Minimal Share Buttons
A social share plugin that doesn't spy on users and doesn't slow down your site.
4.6(9 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 9 months agoAs of April 2026, Minimal Share Buttons is a WordPress x plugin with 100 active installations and a 4.6/5 rating from 9 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Top alternative: Nextend Social Login and Register.
4.6/59 reviews
100active installs
6.0K+total downloads
9 yearssince 2017
Overview
Add simple share buttons under your posts, add share block in the new editor, or use the widget to add sharing to any widget area your theme provides. This plugin uses simple SVG icons for social network logos and small vanilla JavaScript to allow the user to share the current post or page. Share icons inherit their colours from the theme link colours to match the website design.
Why choose Minimal Share Buttons before other similar plugins?
- Minimal and elegant look that blends with your theme (tested with all latest default WordPress themes as well as with some other popular themes).
- Minimal impact on your site’s performance – the plugin loads only a small SVG file with the icons, less than 1k CSS and 3.5к unminified and uncompressed JavaScript – most of it to make SVG…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | false+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.8.0
- Add a filter for manipulating the whole icon markup.
Contributors
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