WordPress plugin comparison

Post Share Count vs Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons

Post Share Count

by Oleksandr Davyskyba

10+ 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 10+ for Post Share Count.
On a typical day, Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is downloaded about 163 times, Post Share Count about 1.
Post Share Count is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 1,911 reviews.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Feb 1, 2015 for Post Share Count.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.6.1 for Post Share Count.
Post Share Count has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons.

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

Metric	Post Share Count	Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons
Popular rank	#30,578	#1,674
Active installs	10+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	30	6.7K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.9(1.9K)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	3.6.1	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.15
Last release	11 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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