Meks Easy Social Share
by Meks · Social
Also makes 13 other plugins · 94.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily display social share buttons for your posts, pages and custom post types. Supports Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Pinterest, Email, Google+, Linked …
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Health
C 60/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+24%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “reddit”, “share” and “social” 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.
60 health vs 58 average across 1,835 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.3%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 230.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 827 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 7.1
4.5★ over 8 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 827 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| reddit your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| share your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| vkontakte your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| whatsapp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 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
- “reddit”, “share” and “social” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 17K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
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
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
2.3y ago
latest release · v1.3 · 29 Jul 2024
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 74% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.5 years ago; the previous band took 2.7 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 3 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ snoop233.7y ago
So cool!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tickpl4.5y ago
Plugin works as intended and alright, however admin popups to install their themes are just too annoying, and there’s no way to disable them (well if you don’t want to install other plugins lmao). If you hide them, next day they are shown again. Sometimes I have to hide them 3 times or more in a row to stop appearing. Sad times, didn’t want to write this review
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ smalloutside4.6y ago
Does the main job really well although some CSS work is needed to get the styling right on AMP enabled pages e.g. the color settings don’t work as expected. Not a deal breaker though for a super-light plugin. It would be good to have a shortcode built into a future release to enable adding the share buttons manually e.g. on Pages where one may want to selectively put the share buttons. Until such point, anyone who is interested in achieving this can use the following code in their functions.php or custom plugin. function meks_share_buttons() { ob_start(); meks_ess_share(); return ob_get_clean(); } add_shortcode('meks-share-buttons', 'meks_share_buttons'); This topic was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by smalloutside.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xolite4.7y ago
Remember the days when WordPress plugins were light weight, minimal bloat and the entire focus of the plugin was it’s functions? I have used a lot of social share plugins and this has to be the best yet. Simple, light weight, efficient, no slow down, Zero issues with caching, it just works perfectly. Look forward to more plugins from this developer. Amazing work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chris6.0y ago
I care most about clients finding something easy to use. This social share plugin is extremely easy to use with a simple, clean, minimalist layout and all the functionality that is needed. You have social share icons in seconds. Other plugins have interfaces that look like spam adverts, are overcomplicated and, worst of all, many allow you to select your preferences before informing you that you should go premium to use your selected icons. This is the best. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vitruvian1man6.2y ago
I like the option to format the icons with simple black & white. Also, I tried a few social sharing plugins — but uBlock Origin and even the native adblocker in Vivaldi browser would block the icons due to embedded tracking. Meks Easy Social Share isn’t blocked, so I can be confident visitors to my site actually can see the sharing icons!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ iahmsalah7.3y ago
Thank you for this awesome plugin, I expect for it to be ranked as Num 1 in the near future.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ adranian7.5y ago
Top notch!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.3 Added: Twitter is now rebranded to X 1.3
- — Version 1.2.10 WP 6.3 compatibility tested 1.2.10
- — Version 1.2.9 Added: Slight improvements regarding potential security issues 1.2.9
- — Version 1.2.7 Added: Support for AMP pages 1.2.7
- — Version 1.2.6 Fix: LinkedIn sharing 1.2.6
- — Version 1.2.5 Fix: Pinterest sharing 1.2.5
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.5 Meks Easy Social Share <= 1.2.7 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-09-26 CVE-2022-2574 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.7 Patched in 1.2.8
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 5 languages, 5 at 90% or more · development strings
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easily display social share buttons for your posts, pages and custom post types. Supports Facebook, Twitter..."
- ! 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 Mentions Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,047 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
- 2024-04-28 20K+ → 10K+ down after 987 days in tier
- 2021-08-15 10K+ → 20K+ up after 581 days in tier
- 2020-01-12 9K+ → 10K+ up after 61 days in tier
- 2019-11-12 8K+ → 9K+ up after 36 days in tier
- 2019-10-07 3K+ → 8K+ up
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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KN Mobile ShareBar 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Ocean Social Sharing 60K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Buttonizer – Social Media Share Buttons, Social Icons, & Social Feeds 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Meks Smart Social Widget 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C
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