WordPress plugin comparison

Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons vs Syndication Links

Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons

by JWebSol

200+ installs4.7

Syndication Links

by David Shanske

400+ installs5.0

At a glance

Syndication Links has more active installs: 400+, against 200+ for Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons.
On a typical day, Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons is downloaded about 23 times, Syndication Links about 13.
Syndication Links is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.7 from 73 reviews.
Syndication Links was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 28, 2026 for Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Syndication Links has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons.

Syndication Links leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons	Syndication Links
Popular rank	#12,557	#9,942
Active installs	200+	400+
Downloads, last 30 days	882	361
Rating	4.7(73)	5.0(5)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.45	×0.53
Last release	13 days ago	today
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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