Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress for WordPress Plugin Directory
By topdevs.net
Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress is a WordPress app, with a 5.0 average rating from 1 reviews, as of July 9, 2026.
Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by topdevs.net. With a rating of 5.0★ from 1 reviews.
AppRanks verdict
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Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Twitter category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 1 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (5.0★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by topdevs.net — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (1) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress works
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Simple X Buttons adds X (Twitter) buttons to your WordPress posts and pages — the right way.
Why not use X’s official embed buttons? X’s embed infrastructure (platform.twitter.com/widgets.js) has been unreliable since 2023, hitting HTTP 429 rate limits at scale and causing embeds to fail silently or load slowly. X has not committed to fixing this.
This plugin takes a different approach entirely.
What are X Web Intents? Web Intents are plain URLs provided by X for sharing, following, mentioning, and more. They open a lightweight native X popup — no JavaScript SDK, no third-party cookies, no external scripts loaded on page load. You click, a popup opens, done.
That means:
No API key required — zero setup friction
No external scripts — nothing loads until the user clicks
No rate limits — static URLs, no API calls
GDPR-friendly — no cookies or tracking on page load
Fast — the plugin CSS is ~1 KB, loaded only when a button is on the page
Four button types
Share — opens X compose pre-filled with the post title, permalink, hashtags, and via handle
Follow — opens X’s native follow dialog for your account
Mention — opens X compose pre-filled with @yourhandle so visitors can tweet at you
Hashtag — opens X compose pre-filled with #yourtag; optionally pulls in the post’s own tags automatically
Features
Auto-insert before and/or after post content — choose which buttons and which post types per placement
Per-placement button control — show Share on all posts, Follow only on certain post types, etc.
Post tags as hashtags — Share and Hashtag buttons can automatically pull the post’s tags (capped at 5 to keep tweets writable)
4 Gutenberg blocks — X Share, Follow, Mention, and Hashtag blocks with live editor previews
4 Shortcodes — [sxb-share], [sxb-follow], [sxb-mention], [sxb-hashtag]
Template tags — sxb_share_button() and sxb_button_bar() for theme developers
Three button styles — Dark, Outline, Ghost
Popup or new-tab intent window
Integration Four ways to add buttons to your site:
Auto-insert (recommended): Enable a placement in Settings → Simple X Buttons. Buttons appear automatically on every matching post type.
Shortcode: [sxb-share], [sxb-follow handle="yourhandle"], [sxb-mention handle="yourhandle"], [sxb-hashtag tag="travel"] anywhere in content.
Block: Search for “X Share Button”, “X Follow Button”, “X Mention Button”, or “X Hashtag Button” in the Gutenberg block inserter.
Template tag: <?php sxb_share_button(); ?> or <?php sxb_button_bar(); ?> in theme templates.
Compatibility
WordPress 5.8 or higher
PHP 7.2 or higher
No API key required
No external JavaScript loaded on page load
Works with any theme
Category rankings
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Competitors & alternatives
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Frequently asked questions
What is Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress?
Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 5.0-star rating from 1 merchant review, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on a daily refresh cycle. It is listed under the Twitter category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by topdevs.net.
Who uses Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress?
Currently around 90 active stores have installed Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Twitter category on WordPress.