EXT: Social Connect¶

Table of Contents¶

`EXT: Social Connect 1 <#__RefHeading__5708_1738894311>`_

`Introduction 3 <#__RefHeading__5710_1738894311>`_

What does it do? 3

Screenshots 3

`Users manual 11 <#__RefHeading__467_413120346>`_

Quickstart 11

`Administration 12 <#__RefHeading__31511_818911409>`_

`Configuration 13 <#__RefHeading__31515_818911409>`_

Twitter Feed 13

Facebook Gallery 13

Flickr Gallery 14

YouTube Video Links 14

Facebook Like 15

Blog Feed 16

Ustream 16

`Known problems 17 <#__RefHeading__31525_818911409>`_

`To-Do list 18 <#__RefHeading__477_413120346>`_

`ChangeLog 19 <#__RefHeading__31623_818911409>`_

Introduction¶

Administration¶

Currently there are no advanced configuration options, it is all handled through the flexforms.

Configuration¶

There is no default CSS included, you will have to manually add this in. There is a basic stylesheet included, but I would recommend only using this as a guide. The quickest way to add this stylesheet is including in the header data of the page:

page.includeCSS.file7 = EXT:rl_socialconnect/templates/example.css

Some of the plugins require jQuery, jQuery UI and fancybox. A copy of jQuery and fancy box is available but not included by default. You will have to manually include these libraries.

page.includeJS.file5 = EXT:rl_socialconnect/templates/js/jQuery.js
page.includeJS.file6 = EXT:rl_socialconnect/templates/js/fancybox/jquery.fancybox-1.3.1.pack.js
page.includeCSS.file8 = EXT:rl_socialconnect/templates/js/fancybox/jquery.fancybox-1.3.1.css

It should be relatively straight forward to use any library you wish, just remember to modify the templates accordingly.

Known problems¶

When switching between plugins the template setting doesn't change, which may cause the plugin to output nothing. Make sure the template setting is correct when switching between plugins. This only applies when changing, for example, from the twitter feed to the flick feed.

The facebook galleries are fetched every time you edit the plugin record which can be slow depending on numerous factors.

The YouTube player doesn't work in IE9 64bit edition, due to there being no 64bit flash.

To-Do list¶

• Possibly cache the Facebook galleries so they don't take so long to load every time.
• Add similar gallery fetch system for the Flickr feed section.

ChangeLog¶

Create a file "ChangeLog" (see e.g. the extension "cal") to inform about changes or use this section to document all the changes through the versions.

Alternatively to using the following list: ChangeLog online (Forge gives the possibility to create a Roadmap very easily; change this link to point to YOUR extension)