Genesis Optimized Social Share
by ScorpionGod · Social
Also makes 1 other plugin · 160+ installs across the portfolio →
Genesis Optimized Social Share loads Popular Social Share Counters without affecting your page Loading Time & PageSpeed Score.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈67 estimated
Momentum
+19%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “counter share buttons”, “fast social buttons” and “social counters” 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.
45 health vs 58 average across 1,836 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 14.4K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42, well behind 6.8.
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 4338 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.1.42; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4338 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| performnace optimized counters your tag | #1 | #1 | — |
| counter share buttons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| fast social buttons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social counters your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social share buttons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “counter share buttons”, “fast social buttons” and “social counters” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 74 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,000 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ 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
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
11.9y ago
latest release · v1.2.1 · 17 Dec 2014
4
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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 68% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Bluemad11.6y ago
The Best social widget. If it has FB share and Google+ (not the sharing) options better.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ televizor12.9y ago
Thank you, developer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Stijn12.9y ago
Does what it promises. No real impact on pagespeed. Social media counters are displayed underneath your post. I spent a few minutes looking for a settings dashboard, but there is none, so add your tweaks inside your own custom functions.php.
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.
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
5 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 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest, Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,664 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Counter Share Buttons", "Fast Social Buttons", "Performnace Optimized Counters" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 70+ → 60+ down after 190 days in tier
- 2026-01-01 80+ → 70+ down after 94 days in tier
- 2025-09-29 90+ → 80+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2025-09-21 80+ → 90+ up after 80 days in tier
- 2025-07-03 90+ → 80+ down after 137 days in tier
- 2025-02-16 100+ → 90+ down after 868 days in tier
- 2022-10-02 200+ → 100+ down after 556 days in tier
- 2021-03-25 300+ → 200+ down after 466 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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Social Sharing Plugin – Sassy Social Share 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag C -
Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag C -
Social Rocket – Social Sharing Plugin 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Social Share Button 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Highlight and Share – Unobtrusive and Lightweight Content Sharing 700+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A - W WP Social Share 50+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag D
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