WordPress plugin comparison
Buttonizer vs Social Media Widget
At a glance
- Buttonizer has more active installs: 40K+, against 300+ for Social Media Widget.
- On a typical day, Buttonizer is downloaded about 176 times, Social Media Widget about 3.
- Social Media Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.8 from 396 reviews.
- Buttonizer was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Sep 21, 2015 for Social Media Widget.
- Buttonizer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for Social Media Widget.
- Buttonizer has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Social Media Widget.
Line by line
Buttonizer leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Buttonizer |  Social Media Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #818 | #10,177 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 300+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 5.5K | 67 |
| Rating | 4.8(396) | 5.0(5) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.3.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.01 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 11 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
- Buttonizer vs AddToAny Share Buttons
- Buttonizer vs Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
- Buttonizer vs WP Socializer
- Buttonizer vs Genesis Simple Share
- Social Media Widget vs The Social Links
- Social Media Widget vs Custom Sidebars
- Social Media Widget vs Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
- Social Media Widget vs Image Widget
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free