Hi @gnorris,
You should be able to do that by overriding the code for the entry share through the child theme. Please install and activate the child theme and login through FTP then edit the functions.php then add this code:
// Displaying Excerpt in Recent Posts
// =============================================================================
function x_shortcode_entry_share_v2( $atts ) {
extract( shortcode_atts( array(
'id' => '',
'class' => '',
'style' => '',
'title' => '',
'share_title' => '',
'facebook' => '',
'twitter' => '',
'google_plus' => '',
'linkedin' => '',
'pinterest' => '',
'reddit' => '',
'email' => '',
'email_subject' => ''
), $atts, 'x_share' ) );
$share_url = urlencode( get_permalink() );
if ( is_singular() ) {
$share_url = urlencode( get_permalink() );
} else {
global $wp;
$share_url = urlencode( home_url( ($wp->request) ? $wp->request : '' ) );
}
if ( is_singular() ) {
$share_title = ( $share_title != '' ) ? esc_attr( $share_title ) : urlencode( get_the_title() );
} else {
$share_title = ( $share_title != '' ) ? esc_attr( $share_title ) : urlencode( apply_filters( 'the_title', get_page( get_option( 'page_for_posts' ) )->post_title) );
}
$share_source = urlencode( get_bloginfo( 'name' ) );
$share_image_info = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id(), 'full' );
$share_image = ( function_exists( 'x_get_featured_image_with_fallback_url' ) ) ? urlencode( x_get_featured_image_with_fallback_url() ) : urlencode( $share_image_info[0] );
if ( $linkedin == 'true' ) {
$share_content = urlencode( cs_get_excerpt_for_social() );
}
$tooltip_attr = cs_generate_data_attributes_extra( 'tooltip', 'hover', 'bottom' );
$id = ( $id != '' ) ? 'id="' . esc_attr( $id ) . '"' : '';
$class = ( $class != '' ) ? 'x-entry-share ' . esc_attr( $class ) : 'x-entry-share';
$style = ( $style != '' ) ? 'style="' . $style . '"' : '';
$title = ( $title != '' ) ? $title : csi18n('shortcodes.share-title');
$facebook = ( $facebook == 'true' ) ? "<a href=\"#share\" {$tooltip_attr} class=\"x-share\" title=\"" . csi18n('shortcodes.share-facebook') . "\" onclick=\"window.open('http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u={$share_url}&t={$share_title}', 'popupFacebook', 'width=650, height=270, resizable=0, toolbar=0, menubar=0, status=0, location=0, scrollbars=0'); return false;\"><i class=\"x-icon-facebook-square\" " . fa_data_icon('facebook-square') . "></i></a>" : '';
$twitter = ( $twitter == 'true' ) ? "<a href=\"#share\" {$tooltip_attr} class=\"x-share\" title=\"" . csi18n('shortcodes.share-twitter') . "\" onclick=\"window.open('https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text={$share_title}&url={$share_url}', 'popupTwitter', 'width=500, height=370, resizable=0, toolbar=0, menubar=0, status=0, location=0, scrollbars=0'); return false;\"><i class=\"x-icon-twitter-square\" " . fa_data_icon('twitter-square') . "></i></a>" : '';
$google_plus = ( $google_plus == 'true' ) ? "<a href=\"#share\" {$tooltip_attr} class=\"x-share\" title=\"" . csi18n('shortcodes.share-google-plus') . "\" onclick=\"window.open('https://plus.google.com/share?url={$share_url}', 'popupGooglePlus', 'width=650, height=226, resizable=0, toolbar=0, menubar=0, status=0, location=0, scrollbars=0'); return false;\"><i class=\"x-icon-google-plus-square\" " . fa_data_icon('google-plus-square') . "></i></a>" : '';
$linkedin = ( $linkedin == 'true' ) ? "<a href=\"#share\" {$tooltip_attr} class=\"x-share\" title=\"" . csi18n('shortcodes.share-linkedin') . "\" onclick=\"window.open('http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url={$share_url}&title={$share_title}&summary={$share_content}&source={$share_source}', 'popupLinkedIn', 'width=610, height=480, resizable=0, toolbar=0, menubar=0, status=0, location=0, scrollbars=0'); return false;\"><i class=\"x-icon-linkedin-square\" " . fa_data_icon('linkedin-square') . "></i></a>" : '';
$pinterest = ( $pinterest == 'true' ) ? "<a href=\"#share\" {$tooltip_attr} class=\"x-share\" title=\"" . csi18n('shortcodes.share-pinterest') . "\" onclick=\"window.open('http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url={$share_url}&media={$share_image}&description={$share_title}', 'popupPinterest', 'width=750, height=265, resizable=0, toolbar=0, menubar=0, status=0, location=0, scrollbars=0'); return false;\"><i class=\"x-icon-pinterest-square\" " . fa_data_icon('pinterest-square') . "></i></a>" : '';
$reddit = ( $reddit == 'true' ) ? "<a href=\"#share\" {$tooltip_attr} class=\"x-share\" title=\"" . csi18n('shortcodes.share-reddit') . "\" onclick=\"window.open('http://www.reddit.com/submit?url={$share_url}', 'popupReddit', 'width=875, height=450, resizable=0, toolbar=0, menubar=0, status=0, location=0, scrollbars=0'); return false;\"><i class=\"x-icon-reddit-square\" " . fa_data_icon('reddit-square') . "></i></a>" : '';
if ( $email == 'true' ) {
$email_subject = esc_attr( ( $email_subject != '' ) ? cs_decode_shortcode_attribute( $email_subject ) : csi18n('shortcodes.share-email-subject') );
$mail_to_subject = esc_attr( $share_title );
$mail_to_url = esc_url( get_permalink() );
$mail_to = "mailto:?subject=$mail_to_subject&body=$email_subject $mail_to_url";
$email = "<a href=\"{$mail_to}\" {$tooltip_attr} class=\"x-share email\" title=\"" . csi18n('shortcodes.share-email') . "\"><span><i class=\"x-icon-envelope-square\" " . fa_data_icon('envelope-square') . "></i></span></a>";
} else {
$email = '';
}
$output = "<div {$id} class=\"{$class}\" {$style}>"
. '<p>' . $title . '</p>'
. '<div class="x-share-options">'
. $facebook . $twitter . $google_plus . $linkedin . $pinterest . $reddit . $email
. '</div>'
. '</div>';
return $output;
}
add_filter('wp_head', 'x_recent_posts_excerpt');
function x_recent_posts_excerpt() {
remove_shortcode( 'x_share' );
add_shortcode( 'x_share', 'x_shortcode_entry_share_v2' );
}
You can then make any change you want in the code above to fit your requirements.
Hope this helps.
March 2021 Update: The above code example has been adjusted to account for a change to a function name.