Social Snap covers the most common social sharing needs: share buttons on posts, click counting, social login for user registration, and automatic posting to social accounts when you publish content. This guide covers the initial configuration and the settings that have the most impact on actual sharing behaviour.
Configuring Share Buttons
Go to Social Snap -> Settings -> Share Buttons. The first decision is position: Inline (appears within the post content at the top, bottom, or both), Sticky (follows the visitor as they scroll), or both. For blog posts, a sticky sidebar on desktop combined with an inline button bar at the bottom of the post covers most reading patterns. For product pages or landing pages, inline-only at the end of the content is less intrusive.
Select which networks to show. Social Snap supports over 30 networks, but showing all of them overwhelms visitors. Choose 4-6 that match your actual audience. For most English-language content sites: Twitter/X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Pinterest cover the major bases. Add WhatsApp for mobile-heavy audiences and email for content where readers want to save or forward to colleagues.
Enable Share Count to show how many times each piece of content has been shared. This creates social proof but only works when counts are meaningful – a new post showing “0 shares” can discourage sharing. Consider delaying count display until a post reaches a minimum threshold, configurable in the advanced settings.
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Custom Open Graph and Twitter Card Settings
When someone shares your content, the social network fetches the Open Graph metadata from your page to generate the preview card – the image, title, and description shown in the share. Social Snap can handle Open Graph tags, but if you already use an SEO plugin like Rank Math or Yoast SEO, those plugins handle Open Graph by default.
To avoid duplicate Open Graph tags, disable Social Snap’s Open Graph output if your SEO plugin handles it. Go to Social Snap -> Settings -> Advanced -> Open Graph and disable “Enable Open Graph Tags” if Rank Math or Yoast is active. Running two plugins that both output Open Graph meta tags creates duplicate tags that can cause unpredictable sharing preview behaviour.
Auto-Posting to Social Accounts
Social Snap Pro includes Auto Post – when you publish or update a post, Social Snap automatically posts to your connected social accounts. Go to Social Snap -> Auto Post -> Settings. Connect your Facebook Page, Twitter/X account, LinkedIn profile or page, and Pinterest boards.
Configure per post type which networks to auto-post to and what message format to use. The message template supports variables: {post_title}, {post_url}, {post_excerpt}. Set a posting schedule delay if you want to auto-post some time after publishing rather than immediately.
Social Login
Social Snap Pro includes Social Login, letting users register and log in with their Facebook, Google, or Twitter accounts instead of creating a WordPress username and password. Configure in Social Snap -> Social Login. You need to create API credentials at each platform’s developer console and enter them in Social Snap’s settings.
Social Login increases registration conversion for sites where user accounts provide value (membership sites, communities, comment sections). It does not make sense for simple contact forms or ecommerce sites where guest checkout is sufficient.