Easy Social Share Buttons for WordPress is one of the most feature-packed social sharing plugins on the market. It comes loaded with dozens of display methods, a wide variety of button styles, advanced positioning options, click-to-share popups, share counters, subscriber forms, and a deep customization panel that lets you tailor almost every aspect of how your share buttons look and behave — all without writing a single line of code.
And yet, even with all of that power, there are moments when the built-in settings just don’t get you all the way there. Maybe you need the buttons to sit perfectly inside a custom-built layout. Maybe your brand has very specific spacing, colors, or hover effects that the default options can’t quite replicate. That gap between “good enough” and “exactly what I envisioned” is where most site owners would typically reach out to a developer — and watch their budget disappear along with their time.
But there’s a smarter way. The Simple Custom Code plugin — available completely free from WordPress.org — bridges exactly that gap. It lets any WordPress user, regardless of technical background, safely add custom CSS to their site and get the precise design they’re after. No developer. No theme file edits. No risk of breaking anything. Just clean, targeted customizations that stick — even through plugin and theme updates.
In the two video tutorials below, we’ll show you exactly how to use the free Simple Custom Code WordPress plugin to take your Easy Social Share Buttons setup to the next level — first by customizing the share buttons container, then by styling the individual buttons themselves.
Take Full Control of Your Share Buttons: Advanced CSS Customizations with Simple Custom Code
If you’re using Easy Social Share Buttons for WordPress — one of the most powerful social sharing plugins available — you already know how feature-rich it is out of the box. But what if you want to go beyond the built-in settings and achieve a truly unique look that matches your brand perfectly?
In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through two advanced customization techniques using the Simple Custom Code – Custom CSS, JS, and HTML plugin, a lightweight and developer-friendly tool that lets you inject custom CSS directly into your WordPress site — no theme file editing required.
Whether you want to reshape the share buttons container or fine-tune how individual buttons look, these two video walkthroughs have you covered.
Reshaping the Share Buttons Container to Match Your Layout
The share buttons container is the wrapper element that holds all your social sharing buttons together. By targeting it with custom CSS, you can control its width, alignment, background, padding, spacing, and much more — making your sharing section feel like a natural, intentional part of your page design rather than an afterthought.
This walkthrough is perfect if you want your share buttons section to stand out, blend seamlessly into your layout, or adapt to specific page types on your WordPress site.
In this video, you’ll learn how to:
- Identify and target the correct CSS selector for the share buttons container
- Adjust padding, margins, and width to fit your layout
- Apply background colors, borders, or shadows to the wrapper
- Use the Simple Custom Code plugin to inject your changes cleanly and safely
Styling Each Share Button for a Pixel-Perfect Design
Once your container looks just right, it’s time to turn your attention to the share buttons themselves. This tutorial goes deeper — customizing button size, border radius, colors, hover effects, icon spacing, and more using custom CSS applied through the Simple Custom Code plugin.
These techniques give you complete creative control without touching a single theme file or risking a plugin update wiping out your hard work.
In this video, you’ll learn how to:
- Target individual share button elements with precision CSS selectors
- Customize button colors, sizes, and rounded corners
- Add hover transitions and animation effects
- Make your share buttons visually consistent with your site’s design language
Why Simple Custom Code Is the Perfect Companion Plugin
The Simple Custom Code – Custom CSS, JS, and HTML, Visual CSS Customizer plugin is the ideal tool for advanced Easy Social Share Buttons customizations for several reasons:
- No theme file editing — your CSS changes are stored independently, so they survive theme updates.
- Organized and clean — keep all your custom CSS, JS, and HTML snippets in one place with labels and priorities.
- Lightweight — it doesn’t bloat your site with unnecessary features.
- Visual CSS Customizer included — the plugin integrates with the Visual CSS Customizer, letting you point-and-click on any element on your site to visually edit its styles in real time.
Together, Easy Social Share Buttons and Simple Custom Code – Custom CSS, JS, and HTML, Visual CSS Customizer form a powerful duo that gives you complete creative control over how social sharing looks and feels across your entire WordPress site.
Get Started for Free
If you haven’t tried the Simple Custom Code plugin yet, now is the perfect time. It’s free, easy to set up, and will transform how you manage CSS and code customizations on your WordPress site.
👉 Download the Simple Custom Code – Custom CSS, JS, and HTML, Visual CSS Customizer for free from WordPress.org and start customizing your site visually today.
Have questions about any of the customizations shown in the videos? Drop a comment below — we’d love to help!