One of the wonders of WordPress is the simplicity of adding plugins to your site instantly, providing functionality it would usually take a web designer days to develop. Social sharing is vital whatever your site offers, spreading your audience reach with one simple click and share and improving your SEO too. More shares, mean more traffic, mean more sales and transactions, so plug-ins that make your page easier to share are like gold dust. Here’s our top 5 picks of WordPress plugins to help you improve your social influence:
Sharethis
5 Top WordPress Plugins For Social Media Success
Almost familiar as the WordPress logo, the ShareThis bar has been around for years and familiarity like that can be a key driver in increased shares. With the ability to share to 120 different platforms it is also very comprehensive. One potential issue with that is the slowing up of your page load times, however it is free.
Social Media Feather
5 Top WordPress Plugins For Social Media Success
By contrast, SMF’s big selling point is its small size designed so it won’t affect your existing site’s performance. Simple in design it does a great job via widget to get your pages shared and it looks great, designed with hi-resolution and retina displays in mind. It is also free!
