Add share buttons to content pages

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Share-buttons is a skill that lets an AI agent add social share buttons to blog posts and articles. It follows a Share Claude Skill checklist, so the agent works through a defined set of steps rather than improvising. It applies to long-form content such as blog posts, news articles, and tutorials, and is less relevant for product pages, service pages, or home pages.

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Details

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What your AI can do with it

  • Adds social share buttons to blog posts and articles
  • Follows a Share Claude Skill checklist for consistent results
  • Works on long-form content like news articles and tutorials
  • Supports content distribution optimization tasks
  • Recognizes when a page is not a fit, such as product or home pages

Getting started

  1. Have an AI agent that can load skills.
  2. Add the share-buttons skill to the agent's available skills.
  3. Open or point the agent at the blog post or article you want to update.
  4. Ask the agent to add social share buttons; it will follow the Share Claude Skill checklist.

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by thedaviddias/front-end-checklist in skills/share-buttons/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Social sharing extends content reach organically — shared articles gain traffic, which can attract backlinks that do contribute to search rankings over time.

Quick Reference

  • Add sharing buttons to article and blog post pages to lower the friction for social distribution
  • Use privacy-friendly share buttons (no third-party scripts): construct share URLs manually
  • X (Twitter), LinkedIn, and Facebook share the vast majority of B2B and B2C content
  • Share buttons do not directly affect Google ranking but drive traffic that can result in backlinks

Check

On article and blog post pages, check for social sharing buttons or links. Verify they use the correct share URL format for each platform (X, LinkedIn, Facebook, WhatsApp). Check that share URLs pre-populate the article title and URL. Verify no heavy third-party share scripts are loaded.

Fix

Add share links constructed with platform share URLs (no third-party SDKs required). Use window.location.href or the page's canonical URL as the shared link. Include og:title and og:image so the shared link renders a rich preview.

Explain

Explain how social sharing contributes to content distribution and indirect SEO through traffic and backlinks, why privacy-friendly share links (no tracking scripts) are preferred, and which platforms matter most for a given content type.

Code Review

Review metadata generation, rendered HTML, structured data, and response headers related to Add share buttons to content pages. Flag exact routes or templates where search-facing output violates the rule, and describe how to verify the final page output.


For full implementation details, code examples, and framework-specific guidance, see references/rule.md.

Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/en/rules/seo/share-buttons

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Questions

What kinds of content is this skill for?
It applies to blog posts, news articles, tutorials, and other long-form content. It is less relevant for product pages, service pages, or home pages.
When should I use it?
Use it when optimizing content distribution, for example when you want share buttons added to an article.
Does the agent improvise the implementation?
No. The skill has the agent follow a Share Claude Skill checklist to add the buttons.
Advanced
Item type
skill
Key
share-buttons
Source
github.com/thedaviddias/front-end-checklist