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WordPress is widely popular in part because of its ease of modification. Part of this modification is done through different plugins. When you spend a lot of time writing a blog post or creating a landing page, you want people to be able to share it. Here are several social sharing WordPress plugins to help your readers share your hard work.
While this social sharing WordPress plugin doesn’t add a direct social sharing option, it does let your readers connect with you outside of your site. There are a lot of people who may comment on Twitter but not say a word to you in the comment section.
There is always a cost to having a site. Even if that cost is just a web host, the money needs to come from somewhere. Respond is a dual purpose social sharing WordPress plugin packaging social sharing with possible revenue. You will need to sign up for an account with them and let them check out your site before you can start earning though.
When you are marketing anything, there is a good chance you will want to track what you are doing to make sure your efforts aren’t wasted. Trackable Social Share Icons is a good place to start tracking how people are sharing your site. One feature here that differentiates Trackable Social Share Icons is it links to Google Analytics.
Google+ is growing like crazy and shouldn’t be overlooked. If your audience is there, it is a good idea to give them a way to share. Add Google +1 lets you add the +1 button to the location of your choosing with a bit of code, or by setting the default location and size.
This sidebar widget lets you have a ton of different social icons in your WordPress Sidebar. Many times, if people don’t see the social site they want to share on, they don’t dig any farther than a glance to find it.
Follow Me is one of those icons that stick to the side of the page and stays in the same spot as you scroll up and down the page. At the time of this writing, there are 43 different social sites you can ask people to follow you on. Some sites are not your normal choices like Blip.fm and Mahalo.
Share and Follow is a combination plugin. You will get both the icons at the bottom of each post or page and the sticky tab that stays in one location to the side of every page. Share and Follow is a very customizable plugin compared to some of the other social plugins for WordPress available.
Simple Facebook Connect is one of the fastest ways for you to add a whole bunch of Facebook specific sharing options to your site. You are able to add everything from sharing buttons to a fan box and even access to your page from your WordPress admin dashboard. If you like this plugin, there are other similar plugins for Twitter and Google+ in the plugin repository.
Wibiya is the only social plugin for WordPress on this list that creates a toolbar at the bottom of the page on your site. Toolbars can be an unobtrusive way to add sharing and other features to your site. For example, with a Wibiya toolbar, you can add links to share to Facebook and Twitter, a link to your YouTube channel, Facebook page and Twitter feed and your most recent blog post to the toolbar.
If you can’t track something, it never happened. Tracking the reach you have on social networks is a must these days. Social Metrics is a social plugin for WordPress that tracks your awesomeness on these sites. You can see how many people are sharing your information and who they are. If they are already talking about you, don’t you think you may want to see what they are talking about and maybe add your 2 cents?
There are a ridiculous amount of different WordPress plugins for making your site easier to share via social networking site. Overall, it makes more sense to know where your audience is sharing than just tossing 35 social icons at the bottom of each post or page on your site.
What social sharing WordPress Plugin works the best on your site?
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Trevor is a freelance writer covering topics ranging from the Android OS to free web and desktop applications. When he is not writing about mobile productivity, he is a mobile productivity trainer for the busiest of all mobile users, working women.
Friday, April 27th, 2012 15:08
You’ve compiled a great list! I’m looking for a plugin similar to Mashable.
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 11:56
Hi,
Trevor thanks for the lists. I have created wordpress sites and this post helped me a lot.Reading all comments it seems Social Metrics plugin is the most used.
Sunday, February 19th, 2012 08:27
You’ve not mentioned “Digg Digg” wordpress plugin, that one can create the social bar run along with your website, it’s very useful.
Saturday, February 18th, 2012 11:36
I prefer to add manually so that I can work out with my loading time but have to say some of these plugins seems to be really great..!!
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 11:11
Really love Wibiya. Very great tool for social sharing !
Friday, February 17th, 2012 01:05
I agree. Wibiya is a good way to get people to share. It is also great because you can add in info to the bar that you want the people to see and lead them to pages you want more traffic.
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 11:02
I like your conclusion, Trevor. There is something really offputting about a blog or site that offers 43 sharing options. I can’t help but feel that less is more in this instance. Pick the most popular options, which will depend on what country your target audience is in, and stick with them. It makes life easier for your users/readers.
Friday, February 17th, 2012 01:07
I think if you are going to go through all the work of writing content for your site, you should know who your audience is and where they hang out. It seems like common business sense… to you an me anyway.
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 11:00
How about AddThis? I hate the clutter all those shiny colored buttons create. AddThis incorporates them all into one customizable button which pops up on hover.
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 07:18
All are looking wonderful but I am going to use Social Metrics as it is looking more elegant !! Social media is one of the best way to make our Article viral !!
Friday, February 17th, 2012 01:16
It IS a good idea to match the icons to the look and feel of your site.
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 03:28
Very nice list, Trevor! I had some issues with my social plugin and I decided to approach a new one. Wibyia is great and social metrics also an awesome must-have plugin. Thank you!
Friday, February 17th, 2012 01:18
I liked the social metrics plugin because it made it easy to track who is sharing where. There aren’t a lot of plugins that do that from what I’ve seen.
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Cosmin
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 03:28
Very nice list, Trevor! I had some issues with my social plugin and I decided to approach a new one. Wibyia is great and social metrics also an awesome must-have plugin. Thank you!
Trevor
Friday, February 17th, 2012 01:18
I liked the social metrics plugin because it made it easy to track who is sharing where. There aren’t a lot of plugins that do that from what I’ve seen.
Rachel
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 11:11
Really love Wibiya. Very great tool for social sharing !
Trevor
Friday, February 17th, 2012 01:05
I agree. Wibiya is a good way to get people to share. It is also great because you can add in info to the bar that you want the people to see and lead them to pages you want more traffic.
James Harrington
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 11:02
I like your conclusion, Trevor. There is something really offputting about a blog or site that offers 43 sharing options. I can’t help but feel that less is more in this instance. Pick the most popular options, which will depend on what country your target audience is in, and stick with them. It makes life easier for your users/readers.
Trevor
Friday, February 17th, 2012 01:07
I think if you are going to go through all the work of writing content for your site, you should know who your audience is and where they hang out. It seems like common business sense… to you an me anyway.
Kulwant Nagi
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 07:18
All are looking wonderful but I am going to use Social Metrics as it is looking more elegant !! Social media is one of the best way to make our Article viral !!
Trevor
Friday, February 17th, 2012 01:16
It IS a good idea to match the icons to the look and feel of your site.
Jussi Sivonen
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 11:00
How about AddThis? I hate the clutter all those shiny colored buttons create. AddThis incorporates them all into one customizable button which pops up on hover.
Trevor
Friday, February 17th, 2012 01:11
That’s a good one too. Thanks for the addition.
John
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 11:56
Hi,
Trevor thanks for the lists. I have created wordpress sites and this post helped me a lot.Reading all comments it seems Social Metrics plugin is the most used.
sonotretail
Friday, April 27th, 2012 15:08
You’ve compiled a great list! I’m looking for a plugin similar to Mashable.
Jenni
Sunday, February 19th, 2012 08:27
You’ve not mentioned “Digg Digg” wordpress plugin, that one can create the social bar run along with your website, it’s very useful.
Saket Jajodia
Saturday, February 18th, 2012 11:36
I prefer to add manually so that I can work out with my loading time but have to say some of these plugins seems to be really great..!!