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Social Sharing Plugin vs Plain Social Sharing Buttons

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

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Social Sharing Plugin	Plain Social Sharing Buttons
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K ✓	0–0
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50% ✓	—
Overall health	C · 55 ✓	D · 41
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	42/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	58/100	65/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.35★	3.60★ ✓
Reviews	186 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	78/100 ✓	38/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	1.4y ago ✓	7.5y ago
Downloads · 30d	1.4K ✓	21
Category	Social	Social

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

Release activity

Social Sharing Plugin Plain Social Sharing 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.