Async Social Sharing
by Rachel Baker · Social
widgets, social networks, performance Requires at least: 3.5 Tested up to: 3.9.1 Stable tag: 1.8.1 License: GPLv3 or later License URI: http://www.
46 health vs 64 average across 338 Social plugins
Removal-risk signals
51/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- No tested-up-to version. The listing declares no "Tested up to" version.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4405 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
66
now · peak 179
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-11-30 300+ → 200+ down after 333 days in band
- 2024-01-02 400+ → 300+ down after 5 days in band
- 2023-12-28 300+ → 400+ up after 35 days in band
- 2023-11-23 400+ → 300+ down after 240 days in band
- 2023-03-28 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-03-27 400+ → 500+ up after 7 days in band
- 2023-03-20 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-03-19 400+ → 500+ up after 6 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Seed Social 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C -
Open Graphite 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags C -
Social Sharing (by Danny) 2K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Share This Image 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B - Я Яндекс Поделиться 900+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
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Gianism 700+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
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