WordPress plugin comparison
Simply Social Links vs Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Simply Social Links
by Matheus Eduardo
10+ 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 10+ for Simply Social Links.
- On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, Simply Social Links about 5.
- Simply Social Links has no reviews yet.
- Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Oct 31, 2011 for Simply Social Links.
- Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.2.1 for Simply Social Links.
- Simply Social Links has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons.
Line by line
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Simply Social Links | Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #44,374 | #416 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 129 | 19.7K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(5.3K) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 33% |
| Tested up to | 3.2.1 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.32 |
| Last release | 15 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
Tags they share
More comparisons
- Simply Social Links vs Broken Link Checker
- Simply Social Links vs Metricool
- Simply Social Links vs Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter
- Simply Social Links vs Ocean Social Sharing
- Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons vs AddToAny Share Buttons
- Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons vs Buttonizer
- Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons vs Ocean Social Sharing
- Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons vs WP Socializer
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free