=== ShareThis: Share Buttons and Social Analytics === Tags:share, share this, sharethis, addthis, addtoany, share this, bookmark facebook, like, send, google plus, +1, sharing, pinterest, sharenow, hovering bar, floating buttons, copy and paste,copynshare, instagram, linkedin Contributors:ShareThis Requires at least: 1.5 Tested up to: 3.5 Stable tag: trunk Social Charge your Content with ShareThis - features Social Analytics, CopyNShare, Open Graph Sharing, and the Hovering Bar! == Description == **Increase social activity on your site with ShareThis!** * Choose from to 120 social channels, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest. * Use small or large buttons, add counters or use one of the Sharing Bars * Access to greater insights by creating a Social Analytics Dashboard account **Join the ShareThis Network** Join the ShareThis Network of over 2.4M sites and get access to your analytics: Check out the [live demo](http://sharethis.com/publishers/metrics-dashboard?txtHidDemo=demo#home). * Daily sharing activity per registered domain * Detailed reports on the top shared URLs of your site(s) * Top social channel reports * Analysis of the social quality of your site via [SQI – Social Quality Index](www.sharethis.com/sqi). **SnapSets Beta - Released on July 18, 2013** We've just released [SnapSets](http://snapsets.sharethis.com/publishers.html) in open beta! Contact us to learn more. **Track Users' Copy and Paste Shares** [CopyNShare](http://support.sharethis.com/customer/portal/articles/517332#copynshare) is a ShareThis widget feature in open beta that enables you to track the shares that occur when a user copies and pastes your website's URL or content. Two options are available: * To track address URL copy and pastes, a special #hashtag is added at the end of your address bar URL * To track users copy and pastes of content, a “See more: yourURL.com#SThashtag” will appear after the pasted text Enable CopyNShare for your widget! [FAQs](http://support.sharethis.com/customer/portal/articles/517332#copynshare) **Make it Easier for your Users to Share your Content** Hovering Bar is always present on the left or right side of content, makes it easier for your users to share. It's always in view - even when your users scroll up and down the page. [Get the Hovering Bar Now!](http://support.sharethis.com/customer/portal/articles/446440-wordpress-integration#Plugin-Options) **Leverage Frictionless Sharing** [ShareNow](http://sharethis.com/publishers/get-sharenow) is the new social tool that allows you to leverage frictionless sharing without having to create your own custom solution and puts your users in control over how they share content. Placed on the right or left side of your content, ShareNow makes it easier for your users to share, delete and re-share to their social network timeline. Increase sharing activity on your site and add ShareNow! [FAQs](http://support.sharethis.com/customer/portal/articles/542253-sharenow-by-sharethis) More information about the [ShareThis plugin for WordPress](http://help.sharethis.com/integration/wordpress) More information about the [ShareNow plugin for WordPress](http://support.sharethis.com/customer/portal/articles/542253-sharenow-by-sharethis). == Installation == 1. Download the plugin archive and expand it (you've likely already done this). 2. Put the 'sharethis.php' file into your wp-content/plugins/ directory. 3. Go to the Plugins page in your WordPress Administration area and click 'Activate' for ShareThis. 4. In the WordPress Administration area, open the ShareThis Options page, and customize the sharing buttons based on your need. 5. To enable ShareNow, go to the ShareThis Options page and scroll down check the 'Enable ShareNow' button. 6. To enable Hovering Bar (floating share buttons), go to the ShareThis Options page and scroll down check the 'Enable Hovering Bar' button. == Changelog == 7.0.2 1. Versioning bug 7.0.1 1. Fixes for IE 7.0 1. Pulldown bar implementation 2. Improved plugin configuration user interface 3. Support for more social services 6.0 1. CNS implementation 2. Bug Fixes. 5.4.1 1. Get the Instagram badge and link to your profile! 2. Bug Fixes. 5.4 1. Now you know how many users share by copying and pasting. Introducing CopyNShare. Enable it and check your Analytics Dashboard to see those numbers pop up. 2. Bug Fixes. 5.3 1. Introducing floating sharing buttons - Our Hovering Bar. 2. Bug Fixes 5.2.1 1. Introducing ShareNow to the plugin. [Learn more] (http://sharethis.com/publishers/get-sharenow) 2. Ability to promote your twitter handle using the 'via', 'related' options on the Twitter share button. 3. Bug Fixes == Sharing Analytics == Once you join the the ShareThis Network, you get access to your Social Analytics Dashboard. Create your account and register your domain to access your site’s sharing activity. Check out the [live demo](http://sharethis.com/publishers/metrics-dashboard?txtHidDemo=demo#home). Reports include: * Daily sharing activity per registered domain * Detailed reports on the top shared URLs of your site(s) * Top social channel reports * Analysis of the social quality of your site via [SQI – Social Quality Index](www.sharethis.com/sqi). What are you waiting for? Download the ShareThis plugin today and get access to your Social Analytics Dashboard! == About Us == ShareThis' mission is to make the world more connected, trusted and valuable through sharing. Our goal is to provide websites with solutions to improve and drive value from the social engagement of their site. With the ShareThis Publisher Network of over 2.4M websites, 120 social channels and a reach of 95% of the web (US), ShareThis is the largest ecosystem for sharing and engagement across the web. Learn More at http://www.sharethis.com == Frequently Asked Questions == Check out [our support page](support.sharethis.com) and [our Wordpress customization area](http://support.sharethis.com/customer/portal/articles/446440-wordpress-integration) Still have questions? If you need technical help, email us at support@sharethis.com. == Support == Have questions or suggestions for us? Perhaps it's already answered or being discussed in the ShareThis forums or on our ShareThis Support Section: [Forums](http://forums.sharethis.com) [Documentation](http://support.sharethis.com/customer/portal/articles/446440-wordpress-integration) If you would like to contact the support team via email you can reach us at: support@sharethis.com == Screenshots == Check out some screenshots of our widget in action! 1. Screenshot of the ShareThis widget when a user clicks on it. 2. Screenshot of the Social Analytics Dashboard 3. Screenshot of the ShareThis widget above content. 4. Screenshot of the ShareNow widget. 5. Example of the Hovering Bar.