Shareaholic
10,000+ active installs · Rated 4.4/5 · Updated November 5, 2024
A suite of audience tools that adds social share and follow buttons, related posts, content analytics and monetisation options to a WordPress site. Features load only when enabled, everything is managed from one dashboard, and affiliate link earnings are among the monetisation choices. It suits publishers who want sharing and engagement tools in one place. The plugin is free to install, and premium options add features such as share count recovery.
Pros
- Share buttons, related posts and share counts
- Shortcode and dashboard settings
- Free core plugin
Cons
- Needs a Shareaholic account and API key
- Sends post details to Shareaholic when posts are published
- Premium upgrade for advanced features
Topics: Facebook plugins , Social Sharing plugins
Mentioned in
- Best Facebook WordPress Plugins (Free and Paid)
- Best Social Sharing WordPress Plugins (Free and Paid)
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