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ShareThis Share Buttons

Increase traffic and engagement with fast, responsive social share buttons for WordPress. No paid upgrades required.

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Current directory snapshot

Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version2.3.13
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 5.5 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update7 Oct 202625d ago
Active installations10K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating3.5 / 5 from 26 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records ShareThis Share Buttons version 2.3.13 as active, updated 25d ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

ShareThis Share Buttons makes it easy for visitors to share your content across the world’s most popular social networks and AI assistants.

Boost traffic, improve engagement, and expand the reach of your posts, pages, products, and content with beautifully designed social sharing buttons that are easy to install and customize.

The plugin is lightweight, mobile responsive, GDPR friendly, and optimized for performance with asynchronous loading that will not slow down your website.

No coding required.

Key Features

  • One-click sharing across 40+ social networks
  • AI assistant buttons for ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, Grok, and Perplexity
  • Sticky and inline share button layouts
  • Lightweight asynchronous loading for fast performance
  • Mobile responsive design
  • Gutenberg compatible
  • Custom colors, alignment, and sizing options
  • Multilingual support with 15+ languages
  • Per-page and per-post controls
  • Shortcodes and PHP integration
  • GDPR compliance options included

Supported Networks

Share content across major platforms including:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter / X
  • WhatsApp
  • Pinterest
  • LinkedIn
  • Reddit
  • Threads
  • Bluesky
  • Mastodon
  • Messenger
  • Snapchat
  • Telegram
  • Email
  • And many more

AI Assistant Buttons

Readers increasingly turn to AI assistants to summarize, translate, and ask questions about what they read.

ShareThis now includes share buttons for the major AI assistants so visitors can open your page in the assistant of their choice:

  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Copilot
  • Gemini
  • Grok
  • Perplexity

AI assistant buttons work exactly like the social network buttons. Add them to your inline or sticky layouts, reorder them alongside your other networks, and apply your own colors and sizing.

These buttons are turned off by default. Enable the ones you want from the network list on the Inline or Sticky Share Buttons settings screen.

Inline Share Buttons

Inline Share Buttons can be displayed directly inside your content for maximum visibility and engagement.

Features include:

  • Display buttons above or below content
  • Adjustable spacing and margins
  • Alignment controls
  • Custom button sizes and colors
  • Gutenberg block support
  • Shortcode support
  • PHP template snippets
  • Enable or disable buttons on individual posts and pages

Sticky Share Buttons

Sticky Share Buttons stay visible as visitors scroll through your content.

Features include:

  • Sticky sidebar positioning
  • Enable on posts, pages, archives, products, and custom post types
  • Category and page exclusions
  • Responsive mobile behavior
  • Per-page display controls
  • Searchable page exclusion settings

Performance Focused

ShareThis Share Buttons are built with performance in mind.

The plugin loads asynchronously to reduce render blocking and improve page speed performance while maintaining a seamless user experience.

Existing ShareThis User?

Already using ShareThis on your website?

If you previously added ShareThis manually using embedded JavaScript, remember to remove any hardcoded scripts and inline share button containers after activating the plugin.

WordPress Features

  • Gutenberg block support
  • Widget support
  • Shortcodes for manual placement
  • PHP template integration
  • Per-page enable and disable controls
  • Custom post type support
  • Multi-language support
  • GDPR controls
  • Mobile responsive layouts

Privacy

By creating a ShareThis account, you agree to the ShareThis Terms of Use:

com/publisher-terms-of-use/

ShareThis may collect interaction data related to button engagement and usage.

Read the ShareThis Privacy Policy here:

com/privacy/

Need help? Visit the WordPress support forum and our team will be happy to assist you.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • share buttons
  • social buttons
  • social media
  • social sharing
  • sharethis
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.5 · PHP not listed
Update activity7 Oct 202625d ago

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Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex

Recent tracked changes

Version2.3.122.3.13
WordPress compatibility7.17.1.3
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