WordPress plugin comparison

Social Top Sharing vs Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons

Social Top Sharing

by mari0bros

10+ installs2.0

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons

by Inisev

10K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Social Top Sharing.
On a typical day, Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is downloaded about 163 times, Social Top Sharing about 1.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 1,911 reviews, against 2.0 from 1 review.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Mar 26, 2012 for Social Top Sharing.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.1 for Social Top Sharing.
Social Top Sharing has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons.

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

Metric	Social Top Sharing	Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons
Popular rank	#45,750	#1,674
Active installs	10+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	22	6.7K
Rating	2.0(1)	4.9(1.9K)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	2.1	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.15
Last release	14 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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