Social sharing buttons - what to do with them in 2026?

Published by Vlasta about 7 hours ago.

The social networks buttons used to be a thing every web site needed to include 15 years ago and they are still around, but are they actually used? The focus of this blog post is on the large buttons shown on icon sets, cursor sets, and individual item pages.

The site currently includes buttons for sharing on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Bluesky. These are not the native buttons provided by those services, specifically to avoid tracking user activity on this site. Even so, they take up a fairly visible spot on the page. The original idea was to make it easier to share artwork, but it's not clear whether they actually help with that, or just draw attention away from the content and promote external platforms.

So I'd like to hear your opinion. Which of these options makes the most sense?

• Keep them as they are (large and visible) - they are useful for promoting and sharing the artwork.
• Move them to a less prominent spot - they can help with the promotion a bit.
• Remove them altogether - they are just visual clutter.

If you have a preference, let me know. If you've ever used them (or intentionally ignored them), that's also useful to know.

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Mr.RounakPramanick about 6 hours ago 0

Pitu waris