The discussion revolves around a change in the share functionality within a topic on a forum platform. cogdog notes that the share options, previously available at the post level, are now limited to the bottom of the topic, making social sharing less accessible. ondrej clarifies that sharing options can still be accessed by clicking the post information, but cogdog points out the lack of clear visual cues for this feature, suggesting a need for improved UI. Moin explains that administrators can adjust this behavior via settings, allowing them to enable either the copy link or share option (or both) at the post level. cogdog confirms that by modifying these settings and using custom CSS to replace icons, the full share functionality can be restored at the post level, enhancing usability.
It looks like the share link button within a topic (a specific reply/post) has been changed, previously it offered the full range os share options, copy link, post to social, share in email. Now I see it only provides a link copy functionality.
The full topic share is now only at the bottom of a topic, putting the social sharing features far away. Am I missing a feature to provide the full share at the post/reply level?
Wow, thanks! But what is the visual cue that someone would know that the little bit of text with a time stamp is the link to share? This needs a better UI IMHO.
I think the admin can use the post menu setting to choose whether the copy link or the share option (or both) are shown below posts.
Ahh! This is the fix, I could not find these settings. It looks like the old share button was made into CopyLink, so I removed that one, and added the share from the menu below.
Now I have the full share button back on each post:
Also, I prefer a a share icon rather than the default link one, so in my custom component for my site, in the Head I include:
// icon substitutions for share buttons
api.replaceIcon('d-post-share', 'external-link-alt');
api.replaceIcon('d-topic-share', 'external-link-alt');