Upgrading to latest Share This module 2.0.0

@brian
6 years ago
10,148 posts

If you have recently updated to the latest Share This module (version 2.0.0), you may have noticed that the Share This section on your detail pages has gone "missing". This is very easy to fix, and is related to the fact that Share This has completely changed the way their system works.

Here's how to upgrade:

1) Upgrade to the Share This beta module
2) Log in to your Share This dashboard: https://platform.sharethis.com
3) On the left of the Share This dashboard you will see the various options that are available for ShareThis
4) Go into EACH option and enable and make the settings as you want
5) Give it 5 - 10 minutes for the ShareThis caching to expire and you'll see the options on your site

Share This is now 100% controlled from the Share This side of things - it is no longer configured or controlled by the module.

IMPORTANT: You must upgrade to the new version to be GPDR compliant!

If anyone has any questions, please let us know.

Thanks!

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Brian Johnson
Founder and Lead Developer - Jamroom
https://www.jamroom.net
updated by @brian: 09/04/19 10:21:47AM

Zachary Moonshine
@zachary-moonshine
6 years ago
824 posts

ok i see the link thanks @brian

PatriaCo
@the-patria-company
6 years ago
349 posts

I am sure glad that you guys are up to speed on all this stuff so that we can just stay focused on our communities. THANKS!!

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TiG
@tig
6 years ago
184 posts

One thing that we can control in jamroom is the positioning of the buttons. The new jrShareThis module seems to implement the buttons as a detail feature and thus they show up at the bottom of the content.

Is there a reasonably sound way to position the buttons elsewhere (in our case we would position them below the article and above the comments)? It looks like we would have to somehow stop the feature mechanism for jrShareThis and then manually insert the ShareThis interface code in our templates. (We do not want to change the position of the other detail features.)

As usual, I am looking for advice on how to best accomplish this considering JR design intent.

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TiG

@michael
6 years ago
7,746 posts

The code to add the inline buttons ( you must activate them at sharethis ) is

 <div class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" style="margin-bottom: 20px;"></div>

to exclude:

{jrCore_item_detail_features .......... exclude="jrShareThis~sharethis"}

TiG
@tig
6 years ago
184 posts

Michael

Thanks for the clean method. Will check this out tomorrow (very late here).

Thanks,
TiG

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TiG

@brian
6 years ago
10,148 posts

If you're just trying to get ShareThis to show above the comments, just go into the Core -> Tools -> Item Detail Features and you can set the order there.

Let me know if that helps.

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Brian Johnson
Founder and Lead Developer - Jamroom
https://www.jamroom.net

TiG
@tig
6 years ago
184 posts

Brian

Perfection. Thanks!

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TiG

@ukdenny
6 years ago
304 posts

I don't seem to be able to make this work now. Do I have to complete the details in the GDPR?

PatriaCo
@the-patria-company
6 years ago
349 posts

ShareThis has a bunch of cool new tools. I added their script in my meta.tpl to take advantage of them all.

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The Patria Company - patriaco.com / quality-trades.com / a-t.life - doing Jamroom since v3

@brian
6 years ago
10,148 posts

ukdenny:
I don't seem to be able to make this work now. Do I have to complete the details in the GDPR?

The steps I outlined at the very top should be all you need.

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Brian Johnson
Founder and Lead Developer - Jamroom
https://www.jamroom.net

@brian
6 years ago
10,148 posts

PatriaCo:
ShareThis has a bunch of cool new tools. I added their script in my meta.tpl to take advantage of them all.

You should not have to modify your meta.tpl file in any way (unless you're doing something custom) - the module will take care of setting it up for you.

--
Brian Johnson
Founder and Lead Developer - Jamroom
https://www.jamroom.net

@ukdenny
6 years ago
304 posts

brian:
The steps I outlined at the very top should be all you need.

I have checked and re-checked and do not know why this is not working.
Do I have to disable the share module?
Do I need to paste this somewhere? Paste the code anywhere you'd like your inline share button to appear.

updated by @ukdenny: 08/08/18 01:17:44AM

@douglas
6 years ago
2,793 posts

You don't need to paste any code, I believe the module does that for you.

You will need to make sure that your property ID is correct in your ACP > Item Features > ShareThis > Global Config > General Settings. You can get the property ID from your ShareThis settings page.

https://platform.sharethis.com/settings

Hope this helps!

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Douglas Hackney
Jamroom Team - Designer/Developer/Support
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@ukdenny
6 years ago
304 posts

[quote="brian"]
If you have recently updated to the latest Share This module (version 2.0.0), you may have noticed that the Share This section on your detail pages has gone "missing". This is very easy to fix, and is related to the fact that Share This has completely changed the way their system works.

Here's how to upgrade:

1) Upgrade to the Share This beta module
2) Log in to your Share This dashboard: https://platform.sharethis.com
3) On the left of the Share This dashboard you will see the various options that are available for ShareThis
4) Go into EACH option and enable and make the settings as you want
5) Give it 5 - 10 minutes for the ShareThis caching to expire and you'll see the options on your site

Share This is now 100% controlled from the Share This side of things - it is no longer configured or controlled by the module.

IMPORTANT: You must upgrade to the new version to be GPDR compliant!

I carried out all of the above. My property ID is correct, so what else could it be?

@michael
6 years ago
7,746 posts

was it working before the upgrade?

@ukdenny
6 years ago
304 posts

Yes working without issue before upgrade.

@michael
6 years ago
7,746 posts

Then the issue is most likely with your settings on the Share This side of things. Which settings have you chosen?

@ukdenny
6 years ago
304 posts

michael:
Then the issue is most likely with your settings on the Share This side of things. Which settings have you chosen?

Screenshot of JM settings.

updated by @ukdenny: 08/08/18 07:33:18PM

@michael
6 years ago
7,746 posts

At Share This you've chosen to show "Inline share buttons", these show on the 'Detail Pages', so check those check boxes.

@ukdenny
6 years ago
304 posts

I did that before and just done it again, same issue no display.
What else can I do? I thought I have tried everything.
updated by @ukdenny: 08/09/18 01:06:50PM

@michael
6 years ago
7,746 posts

go back to the beginning and try it all again. Take careful note wherever you need to copy and paste things that there are no spaces around keys. Sometimes when copy+pasting the browser will try to be helpful by adding a capitalization or spaces.

If your key is '123456' and you paste in it with a space or a capitalization that would break things. ' 123456' would fail.

@ukdenny
6 years ago
304 posts

The only space is the one that is on the sharethis platform 'property id.' ID 12345656 and I copied and pasted this exactly as is, checked and double checked.
Is this issue something that you could fix if I paid for VIP Suppport? Because I really am getting frustrated with it now.

@michael
6 years ago
7,746 posts

whats the URL of a page where you expect to see the share this buttons?

@michael
6 years ago
7,746 posts

I can see the buttons on your sites page.

I needed to click the ACCEPT POLICY screen before I could see them though.

@ukdenny
6 years ago
304 posts

michael:
whats the URL of a page where you expect to see the share this buttons?

https://justcountry.co.uk/jim-whitman/audio/160/in-annalee

@ukdenny
6 years ago
304 posts

Share This are now looking into this issue for me.

@michael
6 years ago
7,746 posts

The issue is you have a space in your id. Copy the settings from your other site which is working.

@ukdenny
6 years ago
304 posts

michael:
The issue is you have a space in your id. Copy the settings from your other site which is working.

I already tried it without the space, just changed it again withouit the space. Same issue. The property id on the platform at Share this has a space so I presumed they had it right?

@ukdenny
6 years ago
304 posts

I have now sorted this issue. It's always a very simple solution to solve a frustrating problem.
The problem WAS with the property id. But not the space. It was because In had copied the id from sharethis and it didn't need 'id' just the number.

solved Upgrading to latest Share This module 2.0.0

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