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Like Share Zalo Button vs Cresta Social Share Counter

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Cresta Social Share Counter is the safest pick: health B · 80 against 45 for Like Share Zalo Button, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Like Share Zalo Button	Cresta Social Share Counter
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	2K–3K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	D · 45	B · 80 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	77/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	2	55 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.9y ago	9mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	230	518 ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+10%	+35%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6% ✓	0.5%
Category	Social	Social

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Like Share Zalo ButtonCresta Social Share Counter

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.