WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Social Media Share Buttons vs Social Sharing Buttons by ThemesMatic

Simple Social Media Share Buttons

by Adnan

20K+ installs4.8

Social Sharing Buttons by ThemesMatic

by ThemesMatic

90+ installs5.0

At a glance

Simple Social Media Share Buttons has more active installs: 20K+, against 90+ for Social Sharing Buttons by ThemesMatic.
On a typical day, Simple Social Media Share Buttons is downloaded about 238 times, Social Sharing Buttons by ThemesMatic about 4.
Social Sharing Buttons by ThemesMatic is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 194 reviews.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Feb 27, 2020 for Social Sharing Buttons by ThemesMatic.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2011, against 2017 for Social Sharing Buttons by ThemesMatic.

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

Metric	Simple Social Media Share Buttons	Social Sharing Buttons by ThemesMatic
Popular rank	#1,339	#17,201
Active installs	20K+	90+
Downloads, last 30 days	15.8K	82
Rating	4.8(194)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	–
Search multiplier	×1.09	×0.00
Last release	23 days ago	6 years ago
Requires PHP	7.1	–

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