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Hubbub Lite vs Simple Social Media Share Buttons

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

Hubbub Lite and Simple Social Media Share Buttons are close on health (A · 90 vs A · 90), with nothing separating them on the sub-scores.

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	Hubbub Lite	Simple Social Media Share Buttons
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30K–40K ✓	20K–30K
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	A · 90	A · 90
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	93/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.7★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	173	194 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100	98/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago	17d ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	3.8K	15.4K ✓
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.	0%	-8%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.5% ✓	1.4%
Category	Social	Social

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

Release activity

Hubbub LiteSimple Social Media Share Buttons

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.