=== Share on XING ===
Contributors: gastonsalg
Tags: XING, share, social plugin, page, post, home, sidebar, widget, opengraph, newsfeed
Requires at least: 3.3
Tested up to: 4.0
Stable tag: 1.0.2
License: GPLv2
License URI: license.txt

Embeds the XING Share button on your Wordpress website without any hassle. Allow your visitors to share your content on their XING newsfeed.

== Description ==

This plugin enables the XING Share button on your Wordpress website. It allows to include the button on your home page, pages and/or posts. It also enables a widget and a handy shortcode.

= XING Share widget =

This plugins includes a widget to display the button on any enabled section your Theme provides.

= Shortcode =

Add a XING Share button using a shortcode inside your post or theme. The button generated by the shortcode can be configured individually.

`[xing_share]`

Optional configuration:

[layout]: defines the look of the button, determined by counter position and shape. Possible values are:

With counters

* *default-top* rectangular shape with counter balloon top
* *square-right* square shape with counter balloon on the right
* *default-right* rectangular shape with counter balloon the right

Without counters

* *default*
* *square*
* *small_square*

[lang]: defines the language in which the information shown by the button is displayed. Default value is 'en' (English), can be set to 'de' (German).

[url]: URL to be shared when clicking the button. Needs to be a valid URL. Current URL is used if none is provided.

Here’s a full example:

`[xing_share layout="default-top" lang="de" url="https://wordpress.org/plugins/share-on-xing/“]`

== Installation ==

1. Install the plugin either via the WordPress.org plugin directory, or by uploading the files to your server (in the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory).
1. You should be able to start using the XING Share button right away. Check all available configuration options under Settings > Share on XING in your Admin.
1. No further actions are needed! Check the Appearance > Widgets section to find out more about the widget and take a look at the shortcode documentation

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Why is there no content shown on the preview when sharing? How do I customize what is shared? =

The XING Share button uses the Open Graph tags on your page header to gather the title, the description and an image (if any) and use them to build the shared item. If these are not present, no information will be shown within the preview. There are several plugins which might help you setting the Open Graphs tag headers properly.

= Further questions? =

You will find more information about the XING Share button and other plugins in the official [Developer Portal](https://dev.xing.com/).
And always feel free to contact us!

== Screenshots ==

1. Settings page
2. XING Share applied on a post

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.1 =
* Minor documentation improvements

= 1.0.1 =
* Minor documentation improvements

= 1.0 =
* Initial launch