{"id":145805,"date":"2015-10-02T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/premium.wpmudev.org\/blog\/?p=145805"},"modified":"2015-10-01T00:03:59","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T04:03:59","slug":"responsive-social-sharing-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/responsive-social-sharing-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Top Responsive Social Sharing Plugins for WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"

No matter what device they’re visiting from, the easier you can make it for visitors to share your posts or pages on their own social networks, the more exposure, and traffic you\u2019ll get. It’s as simple as that.<\/p>\n

Putting a nice set of shiny social share buttons in the right place on your site is a great first step\u00a0towards encouraging visitors to share your content.<\/p>\n

The incredible range of social sharing plugins available for WordPress make this easier than ever to do but finding the right one to match your requirements can be difficult.<\/p>\n

In this article, we’ll run the rule over twelve of the best premium and free responsive social sharing plugins out there to help narrow down your search.<\/p>\n

Before we begin though, let’s clarify why finding a responsive option is so important.<\/p>\n

Why You Need a Responsive Social Sharing Solution<\/h3>\n

While many of the highest-rated social sharing plugins take responsive design into account out of the box, lots of them unfortunately still don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Non-responsive sharing solutions may\u00a0look great on desktop but can perform extremely poorly on mobile devices \u2013\u00a0even if your theme itself is responsive.<\/p>\n

Unless specifically catered for,\u00a0these elements can end up tiny on smaller devices,\u00a0interfere with other plugins or layout components, force users to endure long loading times, or just simply not work at all. That\u2019s bad news if your site’s visitors are viewing it\u00a0from a mobile device and an increasing number of them are.<\/p>\n

According to We Are Social<\/a>, web traffic from mobile devices increased by 39% from 2014 to 2015<\/a> with one-third of all web pages now being visited via this route. Is it really\u00a0worth choosing a social sharing plugin that ignores those kinds of numbers?<\/p>\n

Let’s move on to our list of mobile-friendly solutions.<\/p>\n

Premium Mobile Social Sharing Plugins<\/h4>\n

The first ten plugins on our list are premium offerings with some of them available\u00a0for as little as $15.<\/p>\n