Best share button plugins for WordPress
The most popular share button plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. MaxButtons leads with 70K+ active installs, ahead of Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons (10K+) and Super Web Share (2K+). All 18 plugins tagged “share button” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 share button plugins
- 1.
MaxButtonsThe most installed share button plugin, with 70K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 1,093 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 1,911 reviews, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 3.
Super Web Share2K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 29 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Button2K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 53 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
Cresta Social Share Counter2K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 55 reviews, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 6.
Profile Box Shortcode And Widget1K+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 7 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 7.
Social Share Button1K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 17 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 8.
BestWebSoft's Twitter900+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 16 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 9.
Like Share Zalo Button100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 10.Share Button for APSense Business Network
10+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
All 18 plugins tagged “share button”

MaxButtons
Down in the last 7 days:1#600by maxfoundry1 month ago
Maxbuttons is the best and easiest button plugin for WordPress. Within minutes you can create beautiful buttons, share buttons and social icons.
- Installs
- 70K+
- Rating
- 4.9(1.1K)
- Downloads
- 192/day

Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons
Down in the last 7 days:1#1,670by Inisev29 days ago
Social sharing plugin adding social buttons.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(1.9K)
- Downloads
- 166/day

Super Web Share
Down in the last 7 days:15#4,651by Jose Varghese2 months ago
Super Web Share helps you easily add a native share prompt to your website, allowing you to share a page or post in less than a minute.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.9(29)
- Downloads
- 30/day

Button
Down in the last 7 days:14#4,940by BurgerThemes11 months ago
Create beautiful buttons and social icons. Button plugin is powerful and easy to use. You can create any types of buttons such as css3 & 3D Buttons.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.5(53)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Cresta Social Share Counter
Down in the last 7 days:22#4,942by CrestaProject8 months ago
Share your posts and pages quickly and easily with Cresta Social Share Counter and show share counts.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.8(55)
- Downloads
- 21/day

Profile Box Shortcode And Widget
Up in the last 7 days:5#5,314by A WP Life2 months ago
A very easy and simple Facebook like box shortcode and widget plugin with mini profile, like Button, Share Button plugin For WordPress
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.7(7)
- Downloads
- 21/day

Social Share Button
Up in the last 7 days:12#5,609by PickPlugins5 months ago
Awesome Share Button
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.1(17)
- Downloads
- 22/day

BestWebSoft's Twitter
Down in the last 7 days:7#7,073by bestweblayout1 year ago
Add Twitter Follow, Tweet, Hashtag, and Mention buttons to WordPress posts and pages.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.6(16)
- Downloads
- 16/day

Like Share Zalo Button
Up in the last 7 days:6#16,223by Kimi8 years ago
Displays Zalo like/share button in post content. Zalo is The most popular mobile social network in Vietnam.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Share Button for APSense Business Network
Up in the last 7 days:2,752#41,881by Soong14 years ago
Help visitors share your posts on the business social network - APSense.com.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day

The Tweet Button
#41,972by Ben Shadle7 years ago
A super simple way to add the latest Twitter Tweet Button to a WordPress post or page.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Share Button "Klass!" for WordPress
#43,779by artlosk16 years ago
The Share button for social network Odnoklassniki.ru. The plugin supports 3 appearance of button.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Floating Share Button
Down in the last 7 days:7,474#44,241by Bowo2 years ago
Lightweight floating share button with responsive desktop sharesheet and native iOS and Android sharesheet.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day

Quote Status Copy & Share By Adittaw
Down in the last 7 days:6,072#48,179by Adittaw Saha Joy2 years ago
Easily add Copy and Share buttons to blockquotes in WordPress posts, including automatic post URL copying.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Social Share Button for LINE
Up in the last 7 days:1,688#52,993by sakamoto7771 year ago
Adds a customizable "Share on LINE" button via [line_share_button] shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ss share
Up in the last 7 days:10,350#57,723by akmal sulton5 years ago
Super simple social share buttons plugin. Most popular social media platforms: facebook, twitter, reddit, linkedin, pinterest, tumblr.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

FlexiShare Pro
#73,082by pawanjagriti2 years ago
FlexiShare Pro adds a customizable floating share button to your website. Choose positioning, color, and even a fallback modal for maximum engagement.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day