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<p>Best <a href="http://php-freelancer.in/wp-ajax-social-wordpress-social-plugin-to-load-social-buttonswidgets-via-ajax-to-reduce-loading-time-of-site/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Social plugin</a> available in market.</p>
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<p>This plugin load social icons(facebook, twitter, Google Plus ) by Ajax(load facebook like and recommend, Twitter Share and Google plus share asynchronously).</p>
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<p>So by default all social code not loaded on website, instead of this it will show one icon (uploaded by you) for each social network and by clicking that icon it will load all code of facebook, Twitter, and google plus.</p>
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<p>What is benefit of this plugin?<br />
Google is considering site speed a important factor in search ranking algorithm, So when you directly use facebook,twitter, google plus  like and share buttons they all load lots of scripts with it each time which takes time and that time added to site loading time and it effects to your site loading speed. You can read here about using site speed in web search ranking.</p>
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<p>If you use facebook, twitter and googleplus then all will be load scripts while loading page and it will take time to load page, If you use this plugin it will load a single small png(selected by you) for facebook, Twitter and Google plus which will not take too much time to load and when you click on that icon it will load like and share buttons asynchronously.</p>
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<p>This plugin have option to select social icons automatically after posts or before posts.</p>
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<p>If you do not want to show then automatically after or before posts there is one function which you can put anywhere in file to show social icons.</p>
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<p>Option to select show facebook, twitter or googleplus or not.</p>
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<p>Facebook, twitter and google plus all have different options to select which type of like and share button you want to show in your website.</p>
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<p>New mouse hover event, So you can set from admin that you want to load social widgets/button on mouse click or on mouse hover.</p>
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<p>For Each social network you can upload custom icon.</p>
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<p>This plugin is also SEO friendly.</p>
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<p>Ajax Based Admin Options.</p>
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<h4>Major Features</h4>
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<p>Load facebook like and recommend, Twitter Share and Google plus share asynchronously</p>
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<p>Reduce time of site speed.</p>
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<p>option to select social icons automatically after posts or before posts.</p>
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<p>option to place social icons manually.</p>
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<p>Option to select show facebook, twitter or googleplus or not.</p>
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<p>Different options to select which type of like and share button you want to show in your website.</p>
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<p>Ajax Based Admin Options.</p>
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<p>Use custom icon for each social network.</p>
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<p>SEO friendly plugin.</p>
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<p>New mouse hover event, So you can set from admin that you want to load social widgets/button on mouse click or on mouse hover.</p>
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<h4>Included Files</h4>
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<p>wp-ajax-social.php</p>
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<p>timthumb.php</p>
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<p>inc Folder (contains files for admin and front end)</p>
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<p>images folder</p>
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<p>js folder</p>
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<p>css folder</p>
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WordPress Ajax Social

Wordpress Social plugin to load facebook,Twitter and Google plus like/share via Asynchronously Like Mashable.com to reduce site load time.

CyberNetikz

<p>You can upload your own social icon or font-awesome social icons, set your social URL, choose whether you want to display vertically or horizontally, left or right or center aligned, icon width height or margins.</p>
<h3>Easy Social Icons: THE #1 WordPress Social Icons Plugin</h3>
<p><strong>Boost your social presence with the most user-friendly and customizable social icons plugin for WordPress.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Easy Social Icons</strong> is the ultimate solution for adding beautiful, fully customizable social media icons to your WordPress site—no coding required. Whether you’re a blogger, business owner, or developer, this lightweight plugin makes it easy to connect your audience with your social media platforms in just a few clicks.</p>
<p>Easy Social Icons Free gives you everything you need to manage and display your social icons, while the <strong><a href="https://www.cybernetikz.com/store/" rel="nofollow ugc">Easy Social Icons Premium</a></strong> version unlocks advanced features, tools, and extended functionality.</p>
<p>You can use the shortcode <strong>[cn-social-icon]</strong> in page/post, template tag for PHP file, <strong><?php if ( function_exists(‘cn_social_icon’) ) echo cn_social_icon(); ?></strong> also you can use the widget <strong>“Easy Social Icons”</strong> for the sidebar.</p>
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fO3OHkRE9PM?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span>
<p>If you are using <strong>wordpress version lower than 3.5</strong> please use “Easy Social Icons” version<br />
<a href="https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/easy-social-icons.1.1.zip" rel="nofollow ugc">1.1</a></p>
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<p><strong>Cover original color for 100+ font-awesome brand icons</strong></p>
<h4>FREE FEATURES</h4>
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<li>You can upload your own social icons, set URL for that icon with sort order, target windows etc.</li>
<li>Or select font icons from font-awesome (Cover original color for 100+ font-awesome brand icons)</li>
<li>Create multiple icons set using widget with different settings</li>
<li>Use multiple shortcode in page/post with different settings</li>
<li>Use multiple PHP template tag in PHP themes files with different settings</li>
<li>Works with responsive website</li>
<li>You will get add/edit/delete option for icons</li>
<li>You can set the icon width and height to fit in your template/design perfectly</li>
<li>You can display your social share icons vertically or horizontally to match perfectly with your template/design.</li>
<li>You can put your social icon set in the sidebar using the widget</li>
<li>You can insert your social icon set in pages/posts using shortcode</li>
<li>Sort social media icons using drag drop</li>
<li>Also if you are familiar with PHP code then you can use the template tag to place the social icon set anywhere in the PHP template file</li>
<li>Google Social Profile Links feature added, so if someone search your website/blog in google it will show your social icons also.</li>
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<h4>PREMIUM FEATURES</h4>
<p>Unlock even more power and customization with the Premium version of Easy Social Icons!</p>
<h4>Advanced Customization Options</h4>
<p><strong>Icon Customization:</strong><br />
* Custom icon styles (shadow, gradient, 3D effect).<br />
* Advanced hover effects (animations, color transitions).<br />
* Entrance and hover animations (bounce, fade, zoom).<br />
* Different icon shapes (hexagonal, triangle, etc.).</p>
<p><strong>Icon Size Variability:</strong><br />
* Responsive scaling options for different screen sizes. ( Add pixel size for Tab and Mobile )<br />
* Custom pixel-based size selection.</p>
<h4>Premium Icon Sets</h4>
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<li>Access to exclusive high-quality icon libraries.</li>
<li>Custom-designed icons that match different website themes.</li>
<li>Regular updates with new social media platform icons.</li>
<li>Add SVG icon</li>
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<h4>Performance Optimization</h4>
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<li>Lightweight and optimized icons to improve page speed.</li>
<li>Lazy loading for social icons to enhance performance.</li>
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<h4>Multiple Icon Placement Options</h4>
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<li>Sticky floating social icons (left, right, bottom, etc.).</li>
<li>Inline placement within content with shortcodes.</li>
<li>Widget-specific placement with enhanced control.</li>
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<h4>Additional Social Icon</h4>
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<li>Added all social font awesome icon in the list.</li>
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<h4>Social Icon show with Text</h4>
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<li>Display social media icons alongside their corresponding text labels for better clarity and accessibility.</li>
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<h4>Multi-site support with social icon</h4>
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<li>Social icons supported across all networked sites.</li>
<li>Centralized social sharing control for WordPress networks.</li>
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<h4>Social Sharing Enhancements</h4>
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<li>One-click social sharing buttons for posts and pages.</li>
<li>Social share count display.</li>
<li>Predefined sharing templates with customizable styles.</li>
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<p>Plus, enjoy <strong>priority support</strong> and <strong>regular updates</strong> for enhanced security and compatibility.</p>
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Easy Social Icons

It does exactly what you want it to do, it puts linked icons on your site. Where does it put them? Wherever you publish the shortcode. The plugin provide the php code if you'd rather hardcode it into the theme. Lastly, the plugin creates a widget that you can just grab & drag to a widget area. 

I put the shortcode in a text widget on the sidebar. What I appreciate the most about this plugin is you configure it in the sidebar menu tree, not the widget itself. I'm old fashioned I guess. I don't like configuring stuff inside a widget.

To sum it all up, if you are searching for the perfect social icon plugin, congratulations, your search is over.  

Best social icon plugin I have tried!

Upload your own social media icons or choose from font-awesome. Use widget|shortcode to place icons anywhere(sidebar, header, footer, page) in theme.

WordPress Ajax Social vs Easy Social Icons