WordPress plugin comparison

Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts vs Simple X Buttons

Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts

by Shareaholic

10K+ installs4.4

Simple X Buttons

by topdevs.net

90+ installs5.0

At a glance

Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts has more active installs: 10K+, against 90+ for Simple X Buttons.
On a typical day, Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts is downloaded about 64 times, Simple X Buttons about 7.
Simple X Buttons is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.4 from 1,053 reviews.
Simple X Buttons was updated more recently: May 2, 2026, against Nov 5, 2024 for Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts.
Simple X Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.7.11 for Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts.
Simple X Buttons has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts.

Simple X Buttons leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts	Simple X Buttons
Popular rank	#1,485	#17,352
Active installs	10K+	90+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.7K	152
Rating	4.4(1.1K)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.7.11	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.19	×0.33
Last release	2 years ago	6 months ago
Requires PHP	5.3	7.2

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