WordPress plugin comparison

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons vs XPoster

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

by Inisev

100K+ installs4.8

XPoster

by Joe Dolson

10K+ installs3.8

At a glance

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has more active installs: 100K+, against 10K+ for XPoster.
On a typical day, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is downloaded about 615 times, XPoster about 80.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 5,333 reviews, against 3.8 from 69 reviews.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Sep 9, 2026 for XPoster.
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons resolves more of its support threads: 33% in the last two months, against 0% for XPoster.
XPoster is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons.
XPoster has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons.

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons	XPoster
Popular rank	#416	#1,946
Active installs	100K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	19.7K	2.7K
Rating	4.8(5.3K)	3.8(69)
Support threads resolved	33%	0%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.32	×0.76
Last release	1 month ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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