Skype's share button makes it simple for visitors to share your content directly through the popular communication app. As WordPress experts with years of hands-on experience helping site owners enhance social sharing, we'll guide you through adding it seamlessly—using a plugin or manual code.
First, install and activate the Skype Share Button plugin (check our beginner's guide to installing WordPress plugins).
Head to Settings » Skype Share Button to configure it.
Enable the button by checking the box. Choose from sizes like large share, small share, circle icon, or square icon. Select placement: top of posts, below posts, or both.
The plugin auto-detects your site's language, but you can set it manually if needed. Click Save Changes.
Visit your site to see the button live.
For custom control, add it directly to your theme. Start by enqueueing this script in your theme's functions.php or editing header.php properly:
/* Place this code in the head section of your HTML file */
(function(r, d, s) {
r.loadSkypeWebSdkAsync = r.loadSkypeWebSdkAsync || function(p) {
var js, sjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];
if (d.getElementById(p.id)) return;
js = d.createElement(s);
js.id = p.id;
js.src = p.scriptToLoad;
js.onload = p.callback;
sjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, sjs);
};
var p = {
scriptToLoad: 'https://swx.cdn.skype.com/shared/v/latest/skypewebsdk.js',
id: 'skype_web_sdk'
};
r.loadSkypeWebSdkAsync(p);
})(window, document, 'script');Then, in single.php, loop.php, index.php, page.php, category.php, or archive.php inside the post loop, add:
<div class="skype-button" data-style="large" data-lang="en"></div>
Customize data-style to "large", "small", "circle", or "square". Adjust data-lang for your language. This shares the post URL with its title as the message.
This method has helped countless sites boost engagement. For more, see our guide on adding selectable phone numbers for smartphones in WordPress.
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