WordPress plugin comparison

Post Forwarder vs Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts

Post Forwarder

by Sylwester Ulatowski

30+ installs5.0

Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts

by Shareaholic

10K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts has more active installs: 10K+, against 30+ for Post Forwarder.
On a typical day, Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts is downloaded about 68 times, Post Forwarder about 4.
Post Forwarder is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.4 from 1,053 reviews.
Post Forwarder was updated more recently: Jun 16, 2026, against Nov 5, 2024 for Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts.
Post Forwarder is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.7.11 for Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts.
Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts has been around longer: since 2012, against 2025 for Post Forwarder.

Post Forwarder leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Post Forwarder	Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts
Popular rank	#24,616	#1,486
Active installs	30+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	87	1.8K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.4(1.1K)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.27	×0.19
Last release	4 months ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.3

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