Basic Social Share Buttons
Basic Social Share Buttons. Easily stylable. Fast loading. No Javascript. No tracking.
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·10 active installs·Updated 2 years agoAs of April 2026, Basic Social Share Buttons is a WordPress share buttons plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2021. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: AddToAny Share Buttons.
0/5Rating
10active installs
2.5K+total downloads
5 yearssince 2021
Overview
Basic Social Share Buttons allows your users to share posts to social networks without loading any javascript.
Configuration
Admin options are in the WordPress admin under Reading.
You can choose between three button sizes:
* Small – Icon only
* Medium – Icon + site name
* Large – Icon + “Share on ” + site name
You can choose to include the css (via wp_enqueue) or you can disable the enqueue and the css rules will be shown in admin for you to insert in your main stylesheet (for one less http request).
Usage
Use the short [basic-share-buttons] in your post content.
or in a php template its <?php echo do_shortcode('[basic-share-buttons]'); ?>
The title and URL are taken from WordPress’s the_title() and the_permalink() functions.
You can override bot…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | false+ requiredTested up to 6.3.8 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0.1
- Shortcode added to admin page
Contributors
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