I almost removed sharethis code from this blog because each time someone tweets my link, it automatically adds via @sharethis to the tweet. I’m pretty sure most of those using this code would love to remove sharethis handle from their tweets and probably change it to their own Twitter username.
Instead of gaining followers for sharethis, using your own Twitter handle when your posts gets tweeted may fetch you a couple of more followers. The buttons are cool though but this is the only problem I had with it.
In my quest to fix this, I Googled out a post that eventually helped me do what I wanted. I found this tweak on Udegbunam Chkwudi’s blog, StrictlyOnlineBiz, and thought it would be a great idea to share it here since I know quite a lot of people who use this same set of share buttons.
The set of stylish share buttons I published uses this code and if you implement that code, I suggest you try this out.
Changing @sharethis to your own twitter handle
- Locate the tweet button within the code you’re using. It should look like this:
- Add this to the code:
You must replace YourTwitterHandle with your own twitter username.
- The resulting code should look this:
You can try using the tweet button below this post to see if it really works. ;
Twitter: ebimablog
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Thks for the info bro.Those having same issue should tap from this
Bro my problem is not related though.my is with the LINKWITHIN related post i installed.its not functionin and now i cant get d code to remove it .any tip on that?
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If you installed it using their auto installer for blogger, you should see it on the layout page. I guess it got added as a widget.
Twitter: ahmsta
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Great Post …. this is one of the reasons i don’t really like the sharethis widget… and i have also thought of removing it but thanks to this quick tip…. now its even possible to promote ones twitter handle
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Twitter: briggz5d
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Ahhhh Too late: I already removed sharethis last month and manually added the code direct from twitter, facebook and others…
Might still need to make this edit in my other blogs tho. thanks
I also discovered that it tweets a different URL from the original post url (for tracking purpose).
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Twitter: xlimderek
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Now its possible to see how many people actually retweeted your post.
Just awesome
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Twitter: ArewaTech_CEO
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Thank you for this great information. This is the right time to take action.
Twitter: fabinuibidapo
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thanks for this awesome info. i almost removed the sharing button on my blog
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Nice tutorial man. But still, there is also a place “Click to add extra Twitter options.” that you can put your twitter username that will replace the @sharethis. great work!
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Twitter: trueinternet
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thanks don for this bro. really got me thinking, how many followers i would have provided for sharethis by now
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I moved away from sharethis due to this and found great tool from LoginRadius which not only provides social sharing but also social login, social counter, analytics. A must have tool in view and best of all a very responsive support team
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Twitter: odingkk
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thx for sharing..
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Twitter: xocanadianangel
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I tried this and it didn’t work. The code keeps changing after I save my template? Goes from
to
Do you know why it’s doing this? :-/ LOL
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Twitter: xocanadianangel
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ahh the code didn’t copy:( Gonna try again without the “<" It Goes from
span class='st_twitter_hcount' st_via='TWITTER NAME' displayText='Tweet'
to
span class='st_twitter_hcount' displayText='Tweet' st_via='TWITTER NAME'
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I really don’t know why it wouldn’t work. It still works… perhaps you should try it again.
Twitter: xocanadianangel
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I’ve tried so many times and still can’t figure out what the issue is. Thanks anyways..
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Twitter: GHGHealthNews
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How can I change the “via” in the code I have on my site?
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I really don’t know how to do that except for the sharethis username.
I cannot find the given code anywhere in my blog html editor nor in the share this widget code. plz help, what to do?
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If you installed the code automatically using their installer, you probably won’t find it. This is only applicable if you inserted the code into your template manually.
Respected Sir, You again gave us nice tutorial. Thanks for this post.
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Twitter: Blogging_tricks
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That’s a nice tutorial. I have successfully removed the @Sharethis tag. Thanks
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