Floating Share Button

This plugin enables a customizable, floating share button that triggers a responsive, customizable sharesheet on desktop devices and the native iOS or Android sharesheet on mobile devices using the Web Share API.

Features

• Supports 33 of the most popular sharing destinations (complete list below). Can be customized to show only destinations you choose.
• Uses SVG icon which looks sharp at any size and screen resolution
• Easily understandable and visual options to customize the button’s appearance
• Customize when and how the button appears or disappears with screen scrolling progression
• Can be shown/hidden on either/both desktop and mobile views
• Lightweight. Minimal CSS and JS on the frontend with no jQuery dependency
• Great tandem with the Flexible Scroll Top plugin. Works beatifully on both desktop and mobile devices, especially if you are looking for a minimalist approach.

Supported Sharing Destinations

• Social networks: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, VK, QZone, Weibo, Mixi
• Chat apps: Whatsapp, Telegram, Messenger, Skype, WeChat, Line, Viber, QQ
• Email apps: Gmail, Ymail (Yahoo Mail), Outlook, Mail.ru, generic email
• Others: Tumblr, Reddit, Flipboard, Mix, InstaPaper, Pocket, Hacker News, Google Classroom, Buffer, Evernote, Trello
• Includes a QR code so people visiting your website on their laptop can easily share it directly from their mobile device
• On iOS or Android devices, the button will trigger the native OS sharesheet and can use any sharing destination supported by the OS or device.

Give Back

• A nice review would be great!
• Give feedback and help improve future versions.
• Github repo to contribute code.
• Donate and support my work.

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   The default floating share button
   

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   The responsive desktop sharesheet
   

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   The main settings page
   

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   Customizing the appearance
   

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   Customizing the behaviour
   

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   Customizing the desktop sharesheet
   

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   Screenshots of the native iOS and Android sharesheet
   

1.7.4 (2024.11.17)

• Tested to be compatible with WordPress 6.7

1.7.3 (2023.03.04)

• [Fixed] Uncaught TypeError for certain scenarios.

1.7.1 (2023.01.13)

• [Fixed] Page title and url on the mobile sharesheet no longer displays mangled PHP code.

1.7.0 (2022.10.26)

• [Added] Suppression of all admin notices on the settings page
• [Changed] Put in place a prefixed CodeStar Framework to avoid collision with other plugins using this library
• [Changed] Improve settings page header links
• [Changed] Properly use wp_add_inline_style() to load CSS styles based on plugin settings
• [Changed] Properly use wp_localize_script() to load javascript code based on plugin settings
• [Changed] Increase share modal’s z-index to make sure it overlays everything on screen

1.6.2 (2022.05.26)

• Tested to be compatible with WordPress 6.0
• Add review, feedback and donate links in settings page

1.6.1 (April 2022)

• Fix sharesheet close button size issue

1.6.0 (April 2022)

• Downgrade CodeStar framework with free, lighter version

1.5.2 (April 2022)

• Fix sizing issue with image select buttons due to css conflict

1.5.0 (April 2022)

• Implement custom corner spacing option

1.4.2 (April 2022)

• Modify button z-index property so it stays on top of other elements on the page

1.4.1 (March 2022)

• Increase QR code version from 5 to 8 to acommodate conversion of longer URL

1.4.0 (March 2022)

• Add dark and light mode for the sharesheet

1.3.1 (March 2022)

• Add background hover color settings
• Fix footer link to plugin page on wordpress.org

1.2.0 (March 2022)

• Security hardening by properly escaping output

1.1.0 (March 2022)

• Implement local QR code generator using chillerlan/php-qrcode library

1.0.0 (February 2022)

• Initial release