WordPress plugin comparison

Forethemes Functions vs Simple Social Media Share Buttons

Forethemes Functions

by forethemes

10+ installs

Simple Social Media Share Buttons

by Adnan

20K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Simple Social Media Share Buttons has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Forethemes Functions.
On a typical day, Simple Social Media Share Buttons is downloaded about 248 times, Forethemes Functions about 1.
Forethemes Functions has no reviews yet.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against May 13, 2018 for Forethemes Functions.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Forethemes Functions.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for Forethemes Functions.

Simple Social Media Share Buttons leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Forethemes Functions	Simple Social Media Share Buttons
Popular rank	#43,863	#1,339
Active installs	10+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	27	15.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(194)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.09
Last release	8 years ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.1

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