Social Share Buttons
by maxfoundry · Social
Also makes 4 other plugins · 102K+ installs across the portfolio →
Our Share Button addon to MaxButtons and MaxButtons Pro plugins gets you up and sharing within minutes. It's easy to setup and offers flexibility …
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Health
B 82/100
Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “facebook”, “social icons” and “twitter” for “share button”, “share count” and “xing”. “facebook” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “share button” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “social icons” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “share count” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “twitter” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “xing” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 58 average across 1,834 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 58.3K 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 17 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 28 reviews, smoothed to 4.35★
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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
31%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| tweet button | #2 | #3 | up 1 |
| stumbleupon | #2 | #3 | down 1 |
| twitter share button | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| share button | #5 | #5 | up 1 |
| wordpress share buttons your tag | #6 | #9 | up 1 |
| social share buttons | #6 | #8 | 0 |
| social share button | #5 | #8 | 0 |
| share buttons | #9 | #10 | up 1 |
| social share | #10 | #12 | up 3 |
| add share button | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| wordpress social share your tag | #12 | #18 | 0 |
| share | #12 | #14 | up 1 |
| share count | #7 | #10 | up 1 |
| reddit share button | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| #7 | #10 | 0 | |
| twitter button | #8 | #12 | 0 |
| post share button | #5 | #7 | up 1 |
| twitter share | #9 | #11 | down 1 |
| floating share | #9 | #11 | up 2 |
| share link | #10 | #12 | down 1 |
| facebook your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social icons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| twitter your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
96 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 43 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “facebook”, “social icons” and “twitter” for “share button”, “share count” and “xing”. “facebook” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “share button” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “social icons” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “share count” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “twitter” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “xing” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “wordpress social share”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.6K · 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
23d ago
latest release · v1.31 · 8 Oct 2026
24
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.6 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Jan 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ taffy13U3A5mo ago
Easy to setup which is a plus for some of the offerings of plugins. Used for a couple of months with no problems to report.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lusitanushorsesale4.3y ago
I am trying to configure the share button so that it is possible to share the link to the product but the photo of the product appears as the cover image. Currently, what happens is that what is shared is the site icon. Is there a way to configure it so that the product image appears?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ octanyum5.3y ago
i tried several over time, but been working only with this plugin for several years… simply the best.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ littleangell585.4y ago
Very easy to set up beautiful buttons. Has a very helpful preview of the button and its hovered version, you can even set the same background color to the preview like you have on your site. Easy to implement where ever the button is needed. Buttons can be easily duplicated and adjusted for multiple buttons with the same look. I couldn’t do it without MaxButtons!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rensesjoers5.9y ago
A simple tool but it works. Love it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ericvandemert5.9y ago
Maxbuttons is so easy and powerful to use This topic was modified 5 years, 7 months ago by ericvandemert.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ elan3406.1y ago
Very easy to use and creates great result for this amateur web master. At times I think this plug in is a more versatile than the creators think.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JohnnyKManx.net6.2y ago
Excellent
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.31). 2 of 3 disclosed are patched.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Social Share Buttons <= 1.30 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'share_url' Network Setting ↗2026-10-15 CVE-2026-100108 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.30 Patched in 1.31
- Open Medium · 6.4 Social Share Buttons <= 1.31 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-10-13 CVE-2026-109702 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.31 No patch available
- 2024-10-18 CVE-2024-9219 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.19 Patched in 1.20
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 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
4 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! 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 Telegram, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and 3 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,507 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "wordpress share buttons", "wordpress social share" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-04-01 2K+ → 1K+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2024-03-23 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-22 2K+ → 1K+ 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).
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SimpleSocial 100+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Nextend Social Login and Register 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Social Media Widget 30K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C -
Seed Social 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar 4K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C -
Open Graphite 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
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