Simple Share Buttons Adder

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Share 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.

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1. ★★★★★ dangyen

   2.0y ago

   Warning: Undefined array key “ssba_bar_buttons” in …\public\wp-content\plugins\simple-share-buttons-adder\php\class-buttons.php

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2. ★★★★★ peq42

   2.4y ago

   its ok, needs better performance and mastodon support This topic was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by peq42.

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3. ★★★★★ Tim Embler

   3.2y ago

   This plugin appears to work okay. However, it is missing several social networks, such as Mastodon, which make this unusable.

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4. ★★★★★ katrinleppik

   3.3y ago

   Works fine 🙂

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5. ★★★★★ ericbrooksdotcom

   3.4y ago

   It doesn’t require a complicated setup. Exactly what I need to share on my site.

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6. ★★★★★ dhhuy0704

   3.6y ago

   I installed this plugin at old version 8.4.0. Since, I run update for newest version 8.4.4, it runs infinity loop inside and causes my hosting overload the memory. Developer should take proper test before release.

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7. ★★★★★ Scottjb9276

   3.6y ago

   This plugin caused a 508 Loop error when activated on a blog. This caused severe server resource usage and caused the site to go down.This is NOT acceptable, and many web hosts are preparing to suspend sites for using this plugin. It needs to be removed due to this issue as well as shady coding. I run a web host, as well as work with a major web host, and we have decided that any client using this plugin will be suspended, due to the looping issue causing severe resource usage. This is something that will be shared with other major web hosts.

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8. ★★★★★ NightL

   3.7y ago

   Great clean result. Flexible styles. Prompt and courteous response in Support. While this should be a given it is too frequently not the case for other developers.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 8.6.0 Add public custom post types to the location lists for classic, modern, and share bar buttons. Fix custom icon color filling some SVG icons in as solid squares. Fix black/colored icons in the modern and share bar network 8.6.0
2. — Version 8.5.6 Fix PHP 8.2+ “undefined array key” warnings in get_button() by defaulting all referenced settings keys. 8.5.6
3. — Version 8.5.5 Test wp ver 7. 8.5.5
4. — Version 8.5.4 Test 6.9 Fix text domain error. Escape variables. 8.5.4
5. — Version 8.5.3 Tested with WP ver 6.8.2. CSRF Security patch. 8.5.3
6. — Version 8.5.2 Test wp 6.7.1 Add threads and bluesky 8.5.2

6 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 Simple Share Buttons Adder <= 8.5.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-05-28 CVE-2024-4094 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.5.0 Patched in 3.5.1
2. Medium · 4.4 Simple Share Buttons Adder <= 8.4.11 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSS Settings ↗
   2024-02-14 CVE-2024-0621 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 8.4.11 Patched in 8.4.12
3. Medium · 4.3 Simple Share Buttons Adder <= 8.4.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2023-04-19 CVE-2022-47178 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 8.4.6 Patched in 8.4.7
4. Medium · 6.1 Simple Share Buttons Adder <= 6.0.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2015-06-02 CVE-2015-9303 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 6.0.1 Patched in 6.0.1
5. High · 8.1 Simple Share Buttons Adder <= 4.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2014-06-26 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects < 4.5 Patched in 4.5
6. High · 8.8 Simple Share Buttons Adder <= 4.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2014-06-26 CVE-2014-4717 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 4.4 Patched in 4.5

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 5 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-09-27 50K+ → 40K+ down after 303 days in tier
2. 2024-11-28 60K+ → 50K+ down after 237 days in tier
3. 2024-04-05 70K+ → 60K+ down after 245 days in tier
4. 2023-08-04 80K+ → 70K+ down after 173 days in tier
5. 2023-02-12 90K+ → 80K+ 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).

• AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Buttonizer – Social Media Share Buttons, Social Icons, & Social Feeds 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons 10K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• Social Media Feather 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• ShareThis Share Buttons 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B

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Simple Share Buttons Adder: 40K+ active installs, 4.3★ (627 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/simple-share-buttons-adder