=== Socializer! === Contributors: TheFreeWindows Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8LEU4AZ8DWET2 Tags: facebook, social, share, google, google plus,like, socializer, bookmark, follow,floating share buttons, social bookmarking, share widget, email, recommend, promote, twitter, del.icio.us, digg, language, translate, links, myspace, reddit, sharing, tweet, google translate, livejournal, tinyURL, evernote Requires at least: 2.8 Tested up to: 3.9 Stable tag: 9.0 A fast plugin for sharing on top social networks, by eMail, giving HTML links and translations, helping explore and Follow, offering short links... == Description == Socializer! helps your visitors to share your blog on more than 30 top social networks, including Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, by eMail (including gMail), even translate them to their language, get short links, get HTML Reference and Share links, explore your blog more in Google search indexes, even Follow you..., *without compromising the speed of your pages*. You can see Socializer! in action, e.g. at [Live Desktop Gadgets](http://windowslivegadgets.com/gallery/) Note that Socializer! won't *urge* your visitors to share your pages, it relies on their own spontaneous decision. If you want to *require* the sharing of your site, you can use [Social Share Motivator](http://www.thefreewindows.com/15816/reveal-posts-visitors-share-social-networks/) **Socializer! is self-dependent and safe:** it does not interact with your database, and it keeps your blog speedy, since it loads immediately scripts for the most popular share options (Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus), postponing the rest for users who actually need them. Alternatively or along with content buttons, you can use the convenient and global Socializer! Widgets and the FLOATING Widget, a **vertical social bar** that remains visible all the time, no matter how long your pages are, on a fixed location *you* can define with *absolute* precision. You can use simple css directions to customize and fine tune the position, alignment, background, borders, etc, of the content and widget buttons according to your needs. You have options to decide what to share, posts or pages, or both posts and pages, place social icons at the top of your content or at the bottom, or in both locations. Sharing buttons can appear also on Archives (Categories, Tags, Dates, etc), although this would be overwhelming for your visitors and is not recommended. Socializer! share bars can be invoked even by using the **[SocializerNow]** shortcode anywhere you wish. You can also create manually [occasional share-links](http://www.thefreewindows.com/11487/incorporating-socializer-web-scripts-software-creating-manual-sharelinks/) independently of the regular buttons, in case that you need to use such references in some article. Socializer! supports the option to **hide the counts** in icons that appear immediately on your pages, an option which can be very useful, if you don't want your visitors to see immediately how many times a post or page is shared, or even if you just need smaller versions of the sharing bars and widgets. Socializer! supports also **automatic detection of mobile phones**, in which case it lets you decide if you want to hide the floating social bar automatically, so that these visitors may read easily all of your posts in the limited space of their phone screens. If you have a personal, business or fan page in Facebook, Twitter or Google Plus, you can let Socializer! add a **Follow** button among the sharing buttons. You can see how Follow works in a live preview e.g. [here](http://windowslivegadgets.com/gallery/) Socializer! is compatible with WordPress multisite MS / MU installations. Social networks supported (and more options): Facebook, Twitter, Google Bookmarks and Google Plus, Reddit, eMail / gMail recommendation, Google Translate, copying raw HTML Code (href) for Links and Share Links, getting Short URL versions with TinyURL, share in BlinkList, BlogMarks, Chime, Del.Icio.Us, Digg, Evernote, FormSpring, FriendFeed, Linkedin, LiveJournal, MySpace, Pinterest, StumbleUpon, Technorati, Connotea, DotNetKicks, DZone, Fark, Faves, LinkArena, LinkaGoGo, MisterWong, N4G, NewsVine, Netvouz, NuJIJ, Scoopeo, Tipd, Tumblr, Xerpi. * To increase your readership even more, use the free [Social Share Motivator](http://www.thefreewindows.com/15816/reveal-posts-visitors-share-social-networks/) * [Socializer! Home](http://www.socializer.info) & [Plugin Page](http://www.thefreewindows.com/5598/socializer-share-WordPress-posts-pages/) are available if you need more information. == Installation == To install Socializer! follow the usual way of installing WordPress plugins: unzip the archive and upload the "socializer" folder inside the plugins folder of your blog, then activate Socializer! and configure it. Content, Shortcode, Simple and Floating Widget bars are all configured from the Socializer! page at the Settings section of your blog, and can be styled there further, even using your main style sheet. For WordPress multisite MS / MU installations you can activate the Socializer! globally, for all the sites of your network, or just install it on the network admin, leave it deactivated there, and activate it on (any number of) individual blogs. If you need help, [ask for help](http://www.thefreewindows.com/about/contact/) * Except for the Socializer! images that you see here at the Screenshots section, you can view a live demo on [Live Destkop Gadgets](http://windowslivegadgets.com/gallery/) == Frequently Asked Questions == You can read [Frequent Questions and Answers](http://www.thefreewindows.com/6035/socializer-WordPress-frequent-questions-answers/). You are welcome to [ask](http://www.thefreewindows.com/about/contact/) a question yourself. == Screenshots == 1. Socializer! Content / Shortcode buttons (displaying Counts) 2. Socializer! Widget (the large version, displaying Counts) 3. Socializer! Floating Widget (the large version, displaying Counts, here having also a background and border, which can be added or removed or change at will) 4. Socializer! Floating Widget (the large version, displaying Counts, without background and border) 5. Socializer! Content / Shortcode buttons (not displaying Counts) 6. Socializer! Floating Widget (the smaller version, not displaying Counts, without background and border) 7. Socializer! Widget (the smaller version, not displaying Counts, without background and border) == Changelog == = 9.0 = * Added option to hide automatically the floating icons from mobile phones, and support for Following in Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus. = 8.5 = * Added option to hide share Counts. Added option for Shortcode instances of content buttons. = 8.0 = * A major upgrade. Share buttons of the most popular social networks are now activated immediately in the blog = 7.0 = * Added the option of a FLOAT sharing button, that remains in a fixed location you can define, always visible no matter how long a blog post is. = 6.1 = * This is just an update for the WordPress site that Socializer is compatible with WordPress 6.x. = 6.0 = * Socializer! changes its default social buttons -- with bigger ones, that support also transparency and will work gracefully on dark backgrounds. The older buttons are also available to use them, if you like them better than the new ones -- and, as always, you can replace the default with anything that you like. The Settings page also became easier to use. = 5.1 = * Fixed a compatibility problem of the widget with blogs that use ugly permalinks (the ones with queries and numbers instead of descriptive keywords). = 5.0 = * After users' requests the Socializer! button can now be placed also on Home index and Archive (Categories, Tags, Dates) pages. Style customization is now available on the plugin Settings page, besides the option of using your central style sheet. = 4.1 = * Changes to the code that will let the users of Socializer connect to the new server at [www.socializer.info](http://www.socializer.info). The old server will continue to work for some months, but you should upgrade. = 4.0 = * A major update, with new options to place the content button at the top of your content, or at the bottom, or even two times, at the bottom and at the top; css control of the sharing buttons, option to replace the default buttons with user's own, options to configure the widget (from the same admin page with the content button). = 2.5 = * New animated buttons, now featuring also Google Plus and eMail. = 2.0. = * Widget version of the plugin added. Optional activation, no need for configuration, appears anywhere a widget can appear. = 1.0.2 = * More presentation changes regarding the WordPressOrg pages. = 1.0.1 = * ReadMe file change for better compatibibility with the character encoding of the WordPress.Org pages = 1.0 = * First release of Socializer! * Top social networking sites included, along with Google Plus and eMail recommendation * Option to add manually a share link to a page * Option to display Socializer! only on posts or pages, or on both posts and pages * Double cover of Facebook, share and/or like == Upgrade Notice == = 9.0 = Important update. Added option to hide automatically the floating icons from mobile phones, and support for "Follow" in Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus. = 8.5 = Added option to hide share Counts. Added option for Shortcode instances of content buttons. = 8.0 = A major upgrade. Share buttons of the most popular social networks are now activated immediately in the blog. = 7.0 = Added the option of a FLOAT sharing button, that remains in a fixed location you can define, always visible no matter how long a blog post is. = 6.1 = No rush to upgrade; this is just an update for the WordPress site that Socializer is compatible with WordPress 5.x. = 6.0 = Upgrade to this version if you prefer bigger social buttons (the old ones are still available, though). The Settings page also became easier to use. = 5.1 = Although the problem fixed is not serious, the upgrade is mandatory if you use ugly permalinks (the ones with queries instead of keywords) and the widget. = 5.0 = Upgrade to this version to have the option of putting the Socializer! button at your Archives (Categories, Tags, Dates, Home/Index pages). This version also will let you apply style changes directly through the admin settings, if you don't want to use your main style sheet. = 4.1 = Upgrade to this version to connect to the new server at [www.socializer.info](http://www.socializer.info) = 4.0 = Upgrading to version 4.0 is recommended. New option to place the content button at the top or at the bottom, or at both the bottom and the top of your content. CSS control of the sharing buttons, even option to replace the default buttons with your own. The widget now can be configured (from the same admin page with the content button). = 2.5 = Upgrading to version 2.5 is recommended. Besides secondary improvements, the animated buttons change, now featuring also Google Plus and eMail. = 2.0 = Upgrading to version 2.0 is recommended. Besides secondary improvements, a brand new Widget is now available to complement Socializer! = 1.0.2 = No reason to upgrade. This release too addresses WordPress.Org presentation issues. = 1.0.1 = No reason to upgrade. This release addresses WordPress.Org presentation issues.