WordPress plugin comparison

Plain Social Sharing Buttons vs Social Sharing Plugin

Plain Social Sharing Buttons

by cleanCode

Fewer than 10 installs

Social Sharing Plugin

by Heateor Support

100K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Social Sharing Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Plain Social Sharing Buttons.
On a typical day, Social Sharing Plugin is downloaded about 247 times, Plain Social Sharing Buttons about 1.
Plain Social Sharing Buttons has no reviews yet.
Social Sharing Plugin was updated more recently: Sep 15, 2025, against Mar 1, 2019 for Plain Social Sharing Buttons.
Social Sharing Plugin is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 5.1.28 for Plain Social Sharing Buttons.
Social Sharing Plugin has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Plain Social Sharing Buttons.

Social Sharing Plugin leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Plain Social Sharing Buttons	Social Sharing Plugin
Popular rank	#62,895	#410
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	33	9.1K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(523)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	5.1.28	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.55
Last release	7 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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