Better Share Buttons

Easily use [better_share_buttons] shortcode anywhere you want.
Create your own styles, or choose from existing ones.
This plugin is optimized for fastest websites – it will not load any JS files and it will load CSS file only when it is needed.

This plugin allows you to:

• create multiple social share icon styles
• use shortcode to display share icons anywhere you want
• create your own styles in your theme folder
• customize basic settings directly in admin
• use different icons for social networks

Hooks

customize wrapper classes

add_filter( 'share_buttons_classes', function( $classes, $share_buttons_settings, $share_buttons_id ){
    $classes[] = 'my-custom-class';
    return $classes;
}, 10, 3 );

customize wrapper CSS output

add_filter( 'share_buttons_styles', function( $style, $share_buttons_settings, $share_buttons_id ){
    $style[] = '--my-var: 50px';
    return $style;
}, 10, 3 );

customize html form more button

add_filter( 'better_share_buttons_more', function( $html, $share_buttons_settings, $share_buttons_id ){
    // replace SVG icon path with a custom one
    $html = str_replace( 'M18 14V8h-4v6H8v4h6v6h4v-6h6v-4h-6z', 'M18.2 4.2C18.2 3 17.2 2 16 2s-2.2 1-2.2 2.2v9.7H4.2C3 13.8 2 14.8 2 16s1 2.2 2.2 2.2h9.7v9.7c0 1.2 1 2.2 2.2 2.2s2.2-1 2.2-2.2v-9.7H28c1.2 0 2.2-1 2.2-2.2s-1-2.2-2.2-2.2h-9.7V4.2z', $html );
    return $html;
}, 10, 3 );

add custom icon for any network

add_filter( 'share_buttons_icons', function( $icon, $slug, $share_buttons_settings, $share_buttons_id ){
    if( $slug == 'facebook' ){
        // add custom SVG path and you will be able to select it in admin
        $icon[] = 'M29.3 16c0-7.4-6-13.3-13.3-13.3C8.6 2.7 2.7 8.6 2.7 16c0 6.5 4.6 11.8 10.7 13.1V20h-2.7v-4h2.7v-3.3c0-2.6 2.1-4.7 4.7-4.7h3.3v4h-2.7c-.7 0-1.3.6-1.3 1.3V16h4v4h-4v9.3c6.7-.7 11.9-6.4 11.9-13.3z';
    }
    return $icon;
}, 10, 4 );

control shared URL

add_filter( 'better_share_buttons_permalink', function( $url ){
    // ...
    return $url;
});

control shared title

add_filter( 'better_share_buttons_title', function( $title ){
    // ...
    return $title;
});

control HTML output for any network

add_filter( 'better_share_buttons_link', function( $html, $slug, $share_buttons_settings, $share_buttons_id ){
    if( $slug == 'facebook' ){
        $html = str_replace( 'https://facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?', 'https://facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?xxx=yyy&', $html );
    }
    return $html;
}, 10, 4 );

add something before or after your share buttons

add_action( 'before_share_buttons', function( $share_buttons_settings, $atts ){ // or after_share_buttons
    if( $atts['id'] == 12345 ){
        echo '
' . __( 'Sharing is caring', 'theme' ) . '
';
    }
}, 10, 2 );

Create your own styles

Create new folder better-share-buttons inside your theme folder and put iniside style files xyz.css and xyz.json.

Style xyz will automatically appear in the admin settings.

Content of JSON file is used to manipulate settings in admin when you select that style:

{
    "visible_buttons": 999,
    "bsb_mx": 0,
    "bsb_my": 0,
    "bsb_px": 5,
    "bsb_py": 5,
    "bsb_br": 0,
    "bsb_fz": 0,
    "bsb_iz": 32,
    "bsb_lls": 0,
    "bsb_lrs": 0
}

Content of CSS file should define your style:

.better_share_buttons.bsb-style-xyz{}

1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress

1.9.4

• tested on WP 6.9
• new network – Browser share – using native navigator.share and navigator.clipboard.writeText as a fallback

1.9.3

• tested on WP 6.8
• added action hook before_share_buttons
• added action hook after_share_buttons

1.9.2

• new icon for WhatsApp
• fix icon size for facebook
• commented dev code to list all icons in admin

1.9.1

• tested on WP 6.6
• fix missing filter for custom icons in admin

1.9

• tested on WP 6.5
• fix whatsapp link broken by esc_url

1.8.1

• new icon for copy link

1.8

• tested on WP 6.4

1.7

• new unicolor-icons style

1.6

• new icon for email

1.5

• new unicolor-list style

1.4

• new inline-squares style
• new twitter icon
• new copy link icon
• new data-network link attribute for easier CSS targeting

1.3

• added filters for shared URL and shared TITLE

1.2

• new icon for copy link
• new unicolor-hover style

1.1

• optimize settings page
• fix floating style jump

1.0

• Release