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AddToAny Share Buttons

By micropat

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AddToAny Share Buttons Review - In-Depth Analysis

AddToAny Share Buttons enhances your WordPress site by enabling easy sharing across multiple social media platforms. It includes customizable buttons for popular services like Facebook, WhatsApp, and Reddit.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

7.34/10

User Rating

4.7/5 (based on 1113+ reviews)

Active Installations

300,000+

Update Frequency

Outstanding It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

4 / 10 (Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

AddToAny Share Buttons is a powerful plugin for WordPress that increases traffic and engagement by allowing users to share your posts and pages to various services. Supported platforms include Facebook, Bluesky, Mastodon, Pinterest, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Threads, Tumblr, Reddit, and many more.

This plugin is designed to be user-friendly, providing standard and floating share buttons that are customizable to fit your site's design. You can place buttons before or after content, or even use shortcodes and widgets for added flexibility.

With analytics integration, you can track sharing activity through Google Analytics and Bitly, ensuring you understand how your content is being shared. AddToAny is optimized for speed and mobile devices, ensuring a seamless experience for users on any device.

Furthermore, the plugin is free to use, requiring no sign-up or account management. It supports WooCommerce and is compatible with multilingual sites and multisite networks, making it a versatile choice for any WordPress site.

Comparing to Alternatives

AddToAny Share Buttons stands out among social sharing plugins for WordPress due to its lightweight design and extensive sharing options. While there are other plugins available, AddToAny offers a unique balance of performance and versatility.

Top alternatives

AddToAny Share Buttons

Strengths

Extremely lightweight and loads asynchronously, ensuring no impact on page speed.
Supports a wide range of social media platforms and sharing options.
Simple and intuitive configuration with shortcode support.
Proven reliability with years of development and wide usage.
Customizable placement including standard and floating buttons.

Weaknesses

Limited customization on where sharing buttons appear; applies globally once set.
Lacks advanced animation features such as hover effects.
No official pro version with additional premium features.
Settings menu is simple but may lack deeper customization for advanced users.

User Sentiment Analysis

User feedback highlights AddToAny's ease of use, performance, and comprehensive sharing options, though some desire more customization and animation features.

Positive highlights

'Great plugin that has been working successfully for 3 years' - ruslanashev
'Works perfect! Thanks!!!' - geoauction
'Remarkably lightweight and loads asynchronously' - iorGian
'Simple, straightforward and efficient' - Masarib Group
'Lightweight, customizable, and packed with options' - misbahsabirsafar

Common complaints

Lack of customization on where buttons appear; applies site-wide - fufy
Desire for JS animations or hover effects - henryesmail
Limited control over button placement on different content types
No premium features or paid version available

Weaknesses

Customization limited to global placement rather than per page or post.
No built-in animation or advanced visual effects.
No official pro version to unlock additional features.

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Users seeking a fast, reliable, and easy-to-configure social sharing plugin that covers all major platforms without slowing down their site.

Not ideal for

Those who require granular control over button placement on different content types or desire advanced visual effects and animations.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version includes all core features such as access to a wide range of social platforms, customizable button placement (standard or floating), shortcode support, and asynchronous loading for optimal performance.

Final Verdict

AddToAny Share Buttons is an excellent choice for WordPress users who want a comprehensive, lightweight, and easy-to-use social sharing solution that does not compromise site speed.

While it lacks advanced customization and animation features, its broad platform support and proven reliability make it a top-tier free plugin for social sharing needs.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free AddToAny Share Buttons plugin.

Share buttons

Social media sharing

AddToAny

Screenshots

FAQ

In WordPress, go to Settings > AddToAny.

Setup Follow buttons (like Instagram, YouTube, etc.) using the AddToAny Follow widget in Appearance > Widgets (or Appearance > Customize).

To further customize AddToAny, see the WordPress sharing documentation for the AddToAny plugin. Many customizations will have you copy & paste one or more lines of code into your “Additional JavaScript” or “Additional CSS” box. Those boxes are in Settings > AddToAny.

You can place your share buttons exactly where you want them by inserting the following shortcode:

[addtoany]

Customize the shared URL like so:

[addtoany url="https://www.example.com/page.html" title="Some Example Page"]

Display specific share buttons by specifying comma-separated service codes:

[addtoany buttons="facebook,mastodon,email"]

Share a specific image or video to certain services that accept arbitrary media (Pinterest, Yummly, Houzz):

[addtoany buttons="pinterest,yummly,houzz" media="https://www.example.com/media/picture.jpg"]

In the Theme Editor (or another code editor), place this code block where you want the button and individual icons to appear in your theme:

<?php if ( function_exists( 'ADDTOANY_SHARE_SAVE_KIT' ) ) { ADDTOANY_SHARE_SAVE_KIT(); } ?>

You can specify AddToAny service code(s) to show specific share buttons, for example:

<?php if ( function_exists( 'ADDTOANY_SHARE_SAVE_KIT' ) ) {      ADDTOANY_SHARE_SAVE_KIT( array(          'buttons' => array( 'facebook', 'mastodon', 'email', 'whatsapp' ),     ) ); } ?>

To customize the shared URL and title:

<?php if ( function_exists( 'ADDTOANY_SHARE_SAVE_KIT' ) ) {      ADDTOANY_SHARE_SAVE_KIT( array(          'linkname' => 'Example Page',         'linkurl'  => 'https://example.com/page.html',     ) ); } ?>

To share the current URL and title (detected on the client-side):

<?php if ( function_exists( 'ADDTOANY_SHARE_SAVE_KIT' ) ) {      ADDTOANY_SHARE_SAVE_KIT( array( 'use_current_page' => true ) ); } ?>

To hardcode the shared current URL and modify the title (server-side):

<?php if ( function_exists( 'ADDTOANY_SHARE_SAVE_KIT' ) ) {      ADDTOANY_SHARE_SAVE_KIT( array(          'linkname' => is_home() ? get_bloginfo( 'description' ) : wp_title( '', false ),         'linkurl'  => esc_url_raw( home_url( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ) ),     ) ); } ?>

To share a specific image or video to certain services that accept arbitrary media (Pinterest, Yummly):

<?php if ( function_exists( 'ADDTOANY_SHARE_SAVE_KIT' ) ) {      ADDTOANY_SHARE_SAVE_KIT( array(          'buttons'   => array( 'pinterest', 'yummly' ),         'linkmedia' => 'https://www.example.com/media/picture.jpg',         'linkname'  => 'Example Page',         'linkurl'   => 'https://www.example.com/page.html',     ) ); } ?>

See the supported follow services for service code names, then place this example code in your theme’s file(s) where you want the follow buttons to appear:

<?php if ( function_exists( 'ADDTOANY_FOLLOW_KIT' ) ) {     ADDTOANY_FOLLOW_KIT( array(         'buttons' => array(             'facebook'  => array( 'id' => 'zuck' ),             'instagram' => array( 'id' => 'kevin' ),             'tumblr'   => array( 'id' => 'photomatt' ),         ),     ) ); } ?>

You can add the following example PHP code using a “functionality” plugin such as the Code Snippets plugin:

function addtoany_add_share_services( $services ) {     $services['example_share_service'] = array(         'name'        => 'Example Share Service',         'icon_url'    => 'https://www.example.com/my-icon.svg',         'icon_width'  => 32,         'icon_height' => 32,         'href'        => 'https://www.example.com/share?url=A2A_LINKURL&title=A2A_LINKNAME',     );     return $services; } add_filter( 'A2A_SHARE_SAVE_services', 'addtoany_add_share_services', 10, 1 );

You can customize the following example PHP code and add it to a “functionality” plugin such as the Code Snippets plugin:

function addtoany_add_follow_services( $services ) {     $services['example_follow_service'] = array(         'name'        => 'Example Follow Service',         'icon_url'    => 'https://www.example.com/my-icon.svg',         'icon_width'  => 32,         'icon_height' => 32,         'href'        => 'https://www.example.com/${id}',     );     return $services; } add_filter( 'A2A_FOLLOW_services', 'addtoany_add_follow_services', 10, 1 );

It depends on your theme, but you can try adding the following CSS code to your Additional CSS box in Settings > AddToAny.

To align right:

.addtoany_content { text-align:right; }

To align center:

.addtoany_content { text-align:center; }

You can disable AddToAny sharing using a filter (PHP code) that you can add to a “functionality” plugin such as the Code Snippets plugin.

Disable AddToAny sharing in specific categories, for example:

function addtoany_disable_sharing_in_some_categories() {     // Examples of in_category usage: https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/in_category     if ( in_category( array( 'my_category_1_slug', 'my_category_2_slug' ) ) ) {         return true;     } } add_filter( 'addtoany_sharing_disabled', 'addtoany_disable_sharing_in_some_categories' );

Disable AddToAny sharing on a custom post type, for example:

function addtoany_disable_sharing_on_my_custom_post_type() {     if ( 'my_custom_post_type' == get_post_type() ) {         return true;     } } add_filter( 'addtoany_sharing_disabled', 'addtoany_disable_sharing_on_my_custom_post_type' );

AddToAny supports the standard post-load event.

Ajax and infinite scroll plugins/themes should always fire the post-load event after content insertion, so request standard post-load support from plugin & theme authors as needed.

Use the following line to dispatch the post-load event for AddToAny and other plugins:

jQuery( 'body' ).trigger( 'post-load' );

Upload (or move) the add-to-any plugin directory into the /wp-content/mu-plugins/ directory. Then create a proxy PHP loader file (such as load.php) in your mu-plugins directory, for example:

<?php require WPMU_PLUGIN_DIR . '/add-to-any/add-to-any.php';

Contributors and developers

“AddToAny Share Buttons” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

micropat

AddToAny

Free Version Docs

WPS

7.34

Very Good

Ratings

4.7 out of 5 | 1113

Version

1.8.17

Last updated

1 month ago

Active installations

300,000+

WordPress version

6.9.4 or higher

PHP version

5.6 or higher

Languages

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AddToAny Share Buttons Review - In-Depth Analysis

Performance Overview

What It Does

Comparing to Alternatives

User Sentiment Analysis

Who Should Use This?

Pricing & Value

Final Verdict

Other Notable Features

Screenshots

FAQ

Contributors and developers

Ratings

Reviews (1113)

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Contributors & Developers

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Changelog

Security Status

Secure

No Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Known Vulnerabilities (3)

WPS

7.34

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