WordPress plugin comparison

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

Simple Share Follow Button

by Katsushi Kawamori

10+ installs

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 10+ for Simple Share Follow Button.
On a typical day, Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is downloaded about 163 times, Simple Share Follow Button about 1.
Simple Share Follow Button has no reviews yet.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Aug 16, 2026 for Simple Share Follow Button.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2015, against 2021 for Simple Share Follow Button.

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

Metric	Simple Share Follow Button	Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons
Popular rank	#47,761	#1,674
Active installs	10+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	6.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.9(1.9K)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.13	×1.15
Last release	2 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	8.0	–

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