Free social media share buttons
Ultimate Social Media Icons is a free social media plugin compatible with WordPress 3.5 or higher and tested up to WordPress 5.8. It is available in sixteen languages, and you can try it out free on a dummy site.
The media plugin lets you show buttons for visitors to share your content to various social media platforms. It is straightforward to use with the use of the wizard. It offers different styles and lets you place the icons on specific pages. Other options are Shared Counts, Sassy Social Share, and Simple Social Icons.
How to use
The included wizard takes you through all the steps. First, you choose the icons you want to display. Then define the actions these icons should have and pick the design and animations. Another option, for example, is to make them float. Optional choices are:
- To add counts.
- Add sharing or linking icons next to blog posts
- Add a popup to ask people to follow or share.
- Add a form to subscribe.
Free features
The social plugin lets you choose from sixteen designs for your social media share icons. Every icon can perform many actions, like lead visitors to your Facebook page or let them like your page. Using animations like shuffling and mouse-over effects make visitors more likely to follow or share.
The buttons can float or be sticky, and there is an option to let your visitors subscribe with their email. Adding counts to these buttons helps you track their efficiency and encourage visitors to follow or share. Besides using popups, you can also display buttons at the end of your posts.
Premium features
The premium version of the plugin provides share buttons to chat platforms like Snapchat and Whatsapp. Or audio and video streaming services, like Soundcloud and Vimeo. Authors can show icons for Goodreads or Amazon. It supports many other platforms like Blogger, Skype, Buffer, Discord, and many others.
With premium, you can use custom icons, animate them, and link to different pages. It is compatible with all themes and page builders, and WMPML.
Social plugin with diverse features
The various features of Ultimate Social Media Icons mean that you will find a style to fit your site. It will increase your following and sharing numbers with the customizable popup options. Because it supports so many social platforms, it is a great plugin to use on your WordPress site.