WordPress plugin comparison
Basic Social Share Buttons vs ShareThis Share Buttons
Basic Social Share Buttons
by Michael James
10+ installs
ShareThis Share Buttons
by ShareThis
10K+ installs3.5
At a glance
- ShareThis Share Buttons has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Basic Social Share Buttons.
- On a typical day, ShareThis Share Buttons is downloaded about 136 times, Basic Social Share Buttons about 5.
- Basic Social Share Buttons has no reviews yet.
- ShareThis Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 7, 2026, against Sep 17, 2023 for Basic Social Share Buttons.
- ShareThis Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.3.14 for Basic Social Share Buttons.
- ShareThis Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2017, against 2021 for Basic Social Share Buttons.
Line by line
ShareThis Share Buttons leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Basic Social Share Buttons | ShareThis Share Buttons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #46,554 | #1,533 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 121 | 5.5K |
| Rating | No ratings | 3.5(26) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.3.14 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×0.73 |
| Last release | 3 years ago | 1 month 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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