LinkedIn

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MindTouch Developer Center > Deki > Extensions > LinkedIn

1. Installation
2. Overview
1. 2.1. linkedin.CompanyInsider(company, style) : xml
2. 2.2. linkedin.Share(uri, title, origin, summary, label) : xml
3. Source Code
4. Samples

Installation

Follow these steps to install this script on your wiki.

Go to System Settings inside the Control Panel.
Under Extensions, click Add Script.
Enter a descriptive name for the extension
Under Configuration add the following to the Manifest field: http://scripts.mindtouch.com/linkedin.xml
Add extra configuration values as listed below under Configuration (If Configuration is not listed below, ignore this step.)
Click on add script.

Overview

This extension contains functions for embedding LinkedIn widgets. This script requires MindTouch Deki 8.05.1 or later.

Functions:

linkedin.CompanyInsider
linkedin.Share

linkedin.CompanyInsider(company, style) : xml

Embed widget to show connections at a company.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
company	str	Name of the company.
style	str	(optional) Style for embedding widget. (one of "popup", "border", or "noborder"; default: "popup")

linkedin.Share(uri, title, origin, summary, label) : xml

Embed link to share a page with others on LinkedIn.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
uri	uri	URI of page to share.
title	str	(optional) Title of page. (default: none)
origin	str	(optional) Name of origin site where the page comes from. (default: none)
summary	str	(optional) Summary of page contents. (default: none)
label	str	(optional) Label for link to share on LinkedIn. (default: 'Share on LinkedIn')

Source Code

<extension>
  <title>LinkedIn Extension</title>
  <label>LinkedIn</label>
  <copyright>Copyright (c) 2008 MindTouch, Inc.</copyright>
  <description>This extension contains functions for embedding LinkedIn widgets.</description>
  <uri.help>http://wiki.developer.mindtouch.com/MindTouch_Deki/Extensions/LinkedIn</uri.help>
  <uri.logo>http://scripts.mindtouch.com/logos/linkedin-logo.png</uri.logo>
  <namespace>linkedin</namespace>

  <requires host="MindTouch Deki 8.05.1" />
  
  <function>
    <name>CompanyInsider</name>
    <description>Embed widget to show connections at a company.</description>
    <param name="company" type="str">Name of the company.</param>
    <param name="style" type="str" optional="true">Style for embedding widget. (one of "popup", "border", or "noborder"; default: "popup")</param>
    <return>
      <html xmlns:eval="http://mindtouch.com/2007/dekiscript">
        <head>
          <script eval:src="'http://www.linkedin.com/companyInsider?script&amp;useBorder=' .. (($style !== 'noborder') ? 'yes' : 'no')" type="text/javascript" />
        </head>
        <body>
          <span eval:id="@id" />
          <eval:if test="($style ?? 'popup') === 'popup'">
            <script type="text/javascript">new LinkedIn.CompanyInsiderPopup(<eval:js value="@id" />, <eval:js value="$company" />);</script>
          </eval:if>
          <eval:else>
            <script type="text/javascript">new LinkedIn.CompanyInsiderBox(<eval:js value="@id" />, <eval:js value="$company" />);</script>
          </eval:else>
        </body>
      </html>
    </return>
  </function>

  <function>
    <name>Share</name>
    <description>Embed link to share a page with others on LinkedIn.</description>
    <param name="uri" type="uri">URI of page to share.</param>
    <param name="title" type="str" optional="true">Title of page. (default: none)</param>
    <param name="origin" type="str" optional="true">Name of origin site where the page comes from. (default: none)</param>
    <param name="summary" type="str" optional="true">Summary of page contents. (default: none)</param>
    <param name="label" type="str" optional="true">Label for link to share on LinkedIn. (default: 'Share on LinkedIn')</param>
    <return>
      <html xmlns:eval="http://mindtouch.com/2007/dekiscript">
        <body>
          <eval:expr>web.link(uri.appendquery('http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle', { mini: 'true', url: $uri, title: $title, source: $origin, summary: $summary }), $label ?? 'Share on LinkedIn')</eval:expr>
        </body>
      </html>
    </return>
  </function>
</extension>

Samples

Note: you need to be signed into your LinkedIn account to see your connections.

Output

To embed the CompanyInsider widget:

{{ linkedin.companyinsider("google", "noborder") }}

Enter the name of a company to check your insider connections:

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