Title: Fastest Share Buttons Author: Alex Moise Published: November 23, 2017 Last modified: June 14, 2023 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/fastest-share-buttons/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1774442) # Fastest Share Buttons By [Alex Moise](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexmoise/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/fastest-share-buttons.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fastest-share-buttons/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fastest-share-buttons/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fastest-share-buttons/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fastest-share-buttons/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fastest-share-buttons/) ## Description Fastest Share Buttons for WordPress shows fixed or floating share buttons in the fastest way ever possible. How? Well, most of the social networks can share content based only on an URL and some parameters; Fastest Share Buttons for WordPress just generates a valid URL properly filled with the right parameters and show them up as nicely formated buttons. This way loading any external or local JS resources is unnecessary and we are also avoid waiting for data exchange with any social network. Another big advantage is that once generated, the URLs stays unchanged (unless you don’t change title or content) – and will be cached, along with the CSS files of the buttons. The Fastest Share Buttons for WordPress is thus compatible with all cache plugins out there. The downside is we won’t have share counters – but that can be solved by caching the counters – and this is a future feature on the plugin’s roadmap! #### Supported Networks * Facebook * Twitter * Google Plus * Pinterest * Tumblr * Email #### Features * Display fixed share buttons _before_ or _after_ content, selectable for posts, pages, home and archives * The fixed share buttons are mobile friendly – they get a bit smaller under a certain screen width (selectable) * Display floating share bar, selectable for posts, pages, home and archives * The share bar is mobile friendly – it moves on the bottom of the screen under a certain, selectable, screen width and the buttons get a bit smaller under another selectable screen width, so they won’t stack up on tiny little screens * The share bar can stretch to entire screen width when displayed at the screen bottom (selectable option), or it can stay at the center and keep the buttons square * Each button can be enabled or disabled individually * User defined buttons size and user defined icon size inside the buttons * User defined spacing before and after the fixed share bar * Shortcode available to insert the share buttons wherever you see fit; Just use[ mofsb] inside posts or pages. [Detailed description, screenshots and guide for Fastest Share Buttons for WordPress](https://moise.pro/fastest-share-buttons-for-wordpress/) #### Roadmap * Add styling options (round buttons, custom colors etc.) * Add option to insert text before fixed buttons * Connect with a share stats plugin and show total share numbers from its cache * Add more buttons * Add options to change buttons order ## Screenshots [⌊Floating share bar stretched at the bottom on large screens (some desktops, some tablets)⌉⌊Floating share bar stretched at the bottom on large screens (some desktops, some tablets)⌉[ Floating share bar stretched at the bottom on large screens (some desktops, some tablets) [⌊Floating share bar stretched at the bottom on small screens (usually mobiles)⌉⌊ Floating share bar stretched at the bottom on small screens (usually mobiles)⌉[ Floating share bar stretched at the bottom on small screens (usually mobiles) [⌊Static share bar above the content and shortcode on large screens (desktops, some tablets)⌉⌊Static share bar above the content and shortcode on large screens (desktops, some tablets)⌉[ Static share bar above the content and shortcode on large screens (desktops, some tablets) [⌊Static share bar above the content and shortcode on small screens (usually mobiles)⌉⌊ Static share bar above the content and shortcode on small screens (usually mobiles )⌉[ Static share bar above the content and shortcode on small screens (usually mobiles) [⌊Floating share bar on the left side on large screens (most desktops, some tablets)⌉⌊ Floating share bar on the left side on large screens (most desktops, some tablets )⌉[ Floating share bar on the left side on large screens (most desktops, some tablets) [⌊First activation notice with plugin settings direct link⌉⌊First activation notice with plugin settings direct link⌉[ First activation notice with plugin settings direct link [⌊Fastest share buttons display locations and types settings⌉⌊Fastest share buttons display locations and types settings⌉[ Fastest share buttons display locations and types settings [⌊Fastest share buttons selection⌉⌊Fastest share buttons selection⌉[ Fastest share buttons selection [⌊Fastest share buttons styling options⌉⌊Fastest share buttons styling options⌉[ Fastest share buttons styling options [⌊Fastest share buttons more styling options⌉⌊Fastest share buttons more styling options⌉[ Fastest share buttons more styling options [⌊Fastest share buttons compatibility management settings⌉⌊Fastest share buttons compatibility management settings⌉[ Fastest share buttons compatibility management settings [⌊Fastest share buttons uninstall setting⌉⌊Fastest share buttons uninstall setting⌉[ Fastest share buttons uninstall setting ## Installation 1. Upload the entire `fastest-share-buttons` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory (or go to Plugins -> Add New, search for the plugin and click on Install Now button) 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Go to Settings -> Fastest Share Buttons and select at least a few places to show the share buttons ## FAQ ### I installed the plugin and I see no buttons? Go to Settings -> Fastest Share Buttons and enable some placement options ### Can I change the share bar position to left, or to a higher/lower position? Yes, scroll down the setting page ### Can I choose which buttons to display? Yes, each button has its own display option in the settings page ### How do I make the bottom share bar stretch across the screen? Check the Stretch bar at bottom option in the settings page ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ae8a90f7e4c12a3ce4938ef3e510205c67ff97818c2dd81ea3ffcc7943557780? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[works great but twitter issue](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-but-twitter-issue/)󠁿 [LateNightBirds](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shamims/) May 23, 2020 I tried this plugin on couple of my sites. Superfast. But the issue is – twitter is not working. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9f9f3aefda30d51465f4508d704e4557612b5e3cf7c8ce130462a3c05214506b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Nice](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-5225/)󠁿 [audex](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audex/) July 13, 2018 Works perfectly, but unfortunately email button on my site does not work. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d33c6f0d93a31d4f799f283bfbb0d87188fbfaea39cca4cbf418cf8c12f309e6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simply the best share plugin I’ve ever used!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simply-the-best-share-plugin-ive-ever-used/)󠁿 [Glitch Guards](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kin6x/) January 8, 2018 I have to say I was highly skeptical when I read the name of this plugin, but seeing as how it was either try this or code my own I decided to give it a shot. Not only did this plugin save me a few hours of coding, but it works magnificently and has a nice bit of features which newbies can use to get up and running quickly without taking a hit to their ranking due to slow loading speeds often caused by share buttons. My only complaint is the shortcode functionality (which works great). Unfortunately it doesn’t provide much in the way of customizing said shortcode so for my application I ended up having to style it via CSS to get it to stretch each button to fit the share area. I’ll include the code below (works for 5 buttons; if more/less just divide/multiply for 100%: .mofsb-wrapper-static .mofsb-button { height: 48px; min- width: 20%; } I really hope more people see this plugin and begin to use it as it definitely keeps your site running fast and smooth. Nice job developer! [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fastest-share-buttons/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Fastest Share Buttons” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Alex Moise ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexmoise/) [Translate “Fastest Share Buttons” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/fastest-share-buttons) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/fastest-share-buttons/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/fastest-share-buttons/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/fastest-share-buttons/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/fastest-share-buttons/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.7 Tested to work on WP 6.2.2 #### 1.0.6 Tested to work on WP 5.3.2 #### 1.0.5 Correcting a substring offset problem with Twitter substring extraction #### 1.0.4 Changed the plugin icon, plus minor fixes #### 1.0.3 Tweaked some more options in the readme files #### 1.0.2 Tweaked few options in the readme files #### 1.0.1 Fix a missing overqualify CSS option #### 1.0.0 * Initial version. ## Meta * Version **1.0.7** * Last updated **3 years ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.2.9** * PHP version ** 5.4.16 or higher ** * Tags * [share buttons](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/share-buttons/)[share post](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/share-post/) [social media](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/social-media/)[social share](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/social-share/) [social sharing](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/social-sharing/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/fastest-share-buttons/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.7 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fastest-share-buttons/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fastest-share-buttons/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fastest-share-buttons/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fastest-share-buttons/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fastest-share-buttons/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fastest-share-buttons/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fastest-share-buttons/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Alex Moise ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexmoise/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/fastest-share-buttons/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://www.paypal.me/alexmoise)