Social Share Block – Help Visitors Spread Your Content Everywhere
by bPlugins · Blocks
Also makes 105 other plugins · 209.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add lightweight social share buttons to WordPress posts and pages. Gutenberg-native, fully customizable, with shortcode support and share themes.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.4K estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “block” and “social sharing” for “visitors” and “help”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “visitors” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “social sharing” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “help” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.4%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 31K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,579 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 7 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 13 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| social share your tag | #9 | #24 | up 3 |
| share your tag | #16 | #23 | up 2 |
| social profile share | #6 | #23 | 0 |
| visitors | #20 | #23 | up 3 |
| social share buttons | #17 | #24 | up 1 |
| share buttons your tag | #20 | #23 | up 1 |
| help | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| native mobile share | #8 | #23 | 0 |
| social share counter | #10 | #24 | 0 |
| social network share | #11 | #24 | 0 |
| share content | #12 | #23 | up 3 |
| floating social share | #12 | #24 | down 1 |
| social share product | #14 | #24 | up 1 |
| social share image | #14 | #24 | up 1 |
| counter share buttons | #14 | #24 | — |
| floating share buttons | #14 | #22 | up 2 |
| qr code block | #23 | #24 | up 1 |
| content share | #15 | #22 | — |
| simple social share | #15 | #24 | down 1 |
| social network share buttons | #15 | #24 | — |
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social sharing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
132 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 94 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “block” and “social sharing” for “visitors” and “help”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “visitors” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “social sharing” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “help” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “share”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.4K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
7
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v2.4.0 · 27 Sep 2026
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago; the previous band took 2.5 years to cross, which places it about 38% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Aug 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ acdev2422.2y ago
I needed a super simple and fast way to add social network share buttons to our website’s news articles. The B Social Share plug-in fulfilled that need. I set it up in minutes and can even embed it into a WP Pattern, combining it with additional blocks for a straightforward drag-and-drop experience in our WP editor.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lovro Hrust3.0y ago
While this plugin may be somebody’s cup of tea, it’s not mine. I was looking for a lightweight plugin as possible I could customize for my needs. While plugin has many bells and whistles, it includes font awesome and it’s css (59 kb), it’s own css, two javascripts…It does not follow block editor aestetics and interface seems a bit complicated.Additionally, it does not provide javascript source code so developer could customize it in block editor, while being declared as open-source (minified javascript does not count as open-source) This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by Lovro Hrust.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hashinur94.7y ago
একটি অসাধারন প্লাগিন।
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2026-07-22 Version 2.4.0 New: Added 10 brand-new Gutenberg blocks to expand social sharing options: Share Locker: Lock content until the visitor shares to a specified number of networks. Floating Share Bar: Display sharing buttons with site-wide 2.4.0
- 2026-07-14 Version 2.2.3 Update: Improved Admin Dashboard. Fixed: style and assets loading performance issue. 2.2.3
- 2026-05-20 Version 2.2.2 Fix: Removed all premium/trialware feature gating Fix: Added source code repository link in readme Fix: Corrected “Requires at least” version formatting to use major version numbers Fix: Removed disallowed remote externa 2.2.2
- 2026-03-29 Version 2.2.0 Update: Improved block sidebar user interface for better usability Update: Added new style customization options Update: Minor UI improvements and code optimization 2.2.0
- 2026-02-05 Version 2.0.0 Updated with new a lot features and major updates of the plugin 2.0.0
- — Version 2.0.1 Add New Dashboard 2.0.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
8 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add lightweight social share buttons to WordPress posts and pages. Gutenberg-native, fully customizable, wi..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 13 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 13 of 13 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("great for", "use cases").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor, Telegram, Facebook and 1 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 29 headings and 14 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 10,686 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-19 1K+ → 2K+ up after 915 days in tier
- 2023-05-19 900+ → 1K+ up after 54 days in tier
- 2023-03-26 800+ → 900+ up after 43 days in tier
- 2023-02-11 700+ → 800+ up after 52 days in tier
- 2022-12-21 600+ → 700+ up after 41 days in tier
- 2022-11-10 500+ → 600+ up after 37 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 400+ → 500+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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WP Socializer – Simple & Easy Social Media Share Icons 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags A -
Ocean Social Sharing 60K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Social Sharing Block 7K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
WPUpper Share Buttons 4K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Social Share Buttons & Analytics Plugin – GetSocial.io 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C
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