Saroj Khanal

Sk Share Counter adds lightweight social sharing buttons with a displayed total share count. It supports vertical floating sidebars, bottom sticky bars, dual placement, shortcode output, network ordering, brand/custom colors, manual base counts, per-post multipliers, and a global multiplier.
The plugin also includes recovery tools for older share counts from other plugins via post meta keys.
If a post has no calculated count, the plugin displays a stable fallback count from 6 to 17 instead of showing zero. The fallback is deterministic per post, so it does not change on every page load.
<h3>Usage Instructions</h3>
<h3>1. Quick Start (Automatic Floating Bar)</h3>
After activation, go to Settings → Sk Share Counter and:
<ol>
<li>Placement — Choose where the share bar appears (floating sidebar left/right, bottom bar, or both). Desktop and mobile can have separate placements.</li>
<li>Display on — Select which page types show the bar: Homepage, Posts, Pages, Archives, Author pages.</li>
<li>Button styling — Pick size (Small 32px / Medium 48px / Large 64px), shape (Square / Rounded / Circle / Rectangle), and color theme (Official brand colors or a Custom color).</li>
<li>Networks — Drag to reorder the networks. Uncheck any you want to hide. Supported networks: Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Pinterest, Messenger, Telegram, Email.</li>
<li>Click Save Changes at the bottom.</li>
</ol>
The share bar will automatically appear on your site based on your settings. Use the Live Preview section to see how it looks before saving.
<h3>2. Per-Post Settings</h3>
Edit any post or page. In the sidebar, you’ll find a “Share counter” meta box where you can:
<ul>
<li>Base share count — Manually set a starting count (e.g., if migrating from another plugin).</li>
<li>Multiplier — Multiply the total for this specific post (e.g., set to 2 to double the display count).</li>
<li>The meta box also shows tracked views, share clicks, and the final displayed total.</li>
</ul>
<h3>3. Using the Shortcode</h3>
To manually place the share bar inside a post or page content, use:
<pre><code>[skshco_share_bar]
</code></pre>
This renders an inline horizontal bar (not floating/sticky) at that exact position in the content.
<h3>4. Recovering Counts from Old Plugins</h3>
If you are switching from another share count plugin, go to Settings → Sk Share Counter → Recover old share counts:
<ol>
<li>Extra post meta keys — Add any custom meta keys from your old plugin (one per line). Built-in support for <code>shared_counts_total</code>, <code>mashsb_shares</code>, and <code>mashsharer_total_shares</code>.</li>
<li>Click “Run bulk import for all published posts” to scan all posts and store the recovered totals.</li>
</ol>
<h3>5. Count Calculation Formula</h3>
The displayed total follows this formula:
<pre><code>round((base + views + share clicks + recovered legacy) × post multiplier × global multiplier)
</code></pre>
<ul>
<li>Base: Manual count set per post in the editor.</li>
<li>Views: One tracked view per visitor per day (cookie-based, logged-in editors excluded, bots excluded).</li>
<li>Share clicks: Counted when a visitor clicks a share button.</li>
<li>Recovered legacy: Imported from old plugin meta keys.</li>
<li>Global multiplier: Set in Settings, applied to all posts.</li>
<li>Post multiplier: Per-post override in the editor.</li>
</ul>
If the result is 0, a deterministic fallback between 6 and 17 is shown instead. Final numbers are displayed in compact format (e.g., <code>1K</code>, <code>1.5M</code>, <code>2B</code>).

Sk Share Counter

Social share buttons with visible share counts, floating layouts, click/view tracking, and count multipliers.

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