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WP-FlyBox

Description

Social media floating fly out tabbed boxes. Can be located on either side of screen. FlyBoxes include Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Youtube, Feedburner, Flickr, DeviantArt, Vimeo, Instagram, Tumblr, and Contact Me.
Tab colors can be customized to match any theme.
Since this uses CSS, some themes will affect the layout of the tabs. If yours is displaying incorrectly PLEASE let me know which theme is causing poblems and I will fix it as soon as I can.
If you want a tab that’s not included then let me know and I’ll add it!

Screenshots

  • Some of the default tabs.
  • Tabs on the left side of page.
  • Example of custom colored tabs to match your theme.
  • LinkedIn hovered over.
  • Facebook hovered over.
  • Display options.
  • Tab setup and configuration.
  • Custom color configuration

Installation

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
1. Upload and unzip files into your wp-content/plugins/ folder OR install via your worpress dashboard
2. Activate plugin in your plugin settings
3. Configure plugin using Settings > WP-Flybox

FAQ

Where can I get help?

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-flybox/ I usually can respond within 24 hours.

Is Javascript used?

Yes, this plugin uses wordpresses preloaded jquery.

Why won’t this work with some themes?

All themes have different layouts and properties that can affect the correct look of this plugin. If this is the case PLEASE let me know so I can fix it.

Reviews

May 13, 2021
This plugin adds 250+ rows in wp_options table just to show some images with links... It's not the best way to do this, I guess 😉 It doesn't use Settings API and it doesn't provide proper escape'ing, so there might be some security issues as well.
October 10, 2016
An clean alternative to the typical FB widget Like box for sites like mine that have no sidebar. I only set it up with my Facebook page and voilà!
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Contributors & Developers

“WP-FlyBox” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

Translate “WP-FlyBox” into your language.

Interested in development?

Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.

Changelog

6.46

  • Spanish translation admin fix

6.45

  • Youtube tab bug fix

6.44

  • Added Polish Language to front end

6.43

  • Added Google’s ReCaptcha to Contact Us Tab

6.42

  • Youtube bugfix

6.41

  • Youtube fix : You can now use channel IDs or User IDs

6.40

  • Added option to add js to be executed when tab opens

6.39

  • Twitter bug fix

6.38

  • Added option to open URLs in new window for custom buttons

6.37

  • Improved hover responsiveness

6.36

  • Added option to remove whitespace next to tab.
  • Added CSS IDs to elements in contact us tab.

6.35

  • Fixed theme specific bug

6.34

  • Fixed mobile bug

6.33

  • Increased z-index to 9999

6.32

  • Fixed z-index bug

6.31

  • Bug Fix

6.30

  • Added jquery check

6.29

  • Minor twitter fix

6.28

  • Minor twitter fix

6.27

  • Increased z-index

6.26

  • Optimized js and icons

6.25

  • Added more Facebook options and customizations

6.24

  • Bug Fix

6.23

  • Fix for when hiding fly-out tabs for smaller screens and reshowing them

6.22

  • Scrollbar fix

6.21

  • Scrollbar/whitespace bug fix

6.20

  • Scrollbar/whitespace bug fix

6.19

  • Bug Fixes

6.18

  • Bug Fixes

6.17

  • Bug Fixes
  • Added scrollbar fix for when WP-Flybox was appearing outside page.

6.16

  • Converted all files to UTF-8 encoding

6.15

  • Added UTF-8 encoding to contact success page.
  • Added “Contact Us” to language files.

6.14

  • Added option to hide by several different urls

6.13

  • Added option to hide by certain urls

6.12

  • Bug Fix

6.11

  • Bug Fix

6.10

  • Bug Fix… WP-Flybox was trying to set cookie/header for when cookies already set by theme

6.9

  • Added option to automatically flyout tabs only on home page.
  • Added option to automatically flyout tabs only to new visitors.

6.8

  • Added option to start tabs out and visible instead of hidden.
  • Added option to automatically hide tabs after X seconds if they start visible.
  • Added option to change custom tab image when tab is opened.
  • Misc. fixes.

6.7

  • Fixed Custom link bug.

6.6

  • Added option to change twiter tab height.

6.5

  • Added ability to make button link to a webpage instead of sliding out a box.

6.4

  • Changed a couple url references to support HTTPS/SSL.

6.3

  • Fixed bug relating to missing quotes

6.2

  • Fixed custom content bug

6.1

  • Added support for more themes

6.0

  • Adjust the tabs on page ready and page load so the tabs are lined up to the edge if loading external content
  • Updated for WordPress 4.0

5.19

  • Added uninstall cleanup

5.18

  • Added shortcode processing to custom tabs.

5.17

  • Fixed show on pages setting.
  • Misc bug fix

5.16

  • Added more custom tabs.

5.15

  • Fixed IE not hovering all the way out.
  • Added option to use flickr non flash version to help hover issue in IE

5.14

  • Added option to change size of custom tabs.

5.13

  • Added option to use custom images for tabs.

5.12

  • Misc. Bugs

5.11

  • Fixed G+ peeking onto the page and not hiding off page

5.10

  • Instagram bug fix (not showing images)

5.9

  • Bug Fix (redeclared mobile detect causing problem in some themes)

5.8

  • Tiny bug fix

5.7

  • Added option to use twitter bird logo instead of the “t”

5.6

  • Added Tumblr tab.

5.5

  • Fixed some iframes being hidden on some responsive enabled themes.

5.4

  • Fixed minor bugs.

5.3

  • Fixed float and hover bug.

5.2

  • Bug Fixes.

5.1

  • Bug Fixes.

5.0

  • Complete rewrite with many more options and better stability.
  • Added Spanish language.
  • Added custom tab.
  • Added click to open option.
  • Please re-save your settings after update.
  • Please let me know of the bugs. Since I started from scratch there’s bound to be a few.

4.3

  • Updated to new Google+ badges with many more options.
  • PLEASE update your Google+ settings after update!

4.2

  • Instagram bug fix.

4.1

  • Bug fix for sites using SSL.

4.0

  • Added scale option for viewing facebook tab in mobile.
  • Added backend support for languages.

3.15

  • Added width setting for facebook tab.

3.14

  • Scaled large facebook frame down on mobile devices to fit smaller screens.

3.13

  • Twitter bug fixes.

3.12

  • Twitter phased out their v1 API so had to update to new version.

3.11

  • Bug fixes.

3.10

  • Bug fixes.

3.9

  • Fixed instagram issuses caused after only 1 failed instagram server request.

3.8

  • Fixed bug causing tabs to not show up on some front pages that have a theme controlled front page.

3.7

  • Fixed caching problem on some newer wordpress sites dealing with the Vimeo, Deviant, Instagram, and Twitter tabs.

3.6

  • Fixed Delimeter bug and hide on page by ID bug.

3.5

  • Quick delimeter bug fix.

3.4

  • Fixed issues with twitter tab.
  • Added “Show latest tweet” option to twitter tab.
  • Added option to show on specific pages

3.3

  • Added option to allow offsetting tabs when admin or member bar is showing at top.

3.2

  • Added option to allow tabs to be attached to page and not float with window when scrolling.

3.1.1

  • Fixed Twitter bugs
  • Gave alternate to Twitter tab if giving errors.

3.1

  • New option to delete caches.
  • Fully W3C valid now.
  • Vimeo fixes.
  • Instagram fixes.

3.0.1

  • Added mobile support and ipad options.
  • Vimeo fixes.

3.0

  • Completely rewrote code.
  • Added vimeo tab.
  • Added caching on twitter, vimeo, deviant art and instagram tabs.
  • Added option to have slide out boxes slideout to edge of screen or edge of tabs.
  • Added more support for IE browsers.

2.1.3

  • Bug Fixes

2.1.2

  • Bug Fixes.

2.1.1

  • Instagram Fixes. Thanks Beee!

2.1

  • Redesigned Twitter box to allow much more customizations.
  • Clicking Follow on Twitter box does not require a page to be opened, unless the twitter user is not signed in.
  • Thanks for the tip Frank!
  • Added cleaner uninstall.

2.01

  • Bug Fix: Fixed errors on web servers that don’t allow mcrypt_encrypt().

2.0

  • Added custom colored tabs to match any theme.

1.13

  • Added workaround for people having errors on instagram tab where their web hosts had file_get_contents() disabled.

1.12

  • Added an option to change the tab wording on Contact Me to Contact Us.

1.11

  • Fixed issue on webpages when text was right to left.

1.10

  • Bug Fixes (Added option to not load jquery if loaded elsewhere)

1.9

  • Added Instagram Tab.
  • Many Bug fixes and enhancements.

1.8

  • Fixed Feedburner Subscriptions saying email subscriptions not activated.

1.7

  • Expanded hover area to resolve jittery effect.

1.6

  • Added DeviantArt tab.

1.5

  • Minor bug fixes.

1.4

  • Added support for more themes.
  • Added more Facebook page customizations.
  • Added option for mobile devices.
  • Added a “Contact Me” tab.
  • Added LinkedIn Company Profiles.
  • Added Flickr Tab.
  • Now works with all browsers.

1.3

  • Added support for non-custom facebook pages.

1.2

  • Added hover compatability for iPad, iPhone, other iOS devices, and some other mobile devices.
  • More descriptions on settings page.

1.1

  • Fixed issues with some themes.

1.0

  • First stable release.
  • Added facebook, twitter, google plus, pinterest, feedburner, and youtube tabs.
  • Added admin settings page.

0.1

  • Beta, initial design andx to 9999