Social sharing links

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Summary

Add social sharing buttons to posts so readers can easily share content.

Features

Share Links

Generate share URLs for popular platforms:

• Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url={url}&text={title}
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url={url}
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u={url}
• Reddit: https://reddit.com/submit?url={url}&title={title}
• Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/submitlink?u={url}&t={title}
• Email: mailto:?subject={title}&body={url}
• Copy link button (JS)

Implementation Options

Option A: Template Helper

Jinja2 filter or macro:

{% for platform, url in post | share_urls(site.url) %}
<a href="{{ url }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">{{ platform }}</a>
{% endfor %}

Option B: Direct in Template

<a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url={{ site.url }}{{ post.url }}&text={{ post.title | urlencode }}">
  Share on Twitter
</a>

Styling

• Icon-only buttons (use SVG icons or icon font)
• Horizontal row at bottom of post
• Optional: floating sidebar on desktop
• Respect user's reduced-motion preferences

Privacy Considerations

• Use direct share URLs (no tracking scripts)
• No embedded social widgets that track users
• Optional: add rel="noopener noreferrer" to links