Grants:IdeaLab/Share it link on Wikipedia

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Share it link on Wikipedia
I suggest adding a drop down menu or a footer with a catchy line which will make the person share the article directly on social media
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created on12:18, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Project idea[edit]

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Currently the only way to share an Wikipedia article to ones friends on social media is by liking or re-sharing those shared on social media by the official account.

What is your solution?[edit]

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A footer or a drop down menu (or for that matter any sort of links) which will allow any person to share the article on social media.[even the britannca encyclopaedia has the share functionality]

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It should greatly improve the readership of Wikipedia

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About the idea creator[edit]

I am an contributor to the English Wikipedia for about a year.

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