Social Media Share Buttons
by fnywebit · Social
Also makes 1 other plugin · 90+ installs across the portfolio →
Share Buttons is the best sharing Plugin for WordPress based websites.
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
40+
≈45 estimated
Momentum
+16%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “share”, “share buttons” and “share post” 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.
49 health vs 58 average across 1,835 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 7.9K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3066 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 11 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.3★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3066 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| share your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| share buttons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| share post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social share buttons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “share”, “share buttons” and “share post” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 106 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ 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.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
9.2y ago
latest release · v1.7 · 4 Sep 2017
9
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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 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 20 Sep 2019
Reviewer account pattern
from wp.org reviewer profiles10 of the last 11 four- and five-star reviews came from accounts created within a month of posting the review, and 8 of those landed between 2017-05-04 and 2017-05-04.
Registering a wp.org account just to leave a review is common and often entirely legitimate. The share here is unusually high for the sample, so it's worth keeping in mind while reading the reviews.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ rahulrolly7.2y ago
Awesome
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mobili9.5y ago
User friendly plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tech13guru9.5y ago
good plugin, works perfect
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jtdev9.5y ago
Fast and simple.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yuril9.5y ago
красиво,удобно,просто!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ khaykwpdev9.5y ago
Significant efforts
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ terminas9.5y ago
Fast and simple plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ frutopia9.5y ago
This plugin is a very easy to install and very easy to use with just the right amount of options to have a simple and straightforward social sharing buttons on your posts or pages. Bravo and thanks to the developer.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("designed for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Telegram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest and 1 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 9 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,772 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "share post", "Social Share Buttons" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-17 50+ → 40+ down after 196 days in tier
- 2025-07-05 60+ → 50+ down after 186 days in tier
- 2024-12-31 70+ → 60+ down after 249 days in tier
- 2024-04-26 80+ → 70+ down after 158 days in tier
- 2023-11-20 90+ → 80+ down after 169 days in tier
- 2023-06-04 100+ → 90+ down after 750 days in tier
- 2021-05-15 200+ → 100+ down
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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AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Buttonizer – Social Media Share Buttons, Social Icons, & Social Feeds 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Socializer – Simple & Easy Social Media Share Icons 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
WPUpper Share Buttons 4K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Social Share for WooCommerce 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
React & Share – Customizable Reaction Buttons 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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