Why Avoid Social Share Plugins?

Social media plugins are notorious for slowing down websites. They often load heavy JavaScript libraries, tracking scripts, and external font files just to display a few simple icons.

By using the method below, you use standard HTML links (<a href="...">) that open the official sharing pages of each platform. This has zero impact on your page load speed.

How the “Share URLs” Work

Every social platform has a specific URL endpoint that accepts parameters. For example:

• Facebook: sharer.php?u=[URL]
• X (Twitter): tweet?url=[URL]&text=[TEXT]
• WhatsApp: send?text=[TEXT]%20[URL]
• Reddit: submit?url=[URL]

Our generator automatically inserts a small piece of JavaScript to dynamically grab your current page’s URL (window.location.href) and title (document.title), so you don’t have to manually update the code for every blog post.

The “Popup” Effect

To prevent users from leaving your site completely when they click “Share”, the generated code includes a small onclick handler. This opens the share dialog in a smaller popup window, keeping your website open in the background.