Title: [Plugin: AddThis] Problem with Pinterest button
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: AddThis] Problem with Pinterest button

 *  [bgunsberger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bgunsberger/)
 * (@bgunsberger)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-addthis-problem-with-pinterest-button/)
 * I’m trying to use the Pinterest button. The button mostly works, however it never
   picks up an image. Am I missing a config option somewhere?
 * Thanks
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/addthis/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/addthis/)

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 *  [futureBLU](https://wordpress.org/support/users/splattermusic/)
 * (@splattermusic)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-addthis-problem-with-pinterest-button/#post-2504434)
 * I’m trying to figure this out too, based on various forum posts. Here’s what 
   I got so far, but it’s not working:
 * <div class=”addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style”>
    ” pi:pinit:media<?php $thumb
   = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id($post->ID), ‘thumbnail_size’);
   $url = $thumb[‘0’]; ?>” pi:pinit:layout=”horizontal”> </div>
 *  [TraciBunkers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tracibunkers/)
 * (@tracibunkers)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-addthis-problem-with-pinterest-button/#post-2504462)
 * Did either of you get this to work out? splatterMUSIC, I think part of your code
   didn’t make it into the post.
 * When I try to paste in code that has php, into the custom buttons section of 
   the AddThis settings, it changes it. So I’m at a loss for what to do.
 * For me, no image shows when you click on the button to pin it, and when you try
   to pin it, it doesn’t–nothing happens.
 *  [TraciBunkers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tracibunkers/)
 * (@tracibunkers)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-addthis-problem-with-pinterest-button/#post-2504463)
 * Well, I just tried the Sharing is Caring widget, & it works fine and has a Pinterest
   button.
 * I’ve been uploading my photos to flickr, then linking them to my blog, and those
   aren’t showing as a thumbnail for pinterest though.
 *  [futureBLU](https://wordpress.org/support/users/splattermusic/)
 * (@splattermusic)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-addthis-problem-with-pinterest-button/#post-2504464)
 * Yeah, I gave up, I’m afraid. I lack the technical skills to solve much more of
   the issue, so I’m going to wait and see if AddThis, or Pinterest themselves, 
   comes up with a more solid solution. Please let us know if any of you wizards
   gets this working though!
 * Only the best.
 *  [TraciBunkers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tracibunkers/)
 * (@tracibunkers)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-addthis-problem-with-pinterest-button/#post-2504465)
 * Try the Sharing is Caring Widget. It’s simple to set up–just click if you want
   it at the top or bottom of the posts, and which pages.
 * Hopefully AddThis will get it figured out, and I’ll go back to them.
 *  [TraciBunkers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tracibunkers/)
 * (@tracibunkers)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-addthis-problem-with-pinterest-button/#post-2504470)
 * I figured out a solution that still uses the AddThis plugin. I needed to use 
   AddThis because I’m using the shopp plugin, and it seems to be the only sharing
   plugin that doesn’t conflict with shopp.
 * I installed the Pinterest “Pin It” Button plugin. Under the settings I selected
   the same pages for it to appear on as my AddThis settings. I left all of the 
   boxes unchecked for where it should appear so I could use the code manually. 
   Then for the CSS, I put this:
 *     ```
       .pin-it-btn {
       margin-left: 35px;
           position: absolute;
       }
       ```
   
 * Then in the AddThis settings, I clicked on the custom button setting, and pasted
   this:
 *     ```
       <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style">
           <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a>
       <a class="addthis_button_tweet" tw:via="addthis"></a>
       <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a>
       <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style addthis_nonzero"></a>
       <a class="pin-it-btn" title="Pin It on Pinterest" href="void(0)"></a>
       </div>
       ```
   
 * This gives a Facebook Like button, twitter, google+, AddThis, and Pinterest. 
   If you add any other buttons, you might need to change the CSS code for the Pinterest
   button. It seems to work great. The Pinterest button doesn’t have a counter though.
   But, when someone clicks on it, they can choose which photo to pin. You can see
   it here on my blog:
    [http://www.TraciBunkers.com/blog](http://www.TraciBunkers.com/blog)
 *  [giddyup](https://wordpress.org/support/users/giddyup/)
 * (@giddyup)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-addthis-problem-with-pinterest-button/#post-2504486)
 * I found another way…I just added the below code as my AddThis custom code above
   my post.
 *     ```
       <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->
       <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style ">
       <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a>
       <a class="addthis_button_pinterest" pi:pinit:url="http://www.thebleepkidssay.com" pi:pinit:media="http://www.thebleepkidssay.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/BigIcon.png" pi:pinit:layout="horizontal">
       <a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a>
       <a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a>
       <a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a>
       </div>
       ```
   
 * Check it out at [http://www.thebleepkidssay.com](http://www.thebleepkidssay.com)

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