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Backend needed in any case?

nephilim75 opened this issue · comments

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Hej

do I need a phpbackend in any case?

Kind regards
//neph

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You don’t need a backend at all if you don’t need to display the numbers …
Also the backends are prone to break, as the APIs e.g. of Facebook change over time.

IMO these facts should be stated more clearly. I must confess I wasted several hours on the Java backend before I realized that I do not need/want a backend at all.

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do I need a phpbackend in any case?

@nephilim75 Only if you want to display share counts.

IMO these facts should be stated more clearly.

@mb73 The readme states that

To enable the counters in the buttons, see section Backends.

and

In order to display share counts with Shariff, you need the following backend:

I believe this to be rather clear, but you can suggest improvements by opening a pull request.