Flare
Flare is a simple yet eye-catching social sharing bar that gets you followed and lets your content get shared via posts, pages, and media types.
3.1(46 reviews)
·700 active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, Flare is a WordPress dtlabs plugin with 700 active installations and a 3.1/5 rating from 46 reviews. It has been downloaded 189K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns.
3.1/546 reviews
700active installs
189K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
The Flare plugin isn’t in active development because we’ve created a hosted app version of Flare that works with virtually any website or CMS, including WordPress.
Flare Lite is here, and it’s awesome – go sign up for a free Filament account to use it.
For more info on the differences, check out this Forum post.
About the Flare WordPress Plugin
Up your website’s social score with a little social Flare! Easily configure and share your blog posts across some of the most popular networks.
Flare allows you to:
- Add a Follow Me widget – place widgets on your site with links to your social networks to get more followers.
- Configure multiple share icons for some of the most popular sharing services like Twitter, Facebook, Stumble Upon, Reddit, Google+ and Pinterest!…
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Ratings & Reviews
3.146 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.7.41 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.2.7
- Update compatible-up-to version number
Contributors
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