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Webworq Social Share Buttons

By Webworq
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Description

Webworq Social Share adds beautiful, customizable social sharing buttons to your WordPress posts — plus the Open Graph and Twitter Card metadata that makes shared links look great.

Features:

  • 13 platforms: LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Bluesky, Facebook, WhatsApp, Email, Pinterest, Reddit, Telegram, Threads, Tumblr, LINE, and Copy Link
  • Drag-and-drop platform ordering
  • Multiple display modes: inline buttons or collapsible dropdown
  • Floating share button (FAB) with 6 screen positions — works independently alongside in-content buttons
  • FAB size options (small/medium/large) and mobile toggle
  • 3 button shapes: circle, rounded, square
  • Custom border radius slider (0-50px)
  • Adjustable button spacing (4-24px)
  • 8 color presets: Brand Colors, Mono Dark, Mono Light, Outline/Ghost, Minimal, Glass, Gradient, and Custom
  • Per-variant custom colors: set different colors for inline, collapsible, and floating buttons
  • 4 shadow presets: none, subtle, medium, bold
  • 5 hover animations: lift, grow, glow, fade, shine
  • Optional text labels
  • Auto-placement or manual shortcode
  • Open Graph & Twitter Card meta tags (auto-detects SEO plugins)
  • Compatible with Divi Theme Builder, Elementor, Bricks, Beaver Builder, and more
  • Fully extensible via WordPress filters

Shortcode:

Use [webworq_share] in any post, page, widget, or Divi Code Module.

Extending:

Add custom platforms with the webworq_ss_platforms filter. See class-platforms.php for examples.

External services

This plugin generates share links that redirect the user’s browser to the following third-party social platforms. No data is sent from your server — the share URL (containing the post title and permalink) is constructed as a standard link that the visitor clicks. The visitor’s browser then navigates directly to the platform.

LinkedIn

Used to share a link on LinkedIn.
Data sent: post URL (via the visitor’s browser upon click).
Service provided by LinkedIn Corporation.
Terms of Service: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement
Privacy Policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

X (formerly Twitter)

Used to share a link on X.
Data sent: post URL and title (via the visitor’s browser upon click).
Service provided by X Corp.
Terms of Service: https://x.com/en/tos
Privacy Policy: https://x.com/en/privacy

Bluesky

Used to share a link on Bluesky.
Data sent: post URL and title (via the visitor’s browser upon click).
Service provided by Bluesky PBC.
Terms of Service: https://bsky.social/about/support/tos
Privacy Policy: https://bsky.social/about/support/privacy-policy

Facebook

Used to share a link on Facebook.
Data sent: post URL (via the visitor’s browser upon click).
Service provided by Meta Platforms, Inc.
Terms of Service: https://www.facebook.com/terms.php
Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/

WhatsApp

Used to share a link via WhatsApp.
Data sent: post URL and title (via the visitor’s browser upon click).
Service provided by Meta Platforms, Inc.
Terms of Service: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/terms-of-service
Privacy Policy: https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy

Pinterest

Used to pin a link on Pinterest.
Data sent: post URL, title, and featured image URL (via the visitor’s browser upon click).
Service provided by Pinterest, Inc.
Terms of Service: https://policy.pinterest.com/en/terms-of-service
Privacy Policy: https://policy.pinterest.com/en/privacy-policy

Reddit

Used to submit a link on Reddit.
Data sent: post URL and title (via the visitor’s browser upon click).
Service provided by Reddit, Inc.
Terms of Service: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/user-agreement
Privacy Policy: https://www.reddit.com/policies/privacy-policy

Telegram

Used to share a link via Telegram.
Data sent: post URL and title (via the visitor’s browser upon click).
Service provided by Telegram FZ-LLC.
Terms of Service: https://telegram.org/tos
Privacy Policy: https://telegram.org/privacy

Threads

Used to share a link on Threads.
Data sent: post URL and title (via the visitor’s browser upon click).
Service provided by Meta Platforms, Inc.
Terms of Service: https://help.instagram.com/769983657850450
Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/

Pocket

Used to save a link to Pocket.
Data sent: post URL and title (via the visitor’s browser upon click).
Service provided by Mozilla Corporation.
Terms of Service: https://getpocket.com/en/tos/
Privacy Policy: https://getpocket.com/en/privacy/

Tumblr

Used to share a link on Tumblr.
Data sent: post URL and title (via the visitor’s browser upon click).
Service provided by Automattic Inc.
Terms of Service: https://www.tumblr.com/policy/en/terms-of-service
Privacy Policy: https://www.tumblr.com/privacy/en

LINE

Used to share a link via LINE.
Data sent: post URL (via the visitor’s browser upon click).
Service provided by LY Corporation.
Terms of Service: https://terms.line.me/line_terms
Privacy Policy: https://terms.line.me/line_rules

Viber

Used to share a link via Viber.
Data sent: post URL and title (via the visitor’s browser upon click).
Service provided by Viber Media S.à r.l.
Terms of Service: https://www.viber.com/en/terms/viber-terms-use/
Privacy Policy: https://www.viber.com/en/terms/viber-privacy-policy/

Installation

  1. Upload the webworq-social-share folder to /wp-content/plugins/
  2. Activate via Plugins menu
  3. Go to Settings > Webworq Social Share to configure

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“Webworq Social Share Buttons” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Change Log

4.0.4

  • Added External Services section documenting all third-party platform URLs with terms/privacy links
  • Escaped all remaining unescaped variables in admin and frontend output
  • Applied webworq_ss_kses_icon() to all icon echo statements
  • Fixed inline script timing — moved wp_add_inline_script() into enqueue_assets() so JS loads correctly
  • Moved inline scripts to wp_add_inline_script() for Plugin Check compliance
  • Wrapped all frontend output with proper kses sanitization
  • Replaced all _e() with esc_html_e() for escaped translations
  • Upgraded () calls to esc_html() where appropriate
  • Removed legacy shortcode alias

4.0.0

  • Rebranded from Ripple to Webworq Social Share Buttons
  • New slug: webworq-social-share
  • Updated all CSS class prefixes, constants, and function names
  • Automatic settings migration from previous versions
  • SVG icon sanitization with proper viewBox preservation
  • Fixed all WordPress Plugin Check (PCP) errors
  • Compatible with Divi Theme Builder specialty column layouts

3.1.2

  • Fixed SVG icon rendering — wp_kses was stripping case-sensitive viewBox attribute
  • Added SVG-safe sanitization helpers

3.1.1

  • Fixed all WordPress Plugin Check (PCP) errors for directory compliance
  • Improved output escaping throughout admin interface
  • Added translators comments for all placeholder strings
  • Fixed auto-placement for Divi Theme Builder specialty column layouts
  • Updated tested-up-to to WordPress 6.9

3.1.0

  • Switched to official Automattic social-logos icon set
  • Removed Pocket and Viber platforms (now 13 platforms total)
  • Fixed auto-placement for Divi Theme Builder layouts
  • Admin preview now renders live buttons in the Styling tab

3.0.0

  • Added 6 new platforms: Pinterest, Reddit, Telegram, Threads, Tumblr, LINE (total: 13)
  • 8 color presets: Brand, Mono Dark, Mono Light, Outline, Minimal, Glass, Gradient, Custom
  • Per-variant custom colors for inline, collapsible, and floating buttons
  • 5 hover animations: lift, grow, glow, fade, shine
  • 4 shadow presets: none, subtle, medium, bold
  • Adjustable button spacing (4-24px range slider)
  • Custom border radius (0-50px) alongside shape presets
  • FAB size options: small (44px), medium (56px), large (68px)
  • FAB mobile visibility toggle
  • Full CSS custom properties architecture for dynamic theming
  • Automatic settings migration from v2 to v3

1.0.0

  • Initial release

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  • Version 4.0.4
  • Last updated 1 month ago
  • Active installations Fewer than 10
  • WordPress version 5.0 or higher
  • Tested up to 6.9.4
  • PHP version 7.4 or higher
  • Language
    English (US)
  • Tags
    LinkedInopen graphshare buttonssocial sharingtwitter card
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