Share Buttons & AI-powered Summaries

Yes, Share Buttons & AI-powered Summaries is 100% free with all features included, including support for all social networks, AI platforms, and the full analytics dashboard with CSV export.

When you publish or update a post, the plugin generates a short summary asynchronously (in a background WP-Cron event, to avoid blocking the editor save). The summary then appears inline next to the share buttons, inside a collapsible block. Visitors can expand it without leaving the page. You can disable the feature globally in Settings > Share Buttons & AI-powered Summaries > AI Summary, choose where the summary is placed (before/after the buttons, or before the content), and override or edit the text per post from the editor sidebar.

A post needs at least 50 words of text. Images, embeds, captions and tables do not count.

• Below that, the AI tends to answer that there is nothing to summarize, and that answer would end up in the box.
• So no summary is generated and the visitor button does not appear.
• A summary you write by hand in the editor is always shown.
• The editor tells you when a post is below the minimum.
• Developers can change the minimum with the ayudawp_aiss_summary_min_words filter (0 turns it off).

Yes, in Settings > Share Buttons & AI-powered Summaries > AI Summary, under Custom content inside the box.

• Anything fits: text, HTML or scripts, such as an ad, a newsletter form, a map or a notice.
• It goes below the summary, on the post itself, and only loads when a reader opens the box.
• You can also leave it empty and fill the element with id ayudawp-aiss-custom from an ad server or Google Tag Manager. The ayudawp_aiss_custom_visible event, also pushed to the dataLayer, tells a tag when the box opens.
• Scripts that queue their work (AdSense, Google Ad Manager, Tag Manager) work. Scripts that use document.write do not.
• An optional label goes above it: Advertisement, or your own text.
• Only users who can publish unfiltered HTML can change it. On a network, that is the super admin.

The AI Summary generation setting is a single selector with four modes: AI with extractive fallback (recommended), AI only, Extractive only (never contacts a provider), and Disabled. The AI model selector lists the models your configured providers expose; leave it on Automatic to let the plugin pick a fast, cost-effective model per provider instead of the newest, most expensive flagship.

You don't configure keys in this plugin. The summary feature relies on the WordPress 7.0 AI Client introduced in core, which manages credentials centrally in Settings > Connectors. Configure your preferred provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) there once and every plugin on the site — including this one — uses those credentials.

On WP < 7.0 (or 7.0+ without a Connector configured), the plugin falls back to a PHP extractive summarizer: it picks the most representative sentences from your content based on word frequency. The result is labelled "Basic summary" in the frontend so readers know it isn't AI-generated. You can disable the fallback if you only want AI-quality summaries.

That tag appears when the summary was produced by the PHP extractive fallback instead of the WP AI Client. This happens when WordPress 7.0 is not installed, when no AI Connector is configured in Settings > Connectors, or when the AI provider call returned an error. Configure a Connector and republish the post to get an AI-generated summary; the "Basic summary" label disappears automatically.

Only when the WP AI Client integration is active. In that case, the post content (title plus up to ~3000 characters of body text) is sent to whatever provider you configured in Settings > Connectors (OpenAI, Anthropic or Google). The PHP extractive fallback runs entirely on your server and never sends data anywhere. You can disable AI generation completely in the plugin settings to keep everything local.

If you have the canonical AI plugin from wordpress.org installed, go to Tools > Connector Approvals and make sure the toggle next to "Share Buttons & AI-powered Summaries" is enabled for your provider. That plugin's approval system intercepts outbound AI requests and silently blocks any plugin it hasn't approved yet. When this is the likely cause, the plugin's settings page surfaces a direct link to the approvals screen alongside the standard error message.

The analytics dashboard tracks every button click on your site, showing you which platforms are most popular and which content gets the most engagement. You can filter by date range (7 to 365 days or custom dates), compare with a previous period, the same period last year, or custom dates, and view data in timeline charts, platform tables, and content performance tables. In the platforms table, the click count of each button opens the posts it was clicked from. Stat cards show percentage changes when comparison is active. You can download data as CSV files from the export dropdown. A dashboard widget provides a quick 7-day summary right on your WordPress admin homepage.

In the Analytics tab, use the date filter to select the period you want, then click the "Export CSV" button to open the export menu. Choose "Current period" for a full breakdown (date, platform, type, post title, URL, clicks) or "Timeline summary" for a daily totals export. When period comparison is active, the timeline export automatically includes comparison columns (date, clicks, comparison date, comparison clicks, difference, change percentage). Files download immediately and can be opened in Excel, Google Sheets, or any spreadsheet application.

VigIA is a free WordPress plugin by AyudaWP that monitors AI crawler visits to your site — tracking bots like GPTBot (ChatGPT), ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot and 50+ more. When VigIA is active alongside Share Buttons & AI-powered Summaries, the analytics dashboard shows an additional panel where you can cross-reference your share button clicks with AI crawler activity. This lets you see, for example, whether a spike in Claude clicks correlates with increased ClaudeBot crawling of that content. You can install VigIA directly from the plugin screen.

No. The plugin is ultra-optimized with a modular structure and lightweight SVG icons that load instantly. Frontend CSS and JavaScript only load on pages where the share buttons or the AI summary actually display — posts where both are hidden via the meta box do not load any plugin assets.

Edit the post or page where you want to hide buttons, find the "Share Buttons & AI-powered Summaries" meta box in the sidebar, and check "Hide share buttons on this content". The AI summary has its own independent checkbox ("Hide AI summary on this content"), so you can hide either feature — or both — on any post. This works with both the classic editor and the block editor.

Yes! The plugin integrates with major SEO plugins (Yoast, Rank Math, All in One SEO, SEOPress, The SEO Framework, Visibility). Enable the "Exclude noindex content" option in settings to automatically hide buttons on content marked as noindex.

Google AI uses the new AI Mode available in most countries, launching the AI response automatically with your prompt. Gemini uses the traditional method (copy prompt and open Gemini) which still works everywhere. Choose based on availability in your region or user preference.

Both options are valid:

• Links with nofollow (default): Better user experience, allows right-click to copy link, works without JavaScript
• Button elements: Not counted as links by search engines, cleaner link profile, reduces crawl budget usage The nofollow attribute already prevents PageRank transfer, so the SEO impact is minimal. Choose based on your specific needs.

You can set separate headings for the AI and Social button groups. When either section title is filled in, the general title disappears and each group gets its own heading. If both section titles are left empty, the general title works as before. When using the "Mixed" button order, the general title is always displayed regardless of section titles, since both groups are interleaved. You can also set section titles via shortcode: [ayudawp_share_buttons ai_title="Summarize" social_title="Share"]

Since Mastodon is a federated network, the share link needs to point to your specific instance. Set your Mastodon server domain (e.g. mastodon.social, fosstodon.org) in the plugin settings. The share button will then open the compose screen on your instance with the post title and URL pre-filled.

Yes, you can choose from 6 predefined styles:

• Minimal (default): Clean transparent design with borders
• Brand: Each platform's characteristic colors
• Outline: Brand-colored borders with transparent background, fills on hover
• Dark: Optimized for dark backgrounds
• Custom colors: Pick your own background and text colors with a color picker
• Icons-only: Modern style showing only platform icons

Yes, four sizes are available:

• Compact: Smaller buttons for tight layouts
• Normal: Standard size (default)
• Large: Bigger buttons for more prominent display
• Fluid: Buttons expand to fill available container width

The icon system uses official brand SVG paths from Simple Icons where available, ensuring accurate and recognizable platform logos. Options include:

• Icons with text: Add icons to the left of button text in any style
• Icons-only: Show only icons in circular or square buttons
• Smart tooltips: Platform names appear when hovering over any button
• Responsive: Icons automatically adapt to screen size

Yes, you can:

• Change the text to anything you want
• Choose the HTML element: h3, h4, h5, h6, or span
• Hide the title completely by leaving the text field empty
• Set separate titles for AI and Social groups

You have complete control:

• Before content: Buttons appear before the post text
• After content: Buttons appear after the post text
• Both positions: Buttons in both locations
• Disabled: Use only shortcode [ayudawp_share_buttons] Plus, you choose exactly which content types display buttons.

Absolutely. You can select from all post types registered in your WordPress:

• Posts, pages, WooCommerce products
• Custom Post Types (portfolios, testimonials, etc.)
• Complete per content type control

In Settings > Share Buttons & AI-powered Summaries you'll find:

• Default prompt: Pre-optimized for best results with citation
• Custom text field: Add personalized text to all AI prompts
• X handle: Configure automatic mentions in social shares
• The plugin automatically adds your content URL as source

We continuously monitor and update all AI links to ensure they work correctly. The plugin receives regular updates to maintain compatibility.

Yes, with the shortcode you can display only the buttons you want: [ayudawp_share_buttons buttons="claude,chatgpt,deepseek,twitter,mastodon,threads"]

Yes. The plugin does not collect any personal user data. The analytics system only records anonymous click events — platform name, post ID, and date — with no user identification, IP address, or session data stored at any point. Analytics data is retained in your own database for as long as you keep the plugin active. If you uninstall the plugin with the "Delete all plugin data" option enabled, all analytics records are permanently removed along with the rest of the plugin data.

Google AI has direct integration:

• Clicking the button opens Google's AI Mode with your prompt
• The AI automatically processes the prompt and shows results
• Works in most countries where AI Mode is available

LINE is extremely popular in Asian markets (Japan, Taiwan, Thailand). The plugin allows sharing your content directly to LINE, helping you reach millions of users in these regions.

Google AI Mode has a default behavior of responding in English regardless of browser or site language. To get responses in your preferred language, add a custom instruction in the plugin settings. Go to Settings > Share Buttons & AI-powered Summaries > "Custom text in prompts" and add: Deliver the response in Spanish (or your preferred language) This instruction will be added to all AI prompts, ensuring responses match your language preference.

Gemini has a special behavior:

• Clicking the button automatically copies the prompt to clipboard
• Opens Gemini in a new tab
• User can paste the prompt directly and get the summary

DeepSeek and Copilot work the same way as Gemini:

• Clicking the button automatically copies the prompt to clipboard
• A notification appears confirming the copy
• The platform opens in a new tab
• User can paste the prompt with Ctrl+V and get the summary This approach is used because these platforms don't support URL parameters for prompts. Meta AI and Qwen used to work this way. Now they accept the prompt in the address, like Claude or ChatGPT, so their buttons open with the prompt already written. The list is checked on every release, because platforms add and remove this support over time.

The inline block is inserted before or after the post content and scrolls away with it. The floating bar stays pinned to the viewport while the reader scrolls: on the left edge, the right edge or along the bottom, always as icons. It shows the same buttons you enabled, in the same order. You can use both at once, or only the bar: untick every destination under "Where the buttons appear" and turn the bar on with its own destinations. Three options control how intrusive it is: showing it only while the reader scrolls down, hiding it on phones (the default), and standing aside on pages where the inline block is already showing. On phones the side positions turn into a bottom strip, because a vertical column would eat the reading area. Its CSS and JavaScript live in separate files that are only loaded on pages where the bar is shown, so a site with the bar off downloads nothing extra.

It reduces how much room the buttons take on a phone screen, and only there: the desktop layout is untouched. There are two shapes. "A single Share button" hides the whole block behind one button that opens it. "A few buttons plus a More button" keeps the first two to five visible (you choose how many) and puts the rest behind More. The visible ones are the first in the order you set by dragging the platforms in the settings, so put the ones that matter at the top of their group. Everything is rendered by the server and only shown or hidden with CSS, so it works with page caching and the buttons are in the page for search engines either way.

"Copy link" copies the post address to the clipboard and confirms it on screen. "Share" hands the post to your device own share sheet, which is where WhatsApp, Signal, Instagram, Messages or AirDrop appear — anything installed on the device, without a button per app. The Share button is only rendered where the browser supports it (most mobile browsers, Safari and Chrome on desktop), so visitors on a browser without it never see a button that does nothing. Both count in the analytics like any other button.

It opens the Google tool where a reader marks your site as a preferred source, so your stories show up more for them in Top Stories.

• It is a plain link: nothing loads from Google until someone clicks it.
• Analytics counts its clicks and, in the platforms table, lists the posts they came from. Google does not show you this anywhere.
• It is off until you tick it, under Google in the button list.
• It is not shown if your site lives in a subfolder or asks search engines not to index it, because Google cannot list those. The settings screen tells you when that happens.

Yes. Under the button list, choose where it goes:

• With the social networks, like any other button.
• In a section of its own, at the end of the block, with a title of your choice or a thin line above it.
• Outside the block: it leaves the block and the floating bar, and shows only where you place it.

With UTM tagging on, the address that travels to each platform carries utm_source with the platform name, utm_medium with social, ai or share, and the campaign name if you filled one in. That lets your analytics tool separate visits coming back from a share button from the rest of the referral traffic. It is off by default, because many analytics setups already group referrals the way their owners want.

Yes, it's compatible with:

• Gutenberg (WordPress block editor)
• Elementor, Beaver Builder, Divi
• Any page builder that respects WordPress hooks
• Manual insertion via shortcode works everywhere

Yes, set automatic insertion to "Disabled" in settings and use only the shortcode [ayudawp_share_buttons] where you want buttons to appear.

By default, your settings are preserved even after uninstalling. However, you can enable the "Delete all plugin data when plugin is deleted" option in the Data cleanup section if you want automatic cleanup. This will also delete all analytics data stored in the database.

The plugin detects and integrates with:

• Yoast SEO
• Rank Math
• All in One SEO
• SEOPress
• The SEO Framework
• Visibility When enabled, buttons will automatically be hidden on content marked as noindex in any of these plugins. With Visibility, both the per-post noindex and its bulk per-content-type rules (with their per-post exceptions) are respected.