Social Sharing Buttons
Thu Aug 08 2024

I have today created social sharing buttons which will be placed at the bottom of diary entries. This allows you, or your readers, to share your entries on various social media platforms, or other messaging systems. Currently supported is;

  • Facebook
  • Twitter (it's not X damnit)
  • Pinterest
  • Reddit
  • WhatsApp
  • Telegram
  • E-Mail

If the entry is private, or you're not a Plus User, you will need to create the unique shareable link before the sharing buttons will show up. If you're a Plus user and the entry is public, they'll show by default.

Switch off SharingIf you don't want this on your entries, you can disable it easily using the Diary Settings (the little cog icon on entries, or your diary homepage) and take the tick out of the box as shown to the left.

The sharing text is set by default, but each of the social media platforms will let you change that text before you finalise the sharing.

I may need to add some additional metadata to entries for Facebook and Twitter to pick up some extra details. I'll look at that a bit more tomorrow though.

Next up, diary buttons such as Previous and Next. Possibly First Entry and Latest Entry too.

Thoughts welcome 😀

9 Comments
  • From:
    D'vorahDavida
    On:
    Thu Aug 08 2024
    Oh. I'm with you. Twitter all the way. Ha~!!! This will be a very useful tool in the coming weeks. Thanks!!!!
    • From:
      Ksmiley/LittleKrissi
      On:
      Thu Aug 08 2024
      I do not consider X, the new name Twitter has been changed to myself! When, believe Elon Musk renamed the Twitter, I was not thrilled. Twitter is what I see it as.
      • From:
        DearDiary1
        On:
        Fri Aug 09 2024
        Elon Musk has ruined it in my opinion but that's just my opinion...
        • From:
          Ksmiley/LittleKrissi
          On:
          Mon Aug 12 2024
          I agree with you 100% to be very honest with you. The name Twitter was JUST fine!
  • From:
    D'vorahDavida
    On:
    Fri Aug 09 2024
    I just clicked on that Twitter link and BOOM, up comes my account with a nice linky to your entry. This is going to make it SO easy! Great idea!!!
    • From:
      Ksmiley/LittleKrissi
      On:
      Mon Aug 12 2024
      Agree
  • From:
    MissTick
    On:
    Fri Aug 09 2024
    the disabling function functions well as well ;-)

    🤭

    • From:
      DearDiary1
      On:
      Fri Aug 09 2024
      The buttons also work for users who are not Plus but have used the Unique Sharing Link option (which Free users can do 3 times per month to share entries).
    • From:
      Ksmiley/LittleKrissi
      On:
      Mon Aug 12 2024
      I agree