Boost Sharing (PRO)
Customize or Disable Sharing on a Single Post (PRO)
Need to switch sharing off on a single landing page, or give one post a custom share title and image? Social Linkz PRO adds a Social Linkz meta box to the post editor that overrides your global settings for that post only. From it you can hide the inline buttons, the floating bar or highlight sharing on this post, and set a custom share title and image used in the share links. This page walks through each option.
PRO feature
Per-post sharing settings are a Social Linkz PRO feature, available since version 1.9.0. Global sharing settings live under Social Linkz → Settings; the per-post meta box overrides them for one post.
What is the Social Linkz meta box?
The Social Linkz meta box is a small panel in the post editor sidebar, titled Social Linkz, that holds per-post overrides. Anything you set there applies only to the post you are editing; your site-wide settings under Social Linkz → Settings stay unchanged. It appears on the post types where sharing is enabled.
How to hide share buttons on one post
Use the checkboxes in the meta box to turn specific placements off for this post:
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Hide the inline share buttons on this post | Removes the buttons Social Linkz adds inside the post content. |
| Hide the floating share bar on this post | Hides the floating share bar on this post only. |
| Turn off highlight sharing on this post | Disables highlight-to-share so no buttons appear when a reader selects text. |
- Open the post in the WordPress editor.
- Find the Social Linkz box in the sidebar.
- Tick the placements you want to hide on this post.
- Update the post.
This is the quickest way to keep a sales or landing page clean while leaving sharing on everywhere else.
How to set a custom share title and image
The meta box also lets you control what a post looks like when it is shared:
- In the Social Linkz box, fill in Share title to use text other than the post title in share links.
- In Share image ID, enter the media library attachment ID of the image you want shared. Leave it empty to use the post's featured image.
- Update the post.
Share title overrides the post title used in the share URL, and Share image sets the image passed to networks. If you leave the image empty, Social Linkz falls back to the featured image.
Pinterest uses these too
Pinterest pins built from this post use the same share image and share title. If no post-specific Pinterest image is set, it falls back to the share image you enter here.
Conclusion
The Social Linkz meta box gives you per-post control without touching global settings: hide the inline buttons, floating bar or highlight sharing on a single post, or set a custom Share title and Share image for how it looks when shared. Use it to strip sharing from landing pages and to fine-tune the title and image for your most important posts. To manage where buttons appear across the whole site, see the floating share bar and highlight-to-share guides.
FAQs
Do per-post settings override my global Social Linkz settings?
Yes. Anything set in the Social Linkz meta box applies to that single post and takes precedence over your site-wide settings for that post only.
How do I turn sharing off on just one landing page?
Open the page in the editor, find the Social Linkz meta box, and tick Hide the inline share buttons on this post (and the floating bar or highlight sharing if you use them), then update. Every other post keeps its buttons.
What image is used if I leave the Share image field empty?
Social Linkz uses the post's featured image when no share image is set in the meta box.
How do I choose a share image?
Enter the media library attachment ID of the image in the Share image ID field. The image must be an item in your media library.
Does the custom share title affect Pinterest?
Yes. Pinterest uses the share title and share image from this post, falling back to the post title and share image when no Pinterest-specific values are set.
Do I need Social Linkz PRO for per-post settings?
Yes. The per-post meta box is a PRO feature introduced in version 1.9.0.