WordPress plugin comparison

Selection Sharer by Hans van Gent vs Social Share Buttons

Selection Sharer by Hans van Gent

by jcvangent

2K+ installs5.0

Social Share Buttons

by maxfoundry

1K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Selection Sharer by Hans van Gent has more active installs: 2K+, against 1K+ for Social Share Buttons.
On a typical day, Social Share Buttons is downloaded about 28 times, Selection Sharer by Hans van Gent about 13.
Selection Sharer by Hans van Gent is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 21 reviews, against 4.8 from 28 reviews.
Social Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 14, 2026, against Aug 8, 2016 for Selection Sharer by Hans van Gent.
Social Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Selection Sharer by Hans van Gent.
Social Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Selection Sharer by Hans van Gent.

Social Share Buttons leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Selection Sharer by Hans van Gent	Social Share Buttons
Popular rank	#4,757	#6,175
Active installs	2K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	269	937
Rating	5.0(21)	4.8(28)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.4.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.62
Last release	10 years ago	26 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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