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Social sharing buttons on top and bottom of page?
5 replies · Started by Leif on October 11, 2019
I would like to make some social media sharing buttons like on this page has at the top and bottom of the article.
https://www.makingsenseofcents.com/affiliate-disclaimer
I would like to have it present in all my blog posts at the top and bottom.
So my questions: that means I would need something I could call as an 'element' and call it two times. one for the top and one for the bottom?
Do you have any recommended ways / plugins to acheive this?
Many thanks!
Hi there,
first you would need to install a social media sharing plugin. Make sure the one you choose allows you to add the social shares using a shortcode.
You can then add them to the areas you want using the Hook Element:
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/hooks-element-overview/
You can see the position of the available single post hooks here:
Hmmm do you guys have a recommended plugin or something to look for?
I use generate press because it is lightwieght and fast but I worry if I use a bad plugin it will bloat my site up.
Is there something to keep my eye out for?
There is this:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/gp-social-share-svg/
Written by one of our FB community members. Its super lightweight using SVG icons and no scripts.
Yup that worked great. Thanks!
Glad to hear that
