WordPress plugin comparison

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

Social Media Widget

by ashirbad.cs

300+ installs5.0

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 300+ for Social Media Widget.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, Social Media Widget about 3.
Social Media Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.8 from 5,333 reviews.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Sep 21, 2015 for Social Media Widget.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.3.34 for Social Media Widget.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Social Media Widget.

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Social Media Widget	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Popular rank	#10,177	#416
Active installs	300+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	67	19.7K
Rating	5.0(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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