Social Share and Vote Button Flyout Box Plugin for Joomla
Joomla! Plugin
I developed the “Social Share and Vote Button Flyout Box Plugin for Joomla,” designed to increase traffic, client engagement, and spread brand awareness through social power. This Joomla plugin showcases a variety of popular social network icons in a flyout box, enhancing a website’s social integration. The plugin stands out for its extensive built-in social networks support, not commonly found in similar plugins.
Client Profile
CODEBOXR
My client for this project was CODEBOXR, a company that customizes WordPress, Joomla, and other open-source CMS platforms, and builds both free and professional extensions/addons.
Codeboxr Website: https://codeboxr.com
My Contribution
My key responsibilities in this project included:
- Social Network API Integration: I integrated over 25 social network APIs such as Facebook Like, LinkedIn, Google+, Twitter, Pinterest, and Reddit, among others.
- Front-End Design: I designed the front end to display all popular social network icons in a flyout box, with options to display the flyout box at the middle or bottom of the page and ensuring compatibility with mobile/smart devices.
- Backend Settings/Options Development: I developed backend settings/options including control for buttons and flyout box, show count, option for normal or compact button, styling options to match any site design, and filter by item ID.
Technologies Utilized
In this project, I applied my skills in Joomla CMS framework, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and extensive documentation of over 25 social network APIs. These technologies enabled me to create a dynamic and user-friendly social sharing plugin for Joomla.