Casting PHP types is not easier as it seems. Type juggling in PHP is not obvious. In Java variables can always be represented as strings, without throwing errors. This is not the case with PHP and I’ve not found the detailed behavior of string casting in the official documentation. Here it is. Scalar types (boolean, integer, float, and…
Using SocialShare with WordPress to create custom social networks buttons
2013/02/14: Take care of the smarter caching system introduced in version 0.2.0. Here is how to use the SocialShare PHP library to create custom Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus share buttons including the number of share. Installing the library The first step is to install SocialShare through the awesome Composer dependency manager. If you have…
Introducing the SocialShare PHP library
I’ve released a new PHP library allowing to retrieve the number of shares of URLs on popular social networks. It currently supports Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus / Plus One, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Scoop.it!. This library is also able to generate sharing links for these networks. The main advantages of this library over traditional JavaScript share…