100% free social sharing plugin for WordPress + AI Buttons
Like, Copy, and Share to five social networks. Send any page to four AI assistants. Counts live in your own database, work behind any cache, and never phone home. Built by vinish.dev.
WordPress 5.8+ PHP 7.2+ No jQuery No external assets
How we cut our WordPress page weight in half
A short walkthrough of the audit, the plugins we dropped, and the caching setup that finally stuck. The share bar below is auto-inserted at the end of the post.
Live component · try itTwo layouts, both handsome
Pick a horizontal bar that drops inside your post content, or a vertical bar that floats and sticks beside it. Click any preview to zoom.
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Click to zoomOne hover, every option
The main buttons stay compact. Hover Share to reveal the social networks, hover Ask AI to reveal the assistants. No clutter until it's wanted.
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Click to zoomEverything you need,
nothing you don't
One lightweight plugin handles sharing, counting, and AI hand-off. No third-party APIs, no tracking scripts, no bloat.
Like button
A dedicated heart with its own count, tracked separately from shares, using the same server-side throttle as every other button.
Two layouts
Horizontal bar inside post content, or a vertical sticky bar floating beside any container, with its own mobile top position.
Live counts
A POST-based endpoint that page caches and CDNs never serve stale. Numbers stay current on fully cached pages, no cache clearing.
Per-IP throttle
Server-side rate limiting stops scripted inflation. Default 3-hour window per IP, page, and network. Filterable or off entirely.
AI buttons
Send any page to ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, or Gemini with a customizable prompt. Opens in a new tab with your URL pre-filled.
Lightweight
One small CSS file, one small deferred JS file, loaded only where buttons appear. No jQuery, no external fonts, no icon libraries.
Local database
All counts live in your own wp_sswp_counts table. No third-party service, no
external API calls, no data leaving your server.
Every page type
Counts work on posts, pages, the homepage, and archives. A subject-key model derives a stable key from the post ID or URL.
Configurable
Placement, post types, button selection, corner radius, background card with auto-contrast text, and show-on-scroll, all from settings.
11 buttons, 4 groups
Like and Copy link sit right on the bar. Social networks live under Share, and the assistants live under Ask AI.
Shortcode & filters
Drop buttons anywhere with the shortcode. Override post ID and layout per instance.
// Basic usage [social_share_wp] // Specific post, vertical layout [social_share_wp post_id="123" layout="V"] // Horizontal override [social_share_wp layout="H"]
Configure it all from the admin
Everything is controlled from Settings, then Social Share WP. No code required.
Put it on your site today
Open source and built for performance. Download the plugin or contribute on GitHub.