WordPress plugin comparison

Likely vs Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons

Likely

by Azim Hikmatov

30+ installs5.0

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 30+ for Likely.
On a typical day, Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is downloaded about 165 times, Likely about 2.
Likely is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.9 from 1,911 reviews.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Apr 4, 2024 for Likely.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for Likely.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Likely.

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Likely	Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons
Popular rank	#25,003	#1,672
Active installs	30+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	43	7K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.9(1.9K)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	6.5.14	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.03	×1.15
Last release	2 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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