Activity Link Preview For BuddyPress vs Buttonizer – Social Media Share Buttons, Social Icons, & Social Feeds

Activity Link Preview For BuddyPress turns a plain URL into a rich card. When a member pastes a link into the activity composer or a comment, the plugin reads the page, pulls a title, description and image, and shows a preview card before they post. Saved previews render server-side, so they still display when JavaScript is off. It needs BuddyPress or BuddyBoss Platform active. There is no settings page: previews work as soon as you activate the plugin, and developers can change behaviour through filters. What you get Rich previews as members type * Detects URLs as they are typed or pasted into the activity form. * Shows title, description and a featured image in a card the member can review before posting. * Multiple image selection: when a page offers several images, prev and next buttons let the member pick one, with an “Image X of Y” counter. * The preview clears itself when the URL is removed from the composer, and blocked or invalid URLs show an inline error instead of failing quietly. Internal member and group cards, with no HTTP request * Sharing a link to a member profile on your own site (/members/username/) builds a card from your database: display name, the XProfile About text, and the member’s avatar. * Sharing a link to a group (/groups/group-slug/) builds a card with the group name, description and group avatar. * Because this reads locally, there is no self-request and no external fetch, which keeps busy sites fast. Comments and embeds * Link previews work in activity comments and replies, not just top-level posts. * Native embeds for Twitter/X and Facebook. * Inline video and rich embeds via WordPress oEmbed (YouTube, Vimeo and other providers WordPress supports). * Short URLs (bit.ly, tinyurl and similar) are resolved to the real destination before the preview is built. Fast and safe by default * Per-URL caching, plus 15-minute negative caching so a slow or unreachable link is not retried on every render. * Comment rendering never fetches remote URLs, so a dead link cannot delay a page load. * SSRF protection blocks localhost, private and reserved IP ranges, and re-validates redirect targets. * Nonce verification, logged-in-only parsing, and sanitized and escaped output. Works alongside your platform * On BuddyBoss Platform with its own link preview enabled, this plugin stands down so you never get two cards on one post. * On Youzify with its wall URL preview enabled, it does the same. * Preview data is included in the BuddyPress REST API activity response. Developer friendly * bp_activity_link_preview_load_assets – control which pages load the CSS, JS and social SDKs. * bp_activity_parse_url_preview – filter the preview data returned by the parse endpoint. * bp_activity_link_parse_url – filter the parsed result before it is returned. * bp_activity_link_parse_url_shorten_url_provider – add or remove short-URL providers to resolve. * bp_oembed_discover_support – opt in to oEmbed discovery for unknown providers. * bp_activity_link_preview_enable_comments – turn preview handling in activity comments on or off. Perfect For BuddyPress and BuddyBoss communities where members share articles, videos and news Groups that use the activity stream as a reading or link-sharing feed Communities that link internally to member profiles and groups Any activity stream that currently shows bare, unclickable-looking URLs Premium Support Our support team can help with setup, theme compatibility and troubleshooting. Reach us through the links below. Documentation Documentation and Support – Setup walkthrough and usage guides for every Wbcom plugin Translations English (default) Ready for translation in your language with the included POT file RTL language support included Links Plugin Homepage Documentation Support Request Features Compatibility WordPress 6.5 and higher PHP 8.0 and higher BuddyPress 6.0+ or BuddyBoss Platform (required – the plugin deactivates itself if neither is active) Tested with popular themes including BuddyX, Reign and Youzify What’s New in 1.7.4 A performance and security pass. Plugin assets and the Twitter and Facebook SDKs now load only in activity contexts instead of on every page. Failed link lookups are cached for 15 minutes and comment rendering never fetches remote URLs, so slow links no longer hold up a page. Blocked or invalid URLs now report the problem in the composer, scraped titles and descriptions are sanitized before saving, and short-URL resolution re-validates its redirect target against the SSRF guard. Third-Party Services This plugin renders native Twitter/X and Facebook embeds. Those embeds can only be rendered by each network’s own script, so the plugin loads that script directly from the network: Twitter/X widgets.js, loaded from platform.twitter.com. Terms of service: https://twitter.com/en/tos – Privacy policy: https://twitter.com/en/privacy Facebook SDK, loaded from connect.facebook.net. Terms of service: https://www.facebook.com/terms.php – Privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/ These scripts load only on BuddyPress activity screens (the activity directory, member activity and group screens), never site-wide. On those screens they load whether or not a Twitter or Facebook link is actually present, so the visitor’s browser contacts Twitter and Facebook on every activity page view. Those services can therefore see the visitor’s IP address, user agent and referring page, and may set their own cookies. If your site needs to avoid that (for example to satisfy a consent requirement), use the bp_activity_link_preview_load_assets filter to stop the assets loading: add_filter( 'bp_activity_link_preview_load_assets', '__return_false' ); No data is sent to Wbcom Designs, and the plugin itself collects nothing. More Free Tools from Wbcom Designs Rich link previews make your activity stream worth reading, but a stream is only one part of a community. These other free tools from Wbcom Designs fill in the rest of the space your members spend time in, from the theme and social network itself to forums, media, events, gamification, directories, jobs, and courses. BuddyX – A free, fast community theme for BuddyPress, BuddyBoss and PeepSo with a modern layout and dark mode. BuddyNext – Stand up a complete WordPress community with activity streams, member spaces, profiles, direct messaging, and built-in moderation. Jetonomy – Add forums, question-and-answer boards, and idea spaces that stay tidy through trust-based auto-moderation even past 100,000 topics. Mediaverse – Let members build photo and video albums, react, follow each other, and message privately while AI moderation keeps things clean. Eventonomy – Run community events with RSVPs, calendars, and front-end submissions. WB Gamification – Reward members with points, badges, and leaderboards to keep engagement high. Listora – Publish searchable directories across ten listing types with reviews, maps, and member-submitted entries from the front end. WP Career Board – Add a job board with front-end listings, applications, and employer profiles. Learnomy – Build and sell online courses, auto-grade quizzes, collect payments, and award certificates when learners finish.

This plugin was formerly known as “Widget for Social Page Feeds”. Buttonizer is a powerful platform to create floating social media icons, sticky social sharing buttons, Facebook feeds, and popups for your WordPress site. Choose from many options, including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Click to Chat, Call, Email, SMS and the list goes on! Choose from over 40 social media icons, social share buttons, click actions, and chat buttons Over 2,000 Font Awesome icons you can choose from Build unlimited single or multiple floating share buttons or social media icons Smart filters like show on scroll, device, specific pages and specific times Create high-converting floating menus (see screenshots below) Analytics dashboard to see all interactions, leads and conversions Lightweight Facebook page feeds for your WordPress side bar Popup Builder with dozens of professionally designed marketing popups Fully integrated live chat widget via Formilla to keep users on your website Watch the video below to learn how easy it is to add Buttonizer floating social media icons, sticky social share buttons, and popups to your website: Social Icons, Share Buttons, and Click-to-Chat options 🚀 Social Media Icons and Social Sharing buttons Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram TikTok WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Email Telegram VKontakte Waze LINE Behance Reddit Tumblr Weibo Browser share menu Facebook Feeds Embed your feed as a Block or Widget Re-use feeds on any pages or posts Supports shortcodes WhatsApp Chat. Add your phone number, your picture, and create a custom message to personalize the experience for your visitors. Integrates with WhatsApp business. WhatsApp Chat Widget Click to Call Click to Email Click to SMS Web URL Click to Chat Formilla Chat Widget (directly integrated into new accounts) Facebook Messenger Chat Widget (with popup) WhatsApp Chat Widget (with popup) Telegram (with popup) X (Twitter) Direct Message Slack Microsoft Teams Snapchat Signal LINE WeChat Viber Join Signal group Open pop-up Formilla Popups (directly integrated into new accounts) Poptin Elementor Popup Popup Maker WP Popups Scroll options Scroll to section Back to top Scroll to bottom Previous page Google Maps Button (route navigation) Download PDF Button Print page Copy page URL Contact form Contact form Webhook support (PRO) Iframe Widget (PRO) Add custom JavaScript code (PRO) STYLING OPTIONS 💎 With Buttonizer you can customize almost everything. Create a floating text social share button (without icon), floating text social media button with icon or only a floating button with an icon. Over 2,000 available icons via Font Awesome Import and export your button templates easily (very nice if you have multiple websites) Change the position of your button Import and export button templates Button and interaction color Border radius Icon, size and interaction color Add label to the floating action button (optional) Change label text color and background color Change font-size and label border radius Show label only on mobile phones, desktop or both Add your own custom background image Add a custom CSS class and ID to each button for extra CSS or JavaScript control Create floating social media icons and social sharing menus With Buttonizer it is possible to add multiple floating action buttons to one position. In that case all floating buttons are hidden in one button menu. The moment a visitor clicks on your Floating Action Button it will pop all specific buttons you’ve set for that page. Please take a look at the screenshots below to see powerful examples of different floating menus / sticky menus. Default action – Opens the floating menu and puts the buttons on top of each other Pop – Same as the default action but with a more active motion Corner circle – Open buttons in quarter circle Square – Show all buttons on top of each other at the same time (sticky buttons on the side of your website) Embed a Facebook Feed on any page or post One of the most popular plugins for Facebook page feeds embedded in your WordPress sidebar. Facebook Feeds are 100% free with no limitations. Lightweight & easy to configure Add your Facebook page URL as an embedded block or widget Re-use feeds on any pages or posts Supports Shortcodes Configuration options like show/hide posts from timeline, show/hide cover, show/hide profile photos, show small header, width options, language selection, and custom CSS. Watch our video tutorial How to create a Facebook Feed Example use cases for Buttonizer Increase engagement using social sharing buttons. Buttonizer supports all the well known social sharing buttons. Increase social media engagement with one-click social sharing buttons from any page on your site. Boost your social media following. Include all your social media icons/channels as floating buttons anywhere on your website, or in your header, footer, right-rail, etc. Ensure visitors follow you across all your social channels so you’re able to engage with them wherever they are. The Buttonizer advantage. Buttonizer gives you the ability to manage different chat options at the same time. Each visitor is unique, and has a different communication preference. When you let your visitors chat with you using chat apps like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, etc, they have the freedom of chatting with you however they prefer, which increases engagement with your website. Launch your favorite live chat. While Formilla Live Chat comes directly integrated, you can use JavaScript as one of your click actions to launch any other live chat product such as Hubspot, Tawk.to, Tidio, Chatra, Zoho, Zendesk, LiveChat, Crisp, Intercom and JivoChat. Connect with your visitors on WhatsApp Business. Connect WhatsApp Business to your site. Your visitors can start chatting with you on WhatsApp Business. You can create multiple different WhatsApp buttons for different departments or categories on your website to route chats to the proper staff. Setup different floating buttons on mobile and desktop. Show different chat buttons depending on the device your visitor is using. For example, show a Call Now and WhatsApp button on mobile and a contact form, email and URL on desktop. Add Click-to-call button. Show a phone icon and let your visitors click to call you. You can show different local phone numbers based on page URL or available days and hours. Show different action buttons for different pages. You can use this feature to show separate widgets for different products on your website, show different buttons based on URL for WPML or multi-language sites, display different channels for your landing pages, and more. Filter your buttons (show or hide on devices, different pages, during certain hours, etc.) Choose whenever your buttons are visible on desktop or mobile devices, different pages or under specific page rule conditions. You can even control if buttons should only display to logged in users, or during certain office hours. For example, you may want to show a Click-to-Call button and WhatsApp Chat button during office hours, but automatically show a custom Contact Form or A.I. Chatbot outside of your business hours. Show/hide button on desktop or mobile devices Show/hide when page rules are true (PRO): Select single page Select categories / tags When URL contains … Show/hide when the user has a specific role Show/hide on a custom time schedule (PRO) Choose the start and end date (optional) Select the days of the week Select at what time the button is visible or hidden for each day of the week Exclude dates So many features! Track all your click actions in Google Analytics Import extra font-awesome libraries Drag and drop your buttons on the UI Auto-save and revert changes A very active community Add an unlimited number of social icons or share buttons Show buttons on scroll Show buttons after X seconds Use any position placement Advanced JavaScript API Buttonizer is equipped with an advanced Free JavaScript API which you can use to interact with your Buttonizer menus. Trigger custom functions on particular events or just open the menu when clicking a button on your site. It’s enabled instantly and can be used out of the box! Open menu event Close menu event Fire an action after initialization Fire an action after opening/closing menus View menu states and quick functions Over 6 event hooks available And much more Curious? Learn how to use the API. Live Chat, Chatbots, and Popups via Formilla Buttonizer accounts get Formilla accounts integrated automatically. Both products are managed by the same team, so that means you get access to awesome features such as: Unlimited Live Chats (free): Chat with your visitors while they’re on your website with our embedded widget; no need to send users to another browser tab! Mobile Apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android Devices (free): Chat via your mobile device or tablet by using our iPhone/iPad or Android apps! Desktop Apps for Windows & Mac machines (free): Chat via our dedicated desktop apps instead of our web dashboard to get online even faster. Custom Branding, Colors, & Themes (free): Customize your chat widgets to match your site’s brand. Change the color of the chat button/widget, chat message and font color, backgrounds, etc. Upload your own online and offline live chat images to use in your header, footer, etc. to encourage customers to live chat! Multi-Language Support and Custom Text (free): Customize the text of your chat button/widget in any language of your choice! Easily customize the English text or modify it to read in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, Polish, Chinese, Indonesian, and many more! Popup Builder (free with tiered limits): Popup Builder with dozens of professionally designed marketing popups. Multiple popup types including lightbox/modals, corner widgets, and website bars. Announce a special sale, offer a coupon code, or market virtually anything to your visitors. Real-time Visitor Monitoring: See the number of active visitors on your website in real-time, including the buttons they click! View the visitor’s country, recently viewed web pages, referring site (e.g. did they come from a Google search, etc.), are they new vs. returning, IP address, OS in use (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, etc.), browser, and more. Live Chat visitor monitoring is a paid feature and comes with our Premium package. A.I. Chatbots: A.I. Chatbots leverage ChatGPT’s incredible Artificial Intelligence technology to dramatically reduce support time. Chatbots can automatically respond to common visitor questions around the clock (paid feature add-on). Check out our ChatGPT Chatbots tutorial to learn more. Custom Chatbots: Chatbots work around the clock to automatically qualify leads, book meetings, and provide information about your products or services to customers, even without having to chat with a live person! Chatbots can be added to any Premium package as a paid feature add-on. Check out our Custom Chatbots tutorial to learn more. Proactive Chat: Enable proactive chat to trigger automatically after a defined number of seconds (Premium packages). You can also configure a chatbot to do the same, with even more control over the user flow. For example, a chatbot can proactively popup to engage visitors and qualify them as leads before speaking with a live agent. This works with multiple types of custom chatbots you can create for your business. One more thing! Need support or have a question? Check our Community and our knowledge base! Would you like private support? Create a private support ticket here. Buttonizer works great with all themes and page builders including Divi, Elementor, WPBakery, Visual Composer, WPBakery, Beaver, SiteOrigin, Gutenberg, Oxygen, WooCommerce, Zion and more