WordPress plugin comparison

Scriptless Social Sharing vs Simple Social Media Share Buttons

Scriptless Social Sharing

by Robin Cornett

10K+ installs5.0

Simple Social Media Share Buttons

by Adnan

20K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Simple Social Media Share Buttons has more active installs: 20K+, against 10K+ for Scriptless Social Sharing.
On a typical day, Simple Social Media Share Buttons is downloaded about 248 times, Scriptless Social Sharing about 86.
Scriptless Social Sharing is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 70 reviews, against 4.8 from 194 reviews.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Oct 3, 2026 for Scriptless Social Sharing.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 67% for Scriptless Social Sharing.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for Scriptless Social Sharing.

Simple Social Media Share Buttons leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Scriptless Social Sharing	Simple Social Media Share Buttons
Popular rank	#1,746	#1,339
Active installs	10K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.9K	15.7K
Rating	5.0(70)	4.8(194)
Support threads resolved	67%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.16	×1.09
Last release	1 month ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.1

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