Meks Smart Social Widget

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 83% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   2.1y ago

   Needs Threads and BlueSky.

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2. ★★★★★ BonsPlans

   2.3y ago

   No update even though this plugin has a recognized vulnerability by wordfence (<= 1.6.4).

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3. ★★★★★ donkeydigest

   4.9y ago

   I wouldn’t have left a bad review, but I looked in the support forum and the plugin author hasn’t responded to a support request in over a year. So why bother? The plugin just doesn’t work. The social icons never appear in the widget.

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4. ★★★★★ rik1234

   5.2y ago

   precisely what i was looking for suggestion for further improvement: ability to adjust colours of the buttons

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5. ★★★★★ wroot

   6.3y ago

   It’s a simple widget with enough settings for size and form and a good selection of networks to choose from. No banners or popups to pay. They sell themes, so can support by buying those.

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6. ★★★★★ SandyPradas

   8.3y ago

   I love how this looks and works on my main site, so I just added it to a second site.

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7. ★★★★★ borayeris

   9.0y ago

   It’s not working with Elementor

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8. ★★★★★ Willem 2

   9.7y ago

   This plugin is a nice combination with the share fuction in Jetpack. See my weblog weblog spiritualiteit | zoeken vinden loslaten Good support!! This topic was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by Willem 2.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.6.5 WP 6.5 compatibility tested Modified: Minor XSS vulnerability resolved 1.6.5
2. — Version 1.6.4 WP 6.4 compatibility tested Modified: Minor XSS vulnerability resolved 1.6.4
3. — Version 1.6.3 Added: Twitter is now rebranded to X 1.6.3
4. — Version 1.6.2 WP 6.3 compatibility tested Added: TikTok icon 1.6.2
5. — Version 1.6.1 Modified: Minor CSRF vulnerability resolved 1.6.1
6. — Version 1.6 Modified: The plugin disables Widgets Block Editor (introduced since WP 5.8), as it currently works properly with Classic Widgets Editor 1.6

4 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.4 Meks Smart Social Widget <= 1.6.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-04-26 CVE-2024-33693 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.6.4 Patched in 1.6.5
2. Medium · 4.4 Meks Smart Social Widget <= 1.6.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-01-26 CVE-2024-0664 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.6.3 Patched in 1.6.4
3. Medium · 5.3 Meks Smart Social Widget <= 1.6 - Missing Authorization to notice dimissal ↗
   2023-07-27 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.6 Patched in 1.6.1
4. Medium · 4.3 Meks Smart Social Widget <= 1.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via meks_remove_notification ↗
   2023-07-26 CVE-2023-25989 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.6 Patched in 1.6.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.4

Translated into 58 languages, 3 at 90% or more · development strings

Plus 34 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-03-02 20K+ → 10K+ down after 766 days in tier
2. 2024-01-26 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2024-01-25 20K+ → 30K+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2024-01-24 30K+ → 20K+ 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).

• Social Icons 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
• Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Meks Easy Social Share 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C
• Social Sharing (by Danny) 2K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Social Divi 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
• StagTools 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D

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Meks Smart Social Widget: 10K+ active installs, 4.6★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/meks-smart-social-widget