Socialize vs WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget, Share Buttons

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

Socialize

by Jon Bishop

Health C64

WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget, Share Buttons

by WPZOOM

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Socialize WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget, Share Buttons

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Socialize	WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget, Share Buttons
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	90K–100K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	C · 64	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	50/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.04★	4.83★ ✓
Reviews	6	144 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	78/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.3y ago	4d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	127	119.8K ✓
Category	Social	Chat & Support

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

Release activity

Socialize WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget, 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.