WordPress plugin comparison

Smash Balloon Social Post Feed vs Social Share Buttons

Smash Balloon Social Post Feed

by Syed Balkhi

100K+ installs4.7

Social Share Buttons

by maxfoundry

1K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Smash Balloon Social Post Feed has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Social Share Buttons.
On a typical day, Smash Balloon Social Post Feed is downloaded about 2,707 times, Social Share Buttons about 28.
Social Share Buttons is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 28 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,511 reviews.
Smash Balloon Social Post Feed was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 14, 2026 for Social Share Buttons.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Social Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2010, against 2013 for Smash Balloon Social Post Feed.

Smash Balloon Social Post Feed leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Smash Balloon Social Post Feed	Social Share Buttons
Popular rank	#286	#6,175
Active installs	100K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	185.7K	902
Rating	4.7(1.5K)	4.8(28)
Support threads resolved	67%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.48	×0.62
Last release	7 days ago	26 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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