Hi
How do I create social sharing buttons on my website?
Is there a plugin that you would recommend? Or can I do it on my own from scratch?*
Thank you.
Shawn Hesketh Staff answered 8 months ago
Hi Manjeet,
It’s really not a great idea to create your own social sharing buttons. Generally speaking, social sharing buttons are one of the quickest ways to slow down your site. Each button utilizes proprietary JavaScript, CSS, and HTML that must be loaded on every page on which you choose to display social sharing buttons.
On this site, we use the excellent Shared Counts plugin. It provides social sharing buttons that look great… and load fast.
These days, there are hundreds of social sharing plugins. But I know the team responsible for creating Shared Counts, and they have over a decade of experience creating highly performant sites that scale for high traffic.
And, unlike other social sharing tools, their plugin is GDPR compliant, and doesn’t use cookies, tracking scripts, or store any user data.
Hope this helps!
