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ShareThis - Add Social Bookmark Links to Joomla

October 24, 2011 | Written by Ed Andrea

With the ShreThis plugin all your articles can be shared with the click of a mouse. This simple plugin and companion module allows you to put sharing links throughout your website. It also supports e-mail and posting to social bookmarking sites.

Download and install all plugin

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You can download the plugin from the JED http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/content-sharing/articles-sharing/17085

Step 2. Upload the plugin

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Go to Extensions > Extension Manager > Browse to find the file > Upload & Install

Step 3. Activate the plugin

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  1. Go to Extensions > Plug-in Manager
  2. Find "Share This"
  3. Enable the plugin by clicking on the red dot and changing it to a green check mark.
  4. Click on the Plug-in Name to go to the configuration page.

Step 4. Configure the plugin

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Choose the page position

Choose the button/link style

Step 5. View the results

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Above you can see how the links look at the bottom of an article. This will place them automatically in every article.


 

 


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