#Social sharing in SSR

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Yes, you can add social sharing buttons to a server-side component. However, you need to be aware that some functionalities might not work as expected due to the nature of server-side rendering. For instance, copying a link to the clipboard might require client-side JavaScript.

One of the templates provided by Vercel, the Astro template, includes a "Social Share Component" that enables users to share blog posts on social media platforms. This component provides easy sharing of a blog post's title and URL and integrates Clipboard.js for link URL copy functionality. However, it's not clear from the provided information whether this component is designed for server-side or client-side rendering.

If you're using a package like react-share or next-share and it's not working as expected in a server-side component, it might be because these packages rely on browser APIs that are not available during server-side rendering. In such cases, you might need to use dynamic imports to load these components only on the client-side or find a workaround to implement the functionality you need.

Here's an example of how you can use dynamic imports with Next.js:

import dynamic from 'next/dynamic'

const DynamicComponentWithNoSSR = dynamic(
  () => import('../components/hello3'),
  { ssr: false }
)

function Home() {
  return (
    <div>
      <Header />
      <DynamicComponentWithNoSSR />
      <Footer />
    </div>
  )
}

export default Home

In this example, DynamicComponentWithNoSSR will only be rendered on the client-side. You can replace '../components/hello3' with the path to your social sharing component.

Remember, this approach should be used sparingly as it can impact the performance and SEO of your website.