shift-org / shift-org/shift-docs
Replace Facebook share button with a more versatile share menu
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- JavaScript
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Description
The two main ways to share an event are:
- Copy the "sharable" link
- Use the Facebook share button
Sharing to FB isn't necessarily the most common action, but it's visually prominent. Also, copying the "sharable" link isn't a super obvious action, compared to more obvious "copy link to this post" features available on many sites.
It would be more versatile if we hooked into the native share functionality. This would let the user send an event to any sharing service on the user's device: email, Airdrop, SMS, notes, etc.
It's not available in all browsers (notably, Firefox) so we'd need a fallback. But, there's plenty of prior art out there for how to handle that, e.g. How to Use the Web Share API — CSS Tricks.
See also #438.
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First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the current Facebook share button and sharable-link action described in the issue, then review the linked Web Share API guidance and the existing discussion in #438. Done means events expose a native share option where supported and a usable fallback in browsers without Navigator.share.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend, web-dev
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100