WordPress plugin comparison
4Site ShareThumb vs Visual Link Preview
At a glance
- Visual Link Preview has more active installs: 10K+, against 20+ for 4Site ShareThumb.
- On a typical day, Visual Link Preview is downloaded about 71 times, 4Site ShareThumb about 2.
- 4Site ShareThumb is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 36 reviews.
- Visual Link Preview was updated more recently: Aug 19, 2026, against Sep 5, 2024 for 4Site ShareThumb.
- Visual Link Preview is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for 4Site ShareThumb.
- Visual Link Preview has been around longer: since 2017, against 2024 for 4Site ShareThumb.
Line by line
Visual Link Preview leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  4Site ShareThumb |  Visual Link Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #28,580 | #1,851 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 36 | 1.5K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.5(36) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.5.14 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.04 | ×0.97 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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