WordPress plugin comparison

Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons vs WP Share Simple

Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons

by Suplugins

6K+ installs4.4

WP Share Simple

by Vamsi

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons has more active installs: 6K+, against 10+ for WP Share Simple.
On a typical day, Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons is downloaded about 43 times, WP Share Simple about 5.
WP Share Simple is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.4 from 11 reviews.
Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons was updated more recently: Jan 21, 2026, against Sep 13, 2015 for WP Share Simple.
Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.7.39 for WP Share Simple.
WP Share Simple has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons.

Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons	WP Share Simple
Popular rank	#2,783	#40,423
Active installs	6K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	776	140
Rating	4.4(11)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×0.54	×0.00
Last release	9 months ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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