Social Sharing Block

This plugin requires WordPress 5.9+ or 5.8+ with Gutenberg active.

A simple little block that allows you to add social share icons to the Block Editor. Choose from 15+ of the most popular social channels.

Sharing Options

• Facebook
• Flipboard (New)
• LINE (New)
• LinkedIn
• Pinterest
• Pocket
• Reddit
• Skype
• SMS (New)
• Telegram
• Tumblr
• Twitter
• WhatsApp
• Email
• Print

Key Features

• Heavily inspired by the Social Icons block in WordPress core
• Includes some handy controls (show/hide labels, size, colors, etc.)
• No block library required 🎉
• Built almost entirely with native WordPress components
• Will get additional functionality as it's added to WordPress core (margin, borders, responsive controls etc.)
• Plugin is intentionally light weight and adds no frontend JavaScript files.

Requirements

• WordPress 5.9+ or 5.8+ with Gutenberg active
• PHP 7.0+

Development

1. Set up a local WordPress development environment.
2. Clone / download this repository into the wp-content/plugins folder.
3. Navigate to the wp-content/plugins/social-sharing-block folder in the command line.
4. Run npm install to install the plugin's dependencies within a /node_modules/ folder.
5. Run composer install to install the additional WordPress composer tools within a /vendor/ folder.
6. Run npm run start to compile and watch source files for changes while developing.

Refer to package.json and composer.json for additional commands.