Description
A simple plugin to add social sharing buttons to your single blog posts.
This plugin requires the OceanWP theme to be installed.
Key Features
- Add social networks: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest, Viber, VK, Reddit, Tumblr and Viadeo.
- Alter social sharing buttons.
- Choose between three styles.
- Add social names to your sharing buttons.
- Choose the heading position.
- Add or edit the social sharing via a child theme.
Copyright
Ocean Social Sharing uses the following third-party resources:
Font Awesome Icons, Copyright Dave Gandy
License: CC BY 4.0 License – https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: https://fontawesome.com/
Screenshots
Installation
- Upload
ocean-social-sharingto the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins > Installed Plugins’ menu in WordPress dashboard
- Configure it via the Social Sharing section of the Customizer (Appearance > Customize)
- Done!
FAQ
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I installed the plugin but it does not work
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This plugin will only function with the OceanWP theme.
Reviews
I wish i could add utm tracking to the share button
Add flipboard as well please..
Only two stars because it’s easy to use but still shows the old twitter icon instead of the new X which makes clients’ sites look outdated.
Despite showing options of showing the buttons after content, the only options that work are no buttons or buttons at the top of the content.
According to the support area this problem has remained unsolved for at least 4 years!
Also the plugin still supports the long-gone google+.
Looks like the updates were superficial, but nothing of importance has been fixed or updated.
Great
Hello,
I tried to activate social share on a direct article.
I tested all positions : not showing
When I put the social sharing in column widget, it’s ok…
Not possible to activate it in article ?
Thanks
It not working after content but work great for before content
Contributors & Developers
“Ocean Social Sharing” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors“Ocean Social Sharing” has been translated into 13 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.
Translate “Ocean Social Sharing” into your language.
Interested in development?
Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.
Changelog
2.2.3 – MAY 20 2026
- Updated: Compatibility: WordPress version number.
2.2.2 – JUL 22 2025
- Fixed: Potential vulnerability patched: Report by Wordfence from JUL 15th 2025. Shoutout and a thanks to the Wordfence team for patch test and confirmation.
2.2.1 – MAY 19 2025
- Updated: WhatsApp Share API: URL updated.
- Updated: Compatibility: WordPress version number.
2.2.0 – OCT 16 2024
- NEW: Customizer: Library upgraded to default WordPress ReactJS.
- NEW: Customizer: Customizer Controls.
- NEW: Customizer: User Interface.
- NEW: Customizer: Reorganized settings for improved user experience.
- Fixed: Special Character decode of title for X, LinkedIn and Reddit.
- Removed: Customizer: Legacy PHP Controls.
2.0.8 – OCT 11 2024
- Added: Conditional checks for future updates.
- Updated: Compatibility: WordPress version number.
2.0.7 – MAY 20 2024
- Updated: Compatibility: WordPress version number.
2.0.6 – DEC 11 2023
- Updated: Font Awesome Library to 6.5.1 version.
- Deprecated: Google+ social sharing option.
2.0.5 – SEP 6 2023
- Updated: Compatibility: WordPress version number.
2.0.4 – MAY 23 2023
- Added: Compatibility: PHP 8.2.6: Creation of dynamic property Ocean_Social_Sharing::$plugin_path and Ocean_Social_Sharing::$plugin_url is deprecated.
2.0.3 – MAR 29 2023
- Updated: Version numbers for compatibility.
2.0.2
- Improved: Theme Panel.
2.0.1
- Updated: WordPress version number for compatibility.
2.0.0
- Added: Vanilla JS.
1.1.1
- Added: Version updated for WordPress 5.7.
1.1.0
- Added: Improved Accessibility.
- Added: Dutch translation.
- Updated: Language translation strings.
- Updated: readme.txt file.
1.0.15
- Added: Codes for the Freemius switch.
1.0.14
- Added: WhatsApp button.
1.0.13
- Fixed: W3C HTML Validation.
- Fixed: RTL issue.
1.0.12
- Added: Polish translation, thanks to Fin Fafarafiel.
1.0.11
- Fixed: Double handle for the Twitter button.
1.0.10
- Added: Estonian translation, thanks to Janek Tuttar.
1.0.9
- Fixed: Issue with apostrophe for the Twitter button.
1.0.8
- Added: New field in the customizer to choose your social icons position: before, after or before and after.
- Added: Spanish language, thank you to Angel Julian Mena.
- Deleted: Admin notice if OceanWP is not the theme used.
1.0.7
- Fixed: Issue with the Twitter button if you add a description via Yoast SEO.
1.0.6
- Added: New social networks: Viber, VK, Reddit, Tumblr and Viadeo.
- Added: Three styles: Minimal, Colored and Dark.
- Added: Social names, now you can display the social name and icon.
- Added: Border Radius setting.
- Added: Heading Position field to display the heading on side or top of the social buttons.
- Tweak: Icons replaced by SVG so if you disable Font Awesome, the social share icons are still there.
- Tweak: Social windows now opens in the middle of the page.
1.0.5.2
- Added: All sanitize_callback for the customizer options.
1.0.5.1
- Added: HTTPS for the Twitter and LinkedIn sharing links.
1.0.5
- Fixed: Issue with Facebook sharing url fixed.
1.0.4
- Fixed: Issue if you add more tag to your content fixed.
1.0.3
- Tweak: Register translation string.
1.0.2
- Added: Support OceanWP 1.1.
- Tweak: Multicheck field replaced by sortable control, now you can change positioning of the social buttons.
1.0.1
- Fixed: Problem excerpt before the social links.
1.0.0
- Initial release.
Meta
- Version 2.2.3
- Last updated 1 month ago
- Active installations 60,000+
- WordPress version 5.6 or higher
- Tested up to 7.0
- PHP version 7.4 or higher
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Ratings
4.5 out of 5 stars.