We've briefly mentioned the topic of social media integration in Chapter 5, Plugins - What They Are and Why You Need Them, when discussing the plugins that are worth having on your WordPress site. So now, let's take a moment to expand upon this and list some more ways in which you can make your site social media friendly, and also see why you'd want to do that in the first place.
Let's start with the why. In this day and age, social media is one of the main drivers of traffic for many sites. Even if you just want to share your content with friends and family, or you have some serious business plans regarding your site, you need to have at least some level of social media integration.
Even if you only install simple social media share buttons, you will effectively encourage your visitors to pass on your content to their followers, thus...
