Social Sharing Plugin – Kiwi

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Directory rank vs rivals

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 78% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.1.8 Security fixes 2.1.8
2. — Version 2.1.7 Fix for icons not showing in some edge cases 2.1.7
3. — Version 2.1.6 Fix for when WordPress returns a post type of NULL 2.1.6
4. — Version 2.1.5 CMB2 is no longer used for metaboxes. Custom system is implemented 2.1.5
5. — Version 2.1.4 Fixed issue with twitter share links being broken in some cases 2.1.4
6. — Version 2.1.3 Fixed security issues Code cleanup 2.1.3

4 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.

1. Medium · 6.4 Kiwi <= 2.1.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-09-05 CVE-2025-58790 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.1.8 No patch available
2. Medium · 5.3 Social Sharing Plugin – Kiwi <= 2.1.7 - Information Disclosure ↗
   2024-07-08 CVE-2024-3228 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 2.1.7 Patched in 2.1.8
3. Critical · 9.8 Kiwi Social Sharing 2.1.0 - 2.1.2 - Arbitrary Options Change ↗
   2021-06-04 CVE-2021-4362 Missing Authorization Affects 2.1.0 - 2.1.2 Patched in 2.1.3
4. Critical · 9.8 Kiwi Social Share <= 2.0.10 - Arbitrary Options Update ↗
   2018-11-12 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.0.10 Patched in 2.0.11

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6

Translated into 3 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-02-21 5K+ → 4K+ down after 237 days in tier
2. 2025-06-29 6K+ → 5K+ down after 221 days in tier
3. 2024-11-20 7K+ → 6K+ down after 201 days in tier
4. 2024-05-03 8K+ → 7K+ down after 181 days in tier
5. 2023-11-04 9K+ → 8K+ down after 148 days in tier
6. 2023-06-09 10K+ → 9K+ 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).

• 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
• Social Snap — Social Share Buttons & Click to Tweet 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B
• WP Socializer – Simple & Easy Social Media Share Icons 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C
• WPUpper Share Buttons 4K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags C
• O Open Graph Pro 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D

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Social Sharing Plugin – Kiwi: 4K+ active installs, 4.1★ (18 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/kiwi-social-share