Selection Sharer by Hans van Gent
by jcvangent · Email & Marketing
Medium like popover menu to share on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email any text selected on the page.
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
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “email”, “facebook” and “linkedin” 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.
50 health vs 66 average across 2,120 Email & Marketing plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.9%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 34.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Email & Marketing plugin keeps 0.9%, across 1,295 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Email & Marketing plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3736 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 21 reviews, smoothed to 4.37★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3736 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| email your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| facebook your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| linkedin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| medium your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| twitter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “email”, “facebook” and “linkedin” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 407 · 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
10.2y ago
latest release · v0.4 · 8 Aug 2016
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago; the previous band took 2.8 years to cross, which places it about 55% of the way through.
Install history since 25 Dec 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ chevindu10.1y ago
I was looking for some select-and-share plugin like in Medium and here I have it. It would be great if the Facebook sharing widget opened in a new window but I’m not complaining. This is a free plugin after all! Thanks for your great effort.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ toerning10.8y ago
This was exactly what I was looking for. Simple and clean. Only the large social networks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mindshare Labs, Inc.10.8y ago
Works great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mariela Zárate11.1y ago
Thank you very much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kokdemir11.1y ago
great
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ afwu11.2y ago
It works great and is beautifully done on mobile! Good work! i would love to be able to insert my twitter handle into the tweet so that i can get a ping when they comment/share. this way, this would be the MAIN way to let people comment, and i can reply via twitter. love to be able to turn each service on or off also. thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mitci231511.3y ago
Works as advertised.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ egor-belikov11.7y ago
Best text selection Twitter share plugin, totally Medium-like.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.4 Finally got some time to look into the IE11 issue, made a small adaptation in the code. Thanks a lot, Alex for the helpful tips there! While we’re smashing bugs, smashed another one as well. Hope you like it! In the mean 0.4
- — Version 0.3 Been popping out updates like there is no tomorrow 🙂 This one features LinkedIn support, so you can easily have your visitors share your content towards LinkedIn! 0.3
- — Version 0.2 Now That’s What I Call an Update! Just when you thought you knew the Selection Sharer WordPress plugin, here comes a release that changes everything. Actually, the good stuff is the same now but there’s more of it. Here’ 0.2
- — Version 0.1 First release 0.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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, Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 709 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ 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
- 2025-07-26 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1026 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 4K+ → 3K+ down after 198 days in tier
- 2022-03-20 3K+ → 4K+ up after 979 days in tier
- 2019-07-15 2K+ → 3K+ up after 276 days in tier
- 2018-10-12 1K+ → 2K+ up after 934 days in tier
- 2016-03-22 900+ → 1K+ up after 78 days in tier
- 2016-01-04 600+ → 900+ up after 142 days in tier
- 2015-08-15 500+ → 600+ 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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Social Media Widget 30K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags C -
Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags C -
Open Graphite 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Social Sharing (by Danny) 2K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Simpliest Social Share 500+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D -
Nextend Social Login and Register 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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