Genesis Simple Share

About Genesis Simple Share

Genesis Simple Share is a plugin designed to be easy to use with Genesis child themes. By default, it enables share icons on posts, but you can customize it in the WordPress dashboard by going to the Genesis menu and selecting Simple Share. From there, you can choose which post types it will be active on, enable it on archives, and choose which icons to display. You can also rearrange the icons and add your Twitter username for a "via" mention on Twitter.

Frequently asked questions

How do I enable the share icons on posts?

The default settings should automatically enable the share icons on posts. You may wish to make some changes so in your WordPress dashboard hover over the Genesis menu item and click the Simple Share menu item in that submenu.

How can I customize the settings of Simple Share?

In your WordPress dashboard, hover over the Genesis menu item and click the Simple Share menu item in that submenu. Once there, you can choose which post types Simple Share will be active on, if it should show on archives, and which icons to enable. You can also drag and drop the icons to change the order they will display in on your site. You may wish to add your Twitter user name to the twitter icon settings. This will add a via: @username after the share text on Twitter. You may also add a URL to an image to use as the default image.

Can I choose which post types Simple Share will be active on?

Yes, you can choose which post types Simple Share will be active on in the settings. Simply go to your WordPress dashboard, hover over the Genesis menu item and click the Simple Share menu item in that submenu. From there, you can select the post types on which Simple Share will be active.

Is it possible to change the order of the share icons on my site?

Yes, you can change the order of the share icons on your site. In the Simple Share settings, you can drag and drop the icons to change their order. This way, you can customize the display of the icons according to your preferences.

How can I add my Twitter user name to the twitter icon settings?

To add your Twitter user name to the twitter icon settings, go to the Simple Share settings in your WordPress dashboard. Under the Twitter icon settings, you can add your Twitter user name. This will add a via: @username after the share text on Twitter.

Changelog

1.2.1

Fix issue sharing with Twitter.

1.2

Change Twitter/X icon.

1.1.6

Changed ownership from StudioPress to OsomPress. You can read more details about it in https://osompress.com/4-new-plugins-join-osompress-family/.

1.1.5

Tested on WordPress 5.2.2

1.1.4

Removed Facebook counter.

1.1.3

Fixed a bug where the share buttons where not showing.

1.1.2

Dropped Google+ support.
Dropped StumbleUpon.
WordPress Coding Standards applied.

1.1.1

Add missing asset files.

1.1.0

Added: Setting for hiding the count
Added: Post meta option to specify share URL
Added: Fix for changing to HTTPS
Fixed: Count is now hidden on GooglePlus button because g+ has dropped this feature
Fixed: Conflicts when waypoint script is not correctly loaded in some pages
Improved: Now uses SASS to build CSS and GULP to minify JS and CSS so files are smaller and load more quickly

1.0.9

Fixed: Facebook count continues to work after recent Facebook API changes.

1.0.8

Fixed: LinkedIn button works with recent change to LinkedIn API. Note, the button now uses the sharrre.php file to fetch results, which can cause problems accessing share counts with some hosts depending on settings.

1.0.7

Fixed: potential xss vector

1.0.6

Fixed: styling tweeks for twitter button without count.

1.0.5

Fixed: styling issues following removal of share count.

1.0.4

Include a force to show argument in icon output functions.
Disabled Twitter counter for now because twitter is removing the ability to get the counts after 10-2015.

1.0.3

Fix error resulting in double icon output.

1.0.2

Fix error where icons do not show in archives when showing the excerpt.

1.0.1

Fixes potential error where only first post in archive will show share buttons.

1.0

Initial WordPress.org release.