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Simple Share
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Simple Follow Buttons
A simple plugin that enables you to add follow buttons to all of your posts and/or pages.
Simple Follow Buttons ranks #28,018 among WordPress.org plugins with 20+ active installations, is #1,175 of 3,326 in the Social & Sharing category, a 4/5 rating from 2 reviews, and was last updated Sep 2, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
Compatible with WP 7.1
v2.0.0
Current Version v2.0.0
Updated 2 weeks ago
Last Update on 02 Sep, 2026
Refreshed 10 hours ago
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#1,175 of 3,326 in Social & Sharing
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- Version
- 2.0.0
- Last Updated
- Sep 02, 2026
- Requires WP
- 5.9+
- Tested Up To
- 7.1
- PHP Version
- 7.0 or higher
- Author
- Simple Share
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- Reviews
- 2
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Simple Follow Buttons
In your dashboard under Follow Buttons. It is a top-level menu item, not under Settings.
A network is only rendered once you give it something to link to. Open Set Follow URLs on the settings screen and fill in your username or page for that network. Networks with an empty field are skipped rather than linking to an empty profile.
Just the part that comes after the address shown beside the field. For example, enter sharethis for Facebook and the button links to https://www.facebook.com/sharethis. A few networks have no fixed address, so paste the complete profile URL instead: Mastodon, ResearchGate, WeChat, Bandcamp and Google Maps. The Email button takes an email address.
Yes, in three ways: The Follow Buttons widget, for sidebars and other widget areas. The [sfb] shortcode, anywhere shortcodes are allowed. Turn off Pages and Posts under Locations and use only the shortcode or widget.
Add the [sfb_hide] shortcode anywhere in that post's content. The buttons are left off that post, while every other post is unaffected.
Yes. Leave the colour fields empty and every network keeps its own brand colour. Fill any of them in - button, button hover, icon or icon hover - and your choice is used for every button instead. The preview on the settings screen updates as you type, so you can see the result before saving.
Version 2.0.0 replaced them with eleven button themes and colour controls. The icons are now scalable SVG, so they stay sharp on high-resolution screens and can be resized and recoloured without uploading anything. If you were using a custom image for a network, pick the theme and colours that come closest. Your network selection, follow URLs and other settings are kept.
Only after you accept the ShareThis terms on the settings screen. Until you do, no ShareThis script is loaded and no request is made. Once accepted, a ShareThis property is created for your site and the ShareThis platform script is loaded on your pages. The follow button icons themselves are served from your own site, not from a third party.
Yes. The buttons are rendered as ordinary HTML with no per-visitor content, so they cache safely.
