TechGasp Social Master
Social Master is a light weight and shiny clean code wordpress plugin WIDGET that you need to boost your wordpress social engagement, attracting new users, visits or sales. Social Master replaces a bunch of extensions…
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TechGasp Social Master shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 40+ sites, is rated 4.1/5 and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (40+ active installs)
- No update in 5 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.7 (latest is 7.1)
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Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 from 13 reviews
About TechGasp Social Master
From the official readme · v5.1.4Description
Social Master is a light weight and shiny clean code wordpress plugin WIDGET that you need to boost your wordpress social engagement, attracting new users, visits or sales. Social Master replaces a bunch of extensions keeping your wordpress website code clean and with fast page loading times because it makes NO use of Javascipt or Ajax.
Built-in html5 and iframe, Social Master combines all major social networks sharing tools, Facebook Like and Send, Twitter Follow and Re-Tweet, Google + plus, Tumblr Follow, LinkedIn Share, Pinterest “pin it” Share, View on Instagram, Youtube Subscribe, StumbleUpon Share, MySpace Share, Buffer Share, Soundcloud, Spotify, Reverbnation, Feedly, Digg Share and Reddit Share, with more social networks coming in future updates.
The plugin is packed with many display options, in fact you can decide what buttons to show in the frontend and also the bubble per button that displays the number of social sharing. It will give your website or blog the needed social sharing viral boost while making your content look like a professional.
Main Features: Must have viral share plugin – Asynchronous Load – Built-in html5- No Javascript – Facebook Like and Send, double punch action (adds facebook “og” properties to your theme if needed, og:site_name, og:type, og:url, og:title, og:description, og:image) – Twitter Follow and Tweet – Google Plus – Tumbrl – Buffer – LinkedIn – Pinterest – Instagram – Youtube – StumbleUpon – MySpace – Reddit – Digg – Soundcloud – Spotify – Reverbnation – Feedly – Shortcode Framework ready, to publish inside pages and post
Social Master is currently the only plugin where users can decide which social network buttons to show and their order, yes you can order the buttons according to your social network priorities
Social Master is the WordPress social sharing Supreme widget
IMPORTANT: Errors and conflicts free. NO JAVASCRIPT or AJAX
LITE Version Contains
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Display, Hide or Change any Widget Title
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Social Master Basic Fast Loading Widget
- Activate Horizontal Display, otherwise Vertical Display
- Facebook Like Button
- Facebook Send Button
- Twitter Follow Button
- Tweet Button
- Google Plus Button
ADVANCED Version Contains
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Display, Hide or Change any Widget Title
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Social Master Basic Fast Loading Widget
- Activate Horizontal Display, otherwise Vertical Display
- Facebook Like Button
- Facebook Send Button
- Twitter Follow Button
- Tweet Button
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Google Plus Button
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Social Master Advanced Widget
- Activate Horizontal Display, otherwise Vertical Display
- Selectable Button Display
- Selectable Button Order Display
- Facebook Like Button
- Facebook Send Button
- Twitter Follow Button
- Tweet Button
- Google + Plus Button
- Tumblr Share Button
- Buffer Share Button
- LinkedIn Button
- Pinterest “pin it” Button
- View on Instagram Button
- Youtube Subscribe Button
- Soundcloud Profile Button
- Reverbnation Profile Button
- Spotify Profile Button
- Feedly Button
- StumbleUpon Button
- MySpace Button
- Digg Button
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Reddit Button
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TechGasp Shortcode Framework v5
- Universal Shortcode for all pages and posts, same Shortcode applies to all pages and posts. Option to Automatically add the shortcode to all pages and posts or manually add the pre-built shortcode individually per page or post. Option to automatically only show the shortcode in Posts and not Pages. Option to Automatically show the shortcode After the Title or After the Content.
- Individual Shortcode for each page or post, individual customized shortcode per page or post
- Shortcodes allow you to professionally display your plugin inside pages and posts maintaining fast page load times and excellent Google SEO
- Advanced Version Link
ONLINE DEMO
- Right of the page, sidebar widget
- Inside the post, with shortcode framework
- Demo Link
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- For professional wordpress websites
- Tested for fast page load times and SEO
- Errors and conflicts free. NO JAVASCRIPT or AJAX
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Installation
- Use the WordPress Installer, Updater
- Activate in the “Plugins” admin panel
- Visit the “Widget Page | Social Master Widgets” to configure widgets settings and your template widget positions
- Social Master Documentation
Frequently asked questions
Facebook Like and Send Button Fly-out Not Showing or Being Cut
This is an issue related to your template. Can be fixed by changing your template style.css and allow overflow:visible to the widget area where you want to show the plugin.
Issues with buttons display
Please update to latest version. Up-to-date API’s are available
Where are all widgets?
Advanced Version Add-ons contains all widgets Advanced Version Link
Insert Shortcode in Pages or Posts
Advanced Version Add-ons contain the shortcode framework v5 Includes the universal shortcode that can be applied to all pages or posts. Includes the infinite, re-usable individual shortcodes that can be used in any page or post. Advanced Version Link
What’s this Shortcode Framework v5
It’s a framework developed by TechGasp and built upon wordpress marvellous resources. Allows users to quickly and easily display plugins or widgets inside their pages and posts. It’s available in all TechGasp advanced version plugins. Lite versions plugins do not include shortcode framework v5 About Shortcode Framework v5
Need More Help
Social Master Documentation Support
Changelog
IMPORTANT Upgrade to new TechGasp Plugin Framework v5
5.1.4
- New api and options
- Clean up and speed up
- Fixing updater
5.1.3
- Removing social buttons in Universal Shortcodes from excerpts pages since it loads much faster
5.1.2
- Several fixes
- Wp security fixes
- Speed up and improvements
5.1.1
- Fixing sanatize fields
- adding nonces to fields
5.1.0
- Branding and Trademarking compliance
- Widgets and other API improvements
- TechGasp Framework 5.1
- Updater upgrade
- Shortcodes re-designed to framework 5.1
- Infinite re-usable shortcodes per pages and posts
- WordPress 5.X
- PHP 7.2 Ready
5.0
- Version 5.0 contained 15 releases (5.0 to 5.0.15) please view changelog online
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FAQ
TechGasp Social Master: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 20, 2026
Is TechGasp Social Master free?
Yes. TechGasp Social Master is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is TechGasp Social Master safe to use in 2026?
TechGasp Social Master shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 40+ sites, is rated 4.1/5 and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
How many websites use TechGasp Social Master?
TechGasp Social Master is active on 40+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 28,198 times since it launched in May 2013. It was downloaded 73 times in the last 30 days.
Does TechGasp Social Master work with WordPress 7.1?
TechGasp Social Master is officially tested up to WordPress 5.7.20, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was TechGasp Social Master last updated?
The latest version, 5.1.4, was released on March 11, 2021 (6 years ago).
Who makes TechGasp Social Master?
TechGasp Social Master is developed and maintained by TechGasp.
What are the best alternatives to TechGasp Social Master?
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