WordPress plugin comparison

Social Media Widget vs Ultimate Social Share Buttons

Social Media Widget

by Blink Web Effects

30K+ installs3.9

Ultimate Social Share Buttons

by Habibur Rahman

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Social Media Widget has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for Ultimate Social Share Buttons.
On a typical day, Social Media Widget is downloaded about 54 times, Ultimate Social Share Buttons about 2.
Ultimate Social Share Buttons is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.9 from 84 reviews.
Ultimate Social Share Buttons was updated more recently: Jun 11, 2026, against Jun 10, 2024 for Social Media Widget.
Ultimate Social Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.4.14 for Social Media Widget.
Social Media Widget has been around longer: since 2010, against 2023 for Ultimate Social Share Buttons.

Ultimate Social Share Buttons leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Social Media Widget	Ultimate Social Share Buttons
Popular rank	#1,063	#44,535
Active installs	30K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.5K	39
Rating	3.9(84)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.4.14	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.11	×0.19
Last release	2 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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