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heiseonline/shariff

👮 Shariff enables website users to share their favorite content without compromising their privacy. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/heiseonline/shariff · homepage · JavaScript · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4313
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 769
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1403 stars · 173 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Shariff is a JavaScript library that provides privacy-friendly social media share buttons for websites. It prevents social networks from tracking visitors via embedded buttons, only connecting to the network when the user actively clicks to share, with an optional backend for share counts.

Use cases

  • add privacy-compliant share buttons to a website
  • replace Facebook/Twitter share buttons that leak visitor data
  • show share counts without connecting visitors' browsers to social networks
  • make a site GDPR-friendly regarding social media plugins
  • customize the look of social share buttons with CSS and data attributes

When to choose

  • you run a website and want share buttons without third-party tracking
  • you need GDPR/privacy-compliant social sharing for a European audience
  • you want share count display via your own backend

When to avoid

  • you need modern framework components (React/Vue) rather than a jQuery-based widget
  • you want embedded social widgets like timelines or like-boxes, not just share buttons
  • you need actively developed features; the project is in low-maintenance mode

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

ui-components privacy frontend-framework web-development frontend privacy browser social-media-buttons share-buttons gdpr tracking-prevention jquery nodejs web-server

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Member repositories

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