Better Share Buttons
by kubiq · Social
Also makes 12 other plugins · 127.0K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily use [better_share_buttons] shortcode anywhere you want.
69 health vs 55 average across 1,135 Social plugins
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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2023-03-20 · 1,260 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
52
now · peak 115
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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
10mo ago
latest release · v1.9.4
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. 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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 40+ in roughly 133 days.
Install history · since 2023-03-19 · 1,218 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-18 20+ → 30+ up after 204 days in tier
- 2025-11-26 10+ → 20+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2025-11-15 20+ → 10+ down after 107 days in tier
- 2025-07-31 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-29 20+ → 10+ down after 247 days in tier
- 2024-11-24 10+ → 20+ up after 78 days in tier
- 2024-09-07 20+ → 10+ down after 23 days in tier
- 2024-08-15 10+ → 20+ up after 4 days in tier
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).
-
Social Share for WooCommerce 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags A -
mowomo Social Share 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags C -
Nobs • Share Buttons 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
QuickShare 200+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D -
AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Better Share Buttons into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/better-share-buttons" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Better Share Buttons — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Better Share Buttons: 30+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/better-share-buttons