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ukson
ukson

Reputation: 145

Ruby on Rails: Simple share button by koala gem

I want to do a simple facebook share button in Ruby on Rails app using koala gem.

The button should be very simple - like this

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=example.org" target="_blank">
  Share on Facebook
</a>

I would like to click on it and then should be opened new browser window to put post on my wall (or login to facebook).

I'm beginner in koala gem so I don't know how to do this. Until know I add to controller show method

# part of object_controller.rb
def
   @graph = Koala::Facebook::API.
end

and on the view

# part of show.html.erb
<%=graph.put_wall_post("hey, i'm learning koala")%>

but it wants the token access and I think that there is a better (simpler) solution.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2419

Answers (2)

epicrato
epicrato

Reputation: 8418

The easiest way I have found to add social links from many sites, including the Facebook share button is using the gem 'social-share-buttom'.

Here is a great little tutorial to start using it immediately in your Rails app.

https://richonrails.com/articles/adding-social-sharing-buttons-to-your-rails-app

Upvotes: 2

Grosefaid
Grosefaid

Reputation: 138

Koala gem is a realy powerfull tool. If you want just add a share button use more simplest ways: a lot info about share buttons.

But if you want to do some specific just write about it, I will try to help you.

Upvotes: 1

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