Title: Simple Follow Buttons Author: Simple Share Published: 11 Samhain, 2015 Last modified: 2 Meán Fómhair, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/simple-follow-buttons/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3678516) ![](https://ps.w.org/simple-follow-buttons/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3678516) # Simple Follow Buttons By [Simple Share](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidoffneal/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/simple-follow-buttons.2.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://ga.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-follow-buttons/#description) * [Reviews](https://ga.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-follow-buttons/#reviews) * [Installation](https://ga.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-follow-buttons/#installation) * [Development](https://ga.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-follow-buttons/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-follow-buttons/) ## Description Simple Follow Buttons does exactly what it says on the tin – adds follow buttons to all of your posts and pages, simply. Choose from eleven button themes and set your own button, hover and icon colours– or leave them blank and each network keeps its own brand colour. By downloading and installing this plugin you are agreeing to the [Privacy Policy](https://sharethis.com/privacy/) and [Terms of Service](https://sharethis.com/publisher-terms-of-use/). Once you accept the ShareThis terms from the plugin’s settings screen, a ShareThis property is created for your site and the ShareThis platform script (platform-api. sharethis.com/js/sharethis.js) is loaded on your pages. Until you accept, no ShareThis script is loaded and no request is made. Simple Follow Buttons utilizes features that, as a WordPress user, you will be familiar with. A self-explanatory administration screen will have you showing your Follow Buttons on your posts and pages in no time! ## Screenshots [⌊The core settings tab - where you can choose where you want your buttons and which networks to include and style.⌉⌊The core settings tab - where you can choose where you want your buttons and which networks to include and style.⌉[ The core settings tab – where you can choose where you want your buttons and which networks to include and style. [⌊The advanced settings tab - where you can apply more advanced features⌉⌊The advanced settings tab - where you can apply more advanced features⌉[ The advanced settings tab – where you can apply more advanced features [⌊The additional/custom CSS field - where you can add your own CSS⌉⌊The additional/ custom CSS field - where you can add your own CSS⌉[ The additional/custom CSS field – where you can add your own CSS [⌊An example of the buttons in content.⌉⌊An example of the buttons in content.⌉[ An example of the buttons in content. ## Installation 1. Upload the ‘simple-follow-buttons’ folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Navigate to the ‘Follow Buttons’ menu in your dashboard to change the settings as desired. ## FAQ ### Where are the settings? In your dashboard under **Follow Buttons**. It is a top-level menu item, not under Settings. ### I picked a network but nothing appears on my site. Why? A network is only rendered once you give it something to link to. Open **Set Follow URLs** on the settings screen and fill in your username or page for that network. Networks with an empty field are skipped rather than linking to an empty profile. ### What do I put in the follow URL field? Just the part that comes after the address shown beside the field. For example, enter `sharethis` for Facebook and the button links to `https://www.facebook.com/ sharethis`. A few networks have no fixed address, so paste the complete profile URL instead: Mastodon, ResearchGate, WeChat, Bandcamp and Google Maps. The Email button takes an email address. ### Can I put the buttons somewhere other than my posts and pages? Yes, in three ways: * The **Follow Buttons** widget, for sidebars and other widget areas. * The `[sfb]` shortcode, anywhere shortcodes are allowed. * Turn off Pages and Posts under Locations and use only the shortcode or widget. ### How do I hide the buttons on one particular post? Add the `[sfb_hide]` shortcode anywhere in that post’s content. The buttons are left off that post, while every other post is unaffected. ### Can I change the colours? Yes. Leave the colour fields empty and every network keeps its own brand colour. Fill any of them in – button, button hover, icon or icon hover – and your choice is used for every button instead. The preview on the settings screen updates as you type, so you can see the result before saving. ### What happened to the image sets and the custom image uploads? Version 2.0.0 replaced them with eleven button themes and colour controls. The icons are now scalable SVG, so they stay sharp on high-resolution screens and can be resized and recoloured without uploading anything. If you were using a custom image for a network, pick the theme and colours that come closest. Your network selection, follow URLs and other settings are kept. ### Does the plugin load anything from ShareThis? Only after you accept the ShareThis terms on the settings screen. Until you do, no ShareThis script is loaded and no request is made. Once accepted, a ShareThis property is created for your site and the ShareThis platform script is loaded on your pages. The follow button icons themselves are served from your own site, not from a third party. ### Does it work with a caching plugin? Yes. The buttons are rendered as ordinary HTML with no per-visitor content, so they cache safely. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8726f81fcef1c11c5a83d5153fa7367163c814b13caec0d615e4d845458d3ee6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Much better than the rest… still lacking](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/much-better-than-the-rest-still-lacking/)󠁿 [iopmarketing](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iopmarketing/) 29 Meán Fómhair, 2016 I really love how simple this is out of the box. By far the easiest I’ve tried to setup. But there are things missing like Instagram icon and others. I know it takes time but these are essential to the core of the plugin and are needed. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2e5bfddec70fddccd9e26597be52935128ff0b2e26f73c1be8fdfc23be63b84c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Just they way I like it!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/just-they-way-i-like-it/)󠁿 [Simple Share](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidoffneal/) 3 Meán Fómhair, 2016 I love it, but then of course I would! [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-follow-buttons/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Simple Follow Buttons” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Simple Share ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidoffneal/) * [ ShareThis ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sharethis/) * [ scottstorebloom ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/scottstorebloom/) [Translate “Simple Follow Buttons” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-follow-buttons) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-follow-buttons/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simple-follow-buttons/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-follow-buttons/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-follow-buttons/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2.0.0 * Add: 51 networks, matching the set offered by ShareThis Follow Buttons. Among the new ones are Instagram, YouTube, Bluesky, Threads, Mastodon, GitHub, Spotify, Twitch, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Flipboard, Medium, Behance and Dribbble. * Add: eleven button themes – Round, Square, Logo Name, Rounded, 3D, Border Round, Border Logo Name, Black Border, Underline, Auto Square and Name. * Add: button colour, hover colour, icon colour and icon hover colour. Leave them blank and each network keeps its own brand colour. * Add: separate button size and icon size settings. * Add: a live preview on the settings screen that updates as you change the styling. * Add: ShareThis integration. Accept the terms on the settings screen and a ShareThis property is created for your site. * Change: the settings screen is now a top-level Follow Buttons menu in the dashboard rather than an item under Settings. * Change: the Core and Styling tabs are merged into one screen, so the preview stays in view while you adjust the styling. * Change: icons are now inline SVG instead of PNG images, so they stay sharp at any size and can be recoloured. * Change: Twitter now links to x.com. * Remove: the eight PNG image sets and the custom image uploads, replaced by the button themes and colour settings above. * Remove: the Google+ and Yummly buttons. Google+ has been shut down since 2019. * Fix: a fatal error on PHP 8 caused by the removed create_function(). * Fix: uninstalling the plugin now removes its settings, which it previously left behind. * Fix: the widget follow text setting had no effect. * Fix: follow links open with rel=”noopener noreferrer” when set to open in a new window. * Fix: buttons no longer open in a popup window, which was share-button behaviour and was blocked by most browsers. They now follow the open-in-a-new-window setting. * Fix: escape and sanitise every setting on save and on output. * Fix: stylesheets and scripts are versioned by file, so an update is no longer served from a stale browser cache. * Fix: buttons are given an accessible label. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **2.0.0** * Last updated **1 lá ago** * Active installations **20+** * WordPress version ** 5.9 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1** * PHP version ** 7.0 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-follow-buttons/) * Tags * [facebook](https://ga.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/facebook/)[follow](https://ga.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/follow/) [follow buttons](https://ga.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/follow-buttons/)[follow links](https://ga.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/follow-links/) [x](https://ga.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/x/) * [Advanced View](https://ga.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-follow-buttons/advanced/) ## Ratings 4 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-follow-buttons/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-follow-buttons/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-follow-buttons/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-follow-buttons/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-follow-buttons/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-follow-buttons/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-follow-buttons/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Simple Share ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidoffneal/) * [ ShareThis ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sharethis/) * [ scottstorebloom ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/scottstorebloom/) ## Support Got something to say? 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