WordPress plugin comparison
Fuse Social Icons vs WP Social Buttons
Fuse Social Icons
by Daniyal Ahmed (a11n)
10K+ installs4.6
WP Social Buttons
by WP-EXPERTS.IN
100+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Fuse Social Icons has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for WP Social Buttons.
- On a typical day, Fuse Social Icons is downloaded about 79 times, WP Social Buttons about 4.
- WP Social Buttons is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.6 from 58 reviews.
- Fuse Social Icons was updated more recently: Sep 12, 2026, against Jul 4, 2022 for WP Social Buttons.
- Fuse Social Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.0.18 for WP Social Buttons.
- WP Social Buttons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Fuse Social Icons.
Line by line
Fuse Social Icons leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Fuse Social Icons | WP Social Buttons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,742 | #16,216 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.5K | 51 |
| Rating | 4.6(58) | 5.0(5) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.0.18 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.84 | ×0.01 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 4 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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