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Social Sharing (by Danny)

Adds social sharing buttons for Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to your blog posts or pages.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version1.3.12
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 4.5 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update20 Aug 20262mo ago
Active installations2K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 68 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Social Sharing (by Danny) version 1.3.12 as active, updated 2mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

Social Sharing By Danny

The simplest sharing links possible for Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Most WordPress plugins that add social sharing functionality are too ugly, heavy, complicated or poorly coded for my liking. This plugin aims to be better: simple, efficient and flexible.

No script dependencies

From itself, the buttons are actually plain text links which require no external scripts. It makes no sense to load over 50 kilobytes of scripts and styles for a functionality 95% of your users will not use.

Simple, yet pretty and user-friendly

You can have the plugin load two very small files to add icons and a pop-up functionality to the sharing links. This way, users do not have to leave your website after clicking a sharing option. Both files are optional and you are free to craft your own styles.

Features

  • Sharing links for Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn
  • Simple icon styles with a hover effect
  • Simple script of just 426 bytes (with no additional dependencies) which will make the various sharing links open in a pop-up window.
  • A shortcode and a template function to display the buttons anywhere you want.
  • An overridable filter to customize when and where to display the sharing links.
  • Translation ready

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About the author

Danny van Kooten has been building WordPress plugins since 2010. He is also the developer behind Mailchimp for WordPress and Koko Analytics.

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Plugin tags

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  • social sharing
  • facebook
  • linkedin
  • twitter
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 4.5 · PHP 7.4
Update activity20 Aug 20262mo ago

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