WordPress plugin comparison

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons vs WP ShareX

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

by Inisev

100K+ installs4.8

WP ShareX

by joomdev

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for WP ShareX.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, WP ShareX about 1.
WP ShareX is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 5,333 reviews.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Mar 12, 2018 for WP ShareX.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.9.35 for WP ShareX.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for WP ShareX.

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

Metric	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons	WP ShareX
Popular rank	#416	#48,454
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	19.7K	25
Rating	4.8(5.3K)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	33%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	4.9.35
Search multiplier	×1.32	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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