Simple Social Media Share Buttons — Social Sharing for Everyone

Changelog

5.3.2 — 2024-09-11

• Bugfix: Duplicate first icon issue.
• Security Fix: Fixed Opt-out and Opt-in consent.
• Enhancement: Update X «Post» keyword from Twitter «Tweet».
• Enhancement: Compatible with Tumbler and other builders.
• Enhancement: Code optimization.
• Compatibility: Compatible with WordPress 6.6

5.3.1 — 2024-08-21

• Bugfix: conflict with WPBakery.

5.3.0 — 2024-08-07

• Enhancement: Code optimization.
• Enhancement: Update the SDK.
• Compatibility: Compatible with WordPress 6.6

5.2.0 — 2024-07-24

• Bugfix: Remove the depreciated PHP code warning.
• Enhancement: Introduced Copy Link Button.
• Enhancement: Updated the sidebar layout in dashboard.
• Enhancement: Code optimization.
• Compatibility: Elementor Templates Compatibility.
• Compatibility: Compatible with WordPress 6.6

5.1.3 — 2024-03-18

• Enhancement: Update the JS code to resolve the console error.
• Compatibility: Compatible with WordPress 6.5

5.1.2 — 2023-12-13

• Enhancement: Update the Twitter social share button attributes.
• Compatibility: Compatible with WordPress 6.4

5.1.1 — 2023-11-03

• Bugfix: Restrict password protected posts meta-tags to unauthorised users.
• Compatibility: Compatible with WordPress 6.4

5.1.0 — 2023-10-30

• Enhancement: Update the Twitter X icon.
• Bugfix: Limit TwitCount script on specific area.
• Compatibility: Compatible with WordPress 6.3

5.0.0 — 2023-07-22

• New Feature: Share images now on Pinterest, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Social Media.
• New Feature: Simple Social Buttons Pro compatible with NextGen Gallery plugin.
• Enhancement: Social Media Buttons/Icons are ADA-compliant now.
• Enhancement: Code optimization.
• Compatibility: Compatible with WordPress 6.3

4.1.1 — 2023-03-30

• Bugfix: incorrect characters/Hieroglyphics fix in content.

4.1.0 — 2023-03-20

• Bugfix: Twitter share fix for mobile.
• Enhancement: Resolve the PHP 8.1 Warnings.
• Compatibility: Compatible with PHP 8.2
• Compatibility: Compatible with WordPress 6.2

4.0.3 — 2023-01-19

• Enhancement: Added a filter ssb_button_attrs that can be used to update the attributes of social buttons.
• Compatibility: Compatible with WordPress 6.1

4.0.2 — 2022-06-23

• Enhancement: Update the show/hide icon position in sidebar.
• Enhancement: LinkedIn sharing URL.
• Enhancement: Remove «+» sign from the Email title.
• Compatibility: Compatible with WordPress 6.0

4.0.1 — 2022-02-18

• Bugfix: Typo in Settings.
• Enhancement: Code optimization.
• Enhancement: Update the POT file.
• Compatibility: Compatible with WordPress 5.9
• Compatibility: Compatible with PHP 8.0.13

4.0.0 — 2022-01-07

• Bugfix: YouTube follow button link.
• Bugfix: Custom JS issue from frontend.
• Bugfix: Sanitize Custom CSS/JS.
• Enhancement: Added a filter ssb_sidebar_before_text can be used to add the text in sidebar social buttons.
• Compatibility: Compatible with PHP 8.0

3.2.4 — 2021-09-07

• Bugfix: Sanitize the input fields.
• Enhancement: Added a filter ssb_get_share_post can be used to change the post that is shared.

3.2.3 — 2021-07-21

• Bug fix: Sanitize the Social Media shortcode attributes.
• Compatibility: Compatible with WordPress 5.8

3.2.2 — 2021-04-01

• Bug fix: Illegal string offset during Edit post fix.
• Bug fix: Illegal offset when SSB location is not selected fix.
• Enhancement: Code optimization.
• Compatibility: Compatible with WordPress 5.7
• Compatibility: Compatible with PHP 8.0.0

3.2.1 — 2020-12-18

• Bug fix: Security vulnerabilities fixed, Upgrade immediately.

3.2.0 — 2020-12-15

• Bug fix: Security vulnerability fixed, Upgrade immediately.
• Bug fix: Remove deprecated PHP function.
• Bug fix: Show Mobile title fix for mobile view.
• Enhancement: Social Sharing buttons layout fix for WooCommerce.
• Enhancement: Code optimization.
• Compatibility: Compatible with WordPress 5.6

3.1.1 — 2020-02-27

• Bug fix: Illegal string offset ‘ssb_og_tags’ fix

3.1.0 — 2020-02-06

• New Feature: OG Tags setting.
• Enhancement: Multi site compatibility.
• Enhancement: ssb_network_counts , ssb_active_network, ssb_position_style and other hooks added to control network on each position.
• Bug fix: Twenty Twenty theme linked network icon fix.
• Bug fix: Pro message on help page if pro already installed.
• Bug fix: Woo product short description with image og issue fix.

3.0.1 — 2019-12-09

• Enhancement: Speed Optimized and code refactored.

3.0.0 — 2019-11-19

• New Feature: Introducing Social Sharing Gutenberg Blocks.
• New Feature: Option to delete settings in database on uninstall.
• New Feature: Custom CSS code input field added.
• New Feature: Custom JS code input field added.
• Enhancement: Show and hide sidebar option at front end.
• Enhancement: Default fan count display if API is not available in Social follow widget.
• Enhancement: New attributes to display total counts in short code.

2.1.4 — 2019-10-21

• Enhancement: ssb_buttons_output filter added to add own button.
• Enhancement: Settings link added at plugin listing page.
• Enhancement: Advance settings added at help page log.
• Enhancement: Code Refactored.
• Enhancement: Social Sharing Counter formatting is added.
• Bug fix: WhatsApp number error fix if number added with + or 00 in follow widget.
• Bug fix: Sidebars position issue fix with long counter.
• Bug Fix: YouTube follower link in Social Follow widget.

2.1.3 — 2019-08-05

• Enhancement: Google+ button removed as G+ API is not longer available by Google.

2.1.2 — 2019-06-25

• Bug Fix: count ajax calling every page even page not select.
• Bug Fix: extra “=” in the code that breaks whatsapp sharing
• Compatibility: Compatible with WordPress 5.2

2.1.1 — 2019-04-30

• Enhancement: Facebook share count Api deprecation fix
• Enhancement: WhatsApp Wrong link generator fix

2.1.0 — 2019-04-15

• Enhancement: Whats App share link detection mobile and desktop
• Bug Fix: Undefined index in facebook link share function
• Bug Fix: Widget Count api big fixes

2.0.22 — 2019-02-08

• Enhancement: Fix security issue.

2.0.21 — 2019-02-04

• New Feature: Twitter share count tracking added.
• Compatibility: All in One SEO Plugin Compatibility added.
• Compatibility: Twenty Nineteen theme Compatibility added.
• Bug Fix: 404 page Unexpected token ; js error fixed.
• Bug Fix: Ajax request call on every page.

2.0.20 — 2018-09-19

• Bug Fix: Add Compatibility of mb_convert_encoding() function.

2.0.19 — 2018-09-13

• Enhancement: Warning: DOMDocument::loadHTML(): htmlParseEntityRef: no name in Entity

2.0.18 — 2018-09-13

• Bug Fix: Above the content network excerpt issue.

2.0.17 — 2018-08-25

• New Feature: Tumblr Button Added.
• Enhancement: Getting Facebook share count algorithm.

2.0.16 — 2018-07-09

• Enhancement: Like button size parameter added in short code.
• Bug Fix: Illegal offset string.
• Bug Fix: Reddit Api Invalid argument supplied for foreach()

2.0.15 — 2018-06-05

• New Feature: Button show on excerpt content.
• Bug Fix: Undefined $_SERVER[‘HTTP_USER_AGENT’] in function.
• Bug Fix: Special character issue in twitter.

2.0.14 — 2018-03-20

• Bug Fix: Headers already sent on upgrade routine.

2.0.13 — 2018-03-20

• Bug Fix: Twitter share issue.
• Bug Fix: Google+ Widget error.
• Bug Fix: Illegal offset fix.
• Bug Fix: Shortcode issue on homepage.
• Enhancement: Open Fb messenger native app on mobile.
• Enhancement: Old counts.

2.0.12 — 2018-03-12

• New Feature: Add WhatsApp in Widget.
• New Feature: Fetch old stats after SSL.
• Bug Fix: HTML markup fix.
• Enhancement: RTL support.

2.0.11 — 2018-02-27

• New Feature: Add Instagram on Widget.
• New Feature: Add Print Button.
• New Feature: Add Email Button.
• Bug Fix: Undefined ‘ssb_messenger_generate_link’ function.

2.0.10 — 2018-02-08

• New Feature: Add Facebook Messenger Share.
• New Feature: Twitter Card meta added.
• Enhancement: Add rel=»noopener» on widget links.
• Enhancement: Add Image in Open Graph Meta.
• Enhancement: Remove extra text form WhatsApp & Viber.

2.0.9 — 2018-01-27

• Bug Fix: Facebook share — meta tags.
• Bug Fix: YouTube Widget bug.

2.0.8 — 2018-01-24

• Bug Fix: Google Plus issue on widget.
• Bug Fix: Hide SideBar up to IPad Mini.
• Bug Fix: Widget Title show even it remove.

2.0.7 — 2018-01-20

• New Feature: Share Title text Option added.
• New Feature: Settings Option for excluding Simple Social Buttons on Search Page.
• Bug Fix: Show on tags page.
• Bug Fix: Custom Icon Space.
• Bug Fix: Remove Open Sans from Social buttons.

2.0.6 — 2017-12-27

• Bug Fix: fix layout issues for default social media sharing icons.

2.0.5 — 2017-12-27

• New Feature: Social Follow Widget.
• New Feature: Social Media Sharing Buttons ShortCode to use in templates.
• Bug Fix: Hide Social Media Sharing Buttons on single posts/pages or custom post types.
• New Feature: Added Official Social Media Sharing Buttons for Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn and Pinterest.
• Enhancement: Improved Social Media Images Quality for Retina machines
• Bug Fix: Changed the Facebook like button in plugin settings.
• Enhancement: Improved Speed and code optimization.
• Compatibility: Compatible with WordPress 4.9

2.0.4 — 2017-11-17

• Bug Fix: Undefined index error when creating new post or page.
• Enhancement: Facebook likes button is back.

2.0.3 — 2017-11-13

• Bug Fix: Social media Counter
• Enhancement: Compatible with 4.9

2.0.2 — 2017-11-02

• Bug Fix: Migration issue with old users.

2.0.1 — 2017-11-01

• Bug Fix: Compatibility issues with older PHP versions.

2.0.0 — 2017-10-31

• New Feature: Refactored i.e. rewritten the whole plugin with lots of new features.
• New Feature: Inline social share buttons with animations and custom colors in Pro version.
• New Feature: Sidebar social share buttons with animations and custom colors in Pro version.
• New Feature: Social share Popups with events triggers on exit/intent and on scroll.
• New Feature: Social Share buttons on images in posts or pages or custom post types. Helps in drive more engagement with site visitors.
• New Feature: Fly-in the social popups. Style it with your WordPress theme and win the use engagement.
• New Feature: Choose Social media buttons from more than 5 different social button styles.
• New Feature: Show Social media buttons on 5 different locations or positions.
• New Feature: Choose Social Networks with Drag and Drop feature.
• New Feature: Introducing WhatsApp, Viber, Reddit and linked in.
• Bug Fix: Improved the loading speed of social media buttons.

1.9.0

• Enhancement: Social Share Buttons Drag and Drop Feature.
• Enhancement: Introducing New Social Buttons: Facebook Share, LinkedIn.
• Enhancement: Responsive Social Share Buttons styling.
• Enhancement: Move Menu out from Settings.
• Bug Fix: Code Cleanup and Improvement.

1.8.2

• Bug Fix: share button position issue with 2016 theme.
• Enhancement: move menu out from settings.
• Enhancement: Add Review Notice.
• Enhancement: Add deactivate popup feedback form.

1.8.1

• Bug Fix: Horizontal issue.

1.8.0

• Styling and Code improvement.

1.0

• First stable release.

1.1

• Added French translation
• Added language support in Facebook and Google+ JavaScript

1.2.1

• Optimized settings storage

1.3

• Converted plugin to class (requires PHP 5, because it is using the constructor auto-method)
• Added sorting options
• Added uninstall hook
• Fixed plugin settings slot not being highlighted in the admin navigation / general settings
• Added «disable regular CSS» option to let advanced users use their own CSS code
• Lots of fine-tuning

1.4

• Added custom meta to disable SSB plugin on single page/post (managed in admin menu)
• Function get_ssb() to directly use in template to show Simple Social Buttons in specified order
• Widget manage page in wp-admin available only for Administrator
• Added German and Spanish translation
• Fine-tuning

1.5

• New asynchronous JS code
• Minor bug fixed

1.5.1

• Added Lithuanian translation

1.5.2

• Bug fix from 1.5.1

1.5.4

• Facebook «Like it» fix (added id=»fb-root» instead of class=»fb-like»)

1.5.5

• Added Danish translation

1.5.6

• Added Thai translation
• fixed Facebook language detection

1.6.0

• Added Twitter via @username option
• Added Pinterest button
• Some bug fixes

1.6.2

• Added Slovak translation

1.6.3

• Fixed CSS class names («buttom» to «button»)
• Fixed Facebook Like box cut off

1.6.4

• Used «Roles and Capabilities» in admin access

1.6.5

• Added Dutch translation
• Added Serbo-Croatian translation

1.6.6

• Update for WordPress 3.8

1.7.0

• Fixed margin-right for buttons
• Pinterest button code update

1.7.2

• New screenshots of plugin

1.7.3

• New description and donation link
• New polish and English translation

1.7.4

• Fixed position of Facebook «Like» button

1.7.5

• Added Ukrainian translation

1.7.7

• Added Swedish translation

1.7.8

• Fixed PHP warning

1.7.9

• Fixed users permission