Add Mixx to the Wordpress Sociable 2.0 Plugin

November 29th, 2007

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You can add a Mixx icon to your Wordpress Sociable plugin in less than 5 minutes.  I will provide both manual edits and modified files.  Either way it should be a very simple modification for anyone. Check out an interview with the founder of Mixx: Chris McGill, for the latest buzz on this new social network.

Install Sociable 2.0 if you have not already

I assume you already have the latest version of Sociable installed, but if you don't then you can download it from here.  Once, you have it installed you can move on to the next step.

Download Pre-Modified Files

This download includes the modified version of sociable.php and the new Mixx image.  This is not the full install.

Download Mixx Addon for Sociable 2.0 Plugin

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Manual Edits (Not required if you downloaded the pre-modified file above)

Add Mixx Icon

Download the Mixx icon and upload to wp-content/plugins/sociable/images

mixx

(right click image to save as or click here to download)

Edits for sociable.php

Open wp-content/plugins/sociable/sociable.php

Find around line 208

PHP:
  1. 'MisterWong' => Array(
  2. 'favicon' => 'misterwong.gif',
  3. 'url' => 'http://www.mister-wong.com/addurl/?bm_url=PERMALINK&bm_description=TITLE&plugin=soc',
  4. ),

On a new line below add

PHP:
  1. 'Mixx' => Array(
  2. 'favicon' => 'mixx.png',
  3. 'url' => 'http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url=PERMALINK',
  4. ),

Find around line 409

PHP:
  1. 'images/misterwong.gif',

On a line below add

PHP:
  1. 'images/mixx.png',

Upload to wp-content/plugins/sociable/ and replace the old one.

Activate the Mixx Icon

Go to WP Admin » Options » Sociable and check mark the Mixx Icon.

sociable-admin-options

Now save changes and your done.

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