Getting Started with ShareThis (HTML Websites)

We make it easy for your visitors to share, follow, and interact with your content—helping you grow your audience and reach.

This quick-start guide walks you through adding ShareThis to your HTML site, placing tools exactly where you want them, and ensuring everything works smoothly.

Quick start (2 ways)

  1. Use the ShareThis Platform (recommended)
    Best for full control and customization. Create or log into your ShareThis account, enable the tool you want, copy your unique head code, and paste it into your site’s <head>. Then customize and publish.
    👉 Start here
  2. Use a Plugin or Integration
    If you’re on WordPress, Shopify, React or Angular, install our plugin/integration for a smoother setup.

Before you begin: Make sure you (or your developer) have access to your site’s HTML <head> section, or the ability to add site-wide scripts through your CMS or website builder.1

Install the ShareThis script

  1. Log in or sign up to the ShareThis Platform.
  2. Add your domain.
  3. Copy your unique ShareThis installation script.
    • You can find it in Step 1 of any App page (e.g., Inline Share Buttons, Sticky Share Buttons, Follow Buttons).
    • Or, you can find the same script in Settings → Setup inside the Platform.
  4. Paste the script into your website’s <head> section, then save and publish your changes.
  5. In the app you want to use, click Enable App to activate it on your site.
  6. (Optional but recommended) Customize your app.
    • Choose between Smart Share Buttons or manual selection of networks.
    • Adjust colors to match your brand.
    • Set button size, shape, alignment, and enable share counts if desired.

Add Inline tools (placement code)

If you’re using Inline tools (such as Inline Share Buttons, Follow Buttons, or Reaction Buttons), you’ll also need to add a placement tag.

  1. From the App page, copy the placement code shown in “Step 3: Add the Placement Tag to Your Site“.
  2. Paste that code into your page’s HTML wherever you want the buttons to appear (for example, below a blog post or product description).
  3. Save and publish your page.

Examples:

Inline Share Buttons:

<!-- ShareThis BEGIN -->
<div class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons"></div>
<!-- ShareThis END -->

Follow Buttons:

<!-- ShareThis BEGIN -->
<div class="sharethis-inline-follow-buttons"></div>
<!-- ShareThis END -->

Reaction Buttons:

<!-- ShareThis BEGIN -->
<div class="sharethis-inline-reaction-buttons"></div>
<!-- ShareThis END -->

Note: If your buttons don’t appear, check the container or section where you placed them. Some CSS layout settings (like very narrow or fixed-size containers, or strict flexbox rules) can prevent the buttons from showing. Make sure there’s enough space for them to display.

Verify your installation

Once your ShareThis code is installed correctly and the app is enabled in the Platform, your buttons should appear and work on your site immediately.

Please allow up to 24 hours for your Sharing Intelligence (Analytics) graphs to begin populating.