Version 7.9 – March 5, 2021

Updated

• Social FollowersInstagram followers counter goes manually only due to a change in the Instagram API. Followers Counter module code cleared from callbacks that may slow down for requesting non-existing API endpoint. #204
• Instagram FeedUpdate Instagram Feed for the API changes. Public access is no longer available. Data can be read with a token key. Added support for personal accounts. #205
• Share ButtonsRemove Facebook Client-Side counter update as it was deprecated and removed from the Facebook API #206
• Share ButtonsRemove Pinterest Client-Side counter update as it is not used anymore #207
• Share ButtonsDeprecated real-time share counter upadte option #208

Fixed

• Share ButtonsFixed a possible error message in the save menu screen related to the taxonomy social media optimizations #203

Version 7.8 – February 15, 2021

New Features

• The Social Profiles & Followers module is rebuilt from the ground up. They are now featuring inline SVG icons and modern CSS drawing techniques. The new engine allows us to trim the stylesheet size to 1/3 of the original in previous versions.
• Subscribe forms has a new integration with ConvertKit. The integration can be installed as a free add-on available on the website or in the full package of the plugin. Free Download →

Added

• Instagram, TikTokInstagram feed and TikTok feed profile fields translation from the plugin menu #196
• Subscribe FormsManual insertion mode of the booster subscribe forms – add only on specified posts, pages, etc. with a shortcode. (follow link to see the shortcode). #195
• Share ButtonsAdd a new field to the user profile for Facebook Profile URL. This URL will take part in the social share optimization article tag. #192
• Share ButtonsAdd compatibility with Transposh plugin – clear HTML content in the share dialog #191
• Social ProfilesNew Elementor widget for the Social Profile links #189
• InstagramOption to disable the Instagram feed for mobile #186
• GeneralAdd an option to hide the purchase code from the activate screen (or hide the activate screen at all). Follow the link for instructions. #165
• Social Profiles, Social FollowersAdd Periscope to the Social Profiles / Followers Counter #143

Updated

• Share ButtonsUpdate post vertical float and make it stay on the screen at the bottom instead of hiding the display #187
• InstagramMake a mobile version of the Instagram feed pop-up #185
• GeneralUpdate the exit intent callback to be consistent in the plugin #183
• InstagramAdd a secondary cache of the last known Instagram feed data #182
• Share ButtonsCheck the network device visibility options for the vertical display methods like sidebar, float. #146

Fixed

• Share ButtonsTranslation of the Love this message from the Advanced -> Translations does not work constantly #188

Version 7.7.1 – January 7, 2021

Fixed

• Share ButtonsFix a 404 error message for missing file easy-social-image-share.min.js when the on media share position is used #180

Version 7.7 – January 4, 2021

New Features

• Parler Share Button Added View More & Download →

Added

• Share ButtonsAllow in the fake counter option passing any value (not only whole numbers) #159
• Share ButtonsAdd purge counter cache button for the current post/page #168
• Pinterest ProModify the Pinterest Pro custom option for Pin any image to include also all tags to the image. This should make the custom message work even outside the plugin shares (example: browser extension) #169
• Social FollowersAdd LinkedIn followers counter support for personal profiles address #170
• GeneralNew option Always load share customization editing no matter of selected post types #173
• GeneralWidget title translation integration with WPML #175

Updated

• GeneralUpdate on media resource loading goes via plugin styles and scripts dispatcher #158
• Social ProofAdditional checks in the Social Proof Notifications Pro to prevent showing messages on mobile #163
• GeneralReplace substr with mb_substr in the Post Bar Display method. Fixing a problem with cut out Cyrillic symbols #171
• Subscribe FormsAdd additional checks to prevent mixed content warning in the subscribe form action #179

Fixed

• Share ButtonsFix a notification message appearing in some case on the homepage for asset loading #157
• Share ButtonsThe translation of the Share on word from Advanced Translate is not working #161
• Share ButtonsNotification message in the AMP with Profiles integration: PHP message: PHP Warning: Use of undefined constant ESSB3_PLUGIN_URL – assumed ESSB3_PLUGIN_URL #162
• Share ButtonsFix a problem with WPML translations – not working in the social share buttons #164
• Share ButtonsProblem with the & symbol in Reddit sharing (showing as &) #172
• Share ButtonsHomepage title of social media optimization not showing all the time when the integration with Yoast was not deactivated #177

Version 7.6 – November 24, 2020

Added

• Subscribe FormsAdd a translation to different languages via WPML of the custom subscribe forms #141
• Social ProfilesAdd AMP compatibility for the social profiles module #148
• InstagramAdd option to disable Instagram feed on mobile #149
• InstagramAdd support for WP Rocket lazy loading images in the Instagram feed module #150

Updated

• Social FollowersUpdate LinkedIn followers’ counter settings – the value of followers is manual only #140
• Free Add-onsUpdate TikTok Feed Add-on to the changes of TikTok profile API #145
• Social FollowersRemove the manual value of followers option from the settings. Manual values will always be ON #151
• Pinterest ProCompatibility between SG Optimizer image lazy loading and Pinterest Pro #155

Fixed

• Share ButtonsAdd a trailing slash at the end of the homepage URL when AffiliateWP integration is used (otherwise brokes the pretty affiliate URLs) #142
• Share ButtonsRemove the custom message field in the mail pop-up. The option is not supported by version 7 to prevent security issues. But the field is still showing if you have it ON from a previous version #144

Version 7.5 – October 20, 2020

New Features

• TikTok Feed Add-on View More & Download →
• Microsoft Teams Share Button View More & Download →

Added

• Share ButtonsCompatibility with Secondary Title plugin when HTML code is used for the title building #131
• Share ButtonsAutomatically assign the customization fields for sharing on Products if the WooCommerce specific displays are enabled #132

Updated

• Share ButtonsImproved AMP compatibility with WordPress AMP plugin #128
• Share ButtonsChange the full-width displays to eliminated the stretch animation. The default stretch should not have it. Leave it only on the flex #130
• Share ButtonsIncrease the height of Twitter share window #136
• Share FollowersUpdated the default Instagram counter update to the alternative method #139

Fixed

• Subscribe FormsThe background gradient of subscribe form 8 does not change from the style settings #129
• Share ButtonsPost Vertical Float: Top position of post float buttons when they are fixed does not apply correctly #133
• Share ButtonsCorrect preview of the mail message to replace the variables for name and email with the sender text #134
• InstagramInstagram feed profile information is not responsive #137

Version 7.4 – September 14, 2020

Added

• GeneralAdded a new option to set plugin styles to use preloading. The option works only when precompiled styles are active. You can enable it from Advanced -> Optimizations. #99
• Subscribe FormsAdd basic HTML in the subscribe forms content #101
• Share ButtonsAdd a separate option in the Where to Display -> Post Types to distinguish Lists and Homepage #104
• Subscribe FormsAdd turn off for mobile options to show the subscribe forms (all or automated components) #106
• GeneralDeactivate plugin shortcode buttons from the edit mode of the classic editor #107
• Social FollowersAdd option to Social Followers shortcode to show only specified network #113
• GeneralAdd CDN support for the images selected in the social media optimization (a field to enable usage of CDN domain) #116

Updated

• GeneralEnable the integration option for Elementor automatically or show a notification for the user to enable it #96
• GeneralClear deprecated classes and functions from the previous versions (not used anymore) #102
• Subscribe FormsImprove usage of images in the subscribe forms with adding alt and srcset #112

Fixed

• GeneralPrevent Social Profiles customizer run when the module is not used – may generate an error on the frontend #95
• Share ButtonsTop and Bottom bar content width option does not apply properly #97
• Share ButtonsShare point does not show custom templates – only the list of defaults. #98
• Share ButtonsThe tweet shows %20 before the URL of sharing when UTM options are running #103
• Share ButtonsSlashes appearing in the title card data of Twitter when symbols like ” or ‘ are part of the title #108
• Share ButtonsVK.com share shows broken data %D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BA #109
• Social FollowersInstagram followers counter does not save properly each time when the force update option is used #110
• GeneralReferenceError: wpColorPickerL10n is not defined appearing in the backend WP 5.5 #111
• GeneralA potential problem with the Social Media Optimization Assistant – shows that image is not selected even when it is available. #114
• Pinterest ProPinterest Pro button goes to native-style if in the After Share Events the Pinterest network is enabled #117
• Share ButtonsProblem with non-Latin symbols in the share command for specific networks #121
• Share ButtonsAdditional escaping of data in the Social Conversions Lite module (Share Buttons) #122

Version 7.3 – July 20, 2020

New Features

• Social Contact Lite Free Add-on View More & Download →

Added

• Share ButtonsCreate a new column in the posts showing which post has customized information set (share optimization, tweet, Pinterest, custom message) #82
• Share ButtonsExtra options in the post-bar display method to hide components and leave it just as bar #16
• InstagramInstagram Followers widget does not show the standard Widget title if present #71
• Share ButtonsAdd output of UTM when WordPress default shortlink function is used. #72
• Share ButtonsAdd a max words option to control description of sharing (prevent issues with networks when there is a too long description) #73
• GeneralDependency check between internal cache and pre-compiled mode. Both do the same and should not be running in combination. #75
• Social FollowersSocial ProfilesAdd noreferrer noopener nofollow to the Social Followers counter and Social Profile links #80
• GeneralAdd filter to control the new tab option inside the plugin by social network #81
• Share ButtonsAdd support for Twitter in the AMP version (now opens blank) #89
• Share ButtonsAdd a new option in the pre-compiled mode to force a load of all styles from the footer of the site #91

Updated

• Share ButtonsRework the homepage counter option based on all posts/pages. #88
• Social FollowersInstagram followers do not update anymore. Enable the alternative method of update -> Screenshot of the option. #83
• ChatClick to chat open the chat window on the desktop in a new tab #78
• Share ButtonsOdnoklassniki API response from share counters is changed. Need to update the function for receiving counters. #77
• InstagramUpdate on the scrape of Instagram Feed #69
• GeneralUpdated Mobile Detect library to 2.8.34 #68
• InstagramUpdate Instagram Feed display when multiple feeds are used on the same page #67
• GeneralUpdate the automatic updater library to the latest version #66
• GeneralClean up the CSS styles and code from the closed netwoks -> Google+, StumbleUpon, ManageWP #90

Fixed

• Share ButtonsThe option to always show post vertical float does not work when a shortcode is used. #60
• Social ProfilesInstagram does not show in the profiles settings menu for networks #61
• Social Proof Notifications Social Proof Notifications are showing up behind the “Bottom Display Mobile Bar” #62
• GeneralThe analytics table does not create all the time on WordPress backend when enabling the function. #64
• Share ButtonsPotential double URL encoding when UTM options are used #70
• Social ProfilesProblem with Social Profiles shortcode – always showing the subscribe form #76
• Share ButtonsFix problem with the % symbol inside the Tweet #79
• GeneralShortcode generator says yes for counters instead of 1 #85
• GeneralFix a potential problem with WP Rocket lazy loading YouTube frames and Pinterest Pro #86
• Share ButtonsPlugin converts long dash in titles to & #8211 #87
• Share ButtonsFix a problem in the mail content – the & symbol gets encoded as amp #93

Version 7.2 – May 23, 2020

New Features

• Snapchat Share Button View More → Download the free add-on →
• Wykop.pl Share Button #35 Download the free add-on →

Added

• Social FollowersAdd Total Followers in Social Followers Sidebar #50
• Share ButtonsThe animated counters work on mobile now. #43
• Click to Chat Extend the click to chat functionality with Call and Email buttons #38

Updated

• Share ButtonsOptimized reading of description value from the post content #52
• Share ButtonsThe design of the Pinterest share button is broken if the option to disable Pin of any image is enabled and the site uses already Pinterest API. A new option that the site uses Pinterest API is added in the Additional Network Options. #44
• General Improve the Lighthouse test error Ensure text remains visible during webfont load #54
• General PHP 7.4 Compatibility #40

Fixed

• Share Buttons Avoid Negative Proof and Mobile Share Buttons Bar generates empty button #42
• Social Profiles Profiles widget shows all networks with settings, not just active #59
• Click to ChatClick to Chat Window opens on the right side when button is on the left #45
• Instagram Instagram Feed occasionally pulls error message when there is no information in the connection #48
• GeneralStyle Builder selection does not save #53
• GeneralPHP notice variable may appear inside the logs #49 #46

Version 7.1.2 – May 1, 2020

Fixed

• GeneralA potential problem with the mobile share bar display method
• Generala3 Lazy Loading Compatibility with Pinterest Pro

Version 7.1.1 – April 29, 2020

Fixed

• GeneralPotential error message appearing on the backend if the TinyMCE buttons for Click to Tweet and Pinterest can’t load
• GeneralError message appearing if the Love button is used inside more networks

Version 7.1 – April 28, 2020

New Features

• Quick automation triggers included in the most commonly used components
• New quick help button added. The button allows easy and fast access to the knowledge base. It will also open internal help links inside the frame (you can open it in a new screen any time)
• Integrated subscribe button/forms in the Social Profile Links and Social Followers Counter. #37
• Enable usage of previous data stored in Social Warfare, Social Snap, Mashshare (share customizations on each post/page). #33 #32

Added

• Share ButtonsTotal loves column in the Admin Post List
• Share ButtonsAdded new option to the custom displays for forcing archive post display
• Share ButtonsAdd translation to the Copy Link button from the plugin menu #4
• Pinterest ProPinterest Pro desktop button visibility control (on hover or always visible)
• Pinterest ProImprove the mobile placement of the Pin button. #30
• Social FollowersFollowers counter value format added 10 000

Updated

• Share ButtonsUpdated email sending engine and code. Now the plugin will generate a full HTML body when the form is used. Also, a new field for sender name is added along with variables %%from_email%%, %%from_name%% and %%to_email%%
• Share ButtonsAdd option to force content share display positions (top, bottom, shortcode) share the archive URL instead of a single post. #34
• Pinterest ProPinterest Pin command to use button event instead of the bookmarklet
• Pinterest ProPinterest sharing command to force re-pin if Pin ID is specified to the image
• Pinterest ProAdded nofollow to Pinterest Pro shortcodes. #28
• GeneralUpdate the extension (add-on) list design and added a link to the helpful installation tutorial
• GeneralAdded internal link in the Twitter message composer to the related help article
• Pinterest Pro/Click to TweetReturn back Pinterest Image and Click to Tweet direct icons in classic editor (like in past versions). #12

Fixed

• GeneralThe manual open fly-in form essb_flyin_show() was not accessible. Added additional function essb_flyin_manual_show() to force manual-open all the time (in combination with automated display).
• GeneralPotential problem stopping scripts from work when the pop-up is set to manual display mode
• GeneralThe subscribe form below content shows on WooCommerce products when posts were enabled
• GeneralSome post types do not appear in the subscribe forms booster or subscribes form fly-out for selection #36
• GeneralError in UTM parameters encoding when attaching to the URL #27
• GeneralClick to Tweet and Copy URL does not read the short URL link #26
• GeneralPinterest Pro button not appearing on WooCommerce product images. #25
• GeneralStyles and scripts does not load properly when loading on selected IDs is enabled #22
• GeneralRight sidebar covering the entire width of site. #21
• GeneralInstagram Feed widget shows error occasionally #19

Version 7.0.1 – March 15, 2020

Improved

• GeneralIncluded direct links to the quick start video guide in the About page and Getting Started wizard View Getting Started Videos →

Fixed

• Share ButtonsTumbler share command not working #1
• InstagramThe conflict between Smashing Baloon and Easy Social Share Button Instagram feed. When the Instagram feed module is enabled the Smashing Baloon shortcode does not show feed. #3
• Share ButtonsReturn compatibility for hovertext_$network in version 7 #5
• After Share EventsError in After Share Events module appearing when the option to avoid mobile settings on a tablet is enabled #10
• GeneralDeactivate automated WPML & Polylang bridge does not save state #11
• Share ButtonsSidebar not showing when to appear after or disappear before conditions where running #13

Version 7.0 – March 10, 2020

New Features

• Customer onboarding wizard through major plugin features
• Entirely new and user-friendly plugin options screen
• Custom share buttons creator (you can include a completely custom button for sharing or general-purpose in the list of share networks, like the default) View Demo →
• Social proof notifications lite for share buttons. View Demo →
• Instagram widgets and shortcodes to show user/hashtag feed, embed a single image, etc. View Demo →
• Share ButtonsNew Share Buttons – Facebook Like Button, Copy Link Button View Demo →
• Social Followers/ProfilesNew Networks – Patreon, Mixer, TikTok, Odnoklassniki, Medium, Xing View Demo →
• Social ProfilesLayout options added to the shortcode, builder elements and widget for the Social Profiles – show additional text, display in several columns View Demo →

Added

• Share ButtonsLove button additional options to prevent message from appearing when clicked
• Share ButtonsFluid layout of share buttons added to the alignment
• Share Buttons3 new share counter options are available in the single button counter
• Share ButtonsLite stylesheet added – the plugin will deactivate few of design options and templates but use a core stylesheet that is half of the size of the default
• Share ButtonsOptions to deactivate share buttons or plugin entirely based on URL
• Share ButtonsBuddyPress Affiliate links support
• Share CountersOption to show homepage share counter generation based on all shares of the entire site
• Share CountersOptions to hide share counters on the homepage and/or archive pages
• Share CountersShare counter can show the site overall shares on all posts or pages
• After Share ActionsNew mode included: static social profile links (directly integrated with Social Profile Links setup) View Demo →
• Click to TweetGeneral Click-to-Tweet options added for default username, hashtags, and template used on entire site
• Click to TweetClick-to-Tweet custom template builder
• Click to TweetNew template #5 added View Demo →

Improved

• Share ButtonsAdded automated position settings from the Template & Style menu (apply recommended view for specific positions)
• Share ButtonsAdded automatic mobile settings from the Template & Style menu
• Share ButtonsStretched alignment for easy setup of the content share buttons
• Share ButtonsNetwork responsive design controls to hide specific buttons on different device types
• Share ButtonsAdded option to use the same network list from the global settings everywhere (from Social Sharing -> Networks menu)
• Share ButtonsThe design of the more button pop-up
• Share CountersNew option in share counter update to send only the main URL in the counter update command (without any query string parameters)
• Share CountersImproved fake share counter feature with adding the multiplier option for the existing shares
• Share CountersAdded singular/plural text option in settings for the total counter with a big number of shares
• Share CountersSharedCount.com added as supported Facebook share counter update source
• Share CountersAdded a column with the total shares for posts and pages in the WordPress Admin. The data is filled with the share counter update (if counters are not used it will not show any values)
• Share CountersFake share counter option to multiply the number of shares with specific values
• Pinterest ProThe minimal width and height has a different setting for desktop and mobile devices for better image targeting
• Pinterest ProAdded ability to set data-pin-id with for all images on a post
• Pinterest ProAdded option to force set custom Pin image on all images in a post in the data-pin-media
• Pinterest Pro(BETA) Automatic assign Pinterest sharing message on all images
• Pinterest Pro(BETA) Responsive image detector – scan thumbnail images for the possible full size and assign it for sharing over Pinterest
• After Share ActionsAdded networks control for the after share events (select networks where the action will run)
• After Share ActionsThe design of the pop-up
• Display MethodSidebar Option to hide when content buttons are visible
• Display MethodSidebar Options to change button size or location on the screen (middle is the default position right now)
• Display MethodFollow me bar A new option to show on the left bottom corner (like the sidebar)
• Display MethodPost Vertical Float Additional check on scroll for proper detection of the end of the content
• Display MethodPost Vertical Float An additional field to specify selectors when it will be hidden
• Display MethodPost Vertical Float An additional bottom offset field to correct the disappear position (accept number value)
• Subscribe FormsOption inside the subscribe forms to specify privacy terms link in a separate text element
• Subscribe FormsAdded custom list option to the subscribe forms. Each form can have a separate list ID (but under the same account)
• Subscribe FormsSubscribe forms pop-up can now be displayed also in manual mode with a javascript function call or automatic assignment on class or ID
• Facebook Messenger ChatIncluded option to change the language of the chat interface provided from Facebook
• GeneralAdded option to the share buttons shortcode to avoid the generation of affiliate link even when the option is set inside settings (noaffiliate=”yes”)
• ElementorAdded additional Elementor widgets (can be used in free and pro version)

Updated

• Style SettingsSplit on different setup the profiles and followers counter color changes
• Share ButtonsThe default rel=”” state of the share buttons is now “noreferrer noopener”. You can deactivate it and set nofollow like before from the Advanced Settings (applied on new installations only or when settings are restored to default)
• Share ButtonsFlattr share button is migrated to the latest API
• Share CountersUpdated real time share counters to add changes inside Facebook API
• Pinterest ProPinterest Pro added compatibility with the Autoptimize lazy loading images option
• Social FollowersUpdated Facebook followers counter value update action
• Social FollowersThe Pinterest social followers counter update API command
• Social FollowersThe Instagram social followers counter update API command
• Social ProfilesUpdated social profile and widgets to support the default list of networks configured inside the plugin. The user still can customize and set own but it is not required all the time
• Subscribe FormsConnection in subscribing forms with the Mailster plugin
• Native ButtonsUpdated Facebook API used
• IntegrationsAdded in the Integration settings option to deactivate social share optimization tags generated by Rank Math
• IntegrationsAdded option to hide the share buttons on Elementor Page Builder editing mode
• OptimizationsOption to load plugin styles and scripts on selected post/page IDs only
• OptimizationsAdded option inside Advanced -> Optimization Options to load the custom styles only for used positions on-site (active by default on new installations)
• AdministrativeOption to fully deactivate meta boxes of the plugin in the Admin
• AdvancedAdded option in Advanced -> Advanced Options to allow selection of external images (offloaded on CDN) for share optimization
• AdvancedAdded option to hide automated share buttons on preview pages (previously available only for Elementor design mode). Option is located in Advanced -> Advanced Options
• AdvancedNew feature to deactivate Pinterest Pro on selected post/pages in Advanced Deactivate
• GeneralUpdated the shortcode generator to refect on all available shortcodes
• GeneralSocial share optimization tags for WooCommerce product to read if blank variation prices
• GeneralMoved the network deactivate button on the Networks screen
• GeneralUpdated shortcode share options only_mobile and hide_mobile to work with responsive triggers

Fixed

• Share ButtonsMissing encoding of the mailto command URL
• Share ButtonsMobile network names does not apply on the automatically displayed positions that are not mobile
• Pinterest ProImage galleries not showing properly with some lazy loading image plugins
• Pinterest ProPinterest Pro will avoid detection if inline SVG images. This causes a problem in Pinterest sharing
• Pinterest ProPinterest Pro compatibility with Envira gallery lazy loading images
• Pinterest ProA problem with responsive loading videos in WP Rocket and Pinterest Pro
• Social ProfilesProblem with Xing icon and different profile sizes
• Social ProfilesIssue with the social profile widget not showing some of the networks
• Subscribe FormsProblem with colors of the close button the fly out subscribe forms
• Subscribe FormsMissing accent color in the form design 9 customizer
• Click to ChatMissing left alignment of the chat button in Click to Chat feature
• Facebook Messenger Chat, Skype ChatPosting types check not to apply on Facebook Messenger Live Chat and Skype Live Chat
• GeneralSocial media assistant throwing javascript error inside console when the post has no image selected