Minimal Share Buttons
by Milen Petrinski - Gonzo · Social
A social share plugin that doesn't spy on users and doesn't slow down your site.
69 health vs 55 average across 857 Social plugins
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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 399 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
55
now · peak 254
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-19 90+ → 100+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-07-15 100+ → 90+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2025-07-04 90+ → 100+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2025-06-28 100+ → 90+ down after 302 days in tier
- 2024-08-30 90+ → 100+ up after 92 days in tier
- 2024-05-30 100+ → 90+ down after 37 days in tier
- 2024-04-23 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-04-21 100+ → 90+ down after 48 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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OG — Better Share on Social Media 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Social Media Feather 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
ShareThis Share Buttons 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP Socializer – Simple & Easy Social Media Share Icons 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C -
Social Share Buttons & Analytics Plugin – GetSocial.io 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C -
Easy Share Solution For WordPress 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
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