WordPress plugin comparison

Share a Draft vs Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons

Share a Draft

by Automattic

3K+ installs3.7

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 3K+ for Share a Draft.
On a typical day, Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is downloaded about 163 times, Share a Draft about 123.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 1,911 reviews, against 3.7 from 11 reviews.
Share a Draft was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Oct 10, 2026 for Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Share a Draft has been around longer: since 2008, against 2015 for Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons.

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Share a Draft	Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons
Popular rank	#3,908	#1,674
Active installs	3K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.7K	6.7K
Rating	3.7(11)	4.9(1.9K)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.64	×1.15
Last release	18 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	8.2	–

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