Floating Share Button

Contributors: qriouslad
Donate link: https://paypal.me/qriouslad Tags: share button, floating share, scriptless share, web share api, native mobile share, ios android share
Requires at least: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.7
Stable tag: 1.7.4
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Lightweight floating share button with responsive desktop sharesheet and native iOS and Android sharesheet.

Description

This plugin enables a customizable, floating share button that triggers a responsive, customizable sharesheet on desktop devices and the native iOS or Android sharesheet on mobile devices using the Web Share API.

Features

• Supports 33 of the most popular sharing destinations (complete list below). Can be customized to show only destinations you choose.
• Uses SVG icon which looks sharp at any size and screen resolution
• Easily understandable and visual options to customize the button's appearance
• Customize when and how the button appears or disappears with screen scrolling progression
• Can be shown/hidden on either/both desktop and mobile views
• Lightweight. Minimal CSS and JS on the frontend with no jQuery dependency
• Great tandem with the Flexible Scroll Top plugin. Works beatifully on both desktop and mobile devices, especially if you are looking for a minimalist approach.

Supported Sharing Destinations

• Social networks: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, VK, QZone, Weibo, Mixi
• Chat apps: Whatsapp, Telegram, Messenger, Skype, WeChat, Line, Viber, QQ
• Email apps: Gmail, Ymail (Yahoo Mail), Outlook, Mail.ru, generic email
• Others: Tumblr, Reddit, Flipboard, Mix, InstaPaper, Pocket, Hacker News, Google Classroom, Buffer, Evernote, Trello
• Includes a QR code so people visiting your website on their laptop can easily share it directly from their mobile device
• On iOS or Android devices, the button will trigger the native OS sharesheet and can use any sharing destination supported by the OS or device.

Give Back

• A nice review would be great!
• Give feedback and help improve future versions.
• Github repo to contribute code.
• Donate and support my work.

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Screenshots

1. The default floating share button
   
2. The responsive desktop sharesheet
   
3. The main settings page
   
4. Customizing the appearance
   
5. Customizing the behaviour
   
6. Customizing the desktop sharesheet
   
7. Screenshots of the native iOS and Android sharesheet
   

Frequently Asked Questions

How was this plugin built?

Flexible Scroll top was built with: WordPress Plugin Boilerplate | wppb.me | CodeStar framework | CodyFrame | bulma | Icons from IconFinder.com.

Changelog

1.7.4 (2024.11.17)

• Tested to be compatible with WordPress 6.7

1.7.3 (2023.03.04)

• [Fixed] Uncaught TypeError for certain scenarios.

1.7.1 (2023.01.13)

• [Fixed] Page title and url on the mobile sharesheet no longer displays mangled PHP code.

1.7.0 (2022.10.26)

• [Added] Suppression of all admin notices on the settings page
• [Changed] Put in place a prefixed CodeStar Framework to avoid collision with other plugins using this library
• [Changed] Improve settings page header links
• [Changed] Properly use wp_add_inline_style() to load CSS styles based on plugin settings
• [Changed] Properly use wp_localize_script() to load javascript code based on plugin settings
• [Changed] Increase share modal's z-index to make sure it overlays everything on screen

1.6.2 (2022.05.26)

• Tested to be compatible with WordPress 6.0
• Add review, feedback and donate links in settings page

1.6.1 (April 2022)

• Fix sharesheet close button size issue

1.6.0 (April 2022)

• Downgrade CodeStar framework with free, lighter version

1.5.2 (April 2022)

• Fix sizing issue with image select buttons due to css conflict

1.5.0 (April 2022)

• Implement custom corner spacing option

1.4.2 (April 2022)

• Modify button z-index property so it stays on top of other elements on the page

1.4.1 (March 2022)

• Increase QR code version from 5 to 8 to acommodate conversion of longer URL

1.4.0 (March 2022)

• Add dark and light mode for the sharesheet

1.3.1 (March 2022)

• Add background hover color settings
• Fix footer link to plugin page on wordpress.org

1.2.0 (March 2022)

• Security hardening by properly escaping output

1.1.0 (March 2022)

• Implement local QR code generator using chillerlan/php-qrcode library

1.0.0 (February 2022)

• Initial release