Social sharing icons appear in various areas of Good Grants to encourage users to share your program on social media.
By default, five icons display wherever social sharing buttons are placed. The specific social networks and their order depend on each user’s personal social media behaviour. This ensures the most relevant networks are displayed to maximise engagement.
If you'd like to control which social networks/tools are displayed and their order, you can do so by creating a free account with Shareaholic. This optional feature can be deactivated if not appropriate, for example, with internal company programs.
If the 'Request explicit consent to cookies from users' option is enabled in Settings > Users > Registration, social cookies need to be accepted before the social sharing buttons will display. Accepting social cookies is an individual user decision and cannot be enforced. If cookie consent option is not required, it will be assumed and the social sharing buttons will display.
Activate or deactivate social sharing
- In the Manage workspace, navigate to Settings > Communications > Social
- Select Activate social sharing buttons
- Add a Default sharing message, Share title, Description, and Share image
- Click Save
To deactivate social sharing, deselect the Activate social sharing buttons checkbox and click Save.
Configuration options explained
Default sharing message
A short message passed to social networks that support pre-filled text users can edit before posting.
Used by X (Twitter) and Tumblr.
Share title
The title of the post shared to social networks that support titles, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and email.
Description
A short summary that appears below the title when shared. This also acts as your program’s SEO description in search results. Used by Facebook, Tumblr, and search engines.
Share image
The image that appears with shared content.
- Facebook recommends 1200 × 630 px for best quality
- Facebook preview display: 470 × 246 px
- X (Twitter) preview display: 506 × 253 px
- Do not upload images smaller than 200 × 200 px, as they may not display correctly
If a share image is not provided:
- Your program’s home page logo is used
- If no home page logo exists, the header logo is used
- If neither is available, the home page background image will be shared
Site ID and App ID
Connecting to Shareaholic is optional. If used, these IDs allow you to track sharing analytics and manage which buttons appear.
What each network uses
| Platform | Uses |
| Share title, description, and image | |
| Share title and image | |
| X (Twitter) | Default sharing message |
| Tumblr | Default sharing message, description, and image |
| Share title |
Below is a sample of how a shared Good Grants program appears in a Facebook newsfeed:
Why is my old sharing configuring still showing?
If you’ve updated your share image, title, or description and still see old information, the social platform may be caching your previous configuration. This delay is caused by the platform, not AGood Grants.
You can manually refresh your data by using the tools below:
Use Shareaholic for advanced configuration
If you’d like to customise which share icons display or track analytics, create a Shareaholic account and connect it to Good Grants.
Step one: Create a Shareaholic account and add to Good Grants
- Go to Shareaholic and create a free account
- Open the My Sites drop-down and click Add site
- Enter your program's URL and click Continue to next step
- Select the HTML / Other CMS option and then click Continue to next step
- From your Shareaholic homepage, go to www.shareaholic.com/sites/, and click on your site
- Under 'Site settings', click Copy Site ID
- In Good Grants, go to Settings > Communications > Social in the Manage workspace
- Paste your Site ID into the corresponding field
Step 2: Add your App ID
- In Shareaholic, click Apps from the left-hand menu
- Scroll to the 'Share Buttons' module and click New in-page App
- Configure how the share buttons appear, including:
- Theme: icon style and appearance
- Position: as a block or wrapped
- Size: normal, mini, or rectangular
- Counter: show or hide share counts
- Alignment: left, centre, or right-aligned
- Custom icon colours: optional branding
- Select buttons: customise which share icons display
- Click Next step, then add any rules or analytics
- Open the 'Code' tab to locate the App ID—use only the numeric portion
- In Good Grants, go to Settings > Communications > Social
- Input the App ID and click Save
Good to know
- Social sharing encourages program visibility and engagement
- Shareaholic integration allows analytics tracking and layout customisation
- Social cookies must be accepted if cookie consent is enabled
- Cached content on social platforms may delay new share information
- Use Shareaholic for full control over which icons appear and how they’re displayed