With Hubbub Pro+ 2.28.0, you can add Action Buttons to your website to encourage readers to take action directly from your content.

Action Buttons are clickable call-to-action buttons that can be placed automatically or manually anywhere inside your posts and pages.

What can Action Buttons do? #

Use them to:

• Send readers to AI tools with your prompt and page URL
• Send Google Trusted Source links
• Jump to sections within the same post
• Link to external URLs
• Open sharing options with a Share button

Action types #

Each Action Button can be configured with a specific action type:

AI Action #

Build links to supported AI services using:

• A custom prompt
• The current page URL

You can:

• Append the page URL to the prompt
• Show or hide the icon
• Open in a new tab

Google Trusted Source #

Creates a Google search that prioritizes your site as a trusted source.

Share #

Turns the button into a share trigger.

Share options:

• Show all Share Networks → Opens Hubbub’s full share modal
• Use Default Share Sheet → Uses the device/browser native share UI

Jump To #

Scrolls to a specific section on the same page using an anchor link.

External Link #

Links to any custom URL.

Three ways to insert Action Buttons #

Action buttons can be inserted in two different ways…

• Automatically insert via a reusable pattern (recommended)
• Manually insert by adding an Action Button block
• Manually insert via a shortcode

Auto-inserting Action Buttons #

Hubbub uses a reusable pattern to automatically insert a set of buttons into your posts.

Configure auto-insert #

To configure the auto-insertion…

• Go to Hubbub > Action Buttons
• In the Auto-Insert Settings, where you would like the buttons to appear

• Select the position within the post/page where you would like the Action Buttons to be placed, along with the post types this should apply to
• Click Save Changes

Manually inserting Action Buttons via a Block #

You can also add Action Buttons anywhere inside a post or page by using a standard WordPress block.

• Open the WordPress editor
• Add the Action Buttons block (type /action)
• Click + inside the block to add buttons

• Select each button to customize its settings

Manually Inserting Action Buttons via a Shortcode #

Lastly, you can insert a reusable Action Buttons pattern anywhere using a shortcode.

For full instructions, see: 👉 Action Buttons Shortcode

Creating additional custom sets of Action Buttons #

Hubbub allows you to create multiple reusable button sets (patterns).

For full instructions, see:
👉 How to Create a Custom Set of Action Buttons

Tracking and analytics #

Hubbub tracks Action Button clicks automatically in WordPress.

You can also send events to GA4:

1. Go to Hubbub > Action Buttons.
2. In Tracking, enter your Google Analytics Measurement ID (G-XXXXXXXXXX).
3. Save.

Troubleshooting #

If Action Buttons are not appearing:

• Confirm the Action Buttons feature is enabled
• Confirm auto-insert is enabled for the post type
• Confirm that your theme properly outputs the_content
• Clear all caching active on the site

If Share buttons don’t open the device share sheet:

• Test on a modern mobile browser
• Use Show all Share Networks for better compatibility

If Action Buttons appear with broken styling

• Clear the Used CSS feature within WP Rocket or Perfmatters, if either are active
• Clear all caching active on the site