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Best social plugins for WordPress

The most popular social plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. AddToAny Share Buttons leads with 300K+ active installs, ahead of Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons (100K+) and Metricool (90K+). All 551 plugins tagged “social” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 social plugins

  1. 1.
    AddToAny Share Buttons

    The most installed social plugin, with 300K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 1,114 reviews, updated 5 months ago.

  2. 2.
    Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

    100K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 5,333 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  3. 3.
    Metricool

    90K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 23 reviews, updated 5 days ago.

  4. 4.
    Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter

    70K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 67 reviews, updated 2 days ago.

  5. 5.
    Ocean Social Sharing

    60K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 11 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  6. 6.
    Buttonizer

    40K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 396 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  7. 7.
    Feed Them Social

    20K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 639 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  8. 8.
    Ocean Product Sharing

    20K+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.

  9. 9.
    Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 1,053 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.

  10. 10.
    Meks Smart Social Widget

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 10 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.

All 551 plugins tagged “social”