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Inline buttons and the floating share bar have independent network selection and drag-and-drop ordering.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20control%20the%20share%20buttons%20for%20an%20individual%20post%20or%20page%3F\"><h3>Can I control the share buttons for an individual post or page?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. The ShareToSocial panel in the editor allows you to set inline buttons and the floating share bar independently to Default, On, or Off for individual content.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20manually%20place%20share%20buttons%3F\"><h3>Can I manually place share buttons?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Use the <code>[sharetosocial]<\/code> shortcode anywhere shortcodes are supported, insert the <strong>ShareToSocial Share Buttons<\/strong> Gutenberg block in the block editor, or add the <strong>ShareToSocial \u2013 Share Buttons<\/strong> widget to a widget area.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"is%20there%20a%20gutenberg%20block%3F\"><h3>Is there a Gutenberg block?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. The <strong>ShareToSocial Share Buttons<\/strong> block lets you add share buttons anywhere in your content. Networks are added with the built-in <strong>+<\/strong> button (just like the core Social Icons block) and can be removed individually; design controls live in the block's sidebar.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"is%20there%20a%20widget%3F\"><h3>Is there a widget?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. The <strong>ShareToSocial \u2013 Share Buttons<\/strong> classic widget places the share buttons in any widget area, with an optional title.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20exclude%20specific%20categories%3F\"><h3>Can I exclude specific categories?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. In the General settings you can choose categories whose posts should not show the automatic inline share buttons. A per-post override set to On still forces buttons on for that individual post.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20use%20the%20shortcode%20when%20automatic%20share%20buttons%20are%20disabled%3F\"><h3>Can I use the shortcode when automatic share buttons are disabled?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. The shortcode works independently of automatic content placement.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20customize%20the%20url%20and%20title%20used%20by%20the%20shortcode%3F\"><h3>Can I customize the URL and title used by the shortcode?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. The <code>url<\/code> and <code>title<\/code> attributes can override the current page URL and title.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20customize%20the%20button%20appearance%3F\"><h3>Can I customize the button appearance?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. You can choose from eight button styles, four sizes, adjustable spacing, brand colors, a custom color, or monochrome styling.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20add%20open%20graph%20and%20twitter%20card%20tags%3F\"><h3>Can I add Open Graph and Twitter Card tags?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. ShareToSocial can generate Open Graph and Twitter Card metadata for supported singular content. If a supported SEO plugin already provides these tags, ShareToSocial skips its own output to avoid duplicates.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20add%20utm%20parameters%20to%20share%20links%3F\"><h3>Can I add UTM parameters to share links?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Enable UTM tracking in Advanced settings and choose the <code>utm_medium<\/code> and <code>utm_campaign<\/code> values. The network name is automatically used as <code>utm_source<\/code>.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20sharetosocial%20require%20an%20external%20library%20or%20icon%20font%3F\"><h3>Does ShareToSocial require an external library or icon font?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. The plugin includes its icons as local inline SVGs and does not require icon fonts or frontend libraries.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20sharetosocial%20track%20visitors%3F\"><h3>Does ShareToSocial track visitors?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. The plugin does not track visitors or set cookies. A third-party sharing service is contacted only when a visitor chooses to use its share button.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20the%20plugin%20work%20with%20seo%20plugins%3F\"><h3>Does the plugin work with SEO plugins?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>ShareToSocial detects several supported SEO plugins and skips its own Open Graph\/Twitter Card metadata when another plugin is already handling those tags.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"will%20sharetosocial%20work%20with%20my%20theme%3F\"><h3>Will ShareToSocial work with my theme?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. The plugin uses its own markup and styles and does not depend on theme-specific share-button classes.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20open%20share%20links%20in%20a%20popup%20or%20a%20new%20tab%3F\"><h3>Can I open share links in a popup or a new tab?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Advanced settings let you choose between a centered popup window and a normal new tab\/window.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20the%20plugin%20support%20accessibility%20features%3F\"><h3>Does the plugin support accessibility features?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. You can enable larger touch targets and hidden screen-reader labels for icon-only buttons.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20happens%20to%20my%20settings%20when%20i%20uninstall%20the%20plugin%3F\"><h3>What happens to my settings when I uninstall the plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>By default, plugin settings are preserved so they can be restored if you reinstall the plugin later.<\/p>\n\n<p>You can enable the data deletion option in Advanced settings to remove plugin settings and per-post overrides when the plugin is deleted.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20hide%20the%20floating%20share%20bar%20on%20smaller%20screens%3F\"><h3>Can I hide the floating share bar on smaller screens?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Enable mobile hiding and choose the screen-width breakpoint at which the floating bar should be hidden.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>3.2.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Added a Gutenberg block with built-in + network picking and per-block design controls.<\/li>\n<li>Added a sidebar widget with an optional title.<\/li>\n<li>Added exclude-by-category for automatic buttons.<\/li>\n<li>Modular, re-runnable <code>ShareToSocial.init()<\/code> for page-builder\/AJAX content.<\/li>\n<li>Copy Link fallback when Clipboard API fails.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed duplicate per-post override logic.<\/li>\n<li>Native share works on dynamically added buttons.<\/li>\n<li><code>target=\"_blank\"<\/code> only on real web URLs.<\/li>\n<li>One mobile-hide toggle with custom width breakpoint (default off).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>3.1.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Added support for 40+ sharing networks and actions.<\/li>\n<li>Added AI assistant sharing for ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Copilot, DeepSeek, Grok, 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