Being able to engage your viewers is an important part of any website. One method that captures a reader’s attention is the pictures that are used in a blog post.
These seemingly insignificant add-ons have more power than we tend to give them credit for.
With popular sites like Pinterest, Facebook, and Twitter pushing the idea of visual social media, it’s important now more than ever to take advantage of ways to make your images easier to share.
One of the best ways to do that is to add Share Buttons as overlays to your images in order to both prompt shares and make it easy for your viewers to actually share them.
The easiest way to do this is by using a WordPress plugin. Below are a few options to help you get started.
1 Monarch by Elegant Themes
Monarch is a social sharing plugin created by the guys over at Elegant Themes.
It is a full-fledged social sharing tool with a ton of options and functions that you can utilize to help increase your social shares and connect with your audience.
One of the options built into the plugin is the Media Sharing Feature which adds a social button overlay to the images added to your post when someone hovers over them.
The plugin has over 20 social sharing buttons/sites to add including the most popular- Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
In order to get access to the plugin, you will have to sign up for the Developer Package which is $89. However, that price also opens the doors to the rest of what is in the Elegant Themes Market including all the themes and plugins which include their flagship theme, Divi.
2 Social Image Hover For WordPress
If you can’t swing $89 or you don’t want to join Elegant Themes, there are plenty of other options out there for adding button overlays your images.
One such option is the Social Image Hover for WordPress plugin that is available on CodeCanyon.
The plugin is only $16 and does everything you could want a plugin like this to do. The plugin is easy to configure and has the most popular sharing options to choose from. The fee is a one-time fee for a single license. If you need something that is simple and easy to use, then give this one a go.
3 SumoMe
Want a plugin that is completely free? Then you’re in luck. The SumoMe Plugin and its corresponding apps (add-ons) is a product of AppSumo.
SumoMe was created to help people generate more traffic, email subscribers, and social shares. After you download and activate the plugin, you’ll need to sign up for an account on SumoMe so that you can download the Image Sharer Addon.
Though there are some add-ons that require payment, the Image Sharer option is completely free and makes it easy to share your images across your social media channels. Aside from that one feature, the plugin has a ton of other free add-ons to help boost sign ups and increase interaction on your site.
4 Wrapping It Up
Adding share buttons to your images is a great way to increase shares and traffic on your site. If you’re on a tight budget, give SumoMe a try. Otherwise, the other options mentioned are sure to suit your fancy.
