WordPress plugin comparison

SimpleConnectWidget vs Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

SimpleConnectWidget

by eppand

20+ 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 20+ for SimpleConnectWidget.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, SimpleConnectWidget about 2.
SimpleConnectWidget has no reviews yet.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against May 3, 2016 for SimpleConnectWidget.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.5.33 for SimpleConnectWidget.
SimpleConnectWidget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons.

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

Metric	SimpleConnectWidget	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Popular rank	#28,137	#416
Active installs	20+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	35	19.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(5.3K)
Support threads resolved	–	33%
Tested up to	4.5.33	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.32
Last release	10 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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