Pinterest 'Pin it' short code for text only link in wordpress blog

Question

I am trying to find a short code that will enable me to add a 'Pin It' (Pinterest), text link to my wordpress blog. I just want a text link only. I don't want to use the graphical button they provide the code for, which is what makes this tricky.

It's very simple to do with Facebook and Twitter. For example:

<a href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=<?php echo get_permalink() ?>" title="Share on Facebook" target="_blank">Facebook,</a>

<a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=Currently reading <?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="Share on Twitter" target="_blank">Twitter,</a>

Does anyone know a way to use a similar line of code for Pinterest? Any guidance is appreciated.

Answer 1

This is what I've done on a site of mine.

/*Stuff for Pinterest*/
    //getting the permalink
$postpermalink = urlencode( get_permalink() );

    //getting the thumbnail
$imageurl = urlencode( wp_get_attachment_url( get_post_thumbnail_id($post->ID) ) );
/*End of Pinterest*/

Then the html:

<a target="blank" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=<?php echo $postpermalink ?>&media=<?php echo $imageurl ?>" title="Pin This Post">Pin</a>

Hope this helps.