Share Buttons Widget

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🎯 Purpose

The Share Buttons widget enables visitors to seamlessly share your page across social platforms. It’s a simple yet powerful tool to boost engagement and extend your content’s reach.


🛠️ Configuration & Platforms

  • Select Networks
    Choose from popular platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, WhatsApp, and more—use only the buttons that matter to your audience.

  • Share Content Type
    Decide whether buttons share your page’s URL as a link, open an email draft, or prompt a print option.

  • Button Layout
    Arrange buttons horizontally or vertically, set icon alignment, and customize spacing between them.

  • Share Counters
    Toggle visibility of share counts, selecting between totals or individual counts per platform. You can enable this feature globally or platform-by-platform.


🎨 Style & Appearance

Buttons & Icons

  • Customize icon size, style (circle, square, rounded), and padding.

  • Define icon and background colors for normal and hover states (including brand-specific colors).

Hover Effects

  • Add or disable animations on hover, such as color transitions or slight scaling.

Count Styling

  • Customize typography, color, and spacing for share count numbers.

  • Choose label positioning (before, after, or hidden) to match your design.


⚙️ Advanced Settings

  • Responsive Controls: Adjust button sizes and spacing for desktop, tablet, and mobile formats.

  • Visibility Options: Show or hide buttons per device or screen size without custom coding.

  • Custom Attributes: Add HTML attributes or CSS classes for further customization or tracking integration.

  • Motion Effects: Apply entrance animations or scroll-triggered motion for dynamic presentation.


✅ Best Practices

  • Focus on relevant platforms—use only the social networks where your audience is most active.

  • Choose clean layouts and consistent icon sizes for a polished visual footprint.

  • Use brand-colored icons for instant social network recognition.

  • Enable share counters selectively—just for top-performing networks.

  • Add subtle hover effects for interactivity without overwhelming the user experience.


📈 Ideal Use Cases

  • Highlight share options on blog posts, news articles, or tutorials.

  • Include on product or service pages to encourage referrals.

  • Add to landing pages to prompt social amplification.

  • Place within footer, sidebar, or call-to-action sections for passive share prompts.


The Share Buttons widget offers flexible social sharing features—customizable through network selection, layout, visual styling, and device responsiveness—to encourage content sharing and amplify engagement.

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