Plain Social Sharing Buttons
v0.6.0by cleanCode · updated 7 years ago
Simple and lightweight social sharing buttons for your wordpress site
- Rank
- #62,915
- Up5,851 vs yesterday
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 4
- Fewer than 10 reported · High
- Total downloads
- 1.7K
- 1,670 all-time
- Rating
- –
- 0 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Plain Social Sharing Buttons at a glance
Plain Social Sharing Buttons is a WordPress plugin by cleanCode with fewer than 10 active installs, the #62,915 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 1 time, about the same as the month before. It has no reviews yet. Version 0.6.0 came out on Mar 1, 2019, more than 7 years ago. It is tested up to WordPress 5.1.28. Among the 2 plugins tagged “floating-share-buttons”, it ranks #2. It was first released in 2019.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 31 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats36 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Plain Social Sharing Buttons |
|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 0 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 2 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 4 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 4 · -33.3% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 4 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 3 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 6 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 6 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 6 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 3 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 3 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 7 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 7 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 7 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 5 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 6 |
Rank over time
#62,915 · down 1,397 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | #62,915 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | #68,766 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | #52,233 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | #69,776 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #56,209 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #52,242 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | #68,104 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #50,389 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | #68,197 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | #61,518 |
Growth %
Average -3.07% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | +33.33% |
| Nov 8, 2026 | -50.00% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | +100.00% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | -57.14% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | +133.33% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | -40.00% |
| Oct 28, 2026 | -16.67% |
Active installs band
Fewer than 10 on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Fewer than 10 |
Search rankings
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Change log
From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org- Downloads +0%
- Tested up to 5.1.27 → 5.1.28
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 0.6.0
- Requires WordPress
- 3.1
- Tested up to
- 5.1.28
- Requires PHP
- 5.3
- First released
- Feb 18, 2019
- Last updated
- Mar 1, 2019
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Plain Social Sharing Buttons
How many websites use Plain Social Sharing Buttons?
Plain Social Sharing Buttons is active on fewer than 10 WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. That makes it the #62,915 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has Plain Social Sharing Buttons been downloaded?
1,670 times in total since 2019. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 1 times. See download stats
When was Plain Social Sharing Buttons last updated?
Version 0.6.0 came out on Mar 1, 2019 (7 years ago).
Is Plain Social Sharing Buttons compatible with the latest WordPress?
Plain Social Sharing Buttons’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 5.1.28, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.
Is Plain Social Sharing Buttons still maintained?
Its last release was 7 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does Plain Social Sharing Buttons have?
No one has reviewed Plain Social Sharing Buttons on WordPress.org yet.
What are the best alternatives to Plain Social Sharing Buttons?
The plugins most like Plain Social Sharing Buttons, by the tags they share, are Social Sharing Plugin (10K+), Social Sharing Plugin (100K+) and Simple Social Media Share Buttons (20K+). Compare all alternatives
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 4 |
| Reported installs | Fewer than 10 |
| Rating | – |
| Reviews | 0 |
| Total downloads | 1.7K |
| Author | cleanCode |
| First released | Feb 18, 2019 |
| Version | 0.6.0 |
| Requires WP | 3.1 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 |
| Last updated | Mar 1, 2019 |
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