Snap Skout Sharebar + Recommended Offers

1. Upload the plugin directly from the WordPress admin dashboard or download from the WordPress Plugins directory and then upload via the admin.

Manual Installation: If uploading via FTP, download the plugin, unzip, and upload the Snap Skout plugin folder to your plugins directory.

1. Activate the WordPress Snap Skout plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in your WordPress admin.
2. Configure the plugin by going to the Snap Skout menu that appears in your admin-settings menu.

See below for configuring the plugin Configure the SnapSkout plugin There are four configuration options:

1. Position Option: Choose what order you want your buttons to appear by dragging each row and repositioning them.
2. Display Option: Choose where you want your buttons to appear
3. CSS Option: Add additional CSS to make the sharebar fit your individual template. Each template is different so you can add additional styling options like spacing if need to make sure everything is looking good!
4. Account Options: In order to receive payment you’ll need to activate your Snap Skout Publisher ID via the link in the Account Options tab.

You do not need to activate your Publisher ID to use the Snap Skout Sharebar. The social media buttons will work just the same without activation, you just won't generate any revenue. Please note that if you are setting this up for the first time, it may take a few hours for the Snap Skout button to appear and function properly.

1.0.35

• Updated signup link to point to tacklocal.

1.0.34

• Removed hook set up from constructor for better testability.

1.0.33

• Changed twitter endpoint to collect twitter counts as old one seems dead.

1.0.32

• Continue refactoring.

1.0.31

• Continue refactoring.

1.0.30

• Minor refactoring, to move towards a more flexible layout model.

1.0.29

• Added Instrumentation to better understand styling issues with conflicting plugins.

1.0.28

• Added Sandy Turquoise button set.

1.0.27

• Added option to collect site configuration data.

1.0.26

• Reconciled wp-head hooks into one.

1.0.25

• Added Another Blue button style.

1.0.24

• Reconciled Admin hooks into one.

1.0.23

• Added Dark Opal button style.

1.0.22

• Added Ipe button style.

1.0.21

• Snapskout widget now goes to new widget server.

1.0.20

• Updated Snap Skout messaging.

1.0.19

• Output security enhancements.

1.0.18

• Performance enhancements in code.

1.0.17

• Added denim button set.

1.0.16

• Added mac and jacks button style, an amber beer background button set.

1.0.15

• All custom share buttons except for pinterest now popup a sharing window in lieu of showing in a new tab.

1.0.14

• Added south pole button style.
• Fixed white border issue with reddit safety corners button.

1.0.13

• Added safety corners button style.

1.0.12

• Added square and circle button styles.

1.0.11

• Bug fix on WP tags detection code, sorry for the inconvenience.

1.0.10

• Added slate button style.
• Added Worpress tags meta element to assist SnapSkout content related offers crawling.

1.0.9

• Added plastic button style.
• Minor resize of non-default button style div to better accommodate custom snapskout button.

1.0.8

• Added button counters for skout button style.
• New installs now default to skout button style.

1.0.7

• Added opt-out for Facebook Open Graph tags.

1.0.6

• New skout button style added.

1.0.5

• Add Snap Skout support for multiple excerpts.

1.0.4

• Fixed activation bug which caused WP_error, sorry for inconvenience.
• Added Snap Skout sign-up referral information.

1.0.3

• Fix to avoid emitting style attribute on empty styles.
• Fix to properly persist plugin version on plugin update.

1.0.2

• Added code to fetch SnapSkout id at plugin activation time.

1.0.1

• Fixed signup address of SnapSkout plugin.

1.0

• First version of the plugin. == Frequently Asked Questions ==

Why do I need the Snap Skout plugin? The Snap Skout plugin gives you all of the most popular social sharing widgets plus the Skout button which drives deeper reader engagement and provides an additional revenue opportunity for publishers. How does the Snap Skout plugin increase revenue? How will I know? Snap Skout instantly matches deals, promotions and deeper information such as location, reviews and social updates from advertising partners to the editorial content on a publishers? site. When a reader clicks through to an offer, the publisher gets paid. Skout also gives publishers access to a dashboard that tracks revenue and key metrics related to performance and reader interaction with the Skout button. Do I have to reside in the US to receive payment? Yes, currently Snap Skout is supported only in the United States, as such, revenue payments are only made to those that operate their business in the United States. For those to choose to use Snap Skout from locations outside the United States, you must do so on your own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. Is there an age restriction to use Snap Skout? You must be 18 years of age to use the Snap Skout product and earn a revenue payment from using Snap Skout on your site. How and when will I get paid? Payments are made once per month, provided that you have earned at least $50 in unpaid revenue. You can request your payments via PayPal or Check. Accumulated earnings of under $50 will be paid every 6 months. Can I customize the Snap Skout plugin? Yes you can. Simply navigate within your WordPress dashboard to the plugins page and click settings on the Snap Skout plugin and view settings page where you have options to customize where and how it appears. How do I make the Skout button display on my WordPress site?

• After installing the Snap Skout plugin, ensure the plugin has been activated within the WordPress plugin page.
• Ensure the Snap Skout widget?s checkbox is checked in the plugin's position Options page.
• Make sure the page you would like the sharebar to appear on is checked on the Snap Skout plugin?s Display Options page.
• Ensure you have entered the ID you got from Snap Skout into the "Snap Skout App ID" field in the Snap Skout plugin's Account Options page.
• Make sure your posts have links to the businesses you are writing about. This is how our Plugin finds the businesses you are writing about and presents the proper information related to those businesses.

How do I change the order the buttons display in the sharebar? In the Snap Skout plugin settings > Position Options page, click and hold your mouse pointer on the column for the widget you want to move and then move your mouse to the position you would like that widget to appear. How do I change which pages and where the sharebar will appear? In the Snap Skout plugin settings > Display Options page, check the appropriate box for where on the page you would like the sharebar to appear and which pages you would like the sharebar to appear. What does the CSS Options page do? This page is for advanced users and provides you with more advanced options to customize the sharebar. If you have a basic understanding of CSS you can further customize the appearance of the sharebar and the individual widgets within it. For example, you can adjust the space between the individual widgets or even have the sharebar align to the right side of the page instead of the default left side alignment. In addition to the CSS options you can: Add a title to the sharebar, add a custom favicon to your site and choose to use HTML 5. How can I get the plugin to display vertically on my site? When logged in to your WordPress site, from the Dashboard navigate to the plugins page and click the settings link under the Snap Skout plugin. When you are in the Snap Skout plugins settings page, click DISPLAY OPTIONS and then click on the checkbox to the left of "Layout sharebar vertically". How do I get a Quantcast ID and what is the benefit? Quantcast is a free service that tracks different user metrics such as the number of unique visits to your site per day and how many of your visitors were viewing your site on a mobile platform. This free tool allows you to better understand your user base and properly cater your product to them. You can sign up for a free Quantcast account by navigating to www.Quantcast.com. What is the Facebook App ID and where do I get one? If you want to track the number of shared links, likes, comments or the number of times a Facebook account viewed your site content shared on Facebook, you should get a Facebook App ID. How do I get a Snap Skout account and unique ID? Go to Snap Skout's website https://portal.snapskout.com/users/sign_up and sign up for a new publisher account. I signed up for a new publisher account and I didn't get a confirmation email Try checking your spam folder. Sometimes the confirmation email we send ends up in the spam folder on some email clients. Sometimes there is a delay from when we sent the confirmation email to when your email provider processes your email. Try checking again in a few minutes. What if I have other questions? For any additional questions, comments or product feedback, please contact us at support@snapskout.com.