WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Share Follow Button vs Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

Simple Share Follow Button

by Katsushi Kawamori

10+ installs

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

by Inisev

100K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Simple Share Follow Button.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, Simple Share Follow Button about 1.
Simple Share Follow Button has no reviews yet.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Aug 16, 2026 for Simple Share Follow Button.
Simple Share Follow Button is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2021 for Simple Share Follow Button.

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

Metric	Simple Share Follow Button	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Popular rank	#47,761	#416
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	19.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(5.3K)
Support threads resolved	–	33%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.13	×1.32
Last release	2 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	8.0	–

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