Social Share Block – Social Sharing Buttons for Posts and Pages

Share your website or pages on social networks and messaging apps. Social Share Block is a lightweight, Gutenberg-native solution designed to boost your social signals without slowing down your site.

Forget bulky scripts that bloat your page. Our block is built specifically for the modern WordPress editor, giving you full control over how your share buttons look—from colors and sizes to layouts and shadows. Whether you need a simple row of icons or a vertical sidebar, you can set it up in seconds.

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Features

• Fully Customizable: All the options you need to arrange the showcase to your liking are available here.

⭐ Key Features

• 4 Free Social Share themes
• 2 Premium Social Share themes in Pro
• Popular Social Networks Support
• Layout Direction – Row , Column
• Lightweight & Fast – Optimized for speed and performance
• Gutenberg Block support
• Icon Size , Color , background-color customization option
• Box-shadow & border customization
• Shortcode support for any page or widget

Available in the Premium Features

Upgrade to the Pro version for advanced social sharing features:

• Premium Share Themes: Access animated icons and button styles with text labels.
• Interactive Hover Animations: Add professional hover effects to improve user engagement.
• Social Network Labels: Display network names like “Share on Facebook” to improve click-through rates.
• Floating Social Share Bar: Create sticky social sharing buttons with fixed or absolute positioning.
• One-Click Copy URL Button: Let users quickly copy page links for easy sharing.

How to use

• First, install the B Social Share plugin
• Add the Social Share block from the block category called “Widgets” in the Gutenberg editor.
• You can change block settings from the right-side settings sidebar.

• Enjoy!

• For installation help click on Installation Tab.

Why Use Social Share Block?

• Easily add social sharing buttons to WordPress posts and pages.
• Increase social engagement and encourage visitors to share your content.
• Improve content visibility across social media platforms.
• Customize social share buttons without writing any code.
• Lightweight Gutenberg block designed for better website performance.

Common Use Cases

The Social Share Block is perfect for a wide range of WordPress websites:

• Blogs and news websites to encourage article sharing
• Business websites to increase social reach
• Portfolio or personal websites to showcase content
• Educational sites and tutorials for students
• eCommerce stores to share product pages on social media

Feedback

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Source Code

You can find the source code, report bugs, and contribute to the development of this plugin on our GitHub repository:
Social Share Block on GitHub

Build Instructions

To build the plugin from source, follow these steps:
1. Clone the repository or download the source code.
2. Navigate to the plugin directory.
3. Run npm install to install dependencies.
4. Run npm run build to build the production assets.

File Mapping

To understand how the source code maps to the compiled assets, see the list below:
– src/ – Source code for the Gutenberg block and admin interface.
– src/index.js → build/index.js (Main block script)
– src/view.js → build/view.js (Frontend script)
– src/shortcode/shortcode.js → build/shortcode.js (Shortcode script)
– src/Admin/Dashboard.js → build/admin-dashboard.js (Admin dashboard script)
– build/ – Compiled and minified assets generated by the build process.
– inc/ – PHP files for plugin functionality.
– assets/ – Static assets like images and fonts.

External Services

This plugin bundles the following third-party JavaScript/PHP libraries.

YouTube

• Source: https://www.youtube.com/
• Purpose: Used to display documentation and tutorial videos in the admin dashboard.
• Privacy: Loading or interacting with the video player connects to YouTube servers and is subject to YouTube’s privacy policy.

WeChat (Google APIs)

• Source: https://chart.apis.google.com/
• Purpose: Generates sharing QR codes via chart.apis.google.com for mobile scanning when WeChat sharing is clicked.
• Privacy: Subject to Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Third-Party Libraries

Immer

• Version: 11.1.8
• Source: https://immerjs.github.io/immer/
• GitHub: https://github.com/immerjs/immer
• License: MIT
• Purpose: Used for managing immutable state in a more convenient way.

Font Awesome

• Source: https://fontawesome.com/
• License: SIL OFL 1.1 (Icons) / MIT (CSS)
• Purpose: Used for social icons.
• Note: The Font Awesome Free webfont files are licensed under the SIL OFL 1.1, which is GPL-incompatible. They are bundled as static design assets rather than linked software. All PHP/JS code in this plugin is under GPLv3+.

react-router-dom

• Source: https://github.com/remix-run/react-router
• License: MIT
• Purpose: Used for managing navigation routing inside the admin dashboard.

bpl-tools

• Source / GitHub: https://github.com/bPlugins/bpl-tools
• License: GPL-2.0-or-later – https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
• Purpose: Shared utility library providing admin dashboard components and common Gutenberg editor controls.
• External Services: The library may connect to bPlugins, WordPress.org, and Freemius services for product data and checkout functionality. See full details: https://github.com/bPlugins/bpl-tools#external-requests–why-they-are-made.

Freemius Lite SDK

• Version: 2.2.0
• Source: https://bplugins.com/
• GitHub: https://github.com/bPlugins/freemius-lite-sdk
• License: GPL-2.0-or-later – https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
• Purpose: Provides an opt-in consent form for usage tracking and analytics to help improve the plugin. No data is sent before explicit user consent.
• External Services: Communicates with api.bplugins.com (activation events) and wp.freemius.com (opt-in processing) only after user opt-in. See bPlugins Privacy Policy and Freemius Privacy Policy.

From Gutenberg Editor:

1. Go to the WordPress Block/Gutenberg Editor
2. Search For B Social Share
3. Click on the Social Share to add the block

Download & Upload:

1. Download the B Social Share plugin (.zip file)
2. In your admin area, go to the Plugins menu and click on Add New
3. Click on Upload Plugin and choose the b-social-share.zip file and click on Install Now
4. Activate the plugin and Enjoy!

Manually:

1. Download and upload the B Social Share plugin to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress