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AddToAny Share Buttons

By micropat

E-commerce & Shopping /

Reviewed by Omar Dabbas

Trusted WordPress expert with 20+ years of experience evaluating plugins for the WP ecosystem.

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

7.21/10

User Rating

4.7/5 (based on 1114+ 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 competes in a crowded field of social sharing plugins, most of which offer similar button-based sharing with varying degrees of customization and design polish. AddToAny distinguishes itself with simplicity, broad platform support, and a long track record of stable performance.

Top alternatives

Strengths

Lightweight and fast-loading compared to many bulkier sharing plugins
Supports a very wide range of social platforms via shortcode and widgets
Long-standing reputation and years of proven reliability on live sites
Simple setup that works well with custom themes

Weaknesses

Lacks granular control over where buttons appear without extra configuration
Design customization is more limited than some premium alternatives
No built-in analytics or click tracking compared to more feature-rich competitors

User Sentiment Analysis

With a 4.7/5 average from 1,113 ratings and over 90% of reviews at 5 stars, AddToAny enjoys strong overall satisfaction. Only about 5% of ratings fall into the 1-2 star range, suggesting most users find the plugin dependable and easy to use.

Positive highlights

"This is a great plugin that has been working successfully on pointscrowd.com for 3 years now" — ruslanashev
"AddToAny Share Buttons Plugin – Simple, Powerful, and Blazing Fast!" — iorGian
"Lightweight, customizable, and packed with options for every social platform" — misbahsabirsafar
"Simple, straight forward and efficient" — Masarib Group
"Easy _ wordpress, design, features, share" — jybyky

Common complaints

Weaknesses

Historical vulnerabilities, including admin-level stored XSS issues, have been recorded though all were patched
Some users want more control over button placement per page or post type
One reviewer noted limited animation and hover effect options

Who Should Use This?

Best for

AddToAny is a solid fit for bloggers, publishers, and site owners who want a fast, no-fuss way to add social sharing buttons across their site without worrying about heavy configuration or design overhead. Its shortcode-based approach and broad platform support make it especially appealing to users with custom themes.

Not ideal for

Users needing granular per-page control over button placement, advanced analytics, or highly customizable designs may find AddToAny limiting. Site owners with strict security compliance needs should also verify they're running the latest version, given the plugin's history of patched XSS vulnerabilities in admin-level accounts.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version includes full access to share buttons for a wide range of social platforms, shortcode and widget support, and follow buttons — covering most typical sharing needs without any paywall.

Final Verdict

AddToAny earns its strong reputation through simplicity, speed, and reliability, backed by a large volume of positive reviews and a very low complaint rate. Its lack of a premium tier means all users get the same solid feature set, and the absence of recent negative reviews signals consistent satisfaction across diverse use cases, from personal blogs to established commercial sites.

The plugin's few historical vulnerabilities were low-to-medium severity and have long since been patched, so they shouldn't deter most users, though it's a reminder to keep the plugin updated. Compared to alternatives offering more design flexibility or analytics, AddToAny trades some customization for ease of use — a fair tradeoff for anyone wanting dependable sharing buttons without complexity.

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

7.21

Very Good

Ratings

4.7 out of 5 | 1114

Version

1.8.18

Last updated

4 months ago

Active installations

300,000+

WordPress version

7.0.7 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 (1114)

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Contributors & Developers

Interested in development?

Changelog

Security Status

Secure

No Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Known Vulnerabilities (3)

Previous Versions

WPS

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