WordPress plugin comparison

Social Share Block vs Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons

Social Share Block

by bPlugins

2K+ installs4.3

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons

by Inisev

10K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons has more active installs: 10K+, against 2K+ for Social Share Block.
On a typical day, Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is downloaded about 163 times, Social Share Block about 30.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 1,911 reviews, against 4.3 from 3 reviews.
Social Share Block was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 10, 2026 for Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2015, against 2021 for Social Share Block.

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Social Share Block	Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons
Popular rank	#4,909	#1,674
Active installs	2K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	990	6.7K
Rating	4.3(3)	4.9(1.9K)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.65	×1.15
Last release	2 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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