Overview #
The Pinterest Pro Follow Bar is an advanced feature within the Easy Social Share Buttons for WordPress plugin designed to promote your Pinterest account directly on your website. This tool creates a customizable, eye-catching bar that encourages visitors to follow your Pinterest profile. It can be attached to post content, integrated with WooCommerce products, or displayed as a floating button for persistent visibility.
Key benefits:
- Increases Pinterest followers by embedding a “Follow @username on Pinterest” call-to-action.
- Supports automation for seamless integration with blog posts and e-commerce pages.
- Offers styling options for brand consistency, including colors, templates, and mobile responsiveness.
- Allows exclusions for specific pages to avoid clutter.
Step 1: Enabling the Pinterest Pro Follow Bar #
- Navigate to Easy Social Share Buttons → Pinterest Pro Follow Bar in your WordPress dashboard.
- Toggle the feature ON (blue “Yes” button at the top of the page).
- Click Save Settings at the top-right to apply changes.
Step 2: Account Settings #
| Setting | Description | Example Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Account Name | Your Pinterest username (shown as @username) | appscreo | Must match exactly |
| User Profile URL | Full URL to your Pinterest profile | https://pinterest.com/appscreo1 | Use canonical format: https://pinterest.com/username |
| Display Text | Text shown inside the bar | Follow @appscreo on Pinterest | Supports @{username} variable |
Step 3: Display Options #
Content Attachment #
- Automatically attaches to the content → Turn ON to insert the bar automatically in posts/pages.
- Post types: Choose where the bar appears. If nothing is selected the bar will not appear.
- Position: Below Content, Above Content, or Below & Above Content.
WooCommerce Integration #
- Displays below the price of a WooCommerce product → Turn ON to show the bar under product prices.
Floating Button #
- Floating button → Turn ON for a persistent button that follows the user.
- Mobile appearance: Button, Bar, or Hidden on Mobile.
Step 4: Styling & Templates (Updated) #
Easy Social Share Buttons provides 7 ready-to-use templates for the follow bar:
| Template | Visual Style | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Solid | Flat colored bar (classic Pinterest red by default) | Most websites – clean and noticeable |
| Gradient | Smooth color gradient background | Modern, stylish sites |
| Outline | Transparent background with colored border & text | Minimal/light themes |
| Neon Glow | Bright glowing shadow effect | Bold, creative brands |
| 3D Flip | 3D flip animation on hover | Playful or tech sites |
| Minimal | Very small, icon-only or ultra-thin bar | Clean & elegant designs |
| Custom | Full manual control (colors, borders, shadows, fonts) | Perfect brand matching |
Template for floating button
When the floating button is enabled, a second identical dropdown appears so you can use a different template (or the same one) specifically for the floating version.
Live Preview
Every change you make (template selection, colors, hover effects) instantly updates the preview bar at the bottom of the settings screen.
Custom Template Color Controls
When you select Custom from the Template dropdown (or choose a different template for the floating button), the plugin unlocks full manual color controls. You can independently set the Background color, Text color, Hover background color, and Hover text color using the color pickers. Changes appear instantly in the live preview below, and clicking the Update button refreshes the preview if needed. This gives you complete freedom to match the follow bar perfectly to your brand colors, even when using one of the preset templates as a starting point.
Exclude Display #
- Deactivate on homepage
- Deactivate on specific post/page IDs (comma-separated)
- Deactivate on specific URLs or URL patterns