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Editing share icons - by americanpatriot

This topic has 6 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 10 years ago ago by Eva Kemp

americanpatriot

Participant

October 20, 2014 at 03:06

I’m using the same footer block for my first footer section as you have in your demo. I’ve edited it for my site and was wondering how I can change the share icons to follow icons. When people click on them I want them to go to our pages and Like/Follow us rather than just share. See screenshot for the area I’m talking about.

I tried using the shortcode [follow] rather than [share] but that didn’t work.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/100019055@N05/15392633869/

Thanks,

AP

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Eva Kemp

Support staff

October 20, 2014 at 14:48

Hello,

In this case you may use some third-party plugins as we don’t have “follow us” buttons in the theme.
Sorry.

Regards,
Eva Kemp.

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americanpatriot

Participant

October 20, 2014 at 15:18
Wow, I think that’s a first. Of all the themes I’ve purchased both on Themeforest and off this is the first theme that doesn’t include follow us social icons.

Why, in the shortcodes.php file, is the following code added if the theme doesn’t provide follow us social icons? I noticed it was commented out but did you try and add them and it didn’t work or were you planning on adding them in an update?
```
/*
add_shortcode('follow', 'etheme_follow_shortcode');

function etheme_follow_shortcode($atts, $content = null) {
	$sliderrandomid = rand();
	extract(shortcode_atts(array(
		"title" => '',
		'twitter' => '',
		'facebook' => '',
		'pinterest' => '',
		'email' => '',
	), $atts));
	ob_start();
	?>

 <div class="social-icons">

 	<?php if($title){?> 
 	<?php echo $title; ?>
		<?php }?>

 	<?php if($facebook){?> 
 	<a href="<?php echo $facebook; ?>" target="_blank" class="icon facebook tip-top" data-tip="Follow us on Facebook"></a>
		<?php }?>
		<?php if($twitter){?> 
		 <a href="<?php echo $twitter; ?>" target="_blank" class="icon twitter tip-top" data-tip="Follow us on Twitter"></a>
		<?php }?>
		<?php if($email){?> 
		 <a href="mailto:<?php echo $email; ?>" target="_blank" class="icon email tip-top" data-tip="Send us an email"></a>
		<?php }?>
		<?php if($pinterest){?> 
		 <a href="<?php echo $pinterest; ?>" target="_blank" class="icon pintrest tip-top" data-tip="Follow us on Pinterest"></a>
		<?php }?>
 </div>
 	

	<?php
	$content = ob_get_contents();
	ob_end_clean();
	return $content;
}
*/
```
AP
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Eva Kemp

Support staff

October 21, 2014 at 15:40

Hello,

We may add that feature in future updates but meanwhile you can use default facebook and twitter code:
https://www.8theme.com/demo/docs/royal/index.html#!/7_widgets_custom_widget_areas

Sorry for inconveniences.
Regards,
Eva Kemp.

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americanpatriot

Participant

October 21, 2014 at 19:07

Alright, thanks. I placed a request in the suggestion area of the forum to add follow us social icons. In today’s environment where everyone uses social media it’s unheard of for a website to not have follow me social icons. I still can’t believe they weren’t included in this theme. It’s totally unacceptable.

AP

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Eva Kemp

Support staff

October 21, 2014 at 19:23

Hello,

We’ve taken your suggestion into account and will try to implement that feature in future update.

Than you.
Regards,
Eva Kemp.

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