WordPress plugin comparison

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons vs WP-Socialight

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

by Inisev

100K+ installs4.8

WP-Socialight

by roeeyossef

20+ installs5.0

At a glance

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for WP-Socialight.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, WP-Socialight about 2.
WP-Socialight is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 5,333 reviews.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Jan 1, 2017 for WP-Socialight.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.7.39 for WP-Socialight.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for WP-Socialight.

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

Metric	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons	WP-Socialight
Popular rank	#416	#28,130
Active installs	100K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	19.7K	51
Rating	4.8(5.3K)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	33%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×1.32	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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