This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Ahsan Aman
In today’s post, I want to share my experience building a Gratuity Calculator. The goal of the project was simple: help employees easily calculate gratuity based on salary and years of service.
While the calculator itself worked fine, I realized one major feature was missing:
Social Media Sharing Buttons so that users can share their calculated result with friends, colleagues, or HR teams.
What is Gratuity? (Context for readers)
Gratuity is a retirement benefit given to employees who complete a minimum period of service (for example, 5 years in India). It is calculated using a simple formula:
Gratuity = (Last Drawn Salary × 15 × Number of Completed Years) / 26
A gratuity calculator saves time and ensures employees can quickly know what they are entitled to.
- Problem I Faced
When I built my calculator, it could calculate values correctly. But there was no easy way for users to:
Share the result on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp
Spread awareness about gratuity benefits
This meant less engagement and fewer people discovering the tool.
- Solution: Adding Social Media Share Buttons
I explored different ways to add social share buttons:
Option 1: Use HTML + JavaScript (Manual Links)
<!-- Twitter Share -->
<a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Check+your+gratuity+using+this+calculator!&url=https://yourwebsite.com" target="_blank">
Share on Twitter
</a>
<!-- Facebook Share -->
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://yourwebsite.com" target="_blank">
Share on Facebook
Option 2: Use a Free Library (e.g., ShareThis or AddThis)
Go to ShareThis
Generate free social media share buttons
Copy the code and paste it inside your calculator’s HTML
Example:
- Implementation in My Calculator
I added the sharing section just below the calculation result. This way, once users calculate gratuity, they immediately see the option to share it.
Your gratuity is: ₹50,000
- Final Thoughts
Adding social media icons inside my gratuity calculator:
Improved engagement
Allowed users to spread the tool organically
Helped my project gain visibility on social platforms
If you’re building any tool (finance, HR, productivity), I strongly recommend adding share buttons for better reach.
👉 You can try my Gratuity Calculator here:[](https://gratuitycalculatorae.com/)
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Ahsan Aman
Ahsan Aman | Sciencx (2025-09-20T11:53:47+00:00) Fixing My Gratuity Calculator: Adding Social Media Sharing Inside the Tool. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2025/09/20/fixing-my-gratuity-calculator-adding-social-media-sharing-inside-the-tool-2/
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