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Social Share Buttons · Version history

Social Share Buttons changelog and version history

Latest version
1.31
Oct 14, 2026 (25 days ago)
Releases
24
since 2017
In the last year
2
about one every 68 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4
PHP 7.0 or later

Releases each year

  • 20171 release
  • 201810 releases
  • 20191 release
  • 20204 releases
  • 20212 releases
  • 20222 releases
  • 20231 release
  • 20251 release
  • 20262 releases

20262 releases

  1. Social Share Buttons 1.31Latest

    • Fix – Security hardening around review notice nonce and saving / displayed URLS

  2. Social Share Buttons 1.30

    • Fix – AjaxRequest no longer dependent on MB main plugin
    • Fix – Security issue due to badly checked ajax request ( reported by szxcp )
    • Fix – Removed old / unused code on several places.

20251 release

  1. Social Share Buttons 1.20

    • Fix – Minor XSS fix for add_query_arg in page editor
    • Fix – Deprecated notice custom network

20231 release

  1. Social Share Buttons 1.19

    • Fix – Deprecated notices PHP 8.1+
    • Fix – Don’t load PRO effects when on basic version
    • Fix – Horizontal floating button with stretch effect had issues.
    • Fix – Switching between free and pro version would reset display options
    • Fix – Effect that can’t be selected will not show on free version
    • Tweak – Not shows more clearly is social share is not active
    • Tweak – Adding new collection will have default values to be visible from start

20222 releases

  1. Social Share Buttons 1.18

    • Compatibility with MaxButtons 9.4+
    • Ctrl-S now saves options
    • Fix – RSS url checked for possible harmful values.

  2. Social Share Buttons 1.17

    • Fix – Compatibility with MaxButtons 8.8+ (required)
    • Fix – Network settings didn’t hide properly.

20212 releases

  1. Social Share Buttons 1.16

    • Option to add telephone number as network
    • New option to add Linkedin Company URL
    • [PRO] Url’s now editable in settings
    • Several UI updates

  2. Social Share Buttons 1.15

    • [PRO] Fix – Google Font might load previous setting due to save bug
    • [PRO] Fix – CSS-file output and Google Fonts not work
    • When using CSS-file output, style output could be wrong.
    • Updated Mobile Detect to version 2.8.34
    • Twitter Hashtags now properly trimmed
    • Embedded collections on vertical mode will not try to catch 100% of width.
    • Many small updates to layout / quality of life
    • Tested up to WP 5.7
    • Tested for PHP 8

20204 releases

  1. Social Share Buttons 1.12

    • New – Support for CSS file output ( via MaxButtons PRO )
    • Fix – Possible crash if maxajax not loaded ( not not needed )

  2. Social Share Buttons 1.11

    • Added TikTok as Network

  3. Social Share Buttons 1.10

    • Tested WordPress 5.5
    • Fixed Colorpicker due changes in MaxButtons.

  4. Social Share Buttons 1.9

    • Fix – Color Pickers not loading.
    • Tested WordPress 5.4+ and MaxButtons 8.0 and higher

20191 release

  1. Social Share Buttons 1.8

    • [PRO] Turn display on / off based for desktop and/or mobile users.
    • Removed Google+ from networks ( no longer exists )
    • Support for transparency in colors and backgrounds
    • Tested for 5.2

201810 releases

  1. Social Share Buttons 1.7

    • Fix – Network still in preview after dragging it from active
    • Tweak – Updated notice where to check for extra networks
    • [PRO] – Custom MaxButton button without set network will no longer open in popup

  2. Social Share Buttons 1.6

    • Fixed – Email / Print networks opening empty popup
    • [PRO] New – Customizable Email subject and title when sharing
    • [PRO] New – Network settings supports images
    • [PRO] Fixes – Several issues on network settings page
    • Fixed error notice in PHP 7.2

  3. Social Share Buttons 1.5

    • Fixed issue with color picker and free version
    • Fixed issue with fonts in editor
    • Tested up to: 4.9.6

  4. Social Share Buttons 1.4

    • Preview is refreshed when changing icon order
    • [PRO] Customizable color palette
    • [PRO] Streamlined process for adding maxbuttons
    • [PRO] Fixed issue with disabled effects
    • Minimum MaxButtons version – 7.2

  5. Social Share Buttons 1.3

    • [PRO] – Multiple social share groups feature
    • Mobile-only networks ( like whatsapp ) will not show on desktops and v.v.
    • Fixed – Plugin activation crash with very old version of MaxButtons
    • Fixed – Notice around imported networks
    • Share buttons now have link decoration off to prevent theme issues

  6. Social Share Buttons 1.2

    • [PRO] Network editor + more networks (Amongst others Xing, Telegram, Etsy, Pocket)
    • Option to set total count text color
    • Option to enter title for custom URL links
    • Fixed Total Count didn’t center in vertical position
    • Fixed – Icons in network block rendering same size as settings
    • New Preset – Rectangle Flip buttons

  7. Social Share Buttons 1.1.2

    • Networks now uses FA5 icons
    • Changed Font Awesome to generate server side
    • Fixed issue with icon CSS
    • [PRO] Fixed dialog for MaxButtons

  8. Social Share Buttons 1.1.1

    • Updated Youtube base URL to be able to use channels etc

  9. Social Share Buttons 1.1

    • Preparation for seamlessly moving to FA5
    • Fixed menu removal problem on older WP versions
    • Fixed issue with category / terms not sharing URL
    • Fixed issue with defaults on display options

  10. Social Share Buttons 1.0

    • New Networks : Instagram, RSS, Snapchat, YouTube, Vimeo
    • Major redo and improved editor performance
    • Support for Sharing Profiles
    • New options for fonts and sizes
    • Replaced Style for more dynamic Presets
    • Updated page / post finetune workflow
    • Options to set effects and shapes
    • Ability to add Maxbuttons
    • Fixed bug on static homepage when wrong display settings were applied
    • Fixed bug where shortcode use would not set environment correct

20171 release

  1. Social Share Buttons 0.9

    • Initial Release

Questions about Social Share Buttons’s releases

What is the latest version of Social Share Buttons?

1.31, released on Oct 14, 2026 (3 weeks ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 7.0 or later.

How often is Social Share Buttons updated?

2 releases in the last year, about one every 68 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from November 2017.

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