Crafty Social Buttons

By Sarah

Marketing & Advertising / Social Media Marketing

Crafty Social Buttons Review - In-Depth Analysis

Crafty Social Buttons adds social sharing and link buttons for craft-related sites and major social networks. Customize button styles and positions to enhance your website's social engagement.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.58/10

User Rating

4.7/5 (based on 40+ reviews)

Active Installations

1,000+

Update Frequency

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

Security Score

5 / 10 (Medium Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

This plugin adds a set of social buttons to your website, including craft-related social sites like Ravelry, Etsy, Craftsy, and Pinterest, as well as other major social networks, including WhatsApp. Support for sharing to WhatsApp is also provided on mobile devices. You can choose from nine different button styles to match your theme. You can have the share buttons automatically added to the top or bottom of each post, and can position the link buttons using either a widget, a shortcode, or a template action hook.

You can use the share button and link button functions either separately or together: Share Button mode allows you to put a set of buttons at the top or bottom of each post. Each button will share that post with that particular service. For instance, clicking the Facebook icon will open a window for the user to share your post on their Facebook page. Not all services support sharing; for example, you can’t share via Etsy or Craftsy.

Link Button mode lets you configure the buttons to link directly to your profiles on the social networks. For instance, clicking the Facebook icon will take the user to your Facebook page, while clicking the Etsy icon will take them to your Etsy shop. These buttons can be included in your header, sidebars, or footer, as they are not specific to a post. You can easily include them by adding the Social Link Button widget to the area where you want the buttons to appear.

Supported social services include Craftinoo, Craftsy, Dawanda, Digg, Ebay, Email, Etsy, Facebook, Flickr, Google+, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Ravelry, Reddit, Specific Feeds, Stumble Upon, Tumblr, Twitter, Vimeo, VK, YouTube, WhatsApp, and Xing.

You can also choose exactly which services you want separately for each mode, allowing you to have Share Buttons for Ravelry, Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, and Email, but Link Buttons for Google+, Craftsy, Pinterest, and your Etsy shop.

For more information, see the plugin website.

Future Editions include adding the ability to share/link to Flipboard, Goodreads, and 500px; additional options for layout and style of the buttons; and shortcode options for more manual control of the buttons.

Comparing to Alternatives

Crafty Social Buttons offers a straightforward solution for adding social sharing buttons to WordPress sites. When compared to other similar plugins, it stands out for its simplicity and ease of use.

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