Changelog

Social Share plugin - v3.5.0 5 6

1 September 2026

Security: the helper plugin for update logging is only installed when the update server supplies a valid checksum for it, and only from the Joomill update server
Fix: the category blog view no longer renders a share block in the category description. That block came from the content events the blog layout fires for the category itself: the category was treated as an article, and the category id was looked up as an article id, so the buttons shared an unrelated article. The plugin now only responds to the com_content contexts whose subject really is a single article
Fix: the LinkedIn share summary no longer reads an undefined `text` property when the article record is loaded from the database in category and featured view
Change: the share buttons are no longer appended to the article text, introtext and fulltext. They are returned to the `onContentBeforeDisplay` and `onContentAfterDisplay` events, so Joomla stores them in `$item->event->beforeDisplayContent` and `$item->event->afterDisplayContent`, which the article, blog, featured and archive layouts output exactly once. Templates that output more than one of text, introtext and fulltext, or that dispatch the content events a second time, no longer render the buttons twice
Change: the layout now decides where the buttons land. Top renders them above the article body and Bottom below it, on the spot every template reserves for content plugins, instead of inside the article text itself

Social Share plugin - v3.4.2 5 6

25 August 2026

Fix: LinkedIn share link now use HTTPS instead of HTTP
Fix: Pinterest share link now use HTTPS instead of HTTP
Fix: the Prefix Platform Name text is now separated from the platform name by a single space
Fix: the "opens a new window" part of the aria-label on every share link is now a language string
Fix: the "Hide Always" option no longer contains a duplicate `uk-hidden` class
Fix: the code fallbacks for Position, Display Platform Icon, Display Platform Name, YOOtheme Style, YOOtheme Alignment, Bluesky and WhatsApp now match the defaults declared in the manifest
Change: the eighteen responsive show/hide options for the platform icon and name are now translatable language strings
Change: the plugin name string is identical in all six languages, and the orphaned `PLG_CONTENT_SOCIALSHARE_XML_DESC` key was renamed to `PLG_CONTENT_SOCIALSHARE_XML_DESCRIPTION` so it matches the constant the manifest references
Change: PHP file headers updated to the standard Joomla docblock copyright format; code style only, no functional changes
Change: full code style pass against the Joomla CMS phpcs ruleset (PSR-12)

Social Share plugin - v3.4.1 5 6

9 July 2026

Addition: Downloads from the Joomill update server now include diagnostic request headers with site and environment information

Social Share plugin - v3.4.0 5 6

4 July 2026

Addition: Custom CSS field to add inline styling
Change: WhatsApp button now uses the universal wa.me link
Change: The installer script now implements InstallerScriptInterface
Fix: Add rel="nofollow" to share links so crawlers and link checkers no longer flag them
Fix: Use getApplication() instead of the deprecated $this->app property

Social Share plugin - v3.3.0 5 6

8 June 2026

Addition: lazy plugin loading activates on Joomla 6.1+ / PHP 8.4+
Addition: Help button in plugin settings now links directly to the documentation page
Security: Improvements to how output is rendered in the templates
Change: Update Mastodon sharing URL
Fix: Avoid PHP warning by handling null category descriptions
Fix: Sharing buttons now work correctly in category and featured article views
Fix: Improved compatibility with Joomla 5 and 6 internals

Social Share plugin - v3.2.2 4 5 6

5 December 2025

Fix: Icon margin

Social Share plugin - v3.2.1 4 5 6

5 December 2025

Remove: Share via Pocket button

Social Share plugin - v3.2.0 4 5 6

27 October 2025

Addition: Share via Viber button
Fix: PHP Warning en Deprecated message on Check if device is mobile

Social Share plugin - v3.1.0 4 5 6

24 August 2025

Addition: Compatibility with Joomla 6

Social Share plugin - v3.0.0 4 5

3 April 2025

Fix: YOOtheme Prefix Translation
Change: Rebuild to new Joomla plugin structure
Change: Reformat Code
Change: Update GNU General Public License version

Social Share plugin - v2.0.0 4 5

2 March 2025

Addition: YOOtheme styling and options
Addition: Installation message with Quickstart
Change: Code improvement for install script auto-enable function
Change: Naming in Extension to Joomill Social Share
Change: Set Minimum Joomla version to 4.0.0
Change: Update Copyright

Social Share plugin - v1.6.0 4 5

2 December 2024

Addition: Share on Bluesky button
Fix: Buttons don't load on T4 templates when introtext is hidden
Language: de-DE added
Language: es-ES added
Language: fr-FR added
Language: it-IT added

Social Share plugin - v1.5.1 4 5

23 August 2024

Fix: Missing closing div

Social Share plugin - v1.5.0 4 5

14 August 2024

Addition: Share on Mastodon button (mastodonshare.com)

Social Share plugin - v1.4.0 4 5

28 March 2024

Addition: Share on Threads button

Social Share plugin - v1.3.0 4 5

31 January 2024

Fix: Don't show icons below intro-text in article view
Fix: Don't show sticky icons on category view

Social Share plugin - v1.2.0 4 5

16 October 2023

Change: Button colours adjusted to meet accessibility contrast levels
Addition: Aria Label
Addition: Warning "opens in new window" in Aria Label if needed
Addition: rel="referrer noopener"

Social Share plugin - v1.1.1 4 5