WordPress plugin comparison
Buttonizer vs Social Shares
At a glance
- Buttonizer has more active installs: 40K+, against 30+ for Social Shares.
- On a typical day, Buttonizer is downloaded about 176 times, Social Shares about 2.
- Social Shares is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 396 reviews.
- Buttonizer was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Nov 10, 2015 for Social Shares.
- Buttonizer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Social Shares.
- Buttonizer has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Social Shares.
Line by line
Buttonizer leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Buttonizer |  Social Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #818 | #25,174 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 30+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 5.5K | 58 |
| Rating | 4.8(396) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.4.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.01 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 3 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.
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