Lightweight Social Sharing Buttons WordPress Plugin
Adds social sharing buttons to single posts and pages. No external scripts or images.
This plugin adds social sharing buttons to posts and pages for Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Pinterest. It doesn't load
any external scripts or images (the four buttons are stored in the /lightweight-social-sharing-buttons/images/
directory. The Facebook, Google+ and Pinterest buttons link to their respective sharing pages and send the permalink
of the post via the URL. The Twitter-button sends the post title in addition to the permalink.
In the plugin settings you can choose what buttons to display, set a description and choose the link target.
Facebook
google
pinterest
social media
social sharing
twitter
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Usage of Lightweight Social Sharing Buttons over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 4 to 3 — down 1 (-25%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 3 | -1 |
| June 2024 | 4 | +0 |
| May 2024 | 4 | +0 |
| April 2024 | 4 | +0 |
| March 2024 | 4 | +0 |
| February 2024 | 4 | +0 |
| January 2024 | 4 | +0 |
| December 2023 | 4 | +0 |
| November 2023 | 4 | +0 |
| October 2023 | 4 | +0 |
| September 2023 | 4 | +0 |
| August 2023 | 4 | +0 |
| July 2023 | 4 | +0 |
| June 2023 | 4 | — |
Sites running Lightweight Social Sharing Buttons
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