WordPress plugin comparison

Don Social Widget vs Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

Don Social Widget

by Rodrigo Donini

10+ installs5.0

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

by Inisev

100K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Don Social Widget.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, Don Social Widget about 1.
Don Social Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 5,333 reviews.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Oct 22, 2016 for Don Social Widget.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.6.30 for Don Social Widget.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Don Social Widget.

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Don Social Widget	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Popular rank	#47,371	#416
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	33	19.7K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(5.3K)
Support threads resolved	–	33%
Tested up to	4.6.30	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.32
Last release	10 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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