The EmDash alternative to AddToAny

Make sharing the obvious next step.

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Generates correct share URLs for Twitter/X, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Bluesky, and email on every publish. Renders as circular icon buttons - no JavaScript libraries, no tracking scripts, no 200KB payloads. Four variants. Looks right on day one.

npm install @plugdash/sharepost

beta GitHub

circle pill

This is the default. No configuration.

Setup

Install and register

npm install @plugdash/sharepost

import sharepost from "@plugdash/sharepost"
// in emdash plugins array:
sharepost({ via: "abhinavs" })

Add to your layout

import ShareButtons from "@plugdash/sharepost/ShareButtons.astro"

<ShareButtons post={post} />

After this, every published post has share URLs ready. Add the component once - every new post picks it up automatically.

It looks right. But it's yours to change.

Props

prop	type	default	description
`post`	`EmDash content item`		Required
`variant`	`"circle" \| "pill" \| "inline" \| "minimal"`	`"circle"`	Visual style
`platforms`	`array`	`["twitter","linkedin","bluesky"]`	Which networks to show

CSS custom properties

token	description
`--plugdash-share-gap`	Space between buttons
`--plugdash-share-padding`	Button padding
`--plugdash-share-radius`	Button radius

Components are intentionally simple. Copy src/ShareButtons.astro into your theme and modify freely - no upstream coupling.

Pairs well with

share and heart are two different signals. Most readers do one or the other. Give them both.

heartpost

alpha

The simplest signal readers can send. Show them you counted it.

npm install @plugdash/heartpost

readtime

beta

Readers decide in three seconds. Give them a reason to stay.

npm install @plugdash/readtime