Stumbleupon Kills Page on iOS / Mobile Safari

  • Resolved Brian

    (@womensradio)


    13 years, 7 months ago

    Great plugin for desktop/laptop users … not so great for anyone using Safari’s mobile browser (installed on millions of iPhones).

    Why? If ‘Stumbleupon (any style)’ is enabled, along with all/some/none of the other social network options (Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn), (“Slide Out” type) the page will freeze upon the loading of this plugin.

    Also, after the plugin does load (minus Stumbleupon), if it overlaps any text/images/objects in the area it is overlapping, watch out — as it *does not* scroll with the user. Basically, the user would have to click around, until they find the ‘share’ button at the top, which, when clicked, will move slightly lower/higher on the screen.

    Here’s the deal:

    You will see the page entirely load. Once the page content loads, the plugin will then load, which freeze the entire screen and displays nothing but a small ‘Stumbleupon’ icon.

    Here’s the kicker:

    If you remove Stumbleupon, IT WORKS! Well, what I mean by “works” is that the page doesn’t go blank after loading completely and the Google+ tool doesn’t appear. Other than that, the plugin functions somewhat normally. It is definitely not the same as using Firefox on Mac/PC, that is for sure.

    Unfortunately, Stumbleupon was the dealbreaker for choosing this plugin and not interfacing well with iOS / Safari (mobile) is basically unacceptable as iOS 5 approaches.

    Please update ASAP.

    Also, does anyone know if this is the same deal on iPod Touch and iPad? How about Android devices?

    Thanks!

    -Brian & WR

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  • Thread Starter Brian

    (@womensradio)

    Indeed, we do have a plugin installed titled, ‘WP External Links‘.

    I wonder if there’s a way to help them play nicely with each other…???

    Also, it does look like the Google+ issue has worked itself out since our post last week ??

    Thanks!

    -Brian & WR

    Plugin Author remix4

    (@remix4)

    Have tested the plugin and it does seem to be the cause of the problem. It also wipes out the google buzz button. Both of these have additional attributes in the a tag, which obviously the WP external links plugin doesnt recognise. I cant see any obvious way to get them to work together apart from the WP external links plugin being updated as the twitter and google buzz buttons require these attributes in order to set the button size.

    Plugin Author remix4

    (@remix4)

    If you change the Wp External Link settings by unchecking the “all contents” box on “Apply settings to external links on …” it seems to fix the problem. See FAQ below for more info:

    Social Share Buttons FAQ – The Twitter button always displays horizontal

    Thread Starter Brian

    (@womensradio)

    If you change the Wp External Link settings by unchecking the “all contents” box on “Apply settings to external links on …” it seems to fix the problem.

    Thanks remix4 — that seems to do the trick! All of the external links we’ve tested in widgets, menus, etc. seem to function properly after the box has been un-checked.

    Might you know what elements we’re affecting by un-checking that box though?

    -Brian & WR

    Plugin Author remix4

    (@remix4)

    No idea sorry. You will need to check with the plugin author

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