Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons – Next Previous Post Links – FL
by JWebSol · Social
Displays social sharing icons along with fancy floating back to top and go to bottom links along with go to next post, previous post and random post l …
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
-1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “previous post”, “floating social share” and “previous” to your wp.org tags. You rank #11, #14 and #14 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
90 health vs 58 average across 1,835 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 55.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,277 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.
This plugin shipped 2 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 4 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 73 reviews, smoothed to 4.46★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
65
Momentum
Gaining ground
+2.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
58%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+2.9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| next previous | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| sharing icons pagination your tag | #4 | #7 | — |
| previous post | #11 | #15 | up 11 |
| previous | #14 | #15 | up 6 |
| floating social share | #14 | #16 | up 8 |
| next | #15 | #19 | up 1 |
| next and previous buttons | #6 | #9 | up 7 |
| floating social | #24 | #18 | down 3 |
| floating share | #16 | #15 | up 1 |
| floating share bar | #10 | #14 | up 11 |
| viral | #18 | #14 | up 4 |
| previous next posts | #13 | #18 | up 6 |
| floating share buttons | #16 | #16 | 0 |
| floating icons | #18 | #15 | — |
| next and previous post | #19 | #20 | down 1 |
| sharing links | #19 | #19 | down 1 |
| next previous post navigation | #19 | #17 | down 1 |
| floating social icons | #21 | #20 | 0 |
| next previous post links your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| sharing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
43 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 18 listed. 25 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
- Add “previous post”, “floating social share” and “previous” to your wp.org tags. You rank #11, #14 and #14 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
4d ago
latest release · v3.6.8 · 28 Oct 2026
34
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 90% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 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 13 Nov 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ sachsongngu9mo ago
awesomweeeee
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mfmuller2.8y ago
I’ve been using this plugin for years and just purchased an additional premium lifetime license. It is a remarkably elegant solution and is very customizable. I had occasion to contact Danish with what turned to be a simple issue and an error entirely on my end. I look forward to future versions. Great job and thank you again!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ led693.0y ago
Perfect since the PHP correction, no more errors.Good navigation options
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ manuelabis0705663.7y ago
Excellent plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Srinivas M4.0y ago
For position change, it needs to be upgraded
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lbarron4.5y ago
I think this is great so far and am excited to see more options. I’d like maybe some options for custom post types or even category selections- but works great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ excelaccountancy4.6y ago
Found this plugin very helpful and amaing
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hans Konings4.9y ago
I have Floating Links installed on two websites: The free version on my photo blog The premium version on my personal blog On both sites with both versions I run into this problem: as soon as I enable the Home icon AND change the icon to one of the others available, there’s no link anymore to the homepage. The icon has stopped working. There’s no indication whatsoever that it is actually linked to the homepage. And then I cannot revert to the default situation which did work in the first place. On the personal blog the Random icon keeps linking only to the two most recent articles. All the older articles, dating back to 1997 are ignored. I feel this plugin needs a lot of debugging. I regret having bought a Premium licence which doesn’t add that many extra features over the free version. Apart from this, the plugin has the looks of abandonware. The developer cannot be contacted about these issues, because his contact form produces an error. Nor does he answer anymore to the many unresolved issues on this forum. Money not well spent. I’m sorry. This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by Hans Konings. This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by Hans Konings. This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by Hans Konings.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.6.8). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2023-07-18 CVE-2023-33999 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects 3.4.0 - 3.6.0 Patched in 3.6.1
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 1 at 90% or more
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Displays social sharing icons along with fancy floating back to top and go to bottom links along with go to..."
- ! 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 9 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,165 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "Next Previous Post Links", "sharing icons Pagination" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-20 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-10-18 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-10-16 300+ → 200+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2025-10-04 200+ → 300+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-09-29 300+ → 200+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2025-09-23 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-22 300+ → 200+ down after 291 days in tier
- 2024-12-05 400+ → 300+ down 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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Nobs • Share Buttons 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Crafty Social Buttons 900+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C - T Tilt Social Share Widget 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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