WordPress plugin comparison
Social Sharing Button vs Simple Social Media Share Buttons
Social Sharing Button
by Abu Huraira Bin Aman
Fewer than 10 installs
Simple Social Media Share Buttons
by Adnan
20K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Simple Social Media Share Buttons has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Social Sharing Button.
- On a typical day, Simple Social Media Share Buttons is downloaded about 238 times, Social Sharing Button about 1.
- Social Sharing Button has no reviews yet.
- Simple Social Media Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Jun 13, 2022 for Social Sharing Button.
- Simple Social Media Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.0.18 for Social Sharing Button.
- Simple Social Media Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2011, against 2021 for Social Sharing Button.
Line by line
Simple Social Media Share Buttons leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Social Sharing Button | Simple Social Media Share Buttons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #73,020 | #1,339 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 27 | 15.8K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(194) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.0.18 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.09 |
| Last release | 4 years ago | 22 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.1 |
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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