Requesting an Product Share to Facebook in Admin Area....

[wmorris]

Currently I am working on an add-on for the first time. What I am trying to do is adding a icon in the Categories/Product Listing in the Admin next to the left of the edit icon with (f) for Facebook. When you click on that icon for that product you can share that product on Facebook instead using the main root product pages. What I did is downloaded an add-on "Zen-Bookmarkinging Wedget" its a Facebook Product Sharer for the main root of the website. I am using his/her code and change it up a little:

The file I was trying to put in is admin/includes/modules/categories_product_listings.php I am not sure this is correct.

<?php echo '<a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=<?php echo urlencode(zen_href_link(zen_get_info_page((int)$_GET['products_id']),'cPath='.(int)$_GET['cPath'].'&products_id=' . (int)$_GET['products_id'])); ?>&t=<?php echo $products_name; ?>" rel='external nofollow' target='_blank' >' . zen_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'facebookicon-small.png', ICON_FACEBOOK) . '</a>; ?>

[RixStix]

Another issue sharing an item to to Facebook. When sharing an item on Facebook it doesn't show the actual image of the product it shows something else. Is this an Facebook coding or what?

Isn't this a more of a functionality of facebook og code requirements?

[wmorris]

Well I was able to get the icon the way I want it. Here is the image:
I am having trouble getting it linked right.

What I did is copied this:

<?php echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link($type_handler, 'cPath=' . $cPath . '&product_type=' . $products->fields['products_type'] . '&pID=' . $products->fields['products_id']  . '&action=new_product' . (isset($_GET['search']) ? '&search=' . $_GET['search'] : '')) . '">' . zen_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'icon_edit.gif', ICON_EDIT) . '</a>'; ?>

to

<?php echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link($type_handler, 'cPath=' . $cPath . '&product_type=' . $products->fields['products_type'] . '&pID=' . $products->fields['products_id']  . '&action=new_product' . (isset($_GET['search']) ? '&search=' . $_GET['search'] : '')) . '">' . zen_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'facebookicon-small.png', ICON_FACEBOOK_SHARE) . '</a>'; ?>

Then I paste the second code above the first code. Now I am trying to get code right where it share it on Facebook.

[wmorris]

Ok, so far I have over 100 products and every time I share different ones I keep getting this? So if you go to my website for an example at:

http://www.morrisgiftshop.biz/index....roducts_id=113

and I share this product to Facebook I got this:


Why is it doing this on Facebook?

and this:

[wmorris]

I am requesting an addon about Sharing your product to Facebook using the Admin area. I have image what it would look like. You can see the black image left side of the edit button. That will Facebook Sharer. Right now I am having trouble coming up with a php/link to able to share it to Facebook. I hope someone help get started.

Here is a code started out with.

<?php echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link($type_handler, 'cPath=' . $cPath . '&product_type=' . $products->fields['products_type'] . '&pID=' . $products->fields['products_id']  . '&action=new_product' . (isset($_GET['search']) ? '&search=' . $_GET['search'] : '')) . '">' . zen_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'facebookicon-small.png', ICON_FACEBOOK_SHARE) . '</a>'; ?>

[wmorris]

Why is Facebook pulling a different image instead of the product image when I share it on Facebook?

[mc12345678]

My guess as I think minorly referenced above is it has to do with the applicable tags and/or potential html validation. In researching things facebook, came across the open graph markup, see: https://developers.facebook.com/docs...masters#markup

[wmorris]

My guess as I think minorly referenced above is it has to do with the applicable tags and/or potential html validation. In researching things facebook, came across the open graph markup, see: https://developers.facebook.com/docs...masters#markup

Ok, I did installed this "Facebook OG" aka Open Graph here:

https://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1820

You can take a look at the image here:

http://morrisgiftshop.biz/images/image1.png

Do I need to configure the image in that configuration?

[mc12345678]

Well, supposedly, that code will provide the markup (meta tags) necessary for facebook to recognize all of the "important" details. From the referenced download location, should also install the css js loader (mind you make a backup of the database and store files before installing that as it makes significant changes to admin and potentially store side.) undoing those changes is difficult without a backup.

A lot of what those files in the opengraph download can be implemented without the plugin by incorporating into the applicable header file.

[wmorris]

Ok, I have installed CSS JS Loader because its require for Facebook Open Graph then When I share a product to Facebook I got NO image when sharing.
Here is a link to an image to see what I am talking about.

http://www.morrisgiftshop.biz/images/fbimage.png