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Currently supports: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, and X.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Manual Posting<\/h4>\n\n<p>You can also post any custom message to all connected accounts at any time using \"Send a Message\" without needing to publish a post.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Share Buttons<\/h4>\n\n<p>Automatically added to posts and other selected post types. Use the <code>[simpleshare]<\/code> shortcode to place buttons anywhere, or in PHP: <code>&lt;?php echo do_shortcode( '[simpleshare]' ); ?&gt;<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Install and activate the plugin.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <em>Settings &gt; SimpleShare<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>On the \"Posting\" tab, enable the platforms you want to post to and follow the setup instructions for each one.<\/li>\n<li>On the \"Buttons\" tab, choose which post types to show buttons on and which buttons to display.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"how%20do%20i%20connect%20my%20website%20with%20my%20social%20profiles%3F\"><h3>How do I connect my website with my social profiles?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Each platform requires a developer app. The plugin guides you through setup with step-by-step instructions and handles all connections directly in your WordPress admin.<\/p>\n\n<p>You can find more in-depth documentation <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/webguyio\/social\">here<\/a>.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20quickly%20should%20new%20posts%20appear%20on%20my%20social%20profiles%3F\"><h3>How quickly should new posts appear on my social profiles?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><ul>\n<li><strong>Internal Feed<\/strong>: Posts are sent approximately 1 minute after publishing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>External Feed<\/strong>: The default is every 10 minutes, but can be adjusted.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"why%20is%20auto-posting%20not%20working%3F\"><h3>Why is auto-posting not working?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>If you've followed the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/webguyio\/social\">instructions<\/a>, created the app, connected your website, and it's still not working, start by checking the logs, then <a href=\"mailto:webguywork@gmail.com\">email me<\/a> if you need help.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20style%20the%20share%20buttons%3F\"><h3>Can I style the share buttons?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>To override the default styles, target <code>.simpleshare<\/code> and <code>.ssbtn<\/code> in your theme or custom CSS. Platform color classes: <code>.ssbtn.facebook<\/code>, <code>.ssbtn.x<\/code>, <code>.ssbtn.linkedin<\/code>, <code>.ssbtn.reddit<\/code>, <code>.ssbtn.email<\/code>, <code>.ssbtn.copy<\/code>, <code>.ssbtn.print<\/code>.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>2026.7<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed checkboxes for manual posts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>2026.6<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Added documentation section<\/li>\n<li>Improved URL and image handling for manual posts<\/li>\n<li>Improved Fallback Image feature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>2026.5<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Added option to skip auto-posting at the individual post level<\/li>\n<li>Added default pre\/post content for auto posts<\/li>\n<li>Added Fallback Image option for auto posts<\/li>\n<li>Added scheduling option for manual posts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>2026.4<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Added image support to LinkedIn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>2026.3<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Improved manual posting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>2026.2<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Improved image handling for Instagram<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>2026.1<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Added option to exclude categories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>2026<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Auto-posting to Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, and X<\/li>\n<li>RSS feed checking for external feed sources with configurable interval<\/li>\n<li>Send custom messages to all connected accounts<\/li>\n<li>Share buttons for Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Reddit, Email, Copy, and Print<\/li>\n<li>Per-post-type and per-position controls for share button placement<\/li>\n<li>Activity log with platform, status code, and response body<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Auto-post to your social profiles + add share buttons to your posts.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/58139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58139"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/webguyio"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=58139"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=58139"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=58139"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=58139"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibo.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=58139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}