Marcellus Social Profile Links

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Boost your website engagement with Marcellus Social Profile Links, a lightweight and modern social media sharing plugin built specifically for the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg).
Easily add beautiful, responsive social sharing buttons to any post, page, or widget area without slowing down your site.

Key Features

• Seamless Block Integration: Add and customize social links directly inside the native WordPress editor using built-in block editor components.
• Performance First: Built using native modern JavaScript libraries, ensuring zero bloated frameworks or site-slowing scripts.
• Fully Translatable: Ready for global audiences with full internationalization (i18n) compliance.
• Clean Output: Outputs clean, accessible HTML optimized for all screen sizes and modern themes.

Search Keywords

social links, social sharing, share buttons, social icons, block editor, gutenberg block, marcellus social profile links, share post

Technical Details

This plugin is built using modern WordPress block development standards.
It utilizes the following core libraries and technologies:

• WordPress Block Editor (@wordpress/block-editor): Powers the user interface and components inside the Gutenberg editor.
• WordPress Blocks (@wordpress/blocks): Handles block registration, configuration, and structural behavior.
• WordPress Internationalization (@wordpress/i18n): Provides localization utilities to make the plugin fully translatable.

• WordPress Scripts (@wordpress/scripts): Drives the build system, code formatting, and asset packaging.

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For more, see the developer guide at the end of this documentation.

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Developer Guide

Follow these steps to set up, modify, and run this plugin locally.

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed on your machine:
* Node.js (LTS version recommended)
* NPM (comes packaged with Node.js)
* A local WordPress development environment (e.g., LocalWP, DevKinsta, or wp-env)

Dev Installation & Setup

1. Clone or move this plugin folder into your local WordPress installations directory:
   /wp-content/plugins/marcellus-social-profile-links
2. Open your terminal and navigate to the plugin root directory:
   cd /path/to/wp-content/plugins/marcellus-social-profile-links
3. Install the required development dependencies:
   npm install

Development Workflow

• Start Local Development Server:
  Run the watch script to automatically compile your code changes in real-time.
  npm start

• Build for Production:
  Minify assets and prepare your code for distribution.
  npm run build

• Format Code:
  Automatically fix code formatting to match WordPress standards.
  npm run format

• Lint JavaScript & CSS:
  Check your code for errors, warnings, and code-style violations.
  npm run lint:js
  npm run lint:css

Testing Changes

1. Activate the plugin via the WordPress Admin Dashboard.
2. Open a post or page in the Block Editor (Gutenberg).
3. Search for “Marcellus Social Profile Links” in the block inserter menu.