WordPress plugin comparison

Social Media Badge Widget vs Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

Social Media Badge Widget

by StressFree Sites

100+ installs4.6

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 100+ for Social Media Badge Widget.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, Social Media Badge Widget about 3.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 5,333 reviews, against 4.6 from 5 reviews.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Sep 17, 2015 for Social Media Badge Widget.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.3.34 for Social Media Badge Widget.
Social Media Badge Widget 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 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Social Media Badge Widget	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Popular rank	#13,633	#416
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	50	19.7K
Rating	4.6(5)	4.8(5.3K)
Support threads resolved	–	33%
Tested up to	4.3.34	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.32
Last release	11 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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