Description

The EffortLess Floating Social Network plugin allows you to add a customizable floating social icons widget to your WordPress site. Easily configure the position, icons, URLs, and background styles through the admin settings. This plugin is designed for WordPress 6.9+ and PHP 8.0+, ensuring compatibility with modern WordPress environments.

Features

Customizable icon positions (left or right, X and Y coordinates).
Support for default and custom icons.
Background options (white or transparent).
Easy management of social links via the WordPress admin.

Installation

Upload the effortless-floating-social-network folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
Go to Settings > Social Icons to configure your social links and positions.

FAQ

How do I add a custom icon?: Go to the Social Icons settings, select “Custom (Media Library)” for an icon, and upload or input a URL.
Why aren’t my icons showing?: Ensure the assets/images/ directory contains the default icon files (e.g., facebook-icon.png, twitter-icon.png) or verify your custom icon URLs.
Does this plugin support translations?: Yes, translations are automatically handled by WordPress for plugins hosted on WordPress.org.

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Contributors & Developers

“EffortLess Floating Social Network” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

1.0.18

Removed dead $text_domain property (never used; text domain is passed inline to every i18n call).
Moved frontend CSS to wp_add_inline_style() in elfsn_enqueue_frontend_assets() so styles are output in <head> via the enqueue system; removed the duplicated inline <style> block and the now-unnecessary $frontend_styles_printed guard.
Fixed empty container: both the floating widget and the shortcode now bail before rendering the wrapper <div> when no link has a usable URL and icon.
Translated the previously hard-coded 'Unauthorized' error message.
Fixed variable alignment in elfsn_ajax_push_to_network().
Push button HTML is now captured on page load and restored on AJAX success/failure instead of being duplicated as a hard-coded string in JS.
uninstall.php now paginates get_sites() in batches of 100 instead of loading all sites at once.
Updated FAQ to reflect that load_plugin_textdomain() is no longer called.

1.0.17

Removed discouraged load_plugin_textdomain() call; WordPress.org handles translations automatically since WP 4.6.
Added missing translators: comment above esc_html__() call containing a %d placeholder.
Prefixed global variables $sites and $site in uninstall.php to $elfsn_sites / $elfsn_site per plugin naming conventions.

1.0.16

Fixed PHP parse error in elfsn_render_social_icons and elfsn_render_shortcode: removed invalid PHP open/close tags inside class methods; both methods now use pure PHP echo/foreach throughout.

1.0.15

Fixed all issues found in code review: missing return after permission check, CSS injection via position values, XSS sink in buildSocialLinkRow, icon field not allowlisted, push handler now re-sanitizes before replicating, sanitize_position now guards against non-array input.
Multisite push now paginates get_sites() in batches of 100 instead of loading all sites at once.
file_exists() in icon resolution is now memoized per request to avoid repeated filesystem stats.
Shared frontend CSS is now printed only once even when both the floating widget and shortcode are on the same page.
Added uninstall.php to clean up all plugin options on deletion.
Version constant ELFSN_VERSION defined in bootstrap; asset enqueue version updated to match.
Removed emoji from translatable string in Remove row button.
Fixed readme: Requires at least, Tested up to, and description now all consistently reference WordPress 6.9.
Restored load_plugin_textdomain() for non-WordPress.org deployments.

1.0.14

Added multisite support: super admins can push current site’s social icons settings to all other sites in the network with one click.
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.

1.0.13

Fixed Facebook icon: use dashicons-facebook-alt (solid variant).
Fixed X (Twitter) icon: use dashicons-x-twitter (WP 6.1+ rebrand).
Removed GitHub from Dashicons map (no glyph exists); GitHub rows show an empty preview until a custom image is uploaded.
Default background changed from white to transparent.
Settings row fields are now top-aligned (align-items: flex-start).
Background field replaced with a CSS toggle switch (off = transparent, on = white).

1.0.12

Fixed icon preview flickering: PHP now renders the initial state; JS only updates on user interaction.
Added more social networks with Dashicons support: WhatsApp, GitHub, Reddit, Spotify, Twitch, X (Twitter).
Removed “Save Changes” button; settings now auto-save via AJAX with debounce and a “Saved” status indicator.
Added AJAX endpoint elfsn_save_settings for secure dynamic saving with nonce verification.

1.0.11

Redesigned settings UI: icon rows now display in a compact horizontal card layout with a live icon preview (Dashicon or custom image thumbnail).
Raw custom icon URL input replaced by a hidden field; user interacts only with the media picker and a “Remove” button.
Added Dashicons as font icon fallback on the frontend when no custom image is set.
Frontend rendering now uses <span class="dashicons"> for font icons and background-image for custom images.
Dashicons enqueued on the frontend via wp_enqueue_style( 'dashicons' ).
Bumped version number.

1.0.10

Added always-visible media library picker for each social link icon; custom icon overrides the default icon file if set.
Added [elfsn_social_icons] shortcode to render social icons horizontally inline in any page or post.
Extracted icon URL resolution into a shared private method to avoid duplication between the floating widget and the shortcode.
Bumped version number.

1.0.9

Refactored plugin class into includes/class-elfsn-social-icons-floating.php to follow WordPress file naming conventions.
Fixed all WordPress Coding Standards (phpcs) violations: added PHPDoc blocks, strict in_array() comparisons, Yoda conditions, and inline comment punctuation.
Bumped version number.

1.0.8

Removed load_plugin_textdomain() as it’s handled automatically by WordPress.org.
Updated Plugin URI and Author URI to valid domains.
Bumped version number.

1.0.7

Initial release with basic functionality.