Making sharing easy
When I visit a website or blog and find something interesting that I would like to share with others, it is helpful if the site has social media sharing buttons. With the popularity of Bluesky increasing I’ve noticed that not many sites have updated their sharing buttons to include Bluesky. Sharing buttons are usually placed a the bottom of a blog post or web page.
This post shows you how to add a Bluesky sharing button to a WordPress site and what this looks like for the reader when they click on one.
Sharing to Bluesky
If your readers wish to share the post with others, for example Bluesky, instead of manually copying and pasting the title of the post and then going back to capture the link, they can simply click on the Bluesky sharing button and it will do this for them. In WordPress these sharing buttons will appear at the end of the post.
Below is an example of a previous blog post about Creating themed lists of accounts that you follow on Bluesky. By clicking on the Bluesky button at the end of this blog post, a new window opens in Bluesky containing the title of the blog post and the link.
Note: you do need to be logged into the social media site you have chosen to share the post on.
You can then edit this post if you wish and add any further text before you post.
Adding sharing buttons to your WordPress blog
To add a Bluesky sharing button to your blog, follow these steps.
- Visit your blog’s Dashboard
- Go to Tools and then Marketing and Integrations
- Then click on the Sharing Buttons tab at the top of the page.
You can then choose what sharing buttons you would like to display at the end of each post you publish. Once you have chosen the buttons you want, you can reorganise the order in which they will appear.
- Click the buttons you would like to add or remove. As you do, you’ll see your chosen buttons in the preview above.
- Click the Reorder button to click and drag your chosen buttons to your preferred order.
- You can optionally include a More button that displays additional social networks. These buttons will appear after your reader clicks the “More” button that appears next to the buttons you chose in the previous section.
- Click Save Changes.
(Note: this is guidance for WordPress.com blog sites, so may differ for other blog platforms.)
You can choose to edit this collection of social media sharing buttons at any time to add, delete or reorder. Simply click Edit sharing buttons.
Social sharing buttons play a valuable role in increasing the visibility and exposure of your blog posts. By allowing users to easily share your blog posts, these buttons can significantly enhance your blog’s reach and attract new visitors.
