WordPress plugin comparison
Buttonizer vs Simple Social Media Share Buttons
At a glance
- Buttonizer has more active installs: 70K+, against 20K+ for Simple Social Media Share Buttons.
- On a typical day, Buttonizer is downloaded about 494 times, Simple Social Media Share Buttons about 248.
- Simple Social Media Share Buttons is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 194 reviews, against 4.5 from 151 reviews.
- Simple Social Media Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Oct 13, 2026 for Buttonizer.
- Simple Social Media Share Buttons resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Buttonizer.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Simple Social Media Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for Buttonizer.
Line by line
Simple Social Media Share Buttons leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Buttonizer |  Simple Social Media Share Buttons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #596 | #1,339 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 38.6K | 15.7K |
| Rating | 4.5(151) | 4.8(194) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.05 | ×1.09 |
| Last release | 28 days ago | 21 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.1 |
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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