Create a Share Button for Social Media Links in React (Without Any Package) šŸ“¤

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Sarwar Hossain

Posted on October 5, 2024

Create a Share Button for Social Media Links in React (Without Any Package) šŸ“¤

Sharing your content on social media directly from your React app to WhatsApp, Messenger, Twitter, and LinkedIn, without using any third-party packages. šŸ“±šŸ’»

šŸŒŸ Core Idea

  1. Opens a new tab for each social media platform with a pre-filled message containing text and a URL.
  2. Uses native Clipboard API to allow users to copy the link.
  3. Avoids the complexity of installing additional npm packages for social sharing.
  4. Re usable react component.

šŸ’» Let's Dive into the Code:


import React, { useState } from "react";
import {
  FaWhatsapp,
  FaFacebookMessenger,
  FaTwitter,
  FaLinkedin,
  FaRegClipboard,
  FaClipboardCheck,
  FaShare,
} from "react-icons/fa";

const ShareButton = ({ text, url }) => {
  const [shareNow, setShareNow] = useState(false);
  const message = encodeURIComponent(`${text} ${url}`);

  // Social media share handlers
  const handleWhatsAppShare = () => {
    window.open(`https://wa.me/?text=${message}`, "_blank");
  };

  const handleMessengerShare = () => {
    window.open(
      `fb-messenger://share/?link=${encodeURIComponent(url)}&app_id=YOUR_APP_ID`,
      "_blank"
    );
  };

  const handleTwitterShare = () => {
    window.open(`https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=${message}`, "_blank");
  };

  const handleLinkedInShare = () => {
    window.open(
      `https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=${encodeURIComponent(
        url
      )}`,
      "_blank"
    );
  };

  // Clipboard functionality
  const [copied, setCopied] = useState(false);
  const handleCopy = () => {
    navigator.clipboard.writeText(url).then(() => {
      setCopied(true);
      setTimeout(() => setCopied(false), 1500);
    });
  };

  return (
    <div>
      {/* Main Share Button */}
      <button
        className="px-3 py-1 text-white rounded-md flex gap-1 bg-blue-400 font-semibold mx-auto"
        onClick={() => setShareNow(!shareNow)}
      >
        <span> Share {!shareNow && <span> Now </span>} </span>
        <FaShare size={24} />
      </button>

      {/* Share Options Section */}
      {shareNow && (
        <section className="my-2">
          <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center bg-gray-100 py-2 ">
            <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold mb-4">Share this content</h1>
            <div className="flex space-x-4 py-3">
              <button
                onClick={handleWhatsAppShare}
                className="flex items-center justify-center p-2 bg-green-500 text-white rounded-full hover:bg-green-600"
              >
                <FaWhatsapp size={24} />
              </button>
              <button
                onClick={handleMessengerShare}
                className="flex items-center justify-center p-2 bg-blue-500 text-white rounded-full hover:bg-blue-600"
              >
                <FaFacebookMessenger size={24} />
              </button>
              <button
                onClick={handleTwitterShare}
                className="flex items-center justify-center p-2 bg-blue-400 text-white rounded-full hover:bg-blue-500"
              >
                <FaTwitter size={24} />
              </button>
              <button
                onClick={handleLinkedInShare}
                className="flex items-center justify-center p-2 bg-blue-700 text-white rounded-full hover:bg-blue-800"
              >
                <FaLinkedin size={24} />
              </button>
            </div>
          </div>

          {/* Copy URL Section */}
          <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center bg-gray-100 mb-2 py-2">
            <h1 className="text-xl font-bold mb-4">Copy this URL</h1>
            <div className="flex items-center justify-center">
              <button
                onClick={handleCopy}
                className={`flex items-center justify-center p-2 bg-blue-500 text-white rounded-lg hover:bg-blue-600 transition duration-200 ${
                  copied ? "bg-green-600 hover:bg-green-700" : ""
                }`}
              >
                {copied ? (
                  <FaClipboardCheck size={24} />
                ) : (
                  <FaRegClipboard size={16} />
                )}
                <span className="ml-2">{copied ? "Copied!" : "Copy URL"}</span>
              </button>
            </div>
          </div>
        </section>
      )}
    </div>
  );
};

export default ShareButton;


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sarwarasik
Sarwar Hossain

Posted on October 5, 2024

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