WordPress plugin comparison

Smash Balloon Social Post Feed vs Social Counter Widget

Smash Balloon Social Post Feed

by Syed Balkhi

100K+ installs4.7

Social Counter Widget

by d3wp

20+ installs5.0

At a glance

Smash Balloon Social Post Feed has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for Social Counter Widget.
On a typical day, Smash Balloon Social Post Feed is downloaded about 3,008 times, Social Counter Widget about 2.
Social Counter Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 1,511 reviews.
Smash Balloon Social Post Feed was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Dec 26, 2011 for Social Counter Widget.
Smash Balloon Social Post Feed is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.1.4 for Social Counter Widget.
Social Counter Widget has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Smash Balloon Social Post Feed.

Smash Balloon Social Post Feed leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Smash Balloon Social Post Feed	Social Counter Widget
Popular rank	#286	#28,291
Active installs	100K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	187.1K	40
Rating	4.7(1.5K)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	67%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.48	×0.00
Last release	8 days ago	15 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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