Social Buttons
The Social Buttons shortcode for WordPress can be used to display stylized buttons for social media sharing or linking to profile pages. Check below for example implementations and shortcode documentation:
Social Buttons Examples
Social Buttons Shortcodes
Social Buttons Shortcode
[x3m-social platform="facebook" style="default" size="30px" type="share"]Social Buttons Documentation
Here are the shortcode option settings available for Social Buttons:
| Shortcode Settings | Details |
|---|---|
| platform=”facebook” | This is used to set social media platform for sharing/profile linking. Options available are: – “facebook” – allows page share and profile linking – “bluesky” – allows page share and profile linking – “linkedin” – allows page share and profile linking – “instagram” – allows only profile linking – “x” – (Twitter) allows page share and profile linking – “tiktok” – allows only profile linking – “youtube” – allows only profile linking – “pinterest” – allows page share and profile linking – “twitch” – allows only profile linking – “google” – allows only profile linking – “tumblr” – allows page share and profile linking |
| style=”default” | This is used to set the visual button style: – “default” – displays a rounded rectangle with platform name and icon – “round” – displays a circle-shaped icon-only button – “square” – displays a square button with slightly rounded corners, icon only |
| size=”30px” | This is used to set the size of the button height in pixels (ex “30px”). |
| type=”share” | This is used to set the function of the button: – “share” – to share the current page on the specific social media platform. Please note not all social platforms allow sharing. Check above for comments on each social platform. – “profile” – to link to the social media profile. Option available for all social platforms. |
| profile=”profile link” | This is used in connection with the type=”profile” to set the own social media profile link. |