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Better Sharing

by CloudSponge · eCommerce

Add essential viral sharing functionality to any WordPress site with Better Sharing.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
85 Health · A
Maintenance 95/100
Rating quality 83/100
Support 70/100

85 health vs 68 average across 5,561 eCommerce 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.

89 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 60/100
Listing tuning 92/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+77% vs prior 30d
2Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

168

now · peak 551

16830d downloads · Aug 26

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

Better Sharing · #23322 you Google for WooCommer · #74 WooCommerce PayPal P · #81 WooCommerce Stripe P · #85

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.

5.6Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

6

releases in the last 12 months

4mo ago

latest release · v2.9.0

66

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

2.9.0 · 4mo ago2.8.1 · 4mo ago2.8.0 · 5mo ago2.7.2 · 5mo ago2.7.1 · 9mo ago2.7.0 · 11mo ago2.6.13 · 1.1y ago2.6.12 · 1.1y ago2.6.11 · 1.2y ago2.6.10 · 1.6y ago2.6.9 · 1.8y ago2.6.8 · 1.8y ago2.6.7 · 1.9y ago2.6.6 · 2.0y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v2.9 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
30–40 ≈37

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,384 observations

30Installs · Aug 26

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

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

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

Version
2.9.0
Last updated
4mo ago
Added
2021-02-19 · 5 yrs old
Requires WP
5.0.0
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
7.0

Recent reviews

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  1. geekofthedesert
    4mo ago

    Better Sharing is lean and mean. It resists the temptation to enable a lot of bloat and provides a marvelous balance of easy to use functionality and a minimalist approach to coding.

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  2. nw87
    4.1y ago

    Really like the plugin, UI pretty intuitive and the share via email is a nice feature.

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  3. dajungle
    4.6y ago

    The plugin does the job very well. Didn’t notice any issues with loading speed which is great!

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  4. mtomova
    4.6y ago

    Sharing is made easier, especially by email. You don’t have to remember and enter addresses. Just select with Contact Picker those you want and you are ready to share. Not to mention that the plugin is installed and setup quickly and easily.

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  5. gerystoycheva
    4.6y ago

    Easy to install and setup. It works as described. Thanks!

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  6. terminusagency
    4.6y ago

    This plugin tackles a lot of different sharing needs all at once. Works awesome as is, adding the CloudSponge service enhances sharing capabilities for more viral activity.

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  7. digisavvy
    4.6y ago

    If you build stuff for your client’s better sharing is a great way to increase the visibility of your client’s products and services and will help you win arguments as you attempt to assert dominance! This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by digisavvy.

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Known vulnerabilities

via Wordfence Intelligence

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

  1. 2022-03-04 CVE-2022-4974 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.7.1 Patched in 1.7.2

Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.

CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-06-04 20+ → 30+ up after 21 days in tier
  2. 2026-05-14 30+ → 20+ down after 15 days in tier
  3. 2026-04-29 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
  4. 2026-04-28 30+ → 20+ down after 4 days in tier
  5. 2026-04-24 40+ → 30+ down after 116 days in tier
  6. 2025-12-29 50+ → 40+ down after 13 days in tier
  7. 2025-12-16 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in tier
  8. 2025-12-14 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in tier

Competes with

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Better Sharing: 30+ active installs, 5.0★ (7 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/better-sharing