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Add WordPress Share Button without Plugin
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Use the WordPress function and the CSS codes below to add share button to WordPress without a plugin. | |
SEE DETAIL GUIDE HERE: www.alphawebtips.com/add-wordpress-share-button-without-plugin | |
1. CODE TO ADD TO FUNCTIONS.PHP | |
//SHAREBUTTON SHORTCODE by www.alphawebtips.com | |
function social_share_buttons_shortcode() { | |
ob_start(); | |
?> | |
<div class="post__content--share"> | |
<h6>Share on:</h6> | |
<div class="share-buttons"> | |
<a href="https://twitter.com/share?url=<?php the_permalink(); ?>&text=<?php the_title(); ?>" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://www.alphawebtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/twitter-icon.webp" width="20" height="20"/> Twitter</a> | |
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=<?php the_permalink(); ?>" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://www.alphawebtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/facebook-icon.webp" width="20" height="20"/> Facebook</a> | |
<a href="https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=<?php the_title(); ?> <?php the_permalink(); ?>" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><img src="https://www.alphawebtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/whatsapp-logo.webp" width="20" height="20"/> WhatsApp</a> | |
</div> | |
</div> | |
<?php | |
return ob_get_clean(); | |
} | |
add_shortcode('social_share_buttons', 'social_share_buttons_shortcode'); | |
//ADD THE SHORTCODE AT THE END OF YOUR CONTENT | |
function append_social_share_buttons($content) { | |
if (is_single()) { | |
$social_share_buttons = do_shortcode('[social_share_buttons]'); | |
$content .= $social_share_buttons; | |
} | |
return $content; | |
} | |
add_filter('the_content', 'append_social_share_buttons'); | |
2. CSS TO ADD | |
.content--share { | |
display: flex; | |
flex-wrap: wrap; | |
flex-direction: column; | |
gap: 0.5rem; | |
border-top: 1px solid grey; | |
} | |
.content--share .share-buttons { | |
display: flex; | |
flex-direction: row; | |
gap: 0.5rem; | |
flex-wrap: wrap; | |
} | |
.content--share .share-buttons a { | |
color: dark; | |
text-decoration: none; | |
border: 1px solid grey; | |
border-radius: 0.3rem; | |
padding: 0.3rem 0.5rem; | |
} | |
.content--share .share-buttons a:hover { | |
background-color: blue; | |
color: white; | |
} |
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