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When visitors click a share button, they are sent to the selected third-party sharing service (for example, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, WhatsApp, BlueSky, or the AI services listed above). No third-party scripts are loaded by the plugin itself.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the plugin files to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/lightshare<\/code> directory, or install directly through WordPress<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress<\/li>\n<li>Go to Settings &gt; Lightshare to configure the plugin<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"which%20social%20networks%20are%20supported%3F\"><h3>Which social networks are supported?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Lightshare supports Facebook, Twitter\/X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, WhatsApp, BlueSky, ChatGPT, Grok, Perplexity, Google AI, and Email sharing.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"will%20this%20plugin%20slow%20down%20my%20site%3F\"><h3>Will this plugin slow down my site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No, Lightshare is built with performance in mind. The total size of CSS and JavaScript is less than 30KB, and assets are only loaded when needed.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20do%20i%20display%20share%20counts%3F\"><h3>How do I display share counts?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Share counts can be enabled in the plugin settings under the \"Share Button\" tab. 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