WordPress plugin comparison

Social Counters vs Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

Social Counters

by mortay

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 Social Counters.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, Social Counters about 1.
Social Counters has no reviews yet.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Mar 29, 2016 for Social Counters.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.4.34 for Social Counters.
Social Counters has been around longer: since 2010, 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	Social Counters	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Popular rank	#26,733	#416
Active installs	20+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	38	19.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(5.3K)
Support threads resolved	–	33%
Tested up to	4.4.34	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.32
Last release	10 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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