Good old Share
by whiletrue · Social
Also makes 6 other plugins · 2.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Puts Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Tumblr and other social share buttons of your choice above or below your posts.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈67 estimated
Momentum
+46%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “facebook”, “linkedin” and “share” for “stumbleupon”, “good” and “old”. “facebook” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “stumbleupon” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “linkedin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “good” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “share” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “old” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 58 average across 1,835 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 11.3K 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.
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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 79 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| good | #6 | #19 | 0 |
| old | #7 | #18 | 0 |
| stumbleupon | #5 | #11 | 0 |
| digg | #7 | #11 | 0 |
| old posts | #24 | #24 | — |
| facebook your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| linkedin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| share your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| share buttons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| twitter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
23 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 18 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
- Swap “facebook”, “linkedin” and “share” for “stumbleupon”, “good” and “old”. “facebook” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “stumbleupon” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “linkedin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “good” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “share” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “old” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 1 Nov 2024 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 109 · 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.
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 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 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use it", "if you want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest and 1 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,388 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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 Media Widget 30K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags C -
Seed Social 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C -
Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags C -
Open Graphite 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Social Sharing (by Danny) 2K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Selection Sharer by Hans van Gent 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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