Sharing on social media.
How Do I?
Hi, I was wondering if it is possible to add buttons at the bottom of blog posts to share the posts on Facebook and Twitter. I know those buttons exist for the pro version via an (expensive) add-on, but can the same be achieved in the free version, and if so, how?
Any help will be much appreciated.
Hi! Sharing buttons is not part of ExpressionEngine, but you can easily add them in your templates.
For example, you can use https://sharingbuttons.io/ Just replace default URL with {current_url} global variable.
Other options:
https://sharethis.com/platform/share-buttons/
https://www.addtoany.com/buttons/for/website
and dozens other services and methods
Hi, Thank you for your reply.
However, forgive my ignorance, but I cannot seem to find the variable {default_url), could you give me a push in the right direction, please?
Thank you in advance.
Be aware that most 3rd party sharing services collect a horrendous amount of personal data, best to avoid.
Instead you can build your own share links, examples at https://www.trickprof.com/post/Custom-Social-Share-Links and https://css-tricks.com/simple-social-sharing-links/
As Rob said, don’t just put social links on all pages. If you do, make sure they are static buttons, not sending your visitors traffic and information to a third party. Depending on the type of website you run, people might not like that privacy invasion with trackers. The reason Facebook and others give like buttons for free for website owners is because they use them as trackers.
Thanks for the explanation.