Shared Counts – Pinterest Image

February 20, 2024

Shared Counts – Pinterest Image Plugin

Use a separate image for sharing on Pinterest

This add-on for Shared Counts allows you to share a different image on Pinterest.

Shared Counts uses the post’s featured image for sharing across all platforms. But given the unique display of images on Pinterest, it’s useful to specify a separate, Pinterest-only image that’s formatted for that service.

This plugin will only work if Shared Counts is active. It does not work with any other social sharing plugins.

Customization
By default the plugin only applies to posts, but you can add support for other post types.

Bugs
If you find an bug or problem, please let us know by creating an issue.

Contributions
Contributions are welcome!

  1. Open an Issue on GitHub.
  2. Fork Shared Counts on GitHub.
  3. Create a new branch off of develop; branch name should be issue/### to reference the issue.
  4. When committing, reference your issue and provide notes/feedback.
  5. Send us a Pull Request with your bug fixes and/or new features.

Installation

  1. Download the plugin from GitHub. or from WordPress.org.
  2. Activate plugin.
  3. When editing a post, use the “Pinterest Sharing Image” metabox in the sidebar (see screenshot).

Screenshots

  1. Backend metabox for specifying Pinterest image

    Backend metabox for specifying Pinterest image

Changelog

Version 1.4.1
– Add unique class to hidden images.

Version 1.4.0
– Added empty alt text to image for accessibility.

Version 1.3.0
– Added filter for changing meta key, useful for retaining data from another social sharing plugin.
– Added filter for changing image url.

Version 1.2.0
– Added support for Pinterest browser extension (more information)
– Fixed issue with custom descriptions not being used if original description had special characters.
– Fixed issue with image url being added to custom description field.

Version 1.1.0
– Added support for custom description.

Version 1.0.0
– Initial release.

Details

  • Version: 1.4.1
  • Active installations: 600
  • WordPress Version: 4.6
  • Tested up to: 5.6.14

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