WordPress plugin comparison

Branded Sharebox by Shorten.REST vs Simple Social Media Share Buttons

Branded Sharebox by Shorten.REST

by API Lads

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 Branded Sharebox by Shorten.REST.
On a typical day, Simple Social Media Share Buttons is downloaded about 248 times, Branded Sharebox by Shorten.REST about 1.
Branded Sharebox by Shorten.REST has no reviews yet.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Jun 19, 2020 for Branded Sharebox by Shorten.REST.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for Branded Sharebox by Shorten.REST.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2011, against 2020 for Branded Sharebox by Shorten.REST.

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

Metric	Branded Sharebox by Shorten.REST	Simple Social Media Share Buttons
Popular rank	#47,514	#1,339
Active installs	10+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	41	15.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(194)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.4.25	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.09
Last release	6 years ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	5.4	7.1

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