NewNew Social Chat v2 available. The Social Chat is now a standalone plugin that can be used on any website without the need for Easy Social Share Buttons for WordPress. You can install via the add-ons menu of the plugin or download directly from the Social Chat page. The Social Chat v2 comes with many new functions, display types, and support networks. Important Note! Settings from the legacy chat will not be transferred automatically - you should do that manually, as both functions can work together. Legacy social chat will be removed from the plugin in version 11.5Download Social Chat v2Learn More
NewAdded support for showing buttons on the All-in-One Video Gallery created Videos.
UpdatedUpdate the add-ons installation engine to show when there is an update to the free add-on. The message will be visible inside the add-ons screen and also as a notification inside the plugin settings screen.
UpdatedUpdate the add-ons display to show the current add-on version and the installed add-on version.
UpdatedNative Device Share Button add-on updated to version 4.0 for compatibility with direct licenses issued by Freemius.
UpdatedWooCommerce Product List Share Buttons add-on updated to version 4.0 for compatibility with direct licenses issued by Freemius.
UpdatedBeaver Builder Theme Integration add-on updated to version 3.0 for compatibility with direct licenses issued by Freemius.
UpdatedShorty - Self-Hosted Short URLs add-on updated to version 1.2 for compatibility with direct licenses issued by Freemius.
UpdatedProofly - Social Proof Notifications for WordPress add-on updated to version 1.1 for compatibility with direct licenses issued by Freemius.
NewNew free add-on: AI Social Booster - AI-powered social media tag generation for Easy Social Share Buttons. Supports OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek, Grok, Mistral. AI Social Booster generates scroll-stopping social media titles, tweets, Pinterest descriptions, post ideas, and share messages - directly from your WordPress content, in one click.Learn More
UpdatedAdditional optimizations in the social media optimization tags to ensure compatibility with AI Social Booster#561
New free add-on: Proofly – Free Social Proof Notifications for WordPress. The Proofly add-on can be downloaded from our website on the Proofly add-on page or installed directly from the Add-ons menu.Learn MoreProofly Page
New Added a new option to adjust the position of the button in the Mobile Share Point display method#557
New Added a new option to change the location of the button in the Mobile Share Point display method#556
New Added a new option to change the icon in the Mobile Share Point display method#555
New Added a new option to change the icon in the Mobile Share Bar display method#554
New Added a new field in Where to Display -> Post Types -> Enable sharing customization on additional post types. This field allows the addition of the share customization fields on post types where share buttons will not appear automatically#551
Updated Social Proof Notifications Lite has been removed from the plugin. Instead, we have a new free add-on, Proofly, that you can use with more awesome free features#558
IMPROVEMENT SPinterest hidden images are now always accessible to set up and include inside the post, regardless of the selected Pinterest button image mode.#559
IMPROVEMENT SChanged the post type selection in Where to display buttons to be a multiselect area instead of a wide list of check boxes because it becomes hard to manage when too many custom post types exist#550
Fixed Fixed missing styles over the plugin blocks when editing a template file using the Block Editor#560
Fixed Fixed an issue where the advanced mobile options may still run in automatic mode even when they are disabled#553
Fixed Fixed the default template in the mobile share buttons bar when automatic mobile options are applied#552
Fixed The comments button, when used in a pop-up, should close the pop-up before scrolling down to the comments section#549
NewAdded a new internal analytics dashboard with clearer reports, easy-to-read data, and actionable suggestions, applied to both new and existing data#548 Learn More
UpdatedRemoved deprecated native button modules (including privacy variants) and combined display for native + share buttons. Most networks dropped these features, and with Facebook Like gone, the module is no longer useful#547
UpdatedRemove the Facebook Like button from the list of Sharing buttons. The like button widget has been deprecated by Meta.#546
FixedAdded additional checks to the add-on API to prevent errors if the feed is not accessible#545
NewNew free, high-performance add-on Shorty lets you generate self-hosted short URLs for sharing. Keep full control - your domain, your data, no external services requiredShorty Add-on Page#543 Learn More
NewAdded a new option in the Pinterest Pro settings for the image Pin button to change the sharing behavior - you can use it as now (share current image) or to start the Pinterest picker screen (with the Pinterest share button settings)Learn More About Sharing Behavior#542
NewNew share button add to add as a preferred source on GoogleImport from library#541
UpdatedUpdate the add-ons screen and add-ons installation via plugin settings. Removed all outdated and deprecated add-ons from the list.#544
Fix a potential error message preventing content from loading when high-performance meta storage is used#540
New Improved compatibility while doing customizations over the share buttons using the Simple Custom Code plugin's Visual CSS customizerLearn More About Simple Custom Code#539
New Added integration for generating short URLs using Yourls based on the Passwordless API#538
New Added support for vBout in the Subscribe Forms#534
Updated Updated share command to VKontakte from vk.com to vk.ru#533
IMPROVEMENTS Fully reworked the precompiled cache engine for better performance. Cached data is now stored in a new folder: wp-content/cache/essb-cache/compiled#537
IMPROVEMENTS Fully rewrote the plugin’s internal cache component. Cached data is now stored in a new folder: wp-content/cache/essb-cache/static and wp-content/cache/essb-cache/dynamic#536
IMPROVEMENTS Improved the performance of the hidden Pinterest images by adding lazyloading after interaction with the page#535
NewAdded Pinterest Follow BarRead More#532
NewAdd a new mode for Pinterest sharing where the Pin button can share only selected (featured and hidden images), but the Pin on images button continues to work#523
FixedFixed a problem in the Social Contact add-on where the WhatsApp and Viber links may appear broken. Updated add-on version 2.1 is available for fixing this error#531
FixedSecurity: Fix a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the plugin options screen reported by Patchstackdiscovered by João Pedro S Alcântara (Kinorth)
NewShare to Grok buttonImport from library#530
NewNew options to exclude post types, URLs, or post IDs from the Social Profiles Content Bar#529
NewNew options to exclude post types, URLs, or post IDs from social Followers Counter Content Bar#528
FixedFixed a problem with the Copy Link button, causing a memory exhaustion problem, and the site became inaccessible.#527