Facebook Share

  • Current Version: 2.0.0
  • Last Updated: 28 June 2017
  • License: Commercial License
  • Compatibility: OpenCart 1.5.1.x, 1.5.2.x, 1.5.3.x, 1.5.4.x, 1.5.5.x, 1.5.6.x, 2.x, 3.x

Description

Are you looking to share your website with everyone around the world quickly but do not have a large budget for advertisements? How about a viral marketing strategy? Offer your customers a coupon on your store for every Facebook post they share with their friends! This extension issues your customer a coupon automatically for each share.

Features

  • Select your own text and image for your customers to share on the post
  • Select your own link for your customers to share on the post
  • Customise your own coupons to issue
  • Optional display of container box
  • Optional display of text under share button
  • IP Address tracking to restrict maximum number of coupons claimable per person
  • Able to limit the total number of coupons to be given out in total

Installation

OpenCart Cloud

  1. Purchase the extension from your administration panel.
  2. Proceed to Extensions >> Extensions and select Modules. Then, install Facebook Share. Configure extension accordingly.
  3. Proceed to Extensions >> Modifications and click the blue refresh button.
  4. Please view configuration details below.

OpenCart 2 & 3

  1. Go to Admin >> Extensions >> Installer to upload the extension zip file.
  2. Proceed to Extensions >> Extensions and select Modules. Then, install Facebook Share. Configure extension accordingly.
  3. Proceed to Extensions >> Modifications and click the blue refresh button.
  4. Please view configuration details below.

OpenCart 1.5

  1. Unzip the files. Ensure that vQmod has been installed.
  2. Upload the files WITHIN the upload folder to your OpenCart installation folder with a FTP client. The folders should merge.
  3. In your admin panel, proceed to Extensions >> Modules. Then, install Facebook Share. Configure extension accordingly.
  4. Please view configuration details below.

Configurations

OpenCart 1.5 2, 3 & Cloud

  1. Getting Facebook App ID

    1. Proceed to https://developers.facebook.com/apps.
    2. Click ‘Add a New App’.
    3. Select ‘Website’ when asked for a platform.
    4. Give your app a name.
    5. Select the category that best matches the app. Click ‘Create App ID’.
    6. Skip quick start and proceed to the app settings page.
    7. In the settings tab, perform the following:
      1. Fill in your ‘App Domain’. E.g. ('marketinsg.com' will do, do not add the 'www' or 'http://')
      2. Add your ‘Site URL’ under ‘Website’.
      3. Add a contact email.
    8. Click ‘Save’.
    9. Proceed to the ‘App Review’ tab and change your app to public.
    10. Grab your ‘Application ID’ and fill it into our extension’s configurations in your administration panel.

Change Log

Version 2.0.0 (28/06/2017)

  • Fixed compatibility with OpenCart 3.0.0.0
  • Fixed minor bugs and improvements
  • Ceased support for OpenCart 1.5

Version 1.4.3 (29/11/2016)

  • Fixed minor bugs with OpenCart 2.3.0.0 release

Version 1.4.2 (11/07/2016)

  • Fixed compatibility with OpenCart 2.3.0.0

Version 1.4.1 (09/03/2016)

  • Fixed compatibility with OpenCart 2.2.0.0

Version 1.4.0 (17/06/2015)

  • Licensing system
  • Minor improvements to use ajax to unset coupon

Version 1.3.2 (23/04/2015)

  • OC 2.0.2.0 mail support compatibility fix

Version 1.3.1 (22/12/2014)

  • Update support Facebook link

Version 1.3.0 (10/10/2014)

  • OC 2 compatibility
  • Support coupon categories

Version 1.2.1 (14/04/2014)

  • Back date 2 days for coupon date start
  • Updated creating an app instructions

Version 1.2.1 (17/11/2013)

  • Bug fixes

Version 1.2.0 (08/01/2013)

  • OpenCart v1.5.5 compatibility

Version 1.1.0 (05/09/2012)

  • Minor bug fixes