Title: SharePoster &#8211; Social Image Generator
Author: Salim
Published: <strong>December 6, 2025</strong>
Last modified: December 6, 2025

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# SharePoster – Social Image Generator

 By [Salim](https://profiles.wordpress.org/salimhossain/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/shareposter.1.0.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/shareposter/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/shareposter/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/shareposter/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/shareposter/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shareposter/)

## Description

SharePoster is a powerful WordPress plugin that transforms your blog posts into 
eye-catching social media posters. Perfect for sharing on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter,
and other social platforms.

#### Key Features

 * **Automatic Poster Generation** – Convert any WordPress post into a shareable
   poster
 * **Customizable Design** – Full control over colors, fonts, and layout
 * **Background Images** – Upload custom backgrounds or use defaults
 * **Featured Image Support** – Automatically includes post featured images
 * **Flexible Typography** – Adjust font size, line height, and color with rich 
   text editor
 * **Position Controls** – Place heading at top or bottom
 * **Image Positioning** – 9 different position options for featured images
 * **Zoom Controls** – Scale featured images from 10% to 500%
 * **Meta Information Control** – Edit category/topic and date for poster header
 * **Color Customization** – Text color and background color controls
 * **Branding** – Add your website URL and custom details
 * **Easy Download** – One-click download of high-quality posters
 * **Meta Box Integration** – Quick access from post editor sidebar
 * **Multiple Access Points** – Available in main menu, settings, and tools
 * **Persistent Settings** – Save and reset your default preferences

#### Perfect For

 * News websites and blogs
 * Content marketers
 * Social media managers
 * Digital publishers
 * Bloggers and influencers
 * Anyone who shares content on social media

#### How It Works

 1. Create or edit a WordPress post
 2. Click “Get SharePoster Image” from the post editor sidebar
 3. Customize the poster with your preferred settings
 4. Download and share on social media

#### Customization Options

 * Background image upload and preview
 * Text color customization with color picker
 * Background color customization
 * Heading text editor with rich formatting and special characters
 * Font size adjustment (10-50px)
 * Line height control (10-70px)
 * Heading position (top/bottom)
 * Featured image upload and positioning
 * Image position (9 options: corners, center, sides)
 * Image zoom (10-500%)
 * Category/Topic editing for poster header
 * Date editing for poster header
 * Custom details text
 * Website URL display

#### Technical Features

 * Built with WordPress best practices
 * Uses WordPress Plugin Boilerplate architecture
 * Lightweight and fast
 * No external dependencies
 * HTML5 Canvas for poster generation
 * Responsive admin interface
 * AJAX-powered settings
 * Translation ready

### Additional Info

#### Support

For support, please visit the [plugin repository](https://github.com/salimhossain/SharePoster)
or contact the developer.

#### Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Visit our [GitHub repository](https://github.com/salimhossain/SharePoster)
to contribute.

#### Credits

 * Developed by Salim Hossain
 * Built using WordPress Plugin Boilerplate
 * Uses html2canvas library for poster generation

### Privacy Policy

SharePoster does not collect or store any personal data. All poster generation happens
locally in your browser. No data is sent to external servers.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Poster generator interface with live preview
 * [[
 * Control panel with customization options
 * [[
 * Meta box in post editor sidebar

## Installation

#### Automatic Installation

 1. Log in to your WordPress admin panel
 2. Navigate to Plugins > Add New
 3. Search for “SharePoster”
 4. Click “Install Now” and then “Activate”

#### Manual Installation

 1. Download the plugin zip file
 2. Log in to your WordPress admin panel
 3. Navigate to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
 4. Choose the downloaded zip file and click “Install Now”
 5. Activate the plugin

#### After Installation

 1. Go to SharePoster in your admin menu
 2. Configure default settings (background, colors, etc.)
 3. Create or edit a post
 4. Click “Get SharePoster Image” from the sidebar meta box
 5. Customize and download your poster

## FAQ

### How do I create a poster for my post?

From the post editor, look for the “SharePoster” meta box in the sidebar. Click “
Get SharePoster Image” to open the poster generator.

### Can I customize the poster design?

Yes! You have full control over background images, text colors, font sizes, image
positioning, and more.

### What image formats are supported?

The plugin generates posters as PNG images with transparent backgrounds where applicable.

### Can I use custom fonts?

The plugin uses your WordPress theme’s fonts. You can add custom fonts through your
theme.

### Will this work with any WordPress theme?

Yes! SharePoster is theme-independent and works with any properly coded WordPress
theme.

### Can I save my settings?

Yes! Click “Save Settings” to save your preferences. They’ll be used as defaults
for future posters.

### How do I reset to default settings?

Click the “Reset” button in the controls panel to restore all default settings.

### Is there a limit to poster size?

Posters are generated at optimal sizes for social media sharing (typically 1080×
1080 or 1200×630).

### Can I edit the poster after downloading?

Yes! Download the poster and edit it with any image editing software like Photoshop,
GIMP, or Canva.

### Does it support multiple languages?

Yes! The plugin is translation-ready and supports WordPress internationalization.

### Will this slow down my website?

No! The plugin only loads resources on its admin pages and has minimal impact on
performance.

### Can I edit the category and date on the poster?

Yes! SharePoster includes editable Category/Topic and Date fields. You can customize
these metadata fields to display any text you want on the poster header, and changes
appear instantly in the live preview.

### How do I add special characters to the heading?

Use the special character (Ω) button in the text editor toolbar. Click it to access
a character map where you can select special characters like © ® ™ € and many more.

### Can I use this for commercial purposes?

Yes! The plugin is licensed under GPL v2, which allows commercial use.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“SharePoster – Social Image Generator” is open source software. The following people
have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Salim ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/salimhossain/)

[Translate “SharePoster – Social Image Generator” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/shareposter)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shareposter/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/shareposter/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/shareposter/) by
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/shareposter/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.2 – 2025-12-02

 * Added editable Category/Topic field for poster header
 * Added editable Date field for poster header with live preview
 * Implemented real-time live preview for all meta fields
 * Added special character (charmap) button to text editor toolbar
 * Enhanced text editor with forecolor and backcolor buttons
 * Improved TinyMCE toolbar configuration for cross-site compatibility
 * Added meta field persistence (save and reset functionality)
 * Meta fields now appear in both save and reset operations

#### 1.0.1 – 2025-12-02

 * Fixed text domain and file references
 * Updated plugin structure
 * Enhanced code quality

#### 1.0.0 – 2024-01-15

 * Initial release
 * Automatic poster generation from posts
 * Customizable backgrounds and colors
 * Featured image support
 * Typography controls
 * Position and zoom controls
 * Meta box integration
 * AJAX settings management
 * Translation ready

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.1**
 *  Last updated **4 months ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.5**
 *  PHP version ** 7.2 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shareposter/)
 * Tags
 * [facebook](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/facebook/)[image generator](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image-generator/)
   [poster](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/poster/)[social media](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/social-media/)
   [social sharing](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/social-sharing/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/shareposter/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Salim ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/salimhossain/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shareposter/)

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