Plugin info

Total downloads: 19,872
Active installs: 700
Total reviews: 4
Average rating: 3.5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 5
Last updated: 9/25/2025 (97 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 3/21/2018 (7 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 5.9
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Maintained • Last updated 97 days ago • 4 reviews

52/100

Is ShareThis Reaction Buttons abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 97 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 5.9
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: f

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Description

Introducing Reaction Buttons WP Plugin, by ShareThis! Reaction buttons give your visitors a fun, quick way to interact with your content. Best of all, they look great on every device and are simple to configure and install.

Like it. Love it. Wow. LOL. Sad. Anger.

With just a few simple clicks, you can install reaction buttons on your site today!

Reaction and Share buttons are better together!
Keep the engagement going with Share buttons https://wordpress.org/plugins/sharethis-share-buttons from ShareThis. The Reaction and Share buttons plugins both offer easy installation and configuration options.

Open source just tastes better. Our beautiful reaction emoji’s have been hand crafted with love by EmojiOne. https://www.emojione.com/

PRIVACY
By creating an account with ShareThis you agree to our terms of use.
Included in those terms is our ability to keep track of user interactions with our buttons. You can read all about our privacy policy here: https://www.sharethis.com/privacy/.

Privacy

By creating an account with ShareThis you agree to our terms of use.
Included in those terms is our ability to keep track of user interactions with our buttons. You can read all about our privacy policy here: https://sharethis.com/privacy/.

Installation

Install ShareThis Reaction Buttons just like any other plugin. Simply download the file directly from this page or search for us in the WordPress directory and click “Install”. After you install and activate the plugin, simply configure your buttons and create an account.

If you’re already using the new ShareThis buttons, and want to migrate to our WordPress plugin, we’ve got your back. Install the plugin, then from the first configuration screen click, “connect to an existing property”. Login, and select your property from the list. We’ll sync your settings from our platform.

( If you were using the non WordPress version of our Reaction buttons, don’t forget to remove the hard coded JS, and any hard coded reaction button divs! )

Frequently Asked Questions

Install Instructions

Install ShareThis Reaction Buttons just like any other plugin. Simply download the file directly from this page or search for us in the WordPress directory and click “Install”. After you install and activate the plugin, simply configure your buttons and create an account.

How come I can’t change my reaction button answer?

At the moment you’re not able to change your reaction button answer but we hope to make a redo option in a future release!

Do reaction buttons work on mobile?

Yes! Once installed you’ll be able to fully see your reaction buttons on mobile.

Do I need to download the ShareThis Share Buttons plugin in order for Reaction Buttons to work?

Nope! The ShareThis Reaction Buttons plugin is a working standalone product.

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Screenshots

  1. Setup Reaction buttons.

    Setup Reaction buttons.

  2. Configure Reaction buttons.

    Configure Reaction buttons.

  3. Mobile friendly Reaction buttons.

    Mobile friendly Reaction buttons.

  4. Register your Reaction buttons.

    Register your Reaction buttons.

Changelog

1.3.4

  • Fix text domain error.
  • Test up to wp ver 6.8.2.

1.3.3

  • Test with wp ver 6.7.1.

1.3.2

  • Fix php 8.2 deprecations.
  • Test with wp ver 6.5.2.

1.3.1

  • Remove global admin style enqueue.

1.3.0

  • Remove registration step.

1.2.4

  • Add source.

1.2.3

  • Test with WordPress 6.0.2.

1.2.2

  • Sanitize inputs/outputs and fix sniff warnings.
  • Test with WordPress 5.9.1.

1.2.1

  • Tested with WordPress 5.8.

1.2.0

  • Fix admin/register config.

1.1.5

  • Update endpoint fix.

1.1.4

  • Add German to language list.
  • Replace API endpoint.

1.1.3

  • Fix is_plugin_active error.

1.1.2

  • Add: Brand new gutenberg block to insert follow buttons in a post.
  • Test: Tested functionality in new WordPress 5+.

1.0.2

  • Added new language option to translate reaction names.

1.0.1

  • Added loading gifs to registration to avoid user double clicks.

1.0.0

  • Brand new plugin submission.