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Social Media Feather | social media sharing icon

Social Media Feather | social media sharing

v2.1.6
by socialmediafeather · 4.5 (508 reviews)

Lightweight, modern looking and effective social media sharing and profile buttons and icons. All your social media needs in 1 easy package!

20K+ active installs Updated Apr 29, 2024 Tested to 6.5.5
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About Social Media Feather | social media sharing

WordPress Social Media Feather is a free plugin that allows you to easily add social sharing and following buttons to your WordPress site. It supports all major social networks and is optimized for Retina and high-resolution displays. The plugin offers customizable widgets and shortcodes for easy integration and customization.

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Social Media Feather | social media sharing screenshot
Social Media Feather | social media sharing screenshot
Social Media Feather | social media sharing screenshot
Social Media Feather | social media sharing screenshot
Social Media Feather | social media sharing screenshot

Frequently asked questions

What is Social Media Feather?
Social Media Feather is a lightweight, free WordPress plugin designed for social media sharing and following. It allows users to add social sharing and profile buttons to their posts, pages, and custom post types.
What social sharing networks does it support?
The plugin supports major social sharing providers including Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Pinterest, Tumblr, LinkedIn, and email. Users can share posts and pages to these networks.
What social networks does it support for following?
For following, the plugin supports Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, YouTube, Tumblr, Instagram, Flickr, Foursquare, Vimeo, and RSS.
Does Social Media Feather support high-resolution displays?
Yes, Social Media Feather offers full support for Retina and high-resolution displays, as seen on devices like the iPad and iPhones.
What makes Social Media Feather stand out?
It stands out due to its focus on simplicity, performance, and social sharing impact. It offers fast setup with automatic display or social widgets.

Changelog

2.1.6

  • Fix PHP 8.2 deprecations.
  • Test wp ver 6.5.2.

2.1.5

  • Tested 6.4.3
  • Update twitter icons to X.

2.1.4

  • Tested 6.4.2
  • Fixed vulnerability issues with ajax calls.

2.1.3

  • Test with WordPress 6.1.1 and PHP 8.

2.1.2

  • Test with WordPress 6.0.2
  • Fix warning.

2.1.1

  • Fix bug with follow

2.1.0

  • New settings interface.
  • Sanitize everything!

2.0.7

  • Add more sanitization.

2.0.6

  • Update screenshots.

2.0.5

  • Strengthen sanitization for inputs and outputs.
  • Fix warnings, remove unnecessary files.
  • Remove Google+ entirely.

2.0.4

  • Test with WordPress 5.9.
  • Update media assets.

2.0.3

  • Test with WordPress 5.8.

2.0.2

  • New WP version test.

2.0.1

  • Replace http links with https.

2.0.0

  • Fixed missing index error.
  • Added review us dismissable popup.
  • Tested WP 5.4.1 compatability.

1.9.4

  • Removed deprecated function “create_function”.
  • Utilizing WP Settings API.
  • WP 5+ compatability tests.

1.8.4

  • Added option to decline terms of service after having accepted

1.8.3

  • Minor design improvements

1.8.2

  • NEW: 6 icon styles which were previously available as a $15 add on are now included for FREE!
  • Removed NEWS dashboard widget

1.8.1

  • Fixes for old versions of PHP

1.8

  • Added support for “Facebook Insights”
  • Improved admin interface
  • Updated terms of service and privacy policy

1.7.12

  • Performance improvements for Dashboard loading
  • Added “message” parameter to share shortcode

1.7.11

  • Adjusted some text and README descriptions

1.7.10

  • Use HTTPs by default for Facebook/Twitter follows
  • Ensure facebook alt uses capitalized Facebook to pass facebook ads requirements

1.7.9

  • Changed text domain to reflect plugin slug

1.7.8

  • Disable credit link by default

1.7.7

  • Fixed addon installer’s path calculation for rare cases

1.7.6

  • Minor adjustments

1.7.5

  • Updated social network links descriptions to be more clear

1.7.4

  • Cache provider list to improve performance when social buttons are shown many times

1.7.3

  • Strip HTML from titles in sharing links
  • Fix for certain Fancybox plugins loading lightboxes on sharing images

1.7.2

  • Added image attribute for shortcodes
  • Minor adjustments

1.7.1

  • Fix for Easy Digital Downloads adding HTML tags to titles that were then posted to social sharing
  • Fix for certain quote characters not being properly converted on share

1.7

  • Performance improvements

1.6.15

  • Fix for PHP notice in rare cases
  • Prevent certain fancybox plugins from trying to open fancybox on share/follow icons

1.6.14

  • Adjusted description
  • Added documentation

1.6.13

  • Added author_wp variable for built-in WordPress author name

1.6.12

  • Re-compressed all large icon sets to slightly reduce file size

1.6.11

  • Minor tweaks

1.6.10

  • Minor adjustments

1.6.9

  • Added url_trimmed variable that trims extra slashes off of the URL

1.6.8

  • Added short_url variable that always contains the shortened URL

1.6.7

  • Fix automatic displaying of share/follow buttons on single posts only

1.6.6

  • Updated all images to “optimized” versions to silence certain analytical tools

1.6.5

  • Fixed issue for correct detection of home page

1.6.4

  • Added two filters for shortcode parameters: synved_social_shortcode_variable_list and synved_social_shortcode_parameter_list
  • Minor adjustments

1.6.3

  • Additional fix for “ghost” prefixes appearing in odd cases for non-single pages

1.6.2

  • Fix for “ghost” prefixes appearing in certain cases for non-single pages

1.6.1

  • Adjusted some descriptions

1.6

  • Added alignment options for both sharing and following buttons
  • Minor adjustments

1.5.10

  • Added date variable
  • Minor adjustments

1.5.9

  • Fix for RSS feeds displaying double resolution images
  • Minor adjustments

1.5.8

  • Attempt suggesting meta values to Facebook (it seems to ignore them at this time though)
  • Fix for esc_url strictness
  • Minor adjustments

1.5.7

  • Fixed escaping of quote and double quote characters
  • Added mail as follow provider for “contact us” buttons
  • Minor adjustments

1.5.6

  • Added %%author%% template variable for URL substitution
  • Minor tweaks

1.5.5

  • For automatic display, allow positioning of buttons both before and after post content
  • Minor adjustments

1.5.4

  • Pick first image in the post when featured image is not set
  • Minor adjustments

1.5.3

  • Added buttons container options
  • Misc adjustments

1.5.2

  • Small fix to default URL
  • Appearance fix in admin settings page
  • Fixed typo

1.5.1

  • Updated Facebook icons according to newest branding changes

1.5

  • Added social providers instagram, flickr and foursquare

1.4.4

  • Fixed titles not displaying certain special characters properly
  • Misc adjustments

1.4.3

  • Fixed share URL being incorrect in some instances like subdir installs
  • Misc adjustments

1.4.2

  • Fixed some issues on certain windows hosting
  • Fixed installation of addons in certain peculiar environments
  • Added option for RTL layouts sites

1.4.1

  • Minor fixes and adjustments

1.4.0

  • Added social providers tumblr and vimeo
  • Assorted minor fixes and tweaks

1.3.4

  • Fix for potential conflicts with some other plugins

1.3.3

  • Fixed validation error for e-mail link
  • Fixed invalid index notices

1.3.2

  • Added ability to specify position for both share and follow buttons
  • Added options for prefix and postfix markup for individual buttons sets
  • Fixed warning when in debug mode

1.3.1

  • Tweak the new Retina display code to work more accurately
  • Fix for share URL being incorrect in certain cases
  • Fix for addons being deleted by WordPress on automatic upgrade (this will work from the next version, sorry about that!)

1.3.0

  • Added support for Retina and other high resolution displays
  • Fix exclusion checks for custom post types
  • Added option to share full URL instead of single post/page URL

1.2.3

  • Fix check for single posts to include all singular pages
  • Set image dimensions attributes to match icon size
  • Fix for images stacking vertically in some themes
  • Fix for automatic follow not shown when automatic share was disabled

1.2.2

  • Added option to limit automatic appending to single post/pages

1.2.1

  • Added Pinterest as sharing and following network
  • Added ability to automatically append following buttons as well
  • Added ability to disable automatic appending for posts with custom fields
  • Added class, show and hide parameters to shortcodes

1.0

  • First public release.

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