Title: Social Sharing Block Author: Nick Diego Published: January 17, 2022 Last modified: January 18, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/social-sharing-block/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3181945) ![](https://ps.w.org/social-sharing-block/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3106087) # Social Sharing Block By [Nick Diego](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ndiego/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/social-sharing-block.1.3.0.zip) [Live Preview](https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-sharing-block/?preview=1) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-sharing-block/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-sharing-block/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-sharing-block/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-sharing-block/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/social-sharing-block/) ## Description A simple little WordPress block that allows you to add social share icons to your website. Choose from 15+ of the most popular social channels. Share options include: * Bluesky * Facebook * Flipboard * LINE * LinkedIn * Pinterest * Pocket * Reddit * Skype * SMS * Telegram * Threads * Tumblr * Viber * WhatsApp * X * Email * Print ### Key features * Heavily inspired by the Social Icons block in WordPress core * Includes some handy controls (show/hide labels, size, colors, etc.) * No block library required 🎉 * Built almost entirely with native WordPress components * The plugin is intentionally lightweight and adds no frontend JavaScript files. ### Stay connected * [View on GitHub](https://github.com/ndiego/social-sharing-block) * [Visit plugin project page](https://nickdiego.com/projects/social-sharing-block/) * [Follow on Twitter](https://twitter.com/nickmdiego) ## Screenshots * [[ * Social icons default to their appropriate brand colors. Easily choose your own icon and background colors using the block controls. * [[ * The Social Sharing Block includes three different styles and the ability to show/ hide labels. * [[ * Easily configure social icons with extensive layout, orientation, and size controls to suit your needs. ## Blocks This plugin provides 2 blocks. * Social Sharing Display icons that share the current page when clicked. * Social Sharing Link Display an icon that shares the current page when clicked. ## Installation 1. You have a couple options: 2. * Go to Plugins → Add New and search for “Social Sharing Block”. Once found, click“ Install”. * Download the Social Sharing Block plugin from wordpress.org and make sure the folder is zipped. Then upload via Plugins → Add New → Upload. * Open the block inserter within the Block Editor (Gutenberg) and search for “ icon”. The plugin should appear and allow you to install it directly. Skip steps 2 and 3. 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress. 4. Search for the block within the Block Editor (Gutenberg) and begin using the block. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/06b8abe5f438131c8f64675b9fcd779bb5c2b4d2bb069a6499e75d4e9b547752? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellent plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-plugin-9546/)󠁿 [Paul Bursnall](https://profiles.wordpress.org/style960/) April 16, 2025 This is how plugins should work. No fanfare, upsells, or graffiti on the dashboard. No nag to buy a premium version like every other plugin that does the same job. Except this does it better – it’s very clean, feels like a core block, and just works. A perfect job. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a7276235fb250f091f56688568365e47d4536c5acc9b22873be5d89ded125a3e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellent and lightweight.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-and-lightweight-6/)󠁿 [iz4atkal](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iz4atkal/) February 15, 2025 👍 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/12e81a041328db578632e1c61ebb4a497785f55f45b084971f321aa634019050? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple and close to native](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-close-to-native/)󠁿 [Robin Labadie](https://profiles.wordpress.org/robin-labadie/) September 13, 2024 This should definitely be integrated into WordPress core, it’s very respectful of WordPress Gutenberg’s way, perfectly integrated, light and simple. Thanks! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cc228a392440617a93bed35671560be7f4a4cf64787b205c70f9753fac4d872b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great block-based, streamlined solution](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-block-based-streamlined-solution/)󠁿 [Emily Rapport](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eatpaintchic/) August 30, 2024 Just what I needed – without any extra baggage, bells, or shenanigans. Thanks Nick Diego! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/296b8de46c55cf788b0fb3db38f49b222b8e36ef2bcac3a1355b45b749d6ff31? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Superb!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/superb-1020/)󠁿 [snoop23](https://profiles.wordpress.org/snoop23/) March 24, 2024 Love it! Thanks for making it. Two feature requests: Option to add a text like ‘ Share’ before the displayed icons. Add a ‘Copy Link’ option. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c6de0d682c7c8eb227267455a2533dcc06d54d567bbca6fca21cd80d527c1554? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellence](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-job-1313/)󠁿 [delrod](https://profiles.wordpress.org/delrod/) October 3, 2023 Thanks to the developer, it’s an excellent plugin that does exactly what I missed in Gutenberg Builder. Clean and straightforward. The buttons library is already rich. I hope more buttons are added in the future (Facebook Messenger and Mastodon). [ Read all 18 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/social-sharing-block/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Social Sharing Block” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Nick Diego ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ndiego/) * [ Outermost ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/outermostdesign/) “Social Sharing Block” has been translated into 7 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/social-sharing-block/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Social Sharing Block” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/social-sharing-block) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-sharing-block/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/social-sharing-block/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/social-sharing-block/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/social-sharing-block/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.3.0 – 2024-11-04 **Added** * Added support for Bluesky sharing. (props [@Fyrins](https://github.com/Fyrins)) * Added support for content-only editing. **Changed** * Updated “Tested up to” to WordPress 6.7. * Updated “Requires at least” to WordPress 6.5. * Updated “Minimum PHP version” to 7.4 to match WordPress core. #### 1.2.0 – 2024-06-22 **Added** * Add example content for each Social Link variation. **Changed** * Update “Tested up to” to WordPress 6.6. * Update the Playground blueprint for the Live Preview. #### 1.1.0 – 2024-03-24 **Added** * Add support for Threads sharing. (props @WatermarkBranding) * Add dimension and border support to individual social sharing links. (props @TAjgriffin) * Add support for en and em dashes, apostrophes, and ampersands in post titles.( props @GeoSn0w) * Add Playground blueprint for live preview in the Plugin Directory. **Changed** * Update “Tested up to” to WordPress 6.5. * Update “Requires at least” to WordPress 6.3. #### 1.0.0 – 2024-01-02 **Fixed** * The correct icon and label are now displayed in the Editor when registering a custom block variation for a new social service. Thanks @gaambo for helping resolve [this issue](https://github.com/ndiego/social-sharing-block/pull/23). * Custom labels are now displayed in the Editor when set. * The default label will now be shown on the front end when a custom label is empty. #### 0.9.0 – 2023-08-13 **Changed** * Changed Twitter to X. **Fixed** * Fixed deprecation warning. Thanks @kafleg for reporting [the issue](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/deprecated-57/). #### 0.8.0 – 2023-07-29 **Added** * Add border support. * Add the [`social_sharing_block_services_data`](https://github.com/ndiego/social-sharing-block/blob/a36b3248ccf11a9e842c41991c1fb1e7820de39e/src/social-sharing-link/utils.php#L205) filter allowing you to modify service information on the frontend. **Changed** * Update the WhatsApp icon to match the Social Icons block in Core. * Update to the new `layout` block support for 6.3 compatibility. * Update block API version 3 for 6.3 compatibility. #### 0.7.0 – 2023-06-02 **Added** * Add support for Viber sharing. * Add ability to share a custom link. * Add support for home/front pages. Icons will share the main site url and name if the block is not placed in a loop. * Add support for archive pages. Icons will share the archive url and title if the block is not placed in a loop. **Changed** * Update minimum required WordPress version to 6.2. We want to be utilizing the latest functionality in WordPress. * Change the color picker component to integrate better with Core. **Fixed** * Icon colors will now update automatically when the set colors are changed in Global Styles or in theme.json. #### 0.6.0 – 2022-08-21 **Added** * Add support for transparency in both icon and background colors. **Changed** * Update Reddit icon to match brand guidelines. * Simplify icon SVGs to reduce plugin size. #### 0.5.0 – 2022-08-05 **Changed** * Update incorrect and/or outdated social icon brand colors. * Update minimum required WordPress version to 5.9. #### 0.4.0 – 2022-02-12 **Added** * Add support for Flipboard sharing. * Add support for LINE sharing. * Add support for SMS sharing. **Changed** * Update label markup to improve accessibility. #### 0.3.0 – 2022-01-22 **Changed** * Improve support for Full Site Editing by unsetting background colors. Stops color bleed from Global Styles. GitHub reference: [#37940](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/37940) * Update setting labels. **Fixed** * Fix missing `editorScript` specification in block.json files. * Fix missing ‘to’ in plugin description. 🤦‍♂️ * Fix typo in variable name. #### 0.2.0 – 2022-01-17 **Added** * Add screenshots. **Changed** * Update plugin name and text-domain to `social-sharing-block` to comply with wordpress. org requirements. #### 0.1.0 – 2022-01-16 * Initial release 🎉 ## Community plugin This plugin is developed and supported by a community. [Contribute to this plugin](https://github.com/ndiego/social-sharing-block) ## Meta * Version **1.3.0** * Last updated **3 months ago** * Active installations **7,000+** * WordPress version ** 6.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/social-sharing-block/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-sharing-block/), [French (France)](https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/social-sharing-block/), [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/social-sharing-block/), [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/social-sharing-block/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/social-sharing-block/), [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/social-sharing-block/), and [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/social-sharing-block/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/social-sharing-block) * Tags * [block](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/block/)[share](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/share/) [social](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/social/)[social icon](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/social-icon/) [social share](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/social-share/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-sharing-block/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 18 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/social-sharing-block/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/social-sharing-block/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/social-sharing-block/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/social-sharing-block/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/social-sharing-block/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/social-sharing-block/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/social-sharing-block/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Nick Diego ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ndiego/) * [ Outermost ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/outermostdesign/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/social-sharing-block/)