WordPress plugin comparison

Social Shares vs Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

Social Shares

by Waterloo Plugins

30+ 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 30+ for Social Shares.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, Social Shares about 2.
Social Shares is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 5,333 reviews.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Nov 10, 2015 for Social Shares.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.4.34 for Social Shares.

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

Metric	Social Shares	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Popular rank	#25,174	#416
Active installs	30+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	58	19.7K
Rating	5.0(2)	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	11 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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