Social Sharing Icons for WordPress

Example of the socialble pluginHow many times have you read a blog post or online article and thought ‘I must tell a friend to read that’ or ‘I must share that with my customers/subscribers’?

By adding social media buttons to the posts and pages on your website, you ensure that your readers can share/spread your information easily by whatever means they prefer – whether it be by email, Twitter, Facebook, Google+ etc. You choose which social sites people can share your content with and where these icons appear on your website.

In this tutorial, you will learn…

  • How to add social media sharing icons to your website
  • How to add them to different sections of your website
  • Options for customisation

Plus view websites using this plugin and see examples of what happens when the sharing icons are clicked on.



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    One Response to “Social Sharing Icons for WordPress”

    1. Jo Couchman on December 21st, 2011 3:18 pm
      Jo Couchman

      If you’re using print and email buttons on your website already, the Sociable plugin wont work so try the ShareThis plugin for your social media icons. There are no plugin conflicts and you can get rid of the wp-email plugin as this option is included in ShareThis.

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