WordPress plugin comparison
OG vs Social Media Shortcodes
OG
by iworks (Marcin Pietrzak)
20K+ installs4.8
Social Media Shortcodes
by Michael Beckwith
40+ installs5.0
At a glance
- OG has more active installs: 20K+, against 40+ for Social Media Shortcodes.
- On a typical day, OG is downloaded about 391 times, Social Media Shortcodes about 4.
- Social Media Shortcodes is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 216 reviews.
- OG was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Sep 10, 2025 for Social Media Shortcodes.
- OG is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Social Media Shortcodes.
- Social Media Shortcodes has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for OG.
Line by line
OG leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | OG | Social Media Shortcodes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,090 | #22,316 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 40+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 13.5K | 71 |
| Rating | 4.8(216) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.93 | ×0.15 |
| Last release | 11 days ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 5.6 |
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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