Footer social media links

Eddy
Eddy
@eddy
9 years ago
479 posts
I have searched the forums but can't find anything on this, I'm trying to change a link on the footer social links section, but can't remember where to do that.

Thanks in advance.

Eddy
updated by @eddy: 03/28/16 11:15:22PM
michaelcawood
@michaelcawood
9 years ago
77 posts
I've been changing my tooter template file (footer.tpl) file... but I do wonder if there's any easier way to add social links. I'd be curious if you find the option.
gary.moncrieff
gary.moncrieff
@garymoncrieff
9 years ago
865 posts
Which skin are you using? If its Nova the settings would be in skin settings social networks tab I believe. Not sure about other skins. I know media pro doesn't have them by default.
updated by @garymoncrieff: 12/13/15 06:55:14AM
douglas
@douglas
9 years ago
2,793 posts
All JR5 skins should have a social network tab in the skins settings.


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Eddy
Eddy
@eddy
9 years ago
479 posts
Thanks @michaelcawood, @garymoncrieff, @douglas, yup thats where it was, had forgotten that already.

Eddy
michaelcawood
@michaelcawood
9 years ago
77 posts
I don't see any Social settings. When I click on Skins I see the following tabs:
Global Config
Style
Images
Language
Templates
Info
Help
paul
@paul
9 years ago
4,331 posts
michaelcawood:
I don't see any Social settings. When I click on Skins I see the following tabs:
Global Config
Style
Images
Language
Templates
Info
Help

Are you using the Ningja skin? For some reason that one doesn't have the social settings. I'll raise a ticket for that and get it fixed up.
Thanks


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Paul Asher - JR Developer and System Import Specialist
michaelcawood
@michaelcawood
9 years ago
77 posts
Ah. Yes I am. Thank you Paul.
paul
@paul
9 years ago
4,331 posts
This is now in the MarketPlace - https://www.jamroom.net/the-jamroom-network/networkmarket/165/ningja-skin


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michaelcawood
@michaelcawood
9 years ago
77 posts
Thank you Paul. I entered the URLs for those. How do you activate the links/logos?
paul
@paul
9 years ago
4,331 posts
You don't enter URLs, just your profile/user name. Once done, the linked icons will show in the footer.


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michaelcawood
@michaelcawood
9 years ago
77 posts
How do I put a Facebook page in then? As apposed to a facebook user?

I've put in a twitter user name but still don't see any icons yet.
michaelcawood
@michaelcawood
9 years ago
77 posts
I think it might be because I customized the Footer. So I'll have to merge th code. But it's not letting me de-activate the custom footer template right now.
paul
@paul
9 years ago
4,331 posts
Yep - If you have a custom footer template you'll need to merge in the new code, but what do you mean by "it's not letting me de-activate the custom footer template right now"?


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michaelcawood
@michaelcawood
9 years ago
77 posts
Ignore that last part... the page just needed a refresh.
paul
@paul
9 years ago
4,331 posts
michaelcawood:
Ignore that last part... the page just needed a refresh.

Cool
Tip - When developing put the site into Developer Mode (ACP=>Developer=>Developer Tools=>Global=>Run In Developer Mode) to disable caching.


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michaelcawood
@michaelcawood
9 years ago
77 posts
I've reset the footer template and there's no social icons showing up. It's also not reverting the footer. It's still showing the footer I coded... you can tell because I added a logo and ti's not going away. Any idea why that might happen.
paul
@paul
9 years ago
4,331 posts
Are you in developer mode (see above)?


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michaelcawood
@michaelcawood
9 years ago
77 posts
My mistake I was resetting the wrong template. Duh!
michaelcawood
@michaelcawood
9 years ago
77 posts
I have it working now. I have to admit YouTube is as much a social media go to location as the rest if more not more these days for my followers So it would be nice to add that in future updates.

Regardless, Thanks for the update Paul.
paul
@paul
9 years ago
4,331 posts
Thanks Michael. YouTube would be easy to add in but how much of a social media is it? I've never thought of it as one, maybe because no one has ever referenced or pointed me to their YT profile pages in any of my other online networking activities. Does anyone else here use YT as a social network?


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Ceri
Ceri
@adolygwr
9 years ago
370 posts
Not specifically YouTube but a couple of other options might be handy - Reddit, Tumblr etc ?


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paul
@paul
9 years ago
4,331 posts
Pretty simple for you to do. I've just added YouTube to the footer of my test site by uploading a YT icon image to the skin via the skin's Images tab then adding the following code to the template after all the others -
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCl2ErTwq80VEgLPF-lopkQ" target="_blank">{jrCore_image skin="jrNingja" image="youtube.jpeg" width="40" height="40" class="social-img" alt="youtube" title="Follow Paul on YouTube"}</a>
The same could be applied to Reddit, Tumblr etc.


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Ceri
Ceri
@adolygwr
9 years ago
370 posts
Many thanks :)


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Ceri Shaw - AmeriCymru
Ceri
Ceri
@adolygwr
9 years ago
370 posts
Tried this for pinterest. Doesnt seem to be working. Here is the line I added:-

{if strlen($_conf.jrNingja_pinterest_name) > 0}
{jrCore_image skin="jrNingja" image="pinterest.jpeg" width="40" height="40" class="social-img" alt="pinterest" title="Follow AmeriCymru on Pinterest"}
{/if}


Fixed it :) Shouldn't have changed google name to pinterest name. I guess there is no such variable duh :)


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updated by @adolygwr: 12/14/15 03:01:47PM
michaelcawood
@michaelcawood
9 years ago
77 posts
Paul, do you happen to have a matching YouTube icon?
paul
@paul
9 years ago
4,331 posts
Ceri - There's no need to wrap the jrCore_image code and link in an {if} statement as there is no variable for it (as you deduced). It will be there all the time.

Michael - I just Googled 'youtube icon' and selected 'images' there were plenty to choose from and download. Just look for a 'square' one and don't worry too much about its size (as long as its less than a few hundred pixels square) as the width and height parameters in the jrCore_image call will scale it.


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