Social Media Feather – lightweight social media sharing and follow buttons
Add to ListSocial Media Feather is a lightweight WordPress plugin that helps you add social sharing and follow buttons to your site in minutes. It is built for performance, simplicity, and clean design.
You can automatically display social buttons on posts, pages, and custom post types, or insert them manually using widgets, shortcodes, or template tags.
The plugin supports both sharing and follow features across major social networks. It also includes Retina-ready icons for high resolution displays.
Why choose Social Media Feather?
- Fast and lightweight with minimal impact on page load
- Clean and modern icon styles
- Easy setup with automatic or manual placement
- Works with posts, pages, and custom post types
- Flexible customization with shortcodes and widgets
Sharing Features
Allow visitors to share your content on:
- Twitter / X
- Tumblr
Follow Features
Display links to your social profiles:
- Twitter / X
- YouTube
- Tumblr
- Flickr
- Foursquare
- Vimeo
- RSS
Additional Features
- Retina and high resolution icon support
- Enable or disable individual social providers
- Custom titles and URLs per provider
- Built-in widgets for sharing and following
- Shortcodes for full control
- Multiple icon skins included
- Optional effects like fade and grayscale
- Optional add-ons for share counters
Custom Display Control
You can disable buttons on specific posts using custom fields:
synved_social_exclude_share= yessynved_social_exclude_follow= yessynved_social_exclude= yes
Enable Custom Fields in Screen Options to use this feature.
Example Shortcodes
Basic sharing buttons:
[feather_share]
Limit networks and order:
[feather_share show=”twitter, facebook” hide=”reddit, pinterest, linkedin, tumblr, mail”]
Change icon skin:
[feather_share skin=”wheel”]
Set icon size:
[feather_share size=”64″]
Add custom class:
[feather_share class=”myclass”]
Follow buttons:
[feather_follow]
Follow buttons with skin and size:
[feather_follow skin=”balloon” size=”64″]
Custom share URL:
[feather_share url=”http://www.example.org”]
Template Tags
For developers:
Sharing buttons:
if (function_exists(‘synved_social_share_markup’)) echo synved_social_share_markup();
Follow buttons:
if (function_exists(‘synved_social_follow_markup’)) echo synved_social_follow_markup();
Related Links
- Plugin homepage: https://socialmediafeather.com/
By installing this plugin you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service:
https://sharethis.com/privacy/