Wednesday, June 1, 2011

How to add the Google Plus One Button to your Joomla 1.5 website

New update available, read below.

Introduction

I wrote a little Module for Joomla 1.5 that supports the new Google Plus One Button for your Joomla Website without working in the code or change anything in the template.

Download for Joomla 1.6

Here you can find the Download and Documentation for the Google +1 Button Module for Joomla 1.6.

Changelog/Latest Version

Joomla 1.5, Version 1.1, released June 10 2011

  • show total +1 counter ON/OFF beside the +1 Button
  • set a target URL for the +1 Button or keep the default (the page the button is embedded)

Joomla 1.5, Version 1.0, released June 02 2011

  • change size of the Google +1 Button, small, medium, standard, tall
  • add custom CSS with the +1 Button

Downloading the Extension

You can download it at the Link below.

Download v1.1 Joomla 1.5.x

Or check out the official Joomla Extension Website for more infos.

Example


Here is an example on how the Google Plus One Joomla Module looks in action:
Flopwatch.org

Installation

If you have never installed the Google Plus One module before go straight to "Install the new Version" otherwise make sure you uninstall the old version first.

Uninstall the old Version

1. Go to your Joomla Admin area.

2. Go to Extensions > Install/Uninstall.

3. Go to Modules.

4. Find and select the entry "mod_j_google_plus_one".

6. Click Uninstall.

7. Done.

Install the new Version

1. Download the Module from the Link above.

2. Go to your Joomla Admin area.

3. Go to Extensions > Install/Uninstall.

4. Go to Upload Package File and click "Choose File".

5. After selecting the mod_j_google_plus_one_1.0.zip from your harddrive, click "Upload File & Install".

6. Go into the Module under Extensions > Modules .

7. Enable the Module and disable the Title.

8. Select the position and size of the button.

9. Save and you are done.


More about the Google +1 Button in a Google Video






2 comments:

S said...

Hi,

Wondering if you can help - i'm trying to instal this plugin on my site. It instals fine and appears on the website, but i'm trying to position it to a specific spot on my navigation bar.

How would I do this?

Thanks.

stphn said...

The easiest way is to change the position of the Google Plus One module until you've found the right spot. Then, if necessary, you could use the CSS parameter field to adjust the position.

I assume your menu modules are on the navigation bar. There you could find out what position to choose.

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