Content only travels if people can pass it along, and the easiest way to make that happen is a clear row of share buttons right where the reader finishes. The Social Share widget for Elementor turns that small but decisive detail into a first-class design element. Instead of pasting a third-party script or settling for mismatched brand badges, you drop in one widget, choose your networks, and style the buttons to match the page. Sentio built the Elementor Social Share widget so publishers stop treating sharing as an afterthought and start designing it into the article.
What Is the Social Share Widget?
The Social Share widget is a configurable row of share buttons for Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, WhatsApp, Telegram, Reddit, email, and a one-click copy-link. You pick which networks appear and in what order, then decide whether each button shows an icon, a text label, or both. By default the widget shares the current page and its title, but you can override the shared URL and text for any layout — handy for demos, campaigns, or landing pages. Every button in the Elementor Social Share row is a real, accessible link with a proper label, so keyboard and screen-reader users get the same experience.
Key Features of the Social Share Widget
- Nine networks plus copy-link — Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, WhatsApp, Telegram, Reddit, and email, plus a copy-to-clipboard button that works anywhere.
- Official brand colors or a custom palette — render each button in its network’s real color, or apply your own background, text, and hover colors to match the brand.
- Icon, label, or both — with four button shapes (rounded, pill, circle, square) and hover animations like grow, slide-up, glow, and darken.
- Horizontal or vertical layouts — inline under a post, or a sticky rail down the side of the screen, with per-device alignment.
Why Use the Social Share Widget on Your Site?
Off-the-shelf share plugins tend to load heavy scripts and stamp their own look onto your design. The Elementor Social Share widget keeps the markup light and the styling entirely in your hands, so sharing feels native to the page. An independent news magazine can run icon-and-label buttons in a deep navy palette with a custom email subject line built in. A travel blog can use label-only pill buttons in a bold brand color, lead with Pinterest, and add a copy-link button for readers who share over messaging apps. A recipe site can show clean circular icons in each network’s official color with a subtle slide-up on hover. Same Elementor Social Share widget, three completely different share bars — and none of them require a line of custom CSS.
Getting Started With Social Share in Minutes
Install Sentio Addons, drop the Elementor Social Share widget onto any post or page, and open the Networks repeater. Add the networks you want, drag them into order, and choose a display mode — icon, label, or both. Pick a shape and a hover animation, then set the color mode to official brand colors or switch to custom and choose your own. If you are building a template, leave the share URL on automatic so it always points at the current post; for a one-off, set a custom URL and text. Save, preview, and your readers can share in a single tap.
See the Social Share Widget in Action
The widget page above this article shows three distinct examples built from the same widget: a navy news share bar with icon-and-label buttons, a pink travel-blog row of text pills with a copy-link button, and a recipe post’s circular icons in official brand colors. Each shares its own example URL and headline, so you can see exactly how the buttons behave across display modes, shapes, and color schemes.
Sharing is where good content earns its next reader. Use the Social Share widget for Elementor and you get fast, accessible, on-brand share buttons without bolting on a bloated plugin. Sentio Addons keeps building practical, design-system-friendly widgets like this because publishing teams need real tools, not toy components.