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The Simple Social Media Buttons is a plugin that adds a widget to be used in any sidebar, header or footer of your theme in a simple way. You can customize your icons in different ways such as size and shape. It can be chosen square, square with rounded edges or round, it also has a color configuration to better adapt the design of social media icons to the theme of your website.
<h4>Features</h4>
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Supports the following social media sites:
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<li>Facebook</li>
<li>Instagram</li>
<li>Twitter</li>
<li>Youtube</li>
<li>Linkedin</li>
<li>Whatsapp</li>
<li>Telegram</li>
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Select from the following icon sizes:
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<li>Custom</li>
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Select from the following icon type:
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<li>Square</li>
<li>Square with round border</li>
<li>Round</li>
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Select from the following icon background:
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<li>Original</li>
<li>Transparent
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<li>Icon Foreground Color</li>
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<li>Custom
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<li>Icon Foreground Color</li>
<li>Icon Background Color</li>
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<h3>Help</h3>
Please add a post on the WordPress.org support forums with the plugin tagged.

Plugin Simple Social Media Buttons

Adds a widget for sharing social media in a simple and easy to configure.

Joan Namunina

Mohammed Kateregga

Lightning Simple Social Share is a fast light-weight social sharing plugin for WordPress. With zero external dependencies and lightning-fast performance, it adds beautiful social media share buttons without slowing down your site.
Lightning Fast Features:
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<li>8 Popular Social Networks: Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, WhatsApp, Telegram, Reddit, and Email</li>
<li>Zero External Dependencies: No external JavaScript or CSS libraries – blazing fast loading</li>
<li>Ultra Lightweight: Less than 2KB total footprint</li>
<li>GDPR Compliant: No tracking, no cookies, no personal data collection</li>
<li>Privacy First: Share URLs generated client-side only when clicked</li>
<li>Customizable Design: Choose between rounded or square button styles</li>
<li>Flexible Display: Show on posts, pages, or use shortcodes anywhere</li>
<li>Translation Ready: Fully internationalized and ready for translation</li>
<li>Developer Friendly: Clean, well-documented code following WordPress standards</li>
</ul>
** Why Choose Lightning Simple Social Share?**
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<li>Performance First: No external dependencies mean faster page loads</li>
<li>Privacy Focused: No tracking scripts or data collection</li>
<li>Clean Code: Follows WordPress coding standards and best practices</li>
<li>Accessible: Proper HTML structure and keyboard navigation</li>
<li>Responsive: Looks great on all devices</li>
<li>Lightning Fast & Simple: Easy setup with blazing-fast performance</li>
</ul>
Usage:
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<li>Configure settings under Settings > Lightning Share</li>
<li>Buttons automatically appear on posts/pages (configurable)</li>
<li>Use <code>[lightning_simple_share]</code> shortcode anywhere</li>
<li>Developers can use <code>do_shortcode('[lightning_simple_share]')</code> in templates</li>
</ol>
<h3>Developer Notes</h3>
Lightning Simple Social Share follows WordPress coding standards and best practices:
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<li>All output is properly escaped</li>
<li>User input is sanitized and validated</li>
<li>Follows WordPress naming conventions</li>
<li>Uses WordPress APIs exclusively</li>
<li>Translation ready with proper text domains</li>
<li>Hooks and filters for extensibility</li>
</ul>
Hooks Available: 
* <code>lsss_share_networks</code> – Filter available social networks 
* <code>lsss_button_html</code> – Filter individual button HTML 
* <code>lsss_container_class</code> – Filter container CSS classes
For support, feature requests, or contributions, please visit the plugin’s GitHub repository.

Lightning Simple Social Share

Ultra-fast, lightweight social media share buttons with zero dependencies. Privacy-focused and GDPR compliant social sharing for WordPress.

Plugin Simple Social Media Buttons vs Lightning Simple Social Share