2.7. Plugin Tags

The content plugin ValAddThis can also be displayed in any Joomla article, by using plugin tags. In order to do that you have to use the opening tag { valaddthis }, followed by any desired parameters with their values and at the end comes the closing tag { /valaddthis } (Note: don't use any spaces between the {} !). Parameters and their values are separated by using the pipe character |. Example: { valaddthis }type=button|button_type=default{ /valaddthis }.

Important note: when you trigger the plugin display by using tags, you automatically override any of the plugin parameters, which are already defined in the configuration backend! (even if for example an article is in the "Excluded articles" list)

Plugin Parameters

Parameter Name	Possible Values	Description
type	button	Renders an AddThis Button
	toolbox	Renders an AddThis Toolbox
button_type	default	Renders a default AddThis Button
	rss	Renders an RSS Feed Button
	email	Renders an Email Button
button_img	addthis-long
	addthis
	bm-long
	bm
	share-long
	share
	plus
	rss-feed-big
	rss-feed-long
	rss-feed
	subscribe-big
	subscribe-long
	subscribe
	email
	counter
lang	A Two-Character Language Code	A Two Letter Code of the language you want to explicitly use for the AddThis User Interface (UI)
share_caption	Any Text	Text for "Bookmark & Share"
email_caption	Any Text	Text for "Email a Friend"
email	Any Text	Text for "Email"
favorites	Any Text	Text for "Favorites"
more	Any Text	Text for "More"
compact	List of Services	A comma-separated List of Services for the Compact Menu
expanded	List of Services	A comma-separated List of Services for the Expanded menu
exclude	List of Services	A comma-separated List of Services to be excluded from all Menus
tool_services	List of Services	A comma-separated List of Services for the AddThis Toolbox
tool_style	default	Toolbox Service Icons will be displayed horizontally
	default32	Toolbox Service Icons will be displayed horizontally with 32px width
	vertical	Toolbox Service Icons will be displayed vertically
	vertical32	Toolbox Service Icons will be displayed vertically with 32px width
	css-hor	Toolbox Service Icons will be displayed horizontally with a Hover Effect
	css-vert1	Toolbox Service Icons will be displayed vertically with a Hover Effect #1
	css-vert2	Toolbox Service Icons will be displayed vertically with a Hover Effect #2
	css-user	Toolbox Service Icons will be styled according to user-defined CSS file
tool_width	Any CSS width value	Width of the AddThis Toolbox using a CSS value. Example: 100px, 95%, auto etc.
tool_share	Any Text	Text that will be used either as a title for the Toolbox and it will be displayed next to it or as the alt text of the optional share image (see: tool_shareurl)
tool_show_names	yes	Display Service Names next to the Toolbox Service Icons
	no	Do not display any Service Names next to the Toolbox Service Icons
tool_show_more	yes	Display "More" Icon in Toolbox
	no	Do not display a "More" Icon in Toolbox
tool_more	Any Text	Toolbox Text for "More"
tool_separator	Any Text	Toolbox Text for Separator (use "pipe" for |)
swfurl	URL	URL of a Flash Object to share, along with the Link
swf_width	Width value	Ideal Width of any provided Flash Object
swf_height	Height value	Ideal Height of any provided Flash Object
screenshot	URL	URL of an Image that shows a Preview of the Content being shared
tooltip	Any Text	Text that will be used in place of "Send to" for the tooltips of the service icons
html_before	HTML code	HTML code, which is going to be displayed before the AddThis Button/Toolbox. Use ">>" inside your HTML instead of the equal sign "="; Example: <p class>>test>
html_after	HTML code	HTML code, which is going to be displayed after the AddThis Button/Toolbox. Use ">>" inside your HTML instead of the equal sign "="; Example: <p class>>test>
tool_quick	Value between 1-12	Choose one of the 12 predefined toolboxes
tool_shareurl	URL	URL of a share image that will be displayed next to the Toolbox (see also: tool_share; is used to define the alt text of the image)

2.8. Save Configuration

In order to activate the plugin ValAddThis, on the top left click on the radio button "Yes" next to "Enabled":

When you are ready click on "Save" (or "Save & Close" in J1.7) to save the plugin's configuration.