WordPress plugin comparison
Easy Social Icons vs Social Share Buttons
At a glance
- Easy Social Icons has more active installs: 20K+, against 1K+ for Social Share Buttons.
- On a typical day, Easy Social Icons is downloaded about 2,418 times, Social Share Buttons about 28.
- Social Share Buttons is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 28 reviews, against 4.4 from 84 reviews.
- Easy Social Icons was updated more recently: Nov 1, 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 2012 for Easy Social Icons.
Line by line
Easy Social Icons leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Easy Social Icons |  Social Share Buttons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,225 | #6,184 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 73.1K | 902 |
| Rating | 4.4(84) | 4.8(28) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.89 | ×0.62 |
| Last release | 9 days ago | 27 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.0 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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