Let customers share products – privacy-friendly.
More reach, privacy-friendly
The Social Sharing Buttons OPAL lets customers share your products with one click via popular channels. The buttons use the services' regular share links – without third-party scripts or cookies that typically require consent. That keeps your pages fast and privacy straightforward.
What this OPAL does for you
Customers share products via up to 8 channels – purely via standard share URLs.
Privacy-friendly: no cookies, no third-party scripts – sharing only starts when the customer clicks.
Optional local click tracking shows the channels and the most-shared products per period in the admin area.
Part of the OPAL family
OPALs are building blocks from OXID eSales: a proven foundation that is adapted to your IT landscape and integrated into your store.
Features at a glance
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Privacy-friendly share links
The buttons use the channels' standard URL share mechanism instead of their APIs: no cookies, no SDKs, no tracking pixels from social media providers. Sharing is initiated solely by the user.
Eight ready-made channels
Included: WhatsApp, X, Facebook, Reddit, Pinterest, Threads, Mastodon and email. You decide per store which of them are active and in which order they appear.
Placement on three page types
Buttons on the product detail page (below the cart area), on category pages (shares the category) and on the home page (shares the home page).
Optional local click tracking
If you wish, clicks are counted only locally in your store – without passing anything on to third parties. In the admin area you see clicks per channel, the most-shared products and the total, filterable by 7, 30 or 90 days or all time.
Accessibility-minded, theme-aware display
Labeled buttons (icon + channel name) in high-contrast brand colors, built with accessibility in mind and with dark mode.
Language-dependent default share text
Without a custom text, a suitable default text applies per store language; a custom text overrides it for all languages.
Who is this OPAL for?
Store owner / e-commerce manager
You want customers to share your products in their networks – without extending consent banners or bringing third-party scripts into your store.
How it helps
This OPAL displays labeled share buttons for up to 8 channels on the product detail, category and home pages – via the services' regular share links, without cookies or third-party scripts. You set the active channels and their order per store; optionally, you count clicks purely locally and see in the admin area what gets shared most.
Frequently asked questions
Price
€5/month
OPALs are also available in subscription packages.