WordPress plugin comparison

Social Media Counters for WordPress vs Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

Social Media Counters for WordPress

by Asmi Khalil

30+ installs

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

by Inisev

100K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has more active installs: 100K+, against 30+ for Social Media Counters for WordPress.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, Social Media Counters for WordPress about 2.
Social Media Counters for WordPress has no reviews yet.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Apr 18, 2018 for Social Media Counters for WordPress.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.9.35 for Social Media Counters for WordPress.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for Social Media Counters for WordPress.

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Social Media Counters for WordPress	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Popular rank	#24,889	#416
Active installs	30+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	56	19.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(5.3K)
Support threads resolved	–	33%
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.32
Last release	8 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.2.4	–

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