Social Profile Linking
The Simple Way to Add Retina-Ready Social Media Icons to Your Site
5(3 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, Social Profile Linking is a WordPress social plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 13K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: AddToAny Share Buttons.
5/53 reviews
100active installs
13K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
This is a simple social profile linking plugin that allows you to easily insert social icons in your site! with shortcode or php code embed or through widget easily for use in template. It comes with good CSS styling, the icons are all RETINA-READY!
After installing the plugin you’ll have the new Social Profiles section found under Settings, where you can enter in the URLs of your social profiles for the services you use. If you do not enter a URL, that social icon will not appear.
Once you’ve added a few of your social link URLs, you need to insert them in your site. There are 3 ways to do this:
- Firstly, you can do it using PHP –
<?php echo spl_show_template(); ?> - Secondly, you can insert the spcial profile linking icons with the
[spl]shortcode anywhere youR…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.6+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.0
Initial release
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