Sharing Individual Images to Social Media

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  skylarliberty · Member · Aug 20, 2015 at 9:47 pm

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  Hey guys. I have a page on my site that I will be filling with images/quotes. I’d like people to have the option to share each individual image to Facebook/Twitter etc (as opposed to the current sharing buttons I have which means the whole page gets shared).
  Any tips on how to do this would be much appreciated. The site is http://www.skylarlibertyrose.com and the page is ‘Pieces of Empowerment’.

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  timethief · Member · Aug 20, 2015 at 9:50 pm

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  Then you will have to assign the Pieces of Empowerment category to each relevant post and include that category in your custom menu.

  Note your detailed theme description page with set up instructions at https://theme.wordpress.com/themes/sela/ and the live demo site at http://sela.wordpress.com/

  All relevant support docs are at http://support.wordpress.com.

  To create static pages that do not automatically update see here https://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/

  You have two choices on any blog
  (1) All posts on the front page.
  (2) A static front page http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/front-page/ and all posts on a different page.

  By default the front page of a blog displays all published posts in reverse chronological order with the most recently published post on top. When we publish a post on WordPress software the software automatically creates the same entry in the Archives, and on the dynamic (automatically updating) Categories and Tags pages in accord with the Categories and Tags we assign to that post.

  So when we create custom menu and add the dynamic (automatically updating) category pages to that custom menu we create the appearance (not the reality) of posting to more than one page.

  You need to be aware that:

  1. There are differences between posts and pages described here
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/post-vs-page/

  2. There are differences between static pages we bloggers create https://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/ that will not automatically update, and dynamic category pages created by the software when you publish a post which will automatically update https://en.support.wordpress.com/category-pages/.

  3. We organize posts by category assignment prior to publication. http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/ and when we publish posts the dynamic category pages they automatically display on are determined by the categories we assign to them.

  So the process you need to use is:

  • Assign Categories to your Posts. https://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/
  • Create a custom menu https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/#1-create-a-custom-menu
  • Add only the dynamic category page links into the custom menu that you want to appear in that menu https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#adding-category-pages and arrange them as you wish them to appear https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#changing-the-order-creating-sub-menus
  • Create pages for static content, not for posts https://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/
  • Add any custom links and other items like static pages into your custom menu https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#adding-custom-links and https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#adding-pages

  Here are some tips that you may find helpful when it comes to assigning categories and tags to your posts http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2013/03/15/quick-blog-post-tagging-tips/

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  skylarliberty · Member · Aug 20, 2015 at 10:08 pm

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  Hello.

  I use categories and tags for my blog posts.

  This is a static page that I will be uploading images to periodically. I’d like each individual image to be able to be shared on social media by people that visit my site.

  I can’t quite see from the above how the categories/tags make a difference. Am I missing something?

  Thanks

  Skylar

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  supernovia · Staff · Aug 22, 2015 at 9:51 pm

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  Hi Skylar, if you link your images to their attachment page rather than to the individual files, you can enable sharing buttons there.

  Personally, I would use the method Timethief mentioned and create a category with individual post, but you’re welcome to display them as a gallery instead. These tips may help:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/category-pages/
  or
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/gallery/

  Let us know if you need more help!