DC Simple Share Buttons
by Don Caprio · Social
A set of very simple social sharing buttons that loads pretty fast (no javascript, no images).
47 health vs 57 average across 601 Social plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, well behind 6.8.
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 4482 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
26
now · peak 71
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 “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-17 60+ → 50+ down after 187 days in band
- 2025-11-11 70+ → 60+ down after 143 days in band
- 2025-06-21 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-06-20 70+ → 80+ up after 17 days in band
- 2025-06-03 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-06-02 70+ → 80+ up after 11 days in band
- 2025-05-22 80+ → 70+ down after 3 days in band
- 2025-05-19 70+ → 80+ up after 10 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★ · 4 shared tags C - Я Яндекс Поделиться 900+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags D
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Gianism 700+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A -
Nextend Social Login and Register 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Social Media Widget 30K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D -
Open Graphite 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags C
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