WordPress plugin comparison

Social Shortcodes vs Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

Social Shortcodes

by Tim Wright

10+ installs

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 10+ for Social Shortcodes.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, Social Shortcodes about 1.
Social Shortcodes has no reviews yet.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Jun 27, 2016 for Social Shortcodes.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.5.33 for Social Shortcodes.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Social Shortcodes.

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

Metric	Social Shortcodes	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Popular rank	#46,005	#416
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	20	19.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(5.3K)
Support threads resolved	–	33%
Tested up to	4.5.33	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.32
Last release	10 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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