WordPress plugin comparison
Lightning Simple Social Share vs Social Snap
Lightning Simple Social Share
by Mohammed Kateregga
20+ installs
Social Snap
by Social Snap
10K+ installs4.2
At a glance
- Social Snap has more active installs: 10K+, against 20+ for Lightning Simple Social Share.
- On a typical day, Social Snap is downloaded about 61 times, Lightning Simple Social Share about 2.
- Lightning Simple Social Share has no reviews yet.
- Social Snap was updated more recently: Jan 27, 2026, against Aug 8, 2025 for Lightning Simple Social Share.
- Social Snap is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.8.12 for Lightning Simple Social Share.
- Social Snap has been around longer: since 2018, against 2025 for Lightning Simple Social Share.
Line by line
Social Snap leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Lightning Simple Social Share | Social Snap |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #25,769 | #2,012 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 40 | 1.6K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.2(58) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.08 | ×0.57 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 9 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.2.4 |
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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