WordPress plugin comparison
Social Media Icons Widget vs Social Share Buttons
Social Media Icons Widget
by arstropica
1K+ installs4.9
Social Share Buttons
by Arrow Plugins
40+ installs3.0
At a glance
- Social Media Icons Widget has more active installs: 1K+, against 40+ for Social Share Buttons.
- On a typical day, Social Media Icons Widget is downloaded about 8 times, Social Share Buttons about 3.
- Social Media Icons Widget is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
- Social Share Buttons was updated more recently: Dec 9, 2018, against Nov 28, 2017 for Social Media Icons Widget.
- Social Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.0.31, against 3.5.2 for Social Media Icons Widget.
- Social Media Icons Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for Social Share Buttons.
Line by line
Social Media Icons Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Social Media Icons Widget | Social Share Buttons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #6,226 | #21,422 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 40+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 149 | 40 |
| Rating | 4.9(8) | 3.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.5.2 | 5.0.31 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 8 years 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
- Social Media Icons Widget vs Social Media Widget
- Social Media Icons Widget vs Nextend Social Login and Register
- Social Media Icons Widget vs OG
- Social Media Icons Widget vs Seed Social
- Social Share Buttons vs Simpliest Social Share
- Social Share Buttons vs Social Media Widget
- Social Share Buttons vs Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar
- Social Share Buttons vs Selection Sharer by Hans van Gent
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