Attempting to get some social share working on the website. Currently it looks like I have gotten some social share buttons into a module position instead of the float. May go back to float but there is no pinterest button there. How do I get that button into there? I embedded code into this k2 item (see attached) above the content but I have no interest in adding all the content needed for each item. Just looking for standard pin it functionality.
The Pinterest button requires that an image is set for each button to share. JFBConnect will try to determine this automatically when the Open Graph - K2 (or Content) plugins are enabled. Please make sure those are enabled on your site for the JFBCSocialShare button to properly pick an image.
In your K2 articles, you can enable the JFBCContent plugin and configure the settings in the JFBConnect -> Social area to have the social buttons automatically added to each K2 article. No manual tagging here!
1. If I wanted to have the buttons be in a fixed position in the bottom right as they are in the forum here how is that accomplished?
The settings we use on this site are:
Layout: Button Count
Orientation: Horizontal
Position: Float
Margin: 5px
Padding: 5px 0px 0px 5px
Background: #fff
Float From Top: 3000
Float from left: 3000
That should get you started.
2. When I exclude LinkedIn buttons Facebook does not move up in line with the other buttons. See attached.
That's a spacing issue with the Facebook button. Please make sure you set a Width for the Facebook button of ~50 or so (you may need to play with that)
3. How do we change the order of the buttons? Line 16 (module/default.php) best method?
You don't. We've ordered the buttons in the optimal way to work on all sites (see the sizing issues above). You could make some code modifications to our module if you insist, but it's not something we recommend for compatibility across browsers and devices.
4. If I wanted all the buttons in the traditional social button location for a K2 item how would that be accomplished.
See the Content Plugin info above.
5. I am assuming that this methods does not have the same speed impact issues that addthis has on sites.
No. AddThis talks to their servers and then to each social network. JFBConnect is definitely meant to be faster than 3rd party sharing tools, there will still be some load time for each social sharing button.
I hope that helps,
Melissa
Pinterest Button and general Social share buttons
