Share
Md StarterShare and Like Buttons for Every Post
Share adds share buttons and like buttons to your posts. Pick your networks, drag them into order, and put the buttons anywhere MD’s Byline builder lets you.
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Share buttons under a post
Drag and drop your buttons
Likes on the Stream
The Share Notice block
X/Twitter options
Email optionsUpdates (2)
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Share buttons don’t need a layout system of their own. In MD they’re a byline item, so you place them the way you place an author or a date.
Choose from 15 buttons, let visitors copy the link or like a post, and turn a line from your writing into a quote worth sharing.
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Share Buttons You Place Anywhere
Share is a byline item, so it goes wherever MD’s Byline builder allows.
Show a Share menu that opens all of your active buttons and includes a copy-link field, or show chosen buttons inline, with or without the menu. You decide which networks are active, and in what order, by dragging them between Active and Inactive.
- A Share menu with every active button and a copy-link field
- Chosen buttons inline, with or without the menu
- Drag buttons between Active and Inactive, and into order
- ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini buttons that ask for a summary of the post
Likes That Stay Accurate on Cached Pages
A visitor can like a post once, and the count stays right even when your pages are cached.
Likes are tracked with a cookie, so each visitor gets one per post. Counts load fresh on every page view instead of being saved into the cached page, and each post type can show a Total Likes item in its archive.
- One like per visitor, tracked with a cookie
- Counts loaded on each page view
- A Total Likes archive item for each post type
Quotes People Want to Share
Turn one line from your post into a quote with its own share button.
The MD Share Notice block puts a quote next to a share button for the network you choose. Pick an outline or full-color style, then set the alignment, spacing and padding.
- Choose the network the button shares to
- Outline or full-color styles
- Alignment, bottom margin and padding options
More Features
A few more ways to make the buttons yours.
15 buttons, including AI summaries
Choose from X/Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Email, Comments, Like, RSS, Pinterest, WhatsApp, Bluesky, Telegram, Reddit, ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. The ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini buttons open a chat asking for a summary of the post, so a reader can have an AI assistant summarize your writing in one click.
Point a button at your own profile
Most buttons accept a custom URL, so a button can link to your own profile instead of a share link. The X/Twitter button also takes a username, with no @ character, which is added to shares as “via @username”.
Email that opens a popup
With the Optins Drop-in active, the Email button can open an MD popup instead of an email link. Pick the popup in the Email button’s Select Popup field.
All Features
Everything Share adds, big and small.
15 buttons
X/Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Email, Comments, Like, RSS, Pinterest, WhatsApp, Bluesky, Telegram, Reddit, ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini.
AI summary buttons
ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini buttons open a chat asking for a summary of the post.
Active and Inactive
Drag buttons between the two lists, and into the order you want.
Share byline item
Add share buttons anywhere MD’s Byline builder allows.
Share menu
A menu that opens all active buttons, plus a copy-link field.
Inline buttons
Show chosen buttons outside the menu, with or without the menu.
Label and menu title
Hide the label, or change the menu title from “Share this post”.
Like button
Visitors can like a post once. A cookie keeps track.
Accurate counts
Like counts load fresh on each page view, so cached pages stay right.
Total Likes
A per-post-type archive item that shows total likes.
Custom URLs
Point most buttons to your own profile instead of a share link.
X/Twitter username
Added to shares as “via @username”.
Email popup
Open an MD popup from the Email button, with Optins active.
MD Share Notice block
A quote with a share button for your chosen network.
REST API for likes
Read like counts, or add a like, from your own code.
Works With Your Other Drop-ins
Share works with these Drop-ins when they’re active on your site.
Adds like buttons and like counts to Stream posts.
Adds like buttons and like counts to Bookshelf.
Opens a popup from the Email button.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a visitor like a post more than once?
No. Each visitor can like a post once, and a cookie keeps track of it.
Will like counts work on cached pages?
Yes. Counts are loaded fresh on each page view, so they stay accurate on cached pages.
Which networks can I use?
X/Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Email, Comments, Like, RSS, Pinterest, WhatsApp, Bluesky, Telegram, Reddit, ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. Drag the ones you want into Active.
Can readers send my post to an AI assistant?
Yes. The ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini buttons open a chat asking for a summary of the post. Drag them into Active to use them.
Can I add my own network?
Yes, with the md_share filter. It lets you add, remove or change the list of buttons.
Where do I choose which buttons show?
In MD settings → Share. Drag buttons between Active and Inactive, and into order.
What do I need to run it?
MD 6.0 or later, WordPress 6.2 or later, and PHP 7.4 or later.