FireCask Like & Share Button
by Alex Moss · Social
Also makes 12 other plugins · 3.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Insert the Facebook Like and/or Send button to any post, page or template with this simple plugin. Also lets you add them via shortcode anywhere in yo …
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Health
C 58/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
-4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “facebook”, “facebook like” and “facebook like button” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
58 health vs 58 average across 1,834 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 51.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,276 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Social plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 649 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
2.7★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 3.93★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 649 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| facebook your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| facebook like your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| facebook like button your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| like your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| like button your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “facebook”, “facebook like” and “facebook like button” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 606 · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.8y ago
latest release · v1.3 · 20 Jan 2025
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 44% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ swinggraphics7.9y ago
Can’t access settings page. Insufficient permissions.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ O_Breda9.8y ago
I am pleased with the functionality of the plugin. Very pleased, indeed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rdesk11.3y ago
The author keeps on saying that he already addressed the insufficient privilege issue but in reality, it isn’t. Doesn’t work at all, sorry.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ flippertie11.5y ago
There are 4 posts in 2 threads going back a year, 7 months and 1 month (now may 2015) all with the same problem: Can’t access settings, getting ‘insufficient privileges’ message). No reply from the author to any of them, though he’s answered more recent threads.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous11.5y ago
There a lot of PHP errors coming then you try to save the settings.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pelgrimrat12.1y ago
The best yet
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jatupon Rattanapanop12.4y ago
This plugin is so easy and simple. Less setup nothing to worry and it work so great! I love it. To avoid it appear everywhere if you have custom post type, Disable the post/page on display setting and use the shortcode [fbls] instead on the page or post you want it to appear.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 FireCask Like & Share Button <= 1.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via width Parameter ↗2025-01-20 CVE-2024-11226 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2 Patched in 1.3
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Peadig's Like & Share Button <= 1.1.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-02-15 CVE-2023-25783 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.5 Patched in 1.2
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 HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Insert the Facebook Like and/or Send button to any post, page or template with this simple plugin. Also let..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Facebook.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 441 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "facebook like button", "like button" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-08 500+ → 400+ down after 242 days in tier
- 2025-06-11 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-10 500+ → 600+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-06-05 600+ → 500+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2025-05-27 500+ → 600+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2025-05-20 600+ → 500+ down after 228 days in tier
- 2024-10-04 700+ → 600+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2024-09-29 600+ → 700+ up after 1 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).
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All-in-one Like Widget 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A - Y Yet Another Social Plugin 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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Easy Social Like Box – Popup – Sidebar Widget 6K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Easy Social Box / Page Plugin 4K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C -
Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for FireCask Like & Share Button into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/facebook-like-send-button" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="FireCask Like & Share Button — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> FireCask Like & Share Button: 400+ active installs, 2.7★ (7 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/facebook-like-send-button
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