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It adds beautiful, responsive social sharing buttons with real-time click and share counters to your posts, pages, and custom post types without slowing down your website.<\/p>\n\n<p>Unlike heavy commercial alternatives that load bloated libraries, external fonts, and slow down your Core Web Vitals, <strong>ClickReach<\/strong> is built from the ground up for speed, simplicity, and compliance.<\/p>\n\n<h3>\ud83d\ude80 Key Features<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>100% Free Forever:<\/strong> No locked features, no \"Pro\" version nag screens, and no subscription fees.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ultra-Lightweight &amp; Fast:<\/strong> Pure embedded inline SVGs. Zero external HTTP requests, zero webfont downloads, and no render-blocking styles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Real-time Share &amp; Click Counters:<\/strong> Live click counting via secure AJAX that updates without requiring a page refresh.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Privacy-Friendly &amp; GDPR Compliant:<\/strong> No third-party tracking scripts, no cookies, and no personal data collection.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Top Social Platforms Supported:<\/strong>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>X (formerly Twitter)<\/strong> with official branding<\/li>\n<li><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>WhatsApp<\/strong> (optimized for mobile viral sharing)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pinterest<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reddit<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Copy Link<\/strong> (with instant \"Copied!\" toast feedback)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li><strong>Customizable Button Shapes:<\/strong> Choose between <strong>Rounded<\/strong> (soft corners), <strong>Pill<\/strong> (full capsule), or <strong>Flat<\/strong> (clean rectangular) styles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flexible Placement:<\/strong>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Automatically display above content, below content, or both.<\/li>\n<li>Target specific post types (Posts, Pages, or Custom Post Types).<\/li>\n<li>Manual embedding anywhere via shortcode: <code>[clickreach_social_share_buttons]<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li><strong>Total Share Count Badge:<\/strong> Optional aggregate counter showing total shares across all platforms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Per-Post Controls:<\/strong> Easily enable or disable share buttons individually on any specific post or page from the editor sidebar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clean Code:<\/strong> Strictly adheres to WordPress.org security, nonces, sanitization, and coding standards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>External Services<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin generates share links that redirect visitors to external social media platforms when they choose to click a share button. No data is sent automatically or in the background \u2014 connections only happen when a visitor actively clicks a share button, opening the social platform's standard share page in a new tab.<\/p>\n\n<p>The following external services are used as share destinations:<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>X (Twitter)<\/strong>\nUsed to share a post title and URL on X (formerly Twitter).\nData sent: Post URL and post title (only when user clicks the share button).\nService URL: https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet\nTerms of Service: https:\/\/twitter.com\/en\/tos\nPrivacy Policy: https:\/\/twitter.com\/en\/privacy<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Facebook<\/strong>\nUsed to share a post URL on Facebook.\nData sent: Post URL (only when user clicks the share button).\nService URL: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php\nTerms of Service: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/terms.php\nPrivacy Policy: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/policy.php<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong>\nUsed to share a post title and URL on LinkedIn.\nData sent: Post URL and post title (only when user clicks the share button).\nService URL: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/\nTerms of Service: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/legal\/user-agreement\nPrivacy Policy: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/legal\/privacy-policy<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>WhatsApp<\/strong>\nUsed to share a post title and URL via WhatsApp.\nData sent: Post URL and post title (only when user clicks the share button).\nService URL: https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send\nTerms of Service: https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/legal\/terms-of-service\nPrivacy Policy: https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/legal\/privacy-policy<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Pinterest<\/strong>\nUsed to share a post URL and description on Pinterest.\nData sent: Post URL and post title (only when user clicks the share button).\nService URL: https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/\nTerms of Service: https:\/\/policy.pinterest.com\/en\/terms-of-service\nPrivacy Policy: https:\/\/policy.pinterest.com\/en\/privacy-policy<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Reddit<\/strong>\nUsed to share a post URL and title on Reddit.\nData sent: Post URL and post title (only when user clicks the share button).\nService URL: https:\/\/reddit.com\/submit\nTerms of Service: https:\/\/www.redditinc.com\/policies\/user-agreement\nPrivacy Policy: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/policies\/privacy-policy<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Copy Link (no external service)<\/strong>\nCopies the post URL to the visitor's clipboard. No external connection is made.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<h3>Automatic Installation (Recommended)<\/h3>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to your WordPress Admin Dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Plugins &gt; Add New<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Search for <code>ClickReach Social Share Buttons<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Install Now<\/strong> and then <strong>Activate<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h3>Manual Installation<\/h3>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Download the <code>clickreach-social-share-buttons.zip<\/code> file.<\/li>\n<li>Log in to your WordPress Dashboard and go to <strong>Plugins &gt; Add New &gt; Upload Plugin<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Choose the zip file and click <strong>Install Now<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h3>Configuration<\/h3>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings &gt; ClickReach Social Share Buttons<\/strong> in your WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Select your desired social networks, button shapes, and display positions.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Save Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20plugin%20require%20jquery%20on%20the%20frontend%3F\"><h3>Does this plugin require jQuery on the frontend?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No! The frontend sharing buttons and AJAX click tracker are written in pure vanilla JavaScript, ensuring zero dependency on jQuery and optimal Core Web Vitals scores.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20plugin%20slow%20down%20my%20site%3F\"><h3>Does this plugin slow down my site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Not at all. The plugin uses pure inline SVGs (less than 3KB total) and loads CSS\/JS conditionally only on pages where buttons are actively displayed.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20does%20the%20click%20counter%20work%3F\"><h3>How does the click counter work?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>When a visitor clicks a share link, a secure background AJAX request increments the recorded count for that specific post and platform, updating the live counter in real time without refreshing the page.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20place%20the%20buttons%20manually%3F\"><h3>Can I place the buttons manually?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes! 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