Elegant Themes Monarch Plugin

Name: Elegant Themes Monarch Plugin 1.4.14
SKU: 563
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Version 1.4.14

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Product details

Version on file: 1.4.14
Type: Plugin
Released: July 25, 2017

About Elegant Themes Monarch Plugin 1.4.14

Monarch is a social media plugin from Elegant Themes. Its job is to put social sharing buttons on your posts and pages, and follow buttons that send visitors to your profiles. It sits in the Blog, News and Magazine group in the store because sharing matters most on article-based sites.

The listing itself gives almost no detail, so what follows is what Monarch is generally known for. It offers several button locations such as above or below content, a floating sidebar, a pop-up and a fly-in, plus counters and a set of networks. Confirm the exact options in the plugin's settings once installed.

The file on record is version 1.4.14 and dates from July 2017. Social networks have changed their share APIs and counters since then, so test every network on a staging site and expect some counters or buttons to need attention.

Requirements

WordPress

Key features

Social sharing buttons: Adds buttons so visitors can share a post or page to the networks you pick.
Social follow buttons: Links visitors to your own profiles on the networks you choose.
Several display locations: Monarch is known for locations such as above or below content, a floating sidebar, a pop-up and a fly-in; check which your copy offers.
Share counters: Can show share counts, though network changes mean some counts may no longer load.
Settings inside WordPress: Networks, locations and styling are configured from the plugin's own settings screen.

Is it right for you?

A good fit for

Blogs and magazine sites that want sharing and follow buttons without custom code
Site owners who want one plugin to handle both share and follow buttons

Look elsewhere if

Anyone who needs a current network list or reliable share counts without testing, given the 2017 file date

How to install Elegant Themes Monarch Plugin 1.4.14

1
Download the file
Open My Account → Downloads and download the product. If the archive contains several zips (documentation, child theme, licensing files), you need the one named after the product.
2
Upload it to WordPress
In your dashboard go to Plugins → Add New Plugin → Upload Plugin and choose the zip.
3
Install and activate
Click Install Now, then Activate. If an older or free copy is already installed, WordPress offers to replace it with the uploaded version.

Setup: using Elegant Themes Monarch Plugin 1.4.14

Install and activate on a staging site. Upload and activate the plugin, then open its settings screen from the WordPress admin menu.
Pick your networks. Choose the social networks you actually use, and add your profile URLs for the follow buttons.
Choose where buttons appear. Turn on the locations you want, such as below posts or a floating bar, and switch off the rest.
Set which post types show them. Limit the buttons to posts, pages or other types where sharing makes sense.
Test each network. Click every button on a live-looking page and check the share window opens with the right title and link.

Common problems and fixes

Share counts show zero or never load

Why it happens: Several networks stopped providing public share counts after this version was written.
How to fix it: Hide the counters in the plugin settings, or rely on the buttons alone.

Shared links show the wrong image or title

Why it happens: Networks read the page's Open Graph tags, which may be missing or set by an SEO plugin.
How to fix it: Set a featured image and Open Graph title in your SEO plugin, then re-scrape the URL in the network's sharing debugger.

“The link you followed has expired.” when uploading

Why it happens: The zip is larger than your server's PHP upload limit (upload_max_filesize / post_max_size).
How to fix it: Raise the upload limit in your hosting control panel, or unzip the file and upload the folder to wp-content/plugins with your host's file manager or SFTP.

“The package could not be installed. No valid plugins were found.”

Why it happens: The uploaded zip is a bundle (or a theme), not the plugin itself.
How to fix it: Unzip the download once and upload the inner zip named after the plugin.

“Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.”

Why it happens: Usually a PHP version older than the plugin needs, or a second copy of the same plugin (for example the free version) still active.
How to fix it: Check your PHP version under Tools → Site Health → Info, deactivate any other copy of the plugin, and enable WP_DEBUG_LOG to see the exact error.

Licence or “updates unavailable” notices

Why it happens: The developer's licence key isn't included. Features that call the developer's servers (template libraries, cloud APIs, automatic updates) need it.
How to fix it: Everything that runs locally works without it. For a newer file, use Request an update from your account.