Sharing on facebook

[elfinp]

I'm experimenting with the AddThis share feature. For the facebook share, I'm not getting a remotely relevant image - there's choices for viewing thumbnails taken from the page but none of them are one I'd want.

Facebook suggest adding

<link rel="image_src" href="thumbnail_image" / >

to the header of the page (along with meta tags for title and description). Obviously the title and description part are populated by actinic. Is there any way to get that link tag personalised for each page without needing a separate template for each page? I'm quite happy inserting the addthis code in a fragment at the top of each page (rather than in a controlling template) which is what I've done here - http://www.stardustandsparkles.co.uk...ustic_Art.html (sticking it in the template has exactly the same effect though with regards to not grabbing an appropriate image).

The images it IS grabbing are those hard coded into my descriptions (rather than inserted through the image function in products/sections, all in my website root (rather than /acatalog/ ) and the facebook widget image.

(Or any other way to get the bloody thing to pull a relevant image rather than taking 'A list of thumbnails will all be selected from available images on your page. ' none of which are actually relevant)?

Facebook documentation came from here - http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/...ying_Meta_Tags

Thanks in advance x
Steph

Also - still struggling with this - http://community.actinic.com/showthread.php?t=47689 - as far as I can tell, the right payment service scripts are being edited and actinic just isn't applying them... still not fixed.

[elfinp]

<link rel="image_src" href="thumbnail_image" / >

This doesn't appear to work anyay having just added it to my ActPrimary template - no difference to the thumbnails offered (it should now be defaulting to my logo according to the fb docs)

[Duncan Rounding]

In place of "thumbnail_image" you need to put the full URL of the image you wish to use - as is given in the example on the Facebook page.

So you could have:

<link rel="image_src" href="http://www.mydomain.co.uk/acatalog/myLogoImage.jpg" / >

Also take note of the image sizes that you can use mentioned on that page.

[elfinp]

I had x... oh wait... only half blonde. Yes image path & name was correctly specified, no I hadn't noticed the size requirements... but have now changed the specified image to one that fits the size requirements and it still isn't defaulting to it.

[elfinp]

After some more fiddling, it's now showing up as the fifth image in the thumbnails selection *sigh*. Not ideal but better.

[active workwear]

Facebook Share Image

It seems I am having the same problem.

I am wanting to share links on facebook to my website. However, it is not allowing for me to show thumbnail images (or in fact, giving me an option to see any thumbnails).

I have tried using the above suggestions but without success. I would prefer to be able to insert a url that points to my extended info page as below

http://www.active-workwear.com/acata...pprentice.html

Any suggestions would be appreciated

John Malby
activeworkwear@gmail.com

[DeeM]

Inserting facebook link on Actinic 10.0.03

Does anyone know how to put a link and facebook icon on the website?

I have tried inputting in the script but nothing shows.

Dee
www.incywincy.net

[Duncan Rounding]

You can create a link around an image in the same way as is done on this site: http://www.evening-dress-shop.co.uk/index.html (lower left).

Look at the source code in Firefox/Firebug and you will see how it's done. You just need to place similar code in your page somewhere or even in a fragment if you wished.

[DeeM]

Facebook

I have put the script
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Incy-Wincy-Ltd/156760864359941" target=" alt="Follow Incy Wincy Swimstore on Facebook" title="Follow Incy Wincy Swimstore on Facebook">
<img src="acatalog/facebook_logo (2)." width="36" height="36" border="0">

In the product section as that looked similar to the one sent to me. The icon appears but doesn't show on the top left hand corner of my webpages.

www.incywincy.net

[leehack]

When embedding html you need to put !!< before it and >!! after it.

[Duncan Rounding]

What do you mean that the icon appears yet doesn't show..?

Try putting it in a fragment...

Create a new Fragment and select it's layout to be Text Only, name the Fragment anything you want. Then in the Fragment Text little window paste the following code:

!!<

<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Incy-Wincy-Ltd/156760864359941" target=" alt="Follow Incy Wincy Swimstore on Facebook" title="Follow Incy Wincy Swimstore on Facebook">
<img src="acatalog/facebook_logo (2)." width="36" height="36" border="0">

>!!

NOTE: The image you have chosen is not a valid image filename - it will need to be something like facebook.jpg or something similar. See in red above.

[roundman]

What do you mean that the icon appears yet doesn't show..?

Try putting it in a fragment...

Create a new Fragment and select it's layout to be Text Only, name the Fragment anything you want. Then in the Fragment Text little window paste the following code:

!!<

<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Incy-Wincy-Ltd/156760864359941" target=" alt="Follow Incy Wincy Swimstore on Facebook" title="Follow Incy Wincy Swimstore on Facebook">
<img src="acatalog/B]facebook_logo (2).[/B]" width="36" height="36" border="0">

>!!

NOTE: The image you have chosen is not a valid image filename - it will need to be something like facebook.jpg or something similar. See in red above.

The Facebook logo image, does t need to be an online image or can it be one stored on your pc?, i cant seem to get any image just the box with the cross.

[roundman]

Just answered my own question, can be one stored on pc, it didnt want to work first time, but just tried again and its done.

[DeeM]

Facebook image

That's all i'm getting - a box with cross in it!

[Duncan Rounding]

Facebook_logo.jpg is not uploaded to the server. Try adding it to the Additional File List in Actinic.