WordPress Sociable plug-in updated
It’s a fairly minor update, but I thought it was worth mentioning. Joost de Valk’s Sociable plug-in has been updated with a few new features. It includes a few new sites, namely Meneame and BarraPunto and then a few others. It also adds an “e-mail” link that you can put in the mix.
I’m a bit disappointed with the e-mail button. I had hoped it would take the user to a page with a form, but it just launches a “mailto:” link instead. Joost is also the author of the excellent “Enhanced WP-ContactForm“, so maybe we’ll see that feature in a future version of Sociable. However, I really can’t complain, because this is a superb plug-in that has already helped drive extra traffic to some of my blogs.
March 11th, 2008 at 8:02 am
What do you want the button to do?
March 11th, 2008 at 8:07 am
I think it would be better if it opened a form similar to the WP-ContactForm, as mailto: doesn’t usually work for people that use web-based mail (Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, etc).
I know that Gmail does some things to help with that, but most of the time people are out of luck.
Again, as I said in the post, I think it’s a GREAT plug-in and I’m very appreciative of the work you’ve put into it.
March 11th, 2008 at 8:09 am
Hmm, let me think about that one
March 11th, 2008 at 8:13 am
Fair enough. I’m sure there are some downsides to it as well (more spam issues, maybe?) and it’s really not a big deal — the other services are what make the plug-in so great.
Still, I thought I’d offer the suggestion. Thanks again!