Simple Share Buttons – WordPress Plugin
Lightweight social sharing for WordPress. Free, open source, zero bloat.
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Simple Shortcode
Why Simple Share Buttons?
Most sharing tools either drag in analytics pixels, clutter every page, or bury you in settings. Simple Share Buttons does the opposite: you drop in a shortcode where you want sharing, pick the networks, and move on. Readers get familiar share actions; you keep control of performance and privacy.
Lightweight
No third-party tracking scripts. Pure vanilla JavaScript and minimal CSS.
Customizable
Control which networks appear, how many are visible, and the color of the button.
Responsive
Works beautifully on desktop, tablet, and mobile. Sizes adapt automatically.
Accessible
ARIA labels, keyboard navigation, Escape to close, and respects prefers-reduced-motion.
Fast
Assets load only when the shortcode is present. No bloat on other pages.
Collapsible
Set the number of icons to show by default. Expand to reveal the rest on click.
Test It Out
See It in Action
Add a shortcode anywhere shortcodes can be used. Change networks, colors, and visible icons in seconds.
[simple_share networks="facebook,twitter,linkedin,reddit,email" collapsed="2"]
Nine networks. One Shortcode.
9 Networks. One Shortcode.
Facebook, X (Twitter), Pinterest, Tumblr, LinkedIn, Reddit, WhatsApp, Telegram, and email. Pass any combination in the networks parameter and only those icons render.
Upload the plugin to your site, activate it under Plugins in WordPress, then use
in any post, page, or block that accepts shortcodes.Facebook, X (Twitter), Pinterest, Tumblr, LinkedIn, Reddit, WhatsApp, Telegram, and email. List the ones you want in the networks attribute, comma-separated.
Use button_color=”#yourhex” for the button background. Use collapsed=”#” to show only the first # icons before expanding. Fine-tune further with your theme CSS targeting the plugin’s classes.
No. Assets enqueue when the shortcode appears in that page’s content (and the plugin checks for it on singular content), so you are not adding global weight for a feature you use in one place.
Install in minutes
Ready to add sharing to your site?
These are not real buttons, just a visual example.
Free, open source, and GPL-friendly. Install once, reuse on every article or landing page that needs a clean share row.