How to get WordPress to write the post link

Why not just insert this into your post code where you want it to show ( ie: at the bottom of the post) I currently use this as an author link (that is an image) on the bottom of my post and it works good.

<a href="facebook.com"><img src="facebook.gif" alt="facebook" border="0" /></a>

If you do not want to go that route (because you probably thought of it lol) here is a plugin that might work. I have not really gone over the specs myself.

https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/add-post-footer/

ETA: After re-reading your post, it is rather confusing because the title and the actual context are a bit counterproductive, hopefully you are talking about just inserting a link and not a link to said post AKA a postlink? Its a little late for me ??

The problem with that link is that it doesn’t post the article link that the icon is in ?? that’s what I’m trying to get.

I’ll try the plugin, I wanted to avoid plugins because they generally over complicate things.

Thanks!

https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/share-on-facebook/

I was completely confused lol you want a share on facebook link lol. Plugins are easy as pie and make life so much better lol. IMO ??

<Post link>

If I’m following you…
<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"></a>
is the post’s link…..

I know but they add a lot of php and css for nothing, all I need is a php code that spits out the link of my wordpress post (postlink I guess).

Something like this:

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=<?php post_link?>" target="_blank" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>

Only that this <?php post_link?> is just an example to help explain my question, it doesn’t actually work.

I know where to insert this in my template, I just open index.php and put it where I want it to be.

I could use a plugin but it would have to be a plugin that lets me use both facebook and twitter and that would allow me to position it where ever I want.

I have to respect a graphic design for the blog ??

I have to respect a graphic design for the blog :

Oh lol I am the same way lol Everything has a place haha, my OCD kicks in bad with design lol

I tend to just use one of the available plugins (sociable for instance)

swap in my own icons, and the override the plugins css with a few rules of my own in my stylesheet. Maybe it would be easier to just code my template…. but with the plugin once I get things set up, I can add additional services, etc real simply

This is what you need:

<a href="https://facebook.com/share.php?u=<?php the_permalink() ?>&t=<?php echo urlencode(the_title('','', false)) ?>">Facebook</a>

Thanks a lot!

If anyone else needs it, I’ve found the best way to add a facebook icon is this, the link comes from facebook and I’ve inserted the php code necessary for it to post the exact post link:

<a name="fb_share" style="float:right;" type="button" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=<?php the_permalink() ?>&t=<?php echo urlencode(the_title('','', false)) ?>">Share</a><script src="https://static.ak.fbcdn.net/connect.php/js/FB.Share" type="text/javascript"></script>

Also, this would be a good way to make a twitter button (the bkg image is added through css, you can get a similar one anywhere:

.postmetadata a.btn_tweet {
background:url("images/btn_tweet.png") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
display:block;
font-size:10px;
height:14px;
line-height:10px;
width:40px;
float:right;
color:#FFF;
padding:4px 0 0 23px;
margin-left:15px;
font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;
}

<a href="https://twitter.com/?status=<?php echo urlencode(the_title('','', false)) ?>+<?php the_permalink() ?>" title="Trimite articol pe Twitter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="btn_tweet">Tweet</a>

Ah Thanks for the update ?? I will have to bookmark this or save the code ?? might come in handy