Flexible social sharing for WordPress
Simple Social Media Share Buttons Pro helps WordPress site owners place social sharing buttons where they are most useful. The plugin supports Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber, Twitter, Reddit, LinkedIn, and Pinterest, with display options for posts, pages, archives, media, and selected custom post types.
Its layout controls are designed for different content workflows. Add buttons inline above the post, below the post, or in both positions. You can also use sidebars, media placements, popups, and fly-ins to give visitors additional ways to share content. The buttons can be hidden on mobile devices, and several placements include animation settings.
Pro and Premium capabilities
The paid editions extend the customization available for your sharing layouts. Pro adds options for customizing the colors of social sharing buttons. Premium includes the advanced placement features and priority support described for the premium version.
- Customize button colors in supported Pro and Premium settings.
- Display sharing buttons on the left or right sidebar with animations.
- Show total share counts where supported.
- Place sharing buttons on media with position and animation controls.
- Apply media sharing buttons to specific custom post types.
- Display sharing buttons in popups triggered when a visitor scrolls or shows exit intent.
- Use fly-ins at the bottom left or bottom right with animations.
- Hide sidebars, media buttons, popups, and fly-ins on mobile devices.
Use sharing buttons across your site
Simple Social Media Share Buttons Pro can add sharing controls to static pages, the front page, posts, categories, date archives, tags archives, and custom post types. You can also change the order of the buttons on posts, helping you place preferred networks first for your audience.
For visual content, the plugin includes settings for the NextGEN Gallery plugin. It is compatible with the Basic Thumbnail, Pro Masonry, and Pro Mosaic layouts, as well as Simple LightBox, FancyBox, ThickBox, and NextGEN Pro LightBox. This makes it suitable for blogs, galleries, portfolios, and sites where images are a central part of the content.
Practical workflow
Choose the social networks you want to present, select the locations that fit your site, and adjust the available color, animation, visibility, and share-count settings. Use inline buttons for articles, sidebars for persistent access, or popups and fly-ins when you want sharing prompts to appear during browsing. Specific custom post type settings help keep the presentation relevant to different content areas.
Installation
Install the plugin on your WordPress site, open its settings, and configure the social networks and placements you want to use. Review the written documentation with screenshots for guidance while setting up inline buttons, sidebars, media options, popups, fly-ins, and NextGEN Gallery settings.
