WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Social Media Share Buttons vs Social Counter & Sharer

Simple Social Media Share Buttons

by Adnan

20K+ installs4.8

Social Counter & Sharer

by Prisna

200+ installs5.0

At a glance

Simple Social Media Share Buttons has more active installs: 20K+, against 200+ for Social Counter & Sharer.
On a typical day, Simple Social Media Share Buttons is downloaded about 238 times, Social Counter & Sharer about 6.
Social Counter & Sharer is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.8 from 194 reviews.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Aug 18, 2026 for Social Counter & Sharer.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Social Counter & Sharer.

Simple Social Media Share Buttons leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Social Media Share Buttons	Social Counter & Sharer
Popular rank	#1,339	#11,637
Active installs	20K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	15.8K	114
Rating	4.8(194)	5.0(5)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.09	×0.46
Last release	22 days ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.1	5.6

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