@phntms/react-share

v1.0.2-rc1

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An all-in-one React library to implement custom Sharing Meta and Social Media Sharing Buttons.

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react-share

An all-in-one React library to implement custom Page Sharing Meta and Social Media Sharing Buttons.

Introduction

Designed to use and extend OpenGraph standards, including built-in support for sharing with:

Facebook
Linkedin
Twitter
WhatsApp
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Installation

Install this package with npm.

npm i @phntms/react-share

Usage

Example usage in Next.js:

import Head from 'next/head';
import { MetaHeadEmbed } from "@phntms/react-share";

const PageLayout: React.FC = ({children}) => {
  <>
    <MetaHeadEmbed
      render={(meta: React.ReactNode) => <Head>{meta}</Head>}
      siteTitle="PHANTOM"
      pageTitle="Our Work"
      titleTemplate="[pageTitle] | [siteTitle]"
      description="Transforming challenges of all shapes and sizes into inventive, engaging and performance driven solutions that change the game."
      baseSiteUrl="https://phantom.land"
      pagePath="work"
      keywords={["creative-agency", "phantom", "work"]}
      imageUrl="https://bit.ly/3wiUOuk"
      imageAlt="PHANTOM logo."
      twitter={{
        cardSize: "large",
        siteUsername: "@phntmLDN",
        creatorUsername: "@phntmLDN",
      }}
    />
    {children}
  </>
);

export default PageLayout;

<MetaHeadEmbed />

| Property | Type | Required | Notes | | -------------------- | -------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | render | React.ReactNode | Yes | Unfortunately react-helmet and next/head are strict with how they accept meta tags. react-helmet doesn't support nesting. Whereas Next.JS only supports some children and not all, therefore a render function is required. | | pageTitle | string | No | Unique page title that describes the page, such as Home, About etc. etc. | | siteTitle | string | Yes | Title of the site, usually the organization / brand name. If pageTitle and siteTitle are the same, only this shows. | | titleTemplate | string | No | Title template used to display pageTitle and siteTitle in a template, displays the values using corresponding [pageTitle] and [siteTitle]. Example template: "[pageTitle] | [siteTitle]". | | description | string | Yes | A one to two sentence description of your webpage. Keep it within 160 characters, and write it to catch the user's attention. | | baseSiteUrl | string | Yes | Base site URL, excluding trailing slash. | | pagePath | string | No | The path of the current page, excluding leading slash. | | disableCanonical | boolean | No | Disable canonical if not desired, defaults to false. | | keywords | string|string[] | No | List of SEO keywords describing what your webpage does. Example, "your, tags" or ["your", "tags"]. | | imageUrl | string | No | Image url of asset to share. Recommended aspect ratio for landscape is 1.9:1 (1200x630) or for squares 1:1 (1200x1200). For more info, visit here. If a relative URL is provided, baseSiteUrl is prefixed. If specifying a relative URL do not add the leading slash. | | imageAlt | string | No | Image alt for users who are visually impaired. | | imageWidth | number | No | Width of share image, defaults to 1200. | | imageHeight | number | No | Height of share image, defaults to 630. | | locale | string | No | The locale these tags are marked up in, such as; en_GB, fr_FR and es_ES. Defaults to en_US. | | twitter | TwitterEmbedProps | No | Optional twitter embed properties to include. |

To use simply add MetaHeadEmbed to a shared layout to get the best out of page specific properties such as pagePath.

Note: baseSiteUrl and imageUrl must start with https://, else they won't work when sharing.

TwitterEmbedProps

| Property | Type | Required | Notes | | ------------------- | -------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | cardSize | 'small'|'large' | Yes | Summary card size. | | title | string | No | A concise title for the related content. If left blank, page title will be inherited instead. | | description | string | No | A description that concisely summarizes the content as appropriate for presentation within a Tweet. Should not be the same as title. If left blank, MetaHeadEmbed description will be inherited instead. | | siteUsername | string | No | The Twitter @username the card should be attributed to. | | creatorUsername | string | No | The Twitter @username for the content creator / author. | | imageUrl | string | No | Image to show in card. Images must be less than 5MB in size. Supported file types; JPG, PNG, WEBP and GIF. | | imageAlt | string | No | Image alt for users who are visually impaired. Maximum 420 characters. |

Note: Image used should be different based on cardSize:

For large cards, use a 2:1 aspect ratio (300x157 px minium or 4096x4096 px maximum).
For small cards, use a 1:1 aspect ratio (144x144 px minium or 4096x4096 px maximum).

A Note on Twitter Tags

Twitter will inherit og:title, og:description and og:image tags by default, so unless you want unique fields, respective fields in TwitterEmbedProps should be left blank to avoid duplication.

getFacebookUrl()

| Parameter | Type | Required | Notes | | --------- | ------ | -------- | --------------------------------- | | url | string | Yes | URL of shared webpage. | | hashtag | string | No | Hashtag to show in Facebook card. |

Basic component example usage:

import { getFacebookUrl } from "@phntms/react-share";

const ShareToFacebook = () => (
  <a href={getFacebookUrl({ url: "https://phantom.land/" })}>
    Share to Facebook
  </a>
);

export default ShareToFacebook;

getLinkedinUrl()

| Parameter | Type | Required | Notes | | --------- | ------ | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | | url | string | Yes | URL of shared webpage. | | title | string | No | Title to show in card. | | summary | string | No | Description to show in card. | | source | string | No | Source of the content. For example, your website or application name. |

Basic component example usage:

import { getLinkedinUrl } from "@phntms/react-share";

const ShareToLinkedin = () => (
  <a href={getLinkedinUrl({ url: "https://phantom.land/" })}>
    Share to Linkedin
  </a>
);

export default ShareToLinkedin;

getTwitterUrl()

| Parameter | Type | Required | Notes | | --------- | -------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | url | string | Yes | URL of shared webpage. | | text | string | No | Text to show in Twitter card. | | hashtags | string|string[] | No | Hashtags to show in Twitter card. Example, "your,tags" or ["your", "tags"]. | | related | string|string[] | No | Accounts to recommend following. Example, "your, tags" or ["your", "tags"]. |

Basic component example usage:

import { getTwitterUrl } from "@phntms/react-share";

const ShareToTwitter = () => (
  <a href={getTwitterUrl({ url: "https://phantom.land/" })}>Share to Twitter</a>
);

export default ShareToTwitter;

getWhatsAppUrl()

| Parameter | Type | Required | Notes | | --------- | ------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | | url | string | Yes | URL of shared webpage. | | text | string | No | Text to show in the WhatsApp message before the URL. |

Basic component example usage:

import { getWhatsAppUrl } from "@phntms/react-share";

const ShareToWhatsApp = () => (
  <a href={getWhatsAppUrl({ url: "https://phantom.land/" })}>
    Share to WhatsApp
  </a>
);

export default ShareToWhatsApp;

Note: WhatsApp links will only work on mobile, so be sure to hide any WhatsApp links if the user is not on a mobile device!

getShareUrl()

If you would rather have all share urls in one place, getShareUrl() can be used! It includes props from every social platform listed above, so simply pass in a SocialPlatform, and the platforms corresponding props.

Example usage:

import { getShareUrl, SocialPlatforms } from "@phntms/react-share";

const Share = () => (
  <a href={getShareUrl(SocialPlatforms.Facebook, {url: "https://phantom.land/" })}>
    Share to Facebook
  </a>
  <a href={getShareUrl(SocialPlatforms.Linkedin, { url: "https://phantom.land/" })}>
    Share to Linkedin
  </a>
  <a href={getShareUrl(SocialPlatforms.Twitter, { url: "https://phantom.land/" })}>
    Share to Twitter
  </a>
  <a href={getShareUrl(SocialPlatforms.WhatsApp, { url: "https://phantom.land/" })}>
    Share to WhatsApp
  </a>
);

export default Share;

copyToClipboard()

Method used to copy a given text into your clipboard.

import { copyToClipboard } from "@phntms/react-share";

const Copy = () => (
  <div onClick={() => copyToClipboard("https://phantom.land")}>Copy</div>
);

export default Copy;

Further Resources

Useful resources for testing meta properties:

Meta Tags - With Meta Tags you can preview how your webpage will look on Google, Facebook, Twitter and more.
Social Share Preview - Chrome browser extension to live preview how the webpage will look when shared. Especially useful for testing when app is auth protected.

🍰 Requests and Contributing

If a social media platform you want to use isn't already supported, or found an issue? Get involved! Please contribute using the GitHub Flow. Create a branch, add commits, and open a Pull Request or submit a new issue.

Please read CONTRIBUTING for details on our CODE_OF_CONDUCT, and the process for submitting pull requests to us!

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<MetaHeadEmbed />

TwitterEmbedProps

getFacebookUrl()

getLinkedinUrl()

getTwitterUrl()

getWhatsAppUrl()

getShareUrl()

copyToClipboard()

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🍰 Requests and Contributing