2015-05-25

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In this section of the guide to the Easy Social Share Buttons plugin, we will look at the Mobile Display Options.

Step 1) Login to the WordPress Dashboard.

Step 2) On the left-hand sidebar of the Dashboard, click Easy Social Share Buttons to display the Main Settings tab.

Step 3) Click the Display Settings tab.



Step 4) Scroll down until you see the Mobile area and click to select.



Mobile Display Options

Step 5) Complete the fields as outlined below:

A.

Change default display method for mobile

From the dropdown list, select a Default Display Method for mobile devices.

The available options are:

No

Content Bottom

Content Top

Content Top and Bottom

Float from Content Top

Top or Bottom Sidebar

For this example, Content Bottom was selected.

B.

Mobile sidebar position

From the dropdown list, select a sidebar position (if selected above).

For this example, this field was not changed.

C.

Hide buttons for low resolution mobile devices

Place a checkmark in this checkbox to hide buttons for low resolution mobile devices.

For this example, this field was left unchecked.

D.

Hide buttons for all mobile devices

Place a checkmark in this checkbox to hide buttons for all mobile devices.

For this example, this field was left unchecked.

E.

Deactivate additional display methods on mobile

Place a checkmark in this checkbox to disable/deactivate additional display methods on mobile devices. We recommend this option be activated.

For this example, this field was checked.

F.

Deactivate native social buttons on mobile

Place a checkmark in this checkbox to disable/deactivate native social buttons on mobile devices. We recommend this option be activated.

For this example, this field was checked.

G.

Do not apply mobile settings for tablets

Place a checkmark in this checkbox to avoid mobile rule settings for older tablet devices. We recommend this option be activated.

For this example, this field was checked.

H.

Send to mail button function on mobile

From the dropdown list, select a mail button function for mobile devices only.

The available options are:

Use Default Function

Send Mail Using Popup Form

Send Mail Using mailto link and User Mail Client

For this example, the default value of Use Default Function was not changed.



Step 6) Click the Update Settings button to save any changes.

Advanced Display Settings For Mobile Devices

Step 7) Complete the fields as outlined below:

I.

Activate custom button settings

Place a checkmark in this checkbox to activate this option.

If you do not activate this option, the settings shown below will not be applied.

For this example, this field was checked.

J.

Display only those buttons for this button position

Place checkmarks to the left of each Social Network you want to display.

For this example, Facebook and Twitter were selected.

K.

Template

From the dropdown list, select the appropriate Button Template.

Since our button template was selected earlier and we do not want to change the button template, Default Template from Settings was selected.

L.

Full width share buttons

From the dropdown list, select the appropriate value.

The available options are:

Default Value from Settings

Yes

No

Since Full Width was not selected earlier, Default Value from Settings was selected.

M.

Full width share buttons width correction

If Full Width was selected and you need to enter an adjustment/correction, enter that value in this textbox.

For this example, this field was left blank.

N.

Hide Network Names

From the dropdown list, select the appropriate option.

The available options are:

Default Value from Settings

Yes

No

For this example, Default Value from Settings was selected.

O.

Counters Position

From the dropdown list, select the appropriate Counter Position.

Since our Counter Position was selected earlier, Default Value from Settings was selected.

P.

Total Counter Position

From the dropdown list, select the appropriate Total Counter Position.

The available options are:

Default Value from Settings

Left

Right

Left Big Number

Right Big Number

Before Social Share Buttons

After Social Share Buttons

Hidden

For this example, Default Value from Settings was selected.

Q.

Rename displayed texts for network names

To the left of each Social Network, by entering different text, you can over-ride the default text.

For this example, no changes were made.

Step 8) Click the Update Settings button to save any changes.

Checkpoint

Prior to moving forward, we recommend that you view your site to see the changes applied above and make any modifications as needed.

The next step of the guide will focus on Configuring Easy Social Share Display Settings – Message Above Buttons.

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