terriblestudio

chazz0x0

<p>Social Bridge is a WordPress plugin that connects your website with social media platforms, importing comments, likes, and shares from social posts to display them on your WordPress site.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Integrates WordPress with Bluesky and Mastodon</li>
<li>Supports plugin extensions for additional platforms</li>
<li>Imports comments, likes, and shares from social media posts</li>
<li>Displays social interactions as WordPress comments</li>
<li>Shows shares as pingbacks</li>
<li>Includes a block and shortcode to display user like avatars</li>
<li>Periodic synchronization via WordPress cron</li>
<li>Custom meta boxes in post editors to link social media posts</li>
</ul>
<h3>Configuration</h3>
<h3>Bluesky Integration</h3>
<ol>
<li>Go to Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Social Bridge and click on the Bluesky tab</li>
<li>Enter your Bluesky handle (e.g., username.bsky.social)</li>
<li>Generate an App Password in your Bluesky account settings and enter it in the plugin settings</li>
<li>Save changes</li>
</ol>
<h3>Mastodon Integration</h3>
<ol>
<li>Go to Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Social Bridge and click on the Mastodon tab</li>
<li>Enter your Mastodon instance URL (e.g., https://mastodon.social)</li>
<li>Generate an access token in your Mastodon preferences under Development <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Applications</li>
<li>Enter the access token in the plugin settings</li>
<li>Save changes</li>
</ol>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h3>Connecting Social Media Posts</h3>
<ol>
<li>When creating or editing a post/page, you’ll see platform-specific meta boxes in the sidebar</li>
<li>Paste the URL of your social media post in the appropriate field</li>
<li>Update the post</li>
<li>The plugin will automatically sync comments, likes, and shares from the social media post</li>
</ol>
<h3>Manual Sync</h3>
<ol>
<li>Edit a post that has connected social media posts</li>
<li>In the Social Interactions meta box, click the Sync button next to a platform</li>
<li>The plugin will immediately import any new interactions</li>
</ol>
<h3>Comment Appearance</h3>
<p>In Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Social Bridge, you can configure how social media comments appear:</p>
<ul>
<li>Fully integrated: Comments look like native WordPress comments</li>
<li>Styled differently: Comments retain their social media identity but appear in the same section</li>
<li>Separate section: Social media comments appear below WordPress comments</li>
</ul>
<h3>Extending the Plugin</h3>
<p>Social Bridge supports extensions for additional social media platforms. Developers can create add-on plugins that register new platform integrations using the provided API.</p>
<p>To create an extension:</p>
<ol>
<li>Create a new plugin that depends on Social Bridge</li>
<li>Create a class that extends <code>Social_Bridge_Integration</code></li>
<li>Implement the required abstract methods</li>
<li>Register your integration using the <code>social_bridge_integrations</code> filter</li>
</ol>
<p>Example:</p>
<pre><code>`php
</code></pre>
<p>// Register a new integration<br />
function my_plugin_register_integration($integrations) {<br />
    $integrations[‘twitter’] = new My_Twitter_Integration();<br />
    return $integrations;<br />
}<br />
add_filter(‘social_bridge_integrations’, ‘my_plugin_register_integration’);<br />
    `</p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>Social Bridge includes built-in integration for two social media platforms: Bluesky and Mastodon.<br />
When enabled, Social Bridge interacts with the APIs of these platforms to retrieve data<br />
from social media posts specified by authors on your site.</p>
<p>These integrations do not transmit any user data from your site to the third-party<br />
platforms. However, they will use the authentication or API credentials you provide<br />
in the Social Bridge settings to access the respective platforms.</p>
<p>The plugin will only communicate with these platforms when explicitly configured to<br />
do so—such as when a post on your site includes social media links in the Social Interactions metabox.</p>
<p>After configured both in the plugin settings and on individual posts, Social Bridge will routinely<br />
re-communicate with these platforms, in order to update its cache of social media comments, likes and shares.</p>
<p>You can review Bluesky’s privacy policies <a href="https://bsky.social/about/support/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a><br />
and <a href="https://bsky.social/about/support/network-services-privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>.</p>
<p>For Mastodon, each server maintains its own privacy policy. You should review the policy<br />
of the specific server you use. As an example, the mastodon.social policy is<br />
available <a href="https://mastodon.social/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>.</p>


Social Bridge

Social Bridge integrates WordPress with social media platforms and allows for comment synchronization.

WPZOOM

Pavel Ciorici

nvartolomei

<h4>Social Media Icons & Share Buttons for WordPress</h4>
<p><strong>The best social icons plugin for WordPress.</strong> Add beautiful social media icons and share buttons anywhere on your site. 400+ icons, Gutenberg block, widget, Elementor support – all in one plugin.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Did you find this plugin helpful? Please consider <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/social-icons-widget-by-wpzoom" rel="ugc">leaving a 5-star review</a>.</p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong><a href="https://demo.wpzoom.com/social-icons/" rel="nofollow ugc">Social Icons Block Demo</a></strong><br />
<strong><a href="https://demo.wpzoom.com/social-icons/2016/04/21/sharing-buttons/" rel="nofollow ugc">Sharing Buttons Demo</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Social Icons & Sharing Buttons</strong> helps you to add social media icons and sharing buttons to your website. The plugin includes several icon sets, which gives you the possibility to use the widget for more than just linking to your social media profiles. You can use generic icons to add links to anything you want, and enable sharing buttons to let visitors share your content across social networks.</p>
<p>It also includes a <strong>Click to Chat</strong> floating contact button so visitors can message you instantly on <strong>WhatsApp</strong>, <strong>Telegram</strong>, <strong>Facebook Messenger</strong>, and <strong>Viber</strong> with a single tap — perfect for turning visitors into customers. Add a WhatsApp chat button, a click-to-chat launcher, or a floating contact widget without writing any code.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>With the help of WPZOOM’s excellent Social Icons Widget plugin, you can link to all your social network profiles and add sharing buttons in no time, letting your visitors easily get in touch with you on all social media channels and share your content.<br />
  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️<br />
  WPKlik</p>
</blockquote>
<h4>What’s new in 4.6.0</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>NEW: Click to Chat Floating Buttons</strong></li>
<li><strong>NEW: Connect visitors instantly via WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger & Viber</strong></li>
</ul>
<h4>What’s new in 4.5.0</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>NEW: Social Sharing Buttons Block</strong></li>
<li><strong>NEW: Add Social Sharing Buttons in posts and pages</strong></li>
</ul>
<h4>What’s new in 4.4.0</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>NEW: Add SVG Icons in the Social Icons Block</strong></li>
</ul>
<h4>What’s new in 4.0.0</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>NEW: Gutenberg Block</strong></li>
<li>New icon styles in the new Social Icons Block</li>
</ul>
<h4>Where I can view a Demo?</h4>
<p>You can view the plugin live in all our themes at <a href="https://www.wpzoom.com/themes/" rel="nofollow ugc">WPZOOM</a>.</p>
<h4>View Demo & Examples</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://demo.wpzoom.com/?theme=foodica" rel="nofollow ugc">Foodica Theme</a> – header bar and sidebar</li>
<li><a href="https://demo.wpzoom.com/inspiro" rel="nofollow ugc">Inspiro Theme</a> – sidebar panel and footer</li>
</ul>
<h4>Features:</h4>
<p><strong>Social Icons Block:</strong><br />
* SVG Icons Support – Upload custom SVG icons<br />
* 400+ Custom Icons from 5 Icon Sets<br />
* Gutenberg Block with Live Preview<br />
* Drag & Drop Icons with Sortable Arrows<br />
* Color Picker for Each Icon<br />
* Search by Keywords<br />
* Adjust Icon Size & Padding<br />
* Multiple Styles: Icon Shape and Icon with Background<br />
* 3 Background Styles: Rounded Corners, Round, Square<br />
* Icon Sets + Shortcodes<br />
* Elementor Widget Integration</p>
<p><strong>Social Sharing Buttons Block:</strong><br />
* 12+ Sharing Platforms: Facebook, X, Threads, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, Telegram, WhatsApp, Bluesky, Email, Copy Link, and Print<br />
* Multiple Button Styles: Circle, Square, Rounded, Outlined, Minimal, One-tone<br />
* Customizable Colors, Sizes, Padding & Margins<br />
* Show/Hide Labels<br />
* Print Button to Trigger Browser Print Dialog<br />
* Copy Link Button with Visual Feedback<br />
* X/Twitter Username Integration (via parameter)</p>
<p><strong>Click to Chat Floating Buttons:</strong><br />
* Floating contact launcher that connects visitors to WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger & Viber<br />
* Customizable launcher position, color, open/close icons and button size<br />
* Show or hide the button on mobile devices</p>
<h4>PRO Features</h4>
<p>Upgrade to <a href="https://www.wpzoom.com/plugins/social-share/" rel="nofollow ugc">Social Icons Widget PRO</a> to unlock powerful features:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Floating Buttons</strong> – Display social sharing icons as a fixed floating bar on the side of your website (NEW!)</li>
<li><strong>Share Analytics Dashboard</strong> – Track how visitors share your content with detailed analytics</li>
<li><strong>Like Button</strong> – Add a like button to let visitors engage with your posts</li>
<li><strong>AI Share Buttons</strong> – Share to ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity AI platforms</li>
<li><strong>Share Counts</strong> – Display total and individual share counts on buttons</li>
<li><strong>External Share Counts</strong> – Fetch real share counts from Facebook, Pinterest via SharedCount API</li>
<li><strong>Custom SVG Icon Uploads</strong> – Upload your own custom SVG icons</li>
<li><strong>Nav Menu Integration</strong> – Add social icons directly to WordPress navigation menus</li>
<li><strong>Dashboard Widget</strong> – Quick stats overview right on your WordPress dashboard</li>
<li><strong>Priority Support</strong> – Get help faster with priority email support</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://www.wpzoom.com/plugins/social-share/" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn more about PRO <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span></a></p>
<p><strong>General Features:</strong><br />
* 100+ Sites/Social Networks Supported<br />
* FontAwesome Integration<br />
* Academicons Integration: 38 Academia Icons for Academics<br />
* Supports Email Addresses (mailto:email@example.com)<br />
* Supports Telephone Numbers (tel:12345)<br />
* Supports Viber (viber://add?number=123456)<br />
* Supports WhatsApp (https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=15551234567)</p>
<h4>Icons</h4>
<p>Twitter, X, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, Threads, Yelp, LinkedIn, Bloglovin’, Lookbook, Feedly, Periscope, SoundCloud, Spotify, Last.fm, YouTube, Vimeo, Flickr, 500px, Tumblr, Blogger, Reddit, Dribbble, Envato, Behance, DeviantArt, GitHub, RSS, Disqus, Stackoverflow, Komoot, Tiktok, Mailchimp, Podcasts, Telegram, TripAdvisor, AirBnb, Baidu, ebay, Medium, Periscope, Snapchat, Bandcamp, Eyem, Viber, Quora, Etsy, Meetup, Linode, IMDB, Overwatch, Strava, Tidal, Deezer, Unsplash, Codered, Udemy, CrunchBase, Angie’s List, App Store, Nextdoor, WhatsApp, ResearchGate, Slack, Songkick, ReverbNation, Bluesky</p>
<h4>Credits</h4>
<p>Some Social Icons are provided by the Socicon icon font.</p>
<p><a href="https://jpswalsh.github.io/academicons/" rel="nofollow ugc">Academicons</a> are provided by James Walsh.</p>
<h4>GDPR COMPLIANCE</h4>
<p>Social Icons & Sharing Buttons does not collect any information from your visitors, therefore it’s <strong>100% GDPR compliant</strong>.</p>
<h4>Get Involved</h4>
<p>Looking to contribute code to this plugin? Go ahead and <a href="https://github.com/wpzoom/social-icons-widget/" rel="nofollow ugc">fork the repository over at GitHub</a>.</p>


WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget, Share Buttons & Click to Chat

Does what it's supposed to do without a lot of fuss. Best of all, you can create multiple sets of social media blocks if you have multiple stakeholders on your site who each of their own social media. This is probably going to get added to my list of must-have plugins.

Useful Plugin

Quick and easy

Social icons, share buttons & a floating Click to Chat button for WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger & Viber. Gutenberg block, widget & Elementor.

Social Bridge vs WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget, Share Buttons & Click to Chat