Social Buttons Pack by BestWebSoft
by bestweblayout · Social
Also makes 30 other plugins · 14.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add social media buttons and widgets to WordPress posts, pages and widgets. FB, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn.
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Health
C 67/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈170 estimated
Momentum
+36%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “facebook buttons”, “google buttons” and “linkedin buttons” 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.
67 health vs 58 average across 1,835 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 41.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,277 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 509 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 509 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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| facebook buttons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google buttons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| linkedin buttons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social buttons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| twitter buttons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “facebook buttons”, “google buttons” and “linkedin buttons” 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 269 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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
1.4y ago
latest release · v1.1.9 · 10 Jun 2025
20
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; the previous band took 23 months to cross, which places it about 73% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous10.7y ago
Easy to install & set up. Very configurable. I particularly like not having to mess with FB’s API and secret codes.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eddyge11.4y ago
This plugin it’s ok.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.1.9). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2017-04-17 CVE-2017-18500 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.1.1 Patched in 1.1.1
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 2 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
7 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 "Add social media buttons and widgets to WordPress posts, pages and widgets. FB, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 14 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 14 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Telegram, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and 3 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 16 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,826 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "google buttons" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-27 200+ → 100+ down after 691 days in tier
- 2024-06-05 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-04 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-03 300+ → 200+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2024-05-26 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-25 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-05-21 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-20 300+ → 200+ down after 6 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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BestWebSoft's Like & Share – Posts, Pages and Widget Social Extension plugin for WordPress 4K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C -
Simple Share Buttons Adder 40K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Social Media Feather 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
ShareThis Share Buttons 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B
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