WordPress plugin comparison

Basic Social Share Buttons vs Simple Social Media Share Buttons

Basic Social Share Buttons

by Michael James

10+ installs

Simple Social Media Share Buttons

by Adnan

20K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Simple Social Media Share Buttons has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Basic Social Share Buttons.
On a typical day, Simple Social Media Share Buttons is downloaded about 248 times, Basic Social Share Buttons about 5.
Basic Social Share Buttons has no reviews yet.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Sep 17, 2023 for Basic Social Share Buttons.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.3.14 for Basic Social Share Buttons.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2011, against 2021 for Basic Social Share Buttons.

Simple Social Media Share Buttons leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Basic Social Share Buttons	Simple Social Media Share Buttons
Popular rank	#46,554	#1,339
Active installs	10+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	121	15.6K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(194)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.3.14	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×1.09
Last release	3 years ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.1

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