WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Share Buttons Adder vs Simple Social Media Share Buttons

Simple Share Buttons Adder

by Simple Share

40K+ installs4.3

Simple Social Media Share Buttons

by Adnan

20K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Simple Share Buttons Adder has more active installs: 40K+, against 20K+ for Simple Social Media Share Buttons.
On a typical day, Simple Share Buttons Adder is downloaded about 369 times, Simple Social Media Share Buttons about 248.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 194 reviews, against 4.3 from 627 reviews.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Oct 9, 2026 for Simple Share Buttons Adder.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Simple Share Buttons Adder.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Simple Share Buttons Adder.

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

Metric	Simple Share Buttons Adder	Simple Social Media Share Buttons
Popular rank	#889	#1,339
Active installs	40K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	14.7K	15.6K
Rating	4.3(627)	4.8(194)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.96	×1.09
Last release	1 month ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.1

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