Introduction
This module is compatible with Joomla version 1.5 and it uses the Bookmarking services of AddThis.com. For a complete list of the AddThis features take a look at this page. The module ValAddThis allows the easy configuration as well the display of the AddThis Button or AddThis Toolbox. It produces valid markup for XHTML as well as for CSS. ValAddThis is free software, which has been released under the GNU/GPL v2.0 license.
Current version 2.0.1 supports the latest AddThis Menu API 2.0, in combination with the old API 1.0 (which is still used to display an RSS-Feed button). With the new ValAddThis you're also able to display the new AddThis Toolbox.
Details
1. Installation
- Go to your Joomla administration backend and on the menu Extensions and click on "Install/Uninstall".
- Upload the file contained here by clicking on "Browse..." and selecting the zipped file.
- Click on "Upload file & Install".
Now the module "ValAddThis" is installed in Joomla and you can use it.
2. Configuration
- For detailed documentation on ValAddThis module, please visit this page.
In order to display the module in a Joomla article follow these instructions.
3. Support
If you have any questions, suggestions or found any bugs in the module, feel free to:
- send me an email to valandis@valandis.de
- visit my website Val Web Design
- visit the module's page at Joomla Extensions
- visit the Website or Forum of AddThis.com
- post any issues here
Please vote for the module at the web-page of Joomla Extensions. Thank you!
ChangeLog
Version 2.0.1 (7 Dec 2009)
- Fixed: minor bug that didn't allow the proper alignment of the module.
- Changed: a couple of CSS styles.
Version 2.0.0 (16 Nov 2009)
- Added: support for the new AddThis API 2.0; Standard, Email-only buttons and toolboxes use the new API 2.0, except the RSS-Feed buttons, that still make use of the old API 1.0.
- Added: option to use the new AddThis Toolbox.
- Added: CSS files to use with the AddThis Toolbox and support for a user-defined CSS file.
- Added: support for multiple Toolboxes and/or Buttons on a single page; in addition, the Toolboxes may use different CSS files.
- Added: option to specify the default User-Interface language, on top of the already translatable AddThis texts.
- Added: various other configuration options; all available up-to-date from AddThis.
- Changed: most parameters are now passed to the AddThis script using the new API 2.0.
- Changed: calls to the AddThis script for both secure and non-secure servers.
- Removed: option for logo graphic; not applicable any more.
Version 1.2.0 (19 May 2009)
- Added: option to install the module on a secure Web-Server.
- Added: option for user-defined texts in place of the AddThis ones (no need to wait for any translations in your own language anymore).
- Changed: the file helper.php changed so that the module supports the PHP version 4 (some versions of PHP 4.x stated error messages).
- Changed: some of the parameters will no longer be passed to the AddThis script, if they are not needed (e.g. the Hover delay will not be passed if the RSS Feed button is used).
Version 1.1.0 (23 Apr 2009)
- Updated: new bookmarking services from AddThis.
- Added: the graphic files of the standard buttons are installed together with the module.
- Added: choice betweet 2 new button types (RSS Feed and Email).
- Added: choice of a user-defined image for the button.
- Added: choice between image and/or text for the button.
- Added: possibility to enter a user-defined CSS style for the button's text.
- Added: possibility to enter a user-defined "alt" text for the button.
Version 1.0.2 (15 Apr 2009)
- Added: choice of optional brand name.
- Removed: backlink to my website.
- Fixed: error in the german language file.
Version 1.0.1 (11 Apr 2009)
- Added: dummy index.html files.
- Added: helper file.
- Added: template file.
- Changed: module's core file, for calling the helper as well as the template file.
Version 1.0.0 (24 Mar 2009)
- No change - First version of the module.
