WordPress plugin comparison
Kw Essential share buttons vs Social Icons
At a glance
- Social Icons has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Kw Essential share buttons.
- On a typical day, Social Icons is downloaded about 32 times, Kw Essential share buttons about 1.
- Kw Essential share buttons has no reviews yet.
- Social Icons was updated more recently: Feb 8, 2021, against Jul 27, 2012 for Kw Essential share buttons.
- Social Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.6.23, against 3.4.2 for Kw Essential share buttons.
- Kw Essential share buttons has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Social Icons.
Line by line
Social Icons leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Kw Essential share buttons |  Social Icons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #44,643 | #2,077 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 20 | 628 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(15) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.4.2 | 5.6.23 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 14 years ago | 5 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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