WordPress plugin comparison
Buttonizer vs Lightning Simple Social Share
Buttonizer
by Buttonizer
40K+ installs4.8
Lightning Simple Social Share
by Mohammed Kateregga
20+ installs
At a glance
- Buttonizer has more active installs: 40K+, against 20+ for Lightning Simple Social Share.
- On a typical day, Buttonizer is downloaded about 176 times, Lightning Simple Social Share about 2.
- Lightning Simple Social Share has no reviews yet.
- Buttonizer was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Aug 8, 2025 for Lightning Simple Social Share.
- Buttonizer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Lightning Simple Social Share.
- Buttonizer has been around longer: since 2012, against 2025 for Lightning Simple Social Share.
Line by line
Buttonizer leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Buttonizer | Lightning Simple Social Share |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #818 | #25,769 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 5.5K | 40 |
| Rating | 4.8(396) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.01 | ×0.08 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 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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