WordPress plugin comparison
Social Sharing Plugin vs Social Share Button
Social Sharing Plugin
by Heateor Support
100K+ installs4.8
Social Share Button
by PickPlugins
1K+ installs4.1
At a glance
- Social Sharing Plugin has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Social Share Button.
- On a typical day, Social Sharing Plugin is downloaded about 247 times, Social Share Button about 20.
- Social Sharing Plugin is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 523 reviews, against 4.1 from 17 reviews.
- Social Share Button was updated more recently: Jun 8, 2026, against Sep 15, 2025 for Social Sharing Plugin.
- Social Share Button is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Social Sharing Plugin.
- Social Share Button has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Social Sharing Plugin.
Line by line
Social Sharing Plugin leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Social Sharing Plugin | Social Share Button |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #410 | #5,610 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 9.1K | 572 |
| Rating | 4.8(523) | 4.1(17) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.55 | ×0.57 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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