Who is Basic Social Share Buttons for?

Basic Social Share Buttons is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and publishers.

Is Basic Social Share Buttons free?

Yes — Basic Social Share Buttons is free to use.

What platforms does Basic Social Share Buttons run on?

Basic Social Share Buttons runs on the web.

Is Basic Social Share Buttons still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What projects are similar to Basic Social Share Buttons?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Simple Share Buttons, Plain Social Sharing Buttons, and Simple Social Media Share Buttons.

Who develops Basic Social Share Buttons?

Basic Social Share Buttons is developed by Michael James.

How long has Basic Social Share Buttons been around?

Basic Social Share Buttons first shipped in 2013.

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Basic Social Share Buttons

Name: Basic Social Share Buttons
Author: Michael James

wordpress.orgOther marketing

Basic Social Share Buttons is a WordPress plugin that adds configurable social network sharing buttons to posts using no JavaScript or tracking. Site owners can choose button sizes, enqueue CSS, or use a shortcode to place the buttons in content.

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Overview

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In the Other marketing space, Basic Social Share Buttons takes a focused approach. It focuses on adding fast, privacy-friendly social sharing buttons to WordPress content without JavaScript or tracking. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress site owners and publishers. Basic Social Share Buttons is free to use. It ships for the web.

Behind Basic Social Share Buttons is Michael James, and it first shipped in 2013. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 31.2k stars. Key capabilities include social sharing buttons, javaScript-free sharing, and button size options. The interface is available in English and Irish. It is being sunset.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Social sharing buttons
JavaScript-free sharing
Button size options
Icon-only buttons
Site name labels
CSS enqueue control
Shortcode support
WordPress admin settings

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Runs on

Browser

Trust & compliance

License

MIT

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed6 Sep · 12:25 UTC
Basic Social Share Buttons verified via WordPress Plugins
Source: WordPress Plugins · Open

Frequently asked questions about Basic Social Share Buttons

What does Basic Social Share Buttons do?: Basic Social Share Buttons focuses on adding fast, privacy-friendly social sharing buttons to WordPress content without JavaScript or tracking. It is catalogued under Other marketing on PulseGate.
Who is Basic Social Share Buttons for?: Basic Social Share Buttons is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and publishers.
Is Basic Social Share Buttons free?: Yes — Basic Social Share Buttons is free to use.
What platforms does Basic Social Share Buttons run on?: Basic Social Share Buttons runs on the web.
Is Basic Social Share Buttons still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What projects are similar to Basic Social Share Buttons?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Simple Share Buttons, Plain Social Sharing Buttons, and Simple Social Media Share Buttons.Simple Share Buttons Plain Social Sharing Buttons Simple Social Media Share Buttons
Who develops Basic Social Share Buttons?: Basic Social Share Buttons is developed by Michael James.
How long has Basic Social Share Buttons been around?: Basic Social Share Buttons first shipped in 2013.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Irish
License: MIT
First seen: 6 Sep 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site owners and publishers
Model: B2B
Solves: Adding fast, privacy-friendly social sharing buttons to WordPress content without JavaScript or tracking.

Registered as

WordPress.org: basic-social-share-buttons

Developer

Michael James

Community-driven

Open source

Stars: 31,177
Forks: 3,723
Open issues: 526
Last commit: 24 Mar 2026
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 178
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: master
Latest release: 1.15.7 · 11 Feb 2026

Index record

Indexed: 6 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sep 2026
Last seen: 6 Sep 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: basic-social-share-buttons-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Sep 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 6 Sep 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 6 Sep 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/basic-social-share-buttons

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