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Social Share Block · Version history

Social Share Block changelog and version history

Latest version
2.4.0
Oct 18, 2026 (22 days ago)
Releases
13
since 2022
In the last year
7
about one every 45 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4
PHP 7.4 or later

Releases each year

  • 20225 releases
  • 20241 release
  • 20267 releases

20267 releases

  1. Social Share Block 2.4.0Latest

    • New: Added 10 brand-new Gutenberg blocks to expand social sharing options:
    • Share Locker: Lock content until the visitor shares to a specified number of networks.
    • Floating Share Bar: Display sharing buttons with site-wide, home page only, or page-specific visibility controls.
    • Click to Chat: Direct chat links (WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber, Skype, etc.) with site-wide or page-specific visibility rules.
    • QR Code Share: Responsive shareable QR codes with device-specific width/height (Desktop, Tablet, Mobile).
    • Highlight to Share: Redesigned network manager with custom per-network values (Twitter/X handle, email, WhatsApp, subreddit).
    • Follow Buttons: Social media profile follow buttons with in-editor management (add, edit, duplicate, reorder).
    • Click to Share: Custom call-to-action boxes to easily share snippet texts.
    • Share Card: Premium templates and cards to showcase sharing buttons beautifully.
    • Share Count Total: Aggregate social share counter to display social proof.
    • Share Modal Trigger: Pop-up modal containing sharing buttons triggered by user click.
    • Fix: Synchronized plugin version metadata across the main plugin header, block metadata, and readme.
    • Tweak: Improved UI styling, security escaping, and overall code quality across all blocks.
    • New: Highlight to Share — redesigned network manager (add, remove, reorder, change networks) plus an optional per-network share value (Twitter/X handle, recipient email, WhatsApp number, subreddit).
    • Tweak: Minor UI, escaping, and code-quality improvements across blocks.

  2. Social Share Block 2.2.3

    • Update: Improved Admin Dashboard.
    • Fixed: style and assets loading performance issue.

  3. Social Share Block 2.2.2

    • Fix: Removed all premium/trialware feature gating
    • Fix: Added source code repository link in readme
    • Fix: Corrected “Requires at least” version formatting to use major version numbers
    • Fix: Removed disallowed remote external script dependencies and loaded them locally
    • Fix: Added proper output escaping to shortcode callback return values for better security
    • Fix: Added ABSPATH checks to prevent direct file access in executable PHP files

  4. Social Share Block 2.2.0

    • Update: Improved block sidebar user interface for better usability
    • Update: Added new style customization options
    • Update: Minor UI improvements and code optimization

  5. Social Share Block 2.0.1

    • Add New Dashboard

  6. Social Share Block 2.0.0

    • Updated with new a lot features and major updates of the plugin

  7. Social Share Block 1.0.6

    • Add translate feature

20241 release

  1. Social Share Block 1.0.5

    • Add translate feature

20225 releases

  1. Social Share Block 1.0.4

    • Social Item Overflow fix

  2. Social Share Block 1.0.3

    • Reduce PHP Code
    • Performance improvement

  3. Social Share Block 1.0.2

    • Reduce PHP Code.

  4. Social Share Block 1.0.1

    • Performance improvement.

  5. Social Share Block 1.0.0

    • Initial Release.

Questions about Social Share Block’s releases

What is the latest version of Social Share Block?

2.4.0, released on Oct 18, 2026 (3 weeks ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 7.4 or later.

How often is Social Share Block updated?

7 releases in the last year, about one every 45 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from January 2022.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in Social Share Block’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.