WP Socializer – FAQ

Top Frequently asked question

Q : Why the buttons are not aligned properly ?

A : When all the buttons (Social buttons, retweet, google +1, google buzz, facebook like, facebook share, digg, stumbleupon, reddit) are used together or in partial, you can see that they are not aligned in a perfect horizontal line. This is because, each button uses its own native CSS to customize its look and each button uses different methods for loading and positioning. So sometimes, they look unordered when they are used directly eg: {retweet-bt} {digg-bt} will look unordered.

However, the buttons can aligned in a proper manner easily by, wrapping it with a div or li tag and and doing some small CSS works. Inorder to get some examples, check out the one click templates. They will give you a clear idea.

One click setup related

Q : How to use the one click setup?

A : Go to WP Socializer Admin page and click the "One click" tab. Select the template you want and click apply. Then click the Update button.

Q : Can I edit the One click template after pressing apply ?

A : Yes, after pressing the apply button you can edit the template. Go to the placement tab and make necessary changes (add / remove / move) to the button. You can also use HTML, CSS tags in the template.

Social buttons related

Q : How to filter the long list of Social buttons ?

A : You can easily filter the long list of social buttons to make selections easier. There is a "Filter" text box above the list. Just type a hint of the button you want and the list will be filtered accordingly.

Q : How to select / rearrange the social buttons ?

A : Go to the social buttons tab. On the left side, you can see a huge list of social buttons. Click on 16 or 32 to select that button into the respective icon size. On the right side, the selected 16px and 32px butons appear. Click and drag the buttons up and down to rearrange it.

Placement template related

Q : Where to insert the buttons ?

A : Buttons should be inserted in the "Placement" tab, under "Template 1" or "Template 2" using the "Button codes". eg: {social-bts-16px} is used to insert the selected 16px social buttons in the template and {retweet-bt} is used to insert the Retweet button.

Q : How to get the button codes so that I can insert it into the template?

A : Buttons codes can be got by two methods,

• Method 1 : By clicking the <> button on the respective button settings tab.
• Method 2 : By using the built-in menu to insert the buttons directly into the template.

Q : Is there any pre-made classes in the wp-socializer css file, so that it can be used in the template?

A : Yes, there are some classes which you can use. Some are,

• padding5 – Adds 5 padding to the wrapper.
• padding10 – Adds 10padding to the wrapper.
• width120 – Assigns width as 120 to the wrapper.
• width70 – Assigns width as 70 to the wrapper.
• floatleft – Floats the wrapper to the left
• floatright – Floats the wrapper to the right
• clear-all – Clears the float.
• fixed-pos – Make the position as fixed to the wrapper.
• border5 – Adds a CSS3 round border 5 to the wrapper.
• shadow – Adds a CSS3 bottom shdow to the wrapper.

This list can be changed. Please see the wp-socializer-buttons-css.css file for more additional classes.

Q : Can I use HTML tags in placement templates ?

A : Yes, you can add HTML tags in templates. Even you can add <script>, <style> etc tags in placement templates.

Q : Can I display the template above and below a post ?

A : Yes you can show the template above and below the posts and even in excerpts.

Q : Can I use a button code in both the templates ?

A : Yes, you can add the same button in both templates.

Custom buttons related

Q : How to use the custom button template ?

A : Custom button templates are used to insert custom buttons or other buttons that are not included in the package. For example, you can use dzone buttons with WP Socializer although it is with the package.

Inorder to use the custom button templates, you need to get the button script from the respective site. Then alter the script you got by the following method and use it with WP Socializer.

Custom button requires two codes. They are {url} and {title}. These codes should be replaced in the place where the URL and Title is required in the custom button script. Eg: Consider this dZone button

&lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;var dzone_url = '{url}';&lt;/script&gt;<br />
  &lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;var dzone_title = '{title}';&lt;/script&gt;<br />
  &lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;var dzone_style = '1';&lt;/script&gt;<br />
&lt;script language=&quot;javascript&quot; src=&quot;http://widgets.dzone.com/links/widgets/zoneit.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

Here, the lines 1 and 2 require the URL and the Title of the current page. Hence those should replaced with the codes {url} and {title}.
If your button script automatically detects the URL and Title then there is no need to use the codes. Refer the documentation of the custom button you are using for more info.

Q : Can I use HTML tags in "Custom buttons" templates ?

A : Yes, you can add HTML tags . All tags are supported even <script>, <style> etc tags can be added.

Q : Can I use the button code in "Custom buttons" template ?

A : No. Button codes cannot be added in "Custom buttons" template. Button codes will be parsed only in "Placement templates".

Shortcodes related

Q : How to use the buttons inside the posts and pages ?

A : WP Socializer has built in shortcodes for each and every button type. Hence those can be used inside the posts and pages. Refer the documentation for the list of shortcodes and their parameters.

Q : How to use WP Socializer in widgets ?

A : Use the inbuilt shortcodes in any shortcode enabled widget. HTML Javascript adder is a plugin with shortcode enabled and button toolbar. Hence it can be installed and used to insert the buttons into the widgets.

Settings related

Q : Where bit.ly is integrated ?

A : Bit.ly integration is done in the social buttons to shorten URLs

Q : What happens when WP Socializer is temporarily disabled ?

A : Disabling will stop displaying all buttons, templates retaining all button settings.

Q : How to move the floating sharebar to the right ?

A : In Floating Share Bar admin page, give negative value to “Distance between post and the floating share bar” field. A screenshot is given below. Available since v2.4.8

 

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