Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare
v4.5.6by WarfarePlugins · updated 1 year ago
The most beautiful, responsive, lightning fast social share buttons built to boost shares and drive more traffic without slowing down your site.
- Rank
- #1,466
- No change0 vs yesterday
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 16,000
- 10K+ reported · Medium
- Total downloads
- 1.9M
- 1,937,263 all-time
- Rating
- 3.3/5
- 186 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Social Sharing Plugin at a glance
Social Sharing Plugin is a WordPress plugin by WarfarePlugins with 10K+ active installs, the #1,466 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 66 times, 28% more than the month before. It’s rated 3.3 out of 5 from 186 reviews. Version 4.5.6 came out on Mar 18, 2025, more than a year ago. It is tested up to WordPress 6.7.11. It leads the 2 plugins tagged “floating-share-buttons”. It was first released in 2016.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 9, 2026, 31 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats1.4K downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Social Sharing Plugin |
|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | 61 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 70 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 72 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 70 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 60 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 58 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 97 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 110 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 81 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 62 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 75 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 52 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 58 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 38 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 69 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 52 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 68 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 60 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 83 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 61 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 52 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 16,392 · -0.5% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 16,392 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 16,387 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 16,432 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 16,426 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 16,413 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 16,415 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 16,427 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 16,448 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 16,477 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 16,466 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 16,467 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 16,476 |
Rank over time
#1,466 · down 6 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | #1,466 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | #1,466 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | #1,464 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #1,462 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #1,463 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | #1,464 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | #1,465 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | #1,465 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | #1,464 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #1,463 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | #1,465 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | #1,464 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | #1,464 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | #1,460 |
Growth %
Average -0.04% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | +0.03% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | -0.14% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | +0.04% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | +0.08% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | -0.01% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | -0.07% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | -0.13% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | -0.18% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | +0.07% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | -0.01% |
| Oct 28, 2026 | -0.06% |
Active installs band
10K+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 10K+ |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 10K+ |
Search rankings
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Change log
From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org- Rank #1464 → #1462
- Tested up to 6.7.10 → 6.7.11
Versions in use
Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.
- v4.581%
- v4.46.5%
- Other13%
Rating trend
3.3★★★★★186 reviews · steady in the last 30 days
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 4.5.6
- Requires WordPress
- 4.5.0
- Tested up to
- 6.7.11
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- First released
- Jul 13, 2016
- Last updated
- Mar 18, 2025
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Social Sharing Plugin
How many websites use Social Sharing Plugin?
Social Sharing Plugin is active on 10K+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #1,466 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has Social Sharing Plugin been downloaded?
1,937,263 times in total since 2016. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 66 times. See download stats
When was Social Sharing Plugin last updated?
Version 4.5.6 came out on Mar 18, 2025 (1 year ago). See every release
Is Social Sharing Plugin compatible with the latest WordPress?
Social Sharing Plugin’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 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.
Does Social Sharing Plugin have known security vulnerabilities?
None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 13 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Social Sharing Plugin up to date. See its security record
Is Social Sharing Plugin still maintained?
Its last release was 1 year ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does Social Sharing Plugin have?
3.3 out of 5 from 186 reviews on WordPress.org. 52% of them give 5 stars.
What are the best alternatives to Social Sharing Plugin?
The plugins most like Social Sharing Plugin, by the tags they share, are Simple Social Media Share Buttons (20K+), AddToAny Share Buttons (300K+) and WPZOOM Connect (90K+). Compare all alternatives
Latest reviews
Analyze reviewsReview stats
3.3
★★★★★
186 reviews
- 5 stars: 96 reviews, 52%
- 4 stars: 9 reviews, 5%
- 3 stars: 6 reviews, 3%
- 2 stars: 7 reviews, 4%
- 1 stars: 68 reviews, 37%
- Positive
- 56%4–5★
- Mixed
- 3%3★
- Critical
- 40%1–2★
- About 5 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 3.4.
- Each new 1★ review takes 1 five-star review to balance out.
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 16,000 |
| Reported installs | 10K+ |
| Rating | 3.3 |
| Reviews | 186 |
| Total downloads | 1.9M |
| Author | WarfarePlugins |
| First released | Jul 13, 2016 |
| Version | 4.5.6 |
| Requires WP | 4.5.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Last updated | Mar 18, 2025 |
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