Title: Machete Social Share Block
Author: Nilo Velez
Published: <strong>Werurwe 20, 2026</strong>
Last modified: Werurwe 20, 2026

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# Machete Social Share Block

 By [Nilo Velez](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nilovelez/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/machete-share-block.0.1.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://kin.wordpress.org/plugins/machete-share-block/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://kin.wordpress.org/plugins/machete-share-block/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://kin.wordpress.org/plugins/machete-share-block/#installation)
 * [Development](https://kin.wordpress.org/plugins/machete-share-block/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/machete-share-block/)

## Description

Social Share Block adds a customizable row of social sharing buttons to any post,
page, or site editor template. Each button links directly to the corresponding network’s
share dialog using the canonical URL of the current page.

**Features:**

 * Toggle each social network on or off: Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, WhatsApp,
   and Pinterest.
 * Inline SVG icons for crisp rendering at any size — no external icon fonts required.
 * Adjustable icon size (16–64 px) and button spacing (0–40 px) via the block inspector.
 * Automatic canonical URL detection: uses Yoast SEO or Rank Math canonical meta
   when available, falling back to the WordPress permalink.
 * All share links open in a new window with `rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"`
   for security.
 * Works everywhere: posts, pages, and Full Site Editor templates or template parts.
 * Live preview in the editor so you see exactly what visitors will see.

## Blocks

This plugin provides 1 block.

 *   Social Share Block A social sharing block with toggleable networks, inline 
   SVG icons, and automatic canonical URL detection.

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/machete-share-block` directory,
    or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
 3. Insert the “Social Share Block” from the block inserter in the editor.

## FAQ

### How does the block determine the share URL?

It first checks for a canonical URL set by Yoast SEO or Rank Math. If neither is
available it falls back to the standard WordPress permalink of the current post 
or page.

### Can I use this in the Site Editor?

Yes. The block works in posts, pages, and any Full Site Editor template or template
part.

### Does it load external scripts or stylesheets?

No. All icons are inline SVGs and all styles are bundled with the block. There are
no third-party requests.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Machete Social Share Block” is open source software. The following people have 
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Nilo Velez ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nilovelez/)

“Machete Social Share Block” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/machete-share-block/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Machete Social Share Block” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/machete-share-block)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/machete-share-block/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/machete-share-block/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/machete-share-block/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/machete-share-block/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.1.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **0.1.0**
 *  Last updated **2 months ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.4 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/machete-share-block/) and [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/machete-share-block/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/machete-share-block)
 * Tags
 * [block](https://kin.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/block/)[share](https://kin.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/share/)
   [sharing](https://kin.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sharing/)[social](https://kin.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/social/)
   [social media](https://kin.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/social-media/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://kin.wordpress.org/plugins/machete-share-block/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Nilo Velez ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nilovelez/)

## Support

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