2.3. Global Parameters

The next group of parameters you may alter consists of the global ones; global parameters are valid for all AddThis buttons and/or toolboxes that are displayed on a single web-page.

For all currently available AddThis services, as well as their Service Codes, check this updated services list.

• The first subgroup of global parameters consists of the following:
  
  1. In this field you may type in the Service Codes of the AddThis services (comma-separated), which you want to be displayed in the compact menu of the AddThis Button(s). Don't forget to include "more" in the list, so that your visitors have the option to choose any from the available services. If you leave empty some default services will be displayed instead. (default: empty)
  2. In this field you may type in the Service Codes of the AddThis services (comma-separated), which you want to appear in the expanded menu of the AddThis Button(s), which is displayed when the visitor hovers over/clicks with the mouse on the button. If you leave empty all available services will be displayed. (default: empty)
  3. Here you can type in a comma separated list with the services you want to exclude from all AddThis menus (both compact and expanded). (default: empty)
  4. If you choose "No" the standard AddThis CSS file will not be loaded, allowing you to style everything yourself without incurring the cost of an additonal load. (default: "Yes")
  5. If you choose "Yes", the visitors will be able to import their contacts from popular webmail services when using AddThis' email sharing. (default: "No")
  6. Select "Yes" to allow AddThis to append a variable to your URLs upon sharing. They will use this to track how many people come back to your content via links shared with AddThis. (default: "No")
  7. If you select "No", AddThis won't load the Flash-based analytics engine; some future reports will be affected. (default: "Yes")
  8. If you select "No", AddThis won't set any cookies at all; some future reports will be affected. (default: "Yes")
  9. Select "Yes" if you want to allow AddThis to track text that your users select and copy to their system clipboard. Always global. (default: "No")
  10. Select "Yes" if you want AddThis to send tracking events to Google, so you can have integrated reporting. Important note: this feature seems to be still in Public Beta. (default: "No")
  11. Optionally you may enter here the Google Analytics Property ID (generally a serial number of the form UA-xxxxxx-x). (default: empty)

       

• The second subgroup of global parameters consists of the following:
  
  1. Here you can change the header text color of the compact/expanded menu of AddThis. Enter the color code in hexadecimal number; example: FFCC12 (24-bit number). (default: empty)
  2. Here you can change the header background color of the compact/expanded menu; color code in 24-bit hexadecimal number as well. (default: empty)
  3. You can enter an optional brand name which will be displayed in the header of the compact/expanded menu. (default: empty)
  4. Optionally set the button's offset from top; value is defined in pixels and you can also use negative values. (default: empty)
  5. Optionally set the button's offset from left; value is defined in pixels and you can also use negative values. (default: empty)
  6. Direction of the compact menu; Choose "Standard" for browser free space based, or "Force up", "Force down" to force the menu appear in either direction. (default: "Standard")
  7. Optional delay, in milliseconds, before compact menu appears when mousing over a regular AddThis Button (max. value 500). (default: empty)
  8. If you select "Yes", all shares will open in a new pop-up window instead of a new tab or regular browser window. (default: "No")