Social Media Counters

Add social media counters to your blog so users can share your content and see how many others have shared.

Author:Phil Hancox (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:
WordPress version tested:3.1.4
Plugin version:1.1.2
Added to WordPress repository:03-06-2011
Last updated:19-07-2012
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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Plugin URI:http://www.philhancox.co.uk/social-media-coun...
Total downloads:29 247
Active installs:600+
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Update - 19/07/2012 Apologies for lack of response and updates. I am now free to work on this plugin again, and there will be a major update to the plugin this weekend. Thank you for your patience and support.

Official plugin page with detailed instructions at http://www.philhancox.co.uk/social-media-counters-wordpress-plugin

This plugin adds social media counters to your blog posts from many services including Twitter, Facebook and the brand new Google +1. Full list of services so far:

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Google Buzz
  • Google +1
  • LinkedIn
  • Digg
  • StumbleUpon
  • AddThis

Flexibility

  • Configure buttons for top of posts, bottom of posts and excerpts.
  • Select thin, compact buttons or vertical, tall counters.
  • Enable on posts, pages and even custom post types if you have them.
  • Add your Twitter username so shared Tweets have "via @yourname"