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function fwdlabs_socialmedia() {

	global $post;

	// START CONFIG
	
	// Use one of the examples below to either replicate or replace which social share links/buttons are included
	$shareNetworks = array();
	
	// We're defining a button (text or image) and then a share link
	// For the button, you can swap the text with HTML -- e.g. <img src=""> -- to use an icon instead
	// Not included in this function, if you use an image instead of text, you may want to load up the template directory -- e.g. get_bloginfo('template_directory') -- to store your icons
	
	// CONFIG - FACEBOOK
	$shareNetworks['facebook']['button'] = 'Facebook';
	$shareNetworks['facebook']['link'] = '<a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u='.$shareURL.'&t='.$shareTitle.'&src=sp">'.$shareNetworks['facebook']['button'].'</a>'; // Swap this with your Facebook home page if you prefer "follow" over "share" links

	// CONFIG - TWITTER
	$shareNetworks['twitter']['button'] = 'Twitter';
	$shareNetworks['twitter']['link'] = '<a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer='.$shareURL.'&source=tweetbutton&text='.htmlspecialchars($shareTitle).'&url='.$shareURL.'">'.$shareNetworks['twitter']['button'].'</a>';
	
	// STOP CONFIG
	
	// PERMALINK
	// Ensure a canonical permalink, relying on WordPress when possible
	$shareURL = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS'])) ? "https://".$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'].$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] : "http://".$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'];
	if (is_single() || is_page()) {
		$shareURL = get_permalink(); // This function creates a full URL
	} else if (is_category()) {
		$get_category = get_category($cat);
		if ($get_category) {
			$shareURL .= "/".$get_category->category_nicename."/";
		}
	}

	// TITLE
	if (is_single() || is_page()) {
		$shareTitle = str_replace('"',"'",get_the_title())." - ".get_bloginfo('name');
	} else if (is_category()) {
		$shareTitle = single_cat_title('', false);
	} else {
		$shareTitle = get_bloginfo('name');
	}
	$shareTitle = strip_tags($shareTitle);

	// DESCRIPTION
	if (is_single() || is_page()) {
		$excerpt = trim(htmlspecialchars(strip_tags(strip_shortcodes($post->post_content))));
		// Not included in this function, you may have a separate truncate function to keep this text to a specific character count
		if (function_exists('truncate')) {
			$excerpt = truncate($excerpt,"250"," &hellip;");
		}
		$shareDescription = $excerpt;
	} else {
		$shareDescription = get_bloginfo('description');
	}

	// THUMBNAIL
	$shareThumbnail = "";
	if (is_single() || is_page()) {
		// If there's a Custom Field with a key named "cover" and a value that's a full URL, this gives preference to a more unique share thumbnail
		// Not included in this function, one alternative here is to use a page/post "featured image"
		$getShareThumbnail = get_post_meta($post->ID, "cover", true);
		if ($getShareThumbnail) {
			$shareThumbnail = $getShareThumbnail;
		}
	}
	
	// BUILD HTML
	$display = '<ul id="share">'."\n";
	foreach ($shareNetworks as $shareNetwork) {
		$display .= "<li>".$shareNetwork['link']."</li>\n";
	}
	$display .= "</ul>\n";

	return $display;

}

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