=== Html Social share buttons ===
Contributors: alimuzzamanalim
Author: Md. Alimuzzaman Alim
Donate link: none
Tags: lightweight, no javascript, social share, fast, privacy-friendly
Requires at least: 5.0
Tested up to: 7.0
Requires PHP: 7.0
Version: 2.2.3
License: GPLv2
Stable tag: 2.2.3


Are you searching for a lightweight sharing plugin? You are in right place. This plugin does not use JavaScript.

== Description ==

Designed By Hakan Ertan <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tonicons.com/" rel="follow">www.tonicons.com</a>

To make Icons horizontal append  class='in_widget' in ShortCode.
Ex. [zm_sh_btn iconset='long-shadows' iconset_type='square' icons='facebook,x,linkedin,pinterest,mail' class='in_widget']

<strong>New feature:</strong><br />
<ul>
	<li>Added ability to provide url in shortcode ( To use provide url parameter).</li>
	<li>Disable icons on specific page. You can disable by the post edit screen or put the page ID on the setting page.</li>
	<li>Exclude page/post by ID/slug</li>
	<li><strong>Social tracker:</strong> Google Social analytics integrated. Now you can track your social shares. Need to enable on settings page.</li>
	<li>2 New <strong>Premium icons</strong> set added with different styles.</li>
	<li>WPBakery support.</li>
	<li>Short code generator</li>
	<li>Option to add bottom of post.</li>
	<li>PHP code generator to use in theme</li>
	<li>Translation ready. (Help me to translate to your language.)</li>
	<li>3 Different button set.</li>
	<li>You will be able to display share button horizontally on the left or right side.</li>
	<li>You can develop add-on for this plugin with your custom icons.</li>
	<li>Html CSS Social share buttons widget Plugin WordPress.</li>
	<li>It show lite/simple share button only with html css.</li>
	<li>It's does not using any JavaScript whats another do.</li>
	<li>It's load only extra 10-11 KB total on your site.</li>
	<li>There are top share button in this plugin.</li>
	<li>It's use only one image instead of 5.(Will be back in future release)</li>
	<li>So only one extra HTTP request will occur.(Will be back in future release)</li>
</ul>
Added ability to pickup first image from post for use as thumbnail. ( NEW )

<strong>Supports::</strong>


<ol>
	<li>Share with Facebook.</li>
	<li>Share with X (Twitter).</li>
	<li>Share with LinkedIn.</li>
	<li>Share with Email.</li>
	<li>Share with Pinterest</li>
	<li>Your asked item will be added ASAP</li>
</ol>

== Installation ==
1. At first activate the plugin.

2. There are two way to use this share button. You can use as widget or on the left site.

3. You get a option panel under "Appearance" menu called "Html Social Share".

4. By going to option panel:
	a) You will able to enable/disable widget.
	b) You will be able to display share button horizontally.

5. Then drag and drop this widget to your sidebar or header banner or footer.

6. That's all. Enjoy this widget.

== Changelog ==

= 2.2.3 =
* **UPDATE**: Tested up to WordPress 7.0
* **FEATURE**: Added direct settings link on plugins admin page for quick access

= 2.2.2 =
* **BREAKING**: Removed Google Plus sharing (service discontinued April 2019)
* **BREAKING**: Removed Google Bookmarks (service discontinued September 2021)
* **UPDATE**: Renamed Twitter to X (Twitter) following platform rebrand
* **UPDATE**: Updated share URL from twitter.com to x.com
* **UPDATE**: Requires at least WordPress 5.0
* **UPDATE**: Tested up to WordPress 6.9
* **UPDATE**: Requires PHP 7.0 minimum
* **SECURITY**: Sanitized AJAX input in iconset handlers
* **IMPROVEMENT**: Replaced extract() calls for better PHP 8.x compatibility

= 2.2.1 =
* Tested up to WordPress 6.8
* Tags updated to emphasize lightweight, no-JS focus (limited to 5)
* Fixed PHP 8.2 deprecation: dynamic property creation in iconsets and core classes
* Minor code quality improvements

= 2.2.0 =
* **SECURITY FIX**: Fixed Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CVE-2025-9849) in zm_sh_btn shortcode
* **SECURITY**: Added proper input sanitization for all shortcode attributes using sanitize_text_field(), sanitize_key(), and sanitize_html_class()
* **SECURITY**: Added output escaping throughout the plugin using esc_attr(), esc_html(), esc_url(), and esc_textarea()
* **SECURITY**: Fixed unescaped HTML output in form functions and stylesheet generation
* **SECURITY**: Improved overall security posture with defense-in-depth approach
* **CREDIT**: Security vulnerability responsibly disclosed by Peter Thaleikis
* **IMPROVEMENT**: Enhanced code quality and WordPress coding standards compliance

= 2.1.16 =
* Previous version features and fixes