WordPress plugin comparison

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons vs YouTube Share Overlay Buttons

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons

by Inisev

10K+ installs4.9

YouTube Share Overlay Buttons

by tranhoang

10+ installs4.0

At a glance

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for YouTube Share Overlay Buttons.
On a typical day, Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is downloaded about 163 times, YouTube Share Overlay Buttons about 1.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 1,911 reviews, against 4.0 from 3 reviews.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Sep 13, 2014 for YouTube Share Overlay Buttons.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for YouTube Share Overlay Buttons.
YouTube Share Overlay Buttons has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons.

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

Metric	Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons	YouTube Share Overlay Buttons
Popular rank	#1,674	#36,191
Active installs	10K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	6.7K	18
Rating	4.9(1.9K)	4.0(3)
Support threads resolved	50%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.0.38
Search multiplier	×1.15	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	12 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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