WordPress plugin comparison
Basic Social Share Buttons vs Social Sharing Plugin
Basic Social Share Buttons
by Michael James
10+ installs
Social Sharing Plugin
by Heateor Support
100K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Social Sharing Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Basic Social Share Buttons.
- On a typical day, Social Sharing Plugin is downloaded about 247 times, Basic Social Share Buttons about 5.
- Basic Social Share Buttons has no reviews yet.
- Social Sharing Plugin was updated more recently: Sep 15, 2025, against Sep 17, 2023 for Basic Social Share Buttons.
- Social Sharing Plugin is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 6.3.14 for Basic Social Share Buttons.
- Social Sharing Plugin has been around longer: since 2015, against 2021 for Basic Social Share Buttons.
Line by line
Social Sharing Plugin leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Basic Social Share Buttons | Social Sharing Plugin |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #46,554 | #410 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 121 | 9.1K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(523) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.3.14 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×0.55 |
| Last release | 3 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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