OG — Better Share on Social Media
by iworks (Marcin Pietrzak) · Social
Also makes 23 other plugins · 85.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
The simple method to add Open Graph metadata to your entries so that they look great when shared on sites.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 91/100
no flags
Active installs
20K+
≈29K estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “facebook”, “linkedin” and “social media” for “twitter card”, “look” and “shares”. “facebook” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “twitter card” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “linkedin” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #21. “look” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “social media” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #21. “shares” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
91 health vs 58 average across 1,834 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.5%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 800.9K 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 1 day ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 216 reviews, smoothed to 4.67★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| og image | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| facebook og | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| twitter cards | #7 | #6 | down 2 |
| twitter card | #8 | #6 | down 1 |
| look | #14 | #13 | 0 |
| share to social media | #6 | #4 | 0 |
| open graph protocol | #10 | #6 | up 1 |
| essential social share | #7 | #4 | down 2 |
| open graph your tag | #20 | #11 | down 2 |
| better | #21 | #12 | up 1 |
| social media your tag | #21 | #17 | down 4 |
| linkedin your tag | #21 | #17 | down 5 |
| shared | #19 | #17 | 0 |
| share | #23 | #12 | down 2 |
| shares | #16 | #13 | up 1 |
| twitter share | #17 | #8 | up 2 |
| social media embed | #18 | #12 | up 1 |
| social media share | #18 | #12 | 0 |
| web share | #19 | #12 | up 1 |
| share count | #18 | #12 | down 2 |
| facebook your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| x your tag | Not checked yet | ||
138 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 88 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “facebook”, “linkedin” and “social media” for “twitter card”, “look” and “shares”. “facebook” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “twitter card” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “linkedin” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #21. “look” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “social media” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #21. “shares” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “linkedin”. Down 5 places since 2026-09-20, now #21. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 29.6K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
yesterday
latest release · v3.4.0 · 30 Oct 2026
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 36 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 30K.
Install history since 1 Dec 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous4mo ago
This is one of those plug-ins that once you set it up, you’ll forget it’s there. If you post links to your site on other social media sites you know half of them either mess up the sizing of your thumbnails or fail to pick them up at all. This plug-in fixed all that for me and I install it on every WP blog I run.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ donatogoods8mo ago
Everyone needs this plugin. It’s unfortunate that WP doesn’t work like this by default, so I am grateful for the developer of this app. It works, it’s effective and beautifully fills up the gap WP left untreated. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ twb0019mo ago
Exactly what I needed. Very simple and does precisely what it claims to do. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ valegas1.1y ago
Hi, I tried to post this on the support page but it says I’m not allowed to. Sorry to bother here. The description is not correct even after the scraping with the Facebook Developer tool. I’m using a Qode Interactive theme and I insert the description following this path Blog posts->Selected post->edit in WP-> Qode SEO-> Meta Description. So, the plugin is perfect to read the featured image of the blog posts but it doesn’t work with descriptions. What can I do? Thank you so much
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pyel1.2y ago
This has been extremely helpful since I discovered it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Amr Ali Ibrahim1.4y ago
Thanks for keeping it free.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eddydavik1.5y ago
No complaints. Easily choose what I want to be viewed and it works!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous1.7y ago
Works well
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2026-10-30 Version 3.4.0 Output hardening: only scalar values are printed as meta tag values. Arrays and objects (e.g. injected by filters or produced by integrations) are skipped, preventing PHP 8 fatal errors. Tag names in the debug HTML comme 3.4.0
- 2026-05-15 Version 3.3.9 The iWorks Rate module has been updated to version 2.3.2. 3.3.9
- 2025-10-08 Version 3.3.8 The iWorks Rate module has been updated to version 2.3.1. 3.3.8
- 2025-05-27 Version 3.3.7 The iWorks Rate module has been updated to version 2.3.0. 3.3.7
- 2025-04-28 Version 3.3.6 Missing parameter “twitter” in call to rt_get_time() function has been fixed. Props for benact . #22](https://github.com/iworks/og/issues/22). 3.3.6
- 2025-04-14 Version 3.3.5 Add Twitter “Reading Time”. #19 3.3.5
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 16 languages, 3 at 90% or more
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
8 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 "The simple method to add Open Graph metadata to your entries so that they look great when shared on sites."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for developers", "perfect for", "use cases").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, WPML, Facebook, YouTube and 3 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 9 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,258 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "LinkedIn" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-25 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-24 20K+ → 30K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-22 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1827 days in tier
- 2021-09-21 20K+ → 30K+ up after 401 days in tier
- 2020-08-16 10K+ → 20K+ up after 547 days in tier
- 2019-02-16 4K+ → 10K+ up after 637 days in tier
- 2017-05-20 2K+ → 4K+ up after 153 days in tier
- 2016-12-18 1K+ → 2K+ up after 369 days in tier
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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