Techairlines Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Hello again. I'm trying to load data from a Facebook Share Data XML file and then displaying them in a WordPress plugin. Here's my code so far: // Fetch Share Count Data function fb_button () { $fbshareUrl = urlencode(get_permalink($post->ID)); $fbshareTitle = urlencode($post->post_title); $fbLinkStats = simplexml_load_file('http://api.facebook.com/restserver.php?method=links.getStats&urls='.$shareUrl); $fb_params = '?u=' . $fbshareUrl . '&t=' . $fbshareTitle . '' ; // Vertical Facebook Button $fb_share = ' <div class="fsbsharer" id="fb"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php' . $fb_params . '" class="facebookShare"> <span class="fb_share_size_Small fb_share_count_wrapper"> <span></span> <span class="fb_share_count_nub_top "></span> <span class="fb_share_count fb_share_count_top"> <div class="fb_share_count_inner"> '. $fbLinkStats->link_stat->total_count .' </div> </div> <span style="cursor:pointer;" class="FBConnectButton FBConnectButton_Small"><span class="FBConnectButton_Text">Share</span></span> </a> </div> '; echo $fb_share; } This code works for everything except the title and the share count. I can fix the title myself but the share count isn't working. When I use this in plain HTML: <?php echo $fbLinkStats->link_stat->total_count.''; ?> it works fine, but when I combine it all into another function to echo, it no longer works properly. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybride Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 How does it work before the function, and what happens after you put it into the function? "It no longer works properly" isn't much help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techairlines Posted October 2, 2010 Author Share Posted October 2, 2010 Hello. Thanks for the reply and sorry about the lack of information. Right now on my own site, I'm not using the button as a plugin and here's the code for it: <div class="sharer" id="fbshare"> <?php $shareUrl = urlencode(get_permalink($post->ID)); $shareTitle = urlencode($post->post_title); $fbLinkStats = simplexml_load_file('http://api.facebook.com/restserver.php?method=links.getStats&urls='.$shareUrl); ?> <a onclick='window.open("http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=<?php echo $shareUrl; ?>&t=<?php echo $shareTitle; ?>", "facebook", "toolbar=no, width=550, height=550"); return false;' href='http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=<?php echo $shareUrl; ?>&t=<?php echo $shareTitle; ?>' class='facebookShare'> <span class="fb_share_size_Small fb_share_count_wrapper"> <span></span> <span class="fb_share_count_nub_top "></span> <span class="fb_share_count fb_share_count_top"> <div class="fb_share_count_inner"> <?php echo $fbLinkStats->link_stat->total_count.''; ?> </div> </div> <span style="cursor:pointer;" class="FBConnectButton FBConnectButton_Small"><span class="FBConnectButton_Text">Share</span></span> </a> </div> The line about echo $fbLinkStats->link_stat->total_count.''; works properly here and displays the share number. So if the Facebook XML file says the article was shared 5 times, it would display the number 5. However, when I add it to another function in order to create a plugin, it doesn't display anything. Where a number should be is just a blank space. function fb_button () { $fbshareUrl = urlencode(get_permalink($post->ID)); $fbshareTitle = urlencode($post->post_title); $fbLinkStats = simplexml_load_file('http://api.facebook.com/restserver.php?method=links.getStats&urls='.$shareUrl); $fb_params = '?u=' . $fbshareUrl . '&t=' . $fbshareTitle . '' ; // Vertical Facebook Button $fb_share = ' <div class="fsbsharer" id="fb"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php' . $fb_params . '" class="facebookShare"> <span class="fb_share_size_Small fb_share_count_wrapper"> <span></span> <span class="fb_share_count_nub_top "></span> <span class="fb_share_count fb_share_count_top"> <div class="fb_share_count_inner"> '. $fbLinkStats->link_stat->total_count .' </div> </div> <span style="cursor:pointer;" class="FBConnectButton FBConnectButton_Small"><span class="FBConnectButton_Text">Share</span></span> </a> </div> '; echo $fb_share; } Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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