WordPress plugin comparison

Kw Essential share buttons vs Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons

Kw Essential share buttons

by leaklords

10+ installs

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons

by Inisev

10K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Kw Essential share buttons.
On a typical day, Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is downloaded about 163 times, Kw Essential share buttons about 1.
Kw Essential share buttons has no reviews yet.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jul 27, 2012 for Kw Essential share buttons.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Kw Essential share buttons.
Kw Essential share buttons has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons.

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Kw Essential share buttons	Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons
Popular rank	#44,643	#1,674
Active installs	10+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	20	6.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.9(1.9K)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	3.4.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.15
Last release	14 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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