WeChat share button

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dhok picture dhok · Nov 4, 2014 · Viewed 24.7k times · Source

I am trying to find out if it is possible to create a share button on a website that shares to WeChat.

So just as you would with Twitter or Facebook to share a message or link back to the social network.

Has anyone managed to do this? Or has anyone confirmed that it is not possible?

thanks!

Answer

Simon East picture Simon East · Jan 29, 2018

You can use the AddThis service to embed a range of share buttons, including WeChat.

It doesn't seem to support opening the WeChat app with a pre-populated message (like when sharing to Twitter/Facebook) - probably because the WeChat app doesn't support this - but works around it in two ways:

  • On Desktop: clicking the share button displays a QR code which the user can scan using their mobile device

  • On Mobile: tapping the share button displays a share URL, a button to easily copy the URL, and another button to open the WeChat app. The user needs to still perform a couple of steps manually, but it's about the easiest it's gonna get.

Hope that helps.

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