WordPress plugin comparison

Social Sharing (by Danny) vs Lightning Simple Social Share

Social Sharing (by Danny)

by Danny van Kooten

2K+ installs5.0

Lightning Simple Social Share

by Mohammed Kateregga

20+ installs

At a glance

Social Sharing (by Danny) has more active installs: 2K+, against 20+ for Lightning Simple Social Share.
On a typical day, Social Sharing (by Danny) is downloaded about 25 times, Lightning Simple Social Share about 2.
Lightning Simple Social Share has no reviews yet.
Social Sharing (by Danny) was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Aug 8, 2025 for Lightning Simple Social Share.
Social Sharing (by Danny) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Lightning Simple Social Share.
Social Sharing (by Danny) has been around longer: since 2013, against 2025 for Lightning Simple Social Share.

Social Sharing (by Danny) leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Social Sharing (by Danny)	Lightning Simple Social Share
Popular rank	#4,599	#25,769
Active installs	2K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	705	40
Rating	5.0(68)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.70	×0.08
Last release	2 months ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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