WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Social Share vs Ocean Social Sharing
Essential Social Share
by Essential Marketer
10+ installs
Ocean Social Sharing
by oceanwp
60K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Ocean Social Sharing has more active installs: 60K+, against 10+ for Essential Social Share.
- On a typical day, Ocean Social Sharing is downloaded about 240 times, Essential Social Share about 1.
- Essential Social Share has no reviews yet.
- Ocean Social Sharing was updated more recently: Aug 18, 2026, against Mar 6, 2017 for Essential Social Share.
- Ocean Social Sharing is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Essential Social Share.
Line by line
Ocean Social Sharing leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Essential Social Share | Ocean Social Sharing |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #33,384 | #656 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29 | 7.6K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(11) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.7.39 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.03 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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