Plugin info

Total downloads: 1,012
Active installs: 0
Total reviews: 0
Average rating: 0
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 12/9/2024 (386 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 11/17/2022 (3 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 4.7
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.7.4
Minimum PHP version: 7.2

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Possibly abandoned • Last updated 386 days ago

26/100

Is Social Share for Devs abandoned?

Possibly abandoned (last update 386 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 4.7
Tested up to: 6.7.4
Requires PHP: 7.2

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Description

Add social share icons to your site without hassles. The Social Share plugin is designed as a very simple, lightweight and performant plugin for devs. Forget about taking care of a million settings. Just install it, select your favorite social networks and that’s it!

Feature list

  • Share the content of your website on the most important social networks (full list below)
  • Customize buttons with predesigned styles or add your own classes to apply styles as you see fit.
  • Options to specify sharing icon shape – Square, Round and Rectangular
  • Place your buttons wherever you want using shortcodes.
  • Compatible with Gutenberg blocks.

Supported Social Networks

This plugin is intended to be simple, very lightweight and easy to use. At this moment, we support the following social sharing sites and apps:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • WhatsApp
  • Pinterest
  • Email

Installation

The Social Share for Devs plugin is very easy to use and you can get it up and running in a few minutes:

  1. Download the zip file
  2. On your WordPress Dashboard, go to Plugins > Add new > Upload Plugin
  3. Click on Choose File… and select the zip file you downloaded.
  4. Activate the plugin

Alternatively, you can install the plugin directly from the WordPress Dashboard searching for Social Share for Devs Plugin by Wcanvas.

Configuration

  1. Select the social buttons you want to display on pages.
  2. Select the type of button you want to display (Default, Rounded, Square Icon, Circle Icon, Custom)
  3. Optional: add your class for CSS styles (for custom display)
  4. Add the shortcode [wc-ssb] to the page you want the buttons displayed on.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Can I add other social share sites?

A. At the moment we only offer support for the sites listed above.

Review feed

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Screenshots

  1. Admin screen (screenshot-1.png)

    Admin screen (screenshot-1.png)

  2. FrontEnd Screenshot (screenshot-2.png)

    FrontEnd Screenshot (screenshot-2.png)

Changelog

v1.1.0 – 12-09-24

  • Adds support for WordPress 6.7.1
  • Fixes X icon Size error
  • Adds support for icon color change

v1.1.0 – 12-09-24

  • Adds support for WordPress 6.7.1
  • Fixes X icon Size error
  • Adds support for icon color change

v1.1.0 – 12-09-24

  • Adds support for WordPress 6.7.1
  • Fixes X icon Size error
  • Adds support for icon color change

v1.1.0 – 12-09-24

  • Adds support for WordPress 6.7.1
  • Fixes X icon Size error
  • Adds support for icon color change

v1.1.0 – 12-09-24

  • Adds support for WordPress 6.7.1
  • Fixes X icon Size error
  • Adds support for icon color change

v1.1.0 – 12-09-24

  • Adds support for WordPress 6.7.1
  • Fixes X icon Size error
  • Adds support for icon color change

v1.1.0 – 12-09-24

  • Adds support for WordPress 6.7.1
  • Fixes X icon Size error
  • Adds support for icon color change

v1.0.9 – 01-22-24

  • Add X (twitter)

v1.0.8 – 05-03-23

  • Fix compatibility error with oldest php versions

v1.0.7 – 05-03-23

  • Fix compatibility error with oldest php versions

v1.0.6 – 02-02-23

  • Fix esc svg icons

v1.0.5 – 02-01-23

  • Fix icons frontend

v1.0.5 – 01-06-23

  • Fix icons frontend

v1.0.4 – 12-12-22

  • Delete unnecessary files

v1.0.3 – 12-12-22

  • Delete unnecessary files

v1.0.2 – 12-07-22

  • Fix install bug

v1.0.1 – 12-07-22

  • Use svg for icons.
  • Add icon to dashboard admin panel

v1.0.0 – Oct 24th, 2022

  • Original Release.