WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Social Media Share Buttons vs Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens

Simple Social Media Share Buttons

by Adnan

20K+ installs4.8

Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens

by Goran87

300+ installs5.0

At a glance

Simple Social Media Share Buttons has more active installs: 20K+, against 300+ for Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens.
On a typical day, Simple Social Media Share Buttons is downloaded about 238 times, Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens about 6.
Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 48 reviews, against 4.8 from 194 reviews.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Sep 10, 2023 for Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.3.14 for Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens.
Simple Social Media Share Buttons has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens.

Simple Social Media Share Buttons leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Social Media Share Buttons	Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens
Popular rank	#1,339	#9,998
Active installs	20K+	300+
Downloads, last 30 days	15.8K	103
Rating	4.8(194)	5.0(48)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.3.14
Search multiplier	×1.09	×0.03
Last release	22 days ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	7.1	–

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