WordPress plugin comparison

Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons vs Nobs • Share Buttons

Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons

by JWebSol

200+ installs4.7

Nobs • Share Buttons

by Geoffrey

3K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Nobs • Share Buttons has more active installs: 3K+, against 200+ for Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons.
On a typical day, Nobs • Share Buttons is downloaded about 28 times, Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons about 23.
Both are rated 4.7 out of 5.
Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Feb 20, 2026 for Nobs • Share Buttons.
Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Nobs • Share Buttons.
Nobs • Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons	Nobs • Share Buttons
Popular rank	#12,546	#4,043
Active installs	200+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	868	612
Rating	4.7(73)	4.7(93)
Support threads resolved	0%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.45	×0.54
Last release	14 days ago	8 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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