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<p><strong>Simple X Buttons</strong> adds X (Twitter) buttons to your WordPress posts and pages — the right way.</p>
<h4>Why not use X’s official embed buttons?</h4>
<p>X’s embed infrastructure (<code>platform.twitter.com/widgets.js</code>) has been unreliable since 2023, hitting HTTP 429 rate limits at scale and causing embeds to fail silently or load slowly. X has not committed to fixing this.</p>
<p>This plugin takes a different approach entirely.</p>
<h4>What are X Web Intents?</h4>
<p>Web Intents are plain URLs provided by X for sharing, following, mentioning, and more. They open a lightweight native X popup — no JavaScript SDK, no third-party cookies, no external scripts loaded on page load. You click, a popup opens, done.</p>
<p>That means:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>No API key required</strong> — zero setup friction</li>
<li><strong>No external scripts</strong> — nothing loads until the user clicks</li>
<li><strong>No rate limits</strong> — static URLs, no API calls</li>
<li><strong>GDPR-friendly</strong> — no cookies or tracking on page load</li>
<li><strong>Fast</strong> — the plugin CSS is ~1 KB, loaded only when a button is on the page</li>
</ul>
<h4>Four button types</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Share</strong> — opens X compose pre-filled with the post title, permalink, hashtags, and via handle</li>
<li><strong>Follow</strong> — opens X’s native follow dialog for your account</li>
<li><strong>Mention</strong> — opens X compose pre-filled with @yourhandle so visitors can tweet at you</li>
<li><strong>Hashtag</strong> — opens X compose pre-filled with #yourtag; optionally pulls in the post’s own tags automatically</li>
</ul>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Auto-insert</strong> before and/or after post content — choose which buttons and which post types per placement</li>
<li><strong>Per-placement button control</strong> — show Share on all posts, Follow only on certain post types, etc.</li>
<li><strong>Post tags as hashtags</strong> — Share and Hashtag buttons can automatically pull the post’s tags (capped at 5 to keep tweets writable)</li>
<li><strong>4 Gutenberg blocks</strong> — X Share, Follow, Mention, and Hashtag blocks with live editor previews</li>
<li><strong>4 Shortcodes</strong> — <code>[sxb-share]</code>, <code>[sxb-follow]</code>, <code>[sxb-mention]</code>, <code>[sxb-hashtag]</code></li>
<li><strong>Template tags</strong> — <code>sxb_share_button()</code> and <code>sxb_button_bar()</code> for theme developers</li>
<li><strong>Three button styles</strong> — Dark, Outline, Ghost</li>
<li><strong>Popup or new-tab</strong> intent window</li>
</ul>
<h4>Integration</h4>
<p>Four ways to add buttons to your site:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Auto-insert</strong> (recommended): Enable a placement in Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Simple X Buttons. Buttons appear automatically on every matching post type.</li>
<li><strong>Shortcode</strong>: <code>[sxb-share]</code>, <code>[sxb-follow handle="yourhandle"]</code>, <code>[sxb-mention handle="yourhandle"]</code>, <code>[sxb-hashtag tag="travel"]</code> anywhere in content.</li>
<li><strong>Block</strong>: Search for “X Share Button”, “X Follow Button”, “X Mention Button”, or “X Hashtag Button” in the Gutenberg block inserter.</li>
<li><strong>Template tag</strong>: <code><?php sxb_share_button(); ?></code> or <code><?php sxb_button_bar(); ?></code> in theme templates.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Compatibility</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.8 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 7.2 or higher</li>
<li>No API key required</li>
<li>No external JavaScript loaded on page load</li>
<li>Works with any theme</li>
</ul>


Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress

Add X (Twitter) share, follow, mention, and hashtag buttons to your WordPress site. No API key, no external scripts, no rate limits. Pure Web Intents.

oksigenia

<p>Oksigenia Share is a strictly minimal, zero-dependency sharing plugin designed for high-performance and accessible websites. It does not load external scripts, iframes, or tracking cookies. All icons are rendered via inline SVGs, ensuring maximum speed and privacy compliance.</p>
<p>Features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Zero tracking or third-party requests.</li>
<li>Native SVG icons for X (Twitter), Bluesky, Threads, WhatsApp, Telegram, LinkedIn, Reddit, Email, and Nostr.</li>
<li>Accessible: ARIA labels on every button, semantic grouping, visible keyboard focus, screen-reader announcement of clipboard copy, respect for <code>prefers-reduced-motion</code>.</li>
<li>Device-specific visibility: toggle each button independently for Desktop or Mobile.</li>
<li>Custom X (Twitter) attribution: automatically adds “by @username” if configured.</li>
<li>Multi-language support (en, es, it, nl, de, pt, gn, sv) for the SHARE / by labels and translatable admin UI.</li>
<li>Custom placement: top, bottom, or both on Posts and Pages.</li>
<li>Per-post overrides via native meta box.</li>
<li>Auto-scaling responsive CSS.</li>
<li>Shortcode <code>[oksigenia_share]</code> for manual placement.</li>
</ul>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin generates share links that redirect users to third-party platforms. No background API calls are made and no personal data is transmitted by the plugin itself; the user’s browser only connects to these services if and when they click a share button.</p>
<ul>
<li>X (Twitter): used to share content. <a href="https://twitter.com/en/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/en/tos" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a></li>
<li>Bluesky: used to share content. <a href="https://bsky.social/about/support/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="https://bsky.social/about/support/tos" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a></li>
<li>Threads: used to share content. <a href="https://help.instagram.com/515230437301944" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a></li>
<li>WhatsApp: used to share content. <a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/terms-of-service" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a></li>
<li>Telegram: used to share content. <a href="https://telegram.org/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="https://telegram.org/tos" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a></li>
<li>LinkedIn: used to share content. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a></li>
<li>Reddit: used to share content. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/policies/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="https://www.redditinc.com/policies/user-agreement" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a></li>
<li>PayPal: linked from the settings page for optional donations. <a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a></li>
<li>Liberapay: linked from the settings page for optional donations. <a href="https://liberapay.com/about/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="https://liberapay.com/about/legal" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a></li>
</ul>


Oksigenia Share

High-performance, privacy-focused, accessible social sharing buttons. Native SVG icons, zero tracking, per-device visibility control.

Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress vs Oksigenia Share