect already support rewarding points in AUP when the user clicks the Facebook Like, Google +1, Tweet or sharing to LinkedIn. That's all enabled with the Social Profiles - AUP plugin that's included with JFBConnect. If you're having issues getting that functionality to work, please let us know.

I hope that helps,
Alex
The topic has been locked.
Active Subscriptions:

None
10 years 8 months ago #54811 by kanoon
Hi Alex,
Thanks for your answer.
Yes, it seems to be pretty complicated...
What do you think about the idea of a pop-up that only shows up after clicking on facebook share where the user sees a notification: "thanks for sharing on Facebook! Click here to receive your points" and there would be a button with the Alpha User Point API code.
Do you think this would be realizable?
The topic has been locked.
Active Subscriptions:

None
10 years 8 months ago #54813 by kanoon
So, I am just trying to find a way to get the facebook share working with Alpha User Points.
All other social media shares work well, thanks.
The topic has been locked.
Active Subscriptions:

None
10 years 8 months ago #54815 by kanoon
Sorry again, I could have found a solution.
Please find attached two pictures that might help to explain my workaround.
The first facebook share button doesn't send anything to facebook - it just opens up a pop-up form, which informs that activating the checkbox in the pop-up gives Alpha User Points.
In this checkbox lies the Alpha User Points API.
After clicking on "share" the k2 article will be shared and the points will be allocated.

Hope this could be a way! If not I hope it might helped you finding the right solution.


The topic has been locked.
Support Specialist
10 years 8 months ago #54818 by alzander
The problem is that Facebook doesn't have any method to hook into the share button to detect when it's clicked. They purposefully do not want site owners to incentive the Share button and do not have a Javascript callback that can be used to trigger another event after the share.

Facebook *does* have a Javascript callback for the Like button so that events can be triggered after the user clicks the Like button. That's why we do support AUP rewards for the Like button.

I understand what you're looking for with your images, but I don't know of any method to implement such functionality that ties into what Facebook allows for the share button. If you are aware of some API or calls we could make, please let us know. Unfortunately, I just don't think it's possible.

Thanks,
Alex
The topic has been locked.
Active Subscriptions:

None
10 years 8 months ago #54822 by kanoon
O.k., thanks for your thoughts!
All the best,
Max
The topic has been locked.
Support Specialist
10 years 8 months ago #54829 by alzander
No problem. We do like AUP and are always looking for new ways to integrate with it and other extensions. If you have any suggestions, definitely let us know.

Thanks,
Alex
The topic has been locked.
  1. Forum
  3. Discontinued Products
  5. JFBConnect v8.x Support (Joomla 3 Only) (CLOSED)
  7. Facebook share -> Alpha User Points
From the Blog
Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Blog RSS