WordPress plugin comparison

Social Widget vs Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

Social Widget

by Ismail El Korchi

200+ installs4.0

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 200+ for Social Widget.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, Social Widget about 3.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 5,333 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Jan 9, 2014 for Social Widget.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.8.0 for Social Widget.
Social Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons.

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

Metric	Social Widget	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons
Popular rank	#12,182	#416
Active installs	200+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	75	19.7K
Rating	4.0(1)	4.8(5.3K)
Support threads resolved	–	33%
Tested up to	3.8.0	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.32
Last release	13 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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