WordPress plugin comparison

Crafty Social Buttons vs Simple Social Media Share Buttons

Crafty Social Buttons

by Sarah

900+ installs4.7

Simple Social Media Share Buttons

by Adnan

20K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Simple Social Media Share Buttons has more active installs: 20K+, against 900+ for Crafty Social Buttons.
On a typical day, Simple Social Media Share Buttons is downloaded about 238 times, Crafty Social Buttons about 7.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 194 reviews, against 4.7 from 40 reviews.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Crafty Social Buttons.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Crafty Social Buttons.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Crafty Social Buttons.

Simple Social Media Share Buttons leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Crafty Social Buttons	Simple Social Media Share Buttons
Popular rank	#7,208	#1,339
Active installs	900+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	131	15.8K
Rating	4.7(40)	4.8(194)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.7.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.09
Last release	9 years ago	23 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.1

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