Social Media Feather
by socialmediafeather · Social
Lightweight social sharing and follow buttons for WordPress. Fast, flexible, and easy to use.
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈17K estimated
Momentum
+1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “share buttons”, “social sharing” and “follow buttons” for “social media auto post”, “social follow” and “author social icons”. “share buttons” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “social media auto post” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “social sharing” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #21. “social follow” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “follow buttons” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “author social icons” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
90 health vs 58 average across 1,835 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 2.1M lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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 6 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 23 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 506 reviews, smoothed to 4.56★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
16%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| social media your tag | #3 | #2 | up 1 |
| social media links | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| social media chat | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| social media buttons | #5 | #4 | 0 |
| social media sharing | #5 | #4 | 0 |
| rss to social media | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| social buttons your tag | #11 | #10 | 0 |
| wordpress to social media | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| social media image | #4 | #4 | up 1 |
| social media images | #4 | #4 | up 1 |
| social media widget | #7 | #5 | up 2 |
| social media share | #7 | #6 | up 2 |
| follow buttons your tag | #12 | #8 | down 2 |
| #7 | #5 | up 1 | |
| social media content | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| share social media | #5 | #3 | up 2 |
| social media sharing buttons | #5 | #5 | — |
| media sharing | #5 | #3 | up 1 |
| social media networks | #5 | #4 | 0 |
| social counter | #10 | #6 | down 3 |
| share buttons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
162 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 90 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 “share buttons”, “social sharing” and “follow buttons” for “social media auto post”, “social follow” and “author social icons”. “share buttons” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “social media auto post” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “social sharing” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #21. “social follow” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “follow buttons” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “author social icons” sits at #14 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 “follow buttons”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “social buttons”. #11 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 18.5K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
23d ago
latest release · v2.3.1 · 9 Oct 2026
35
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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; the previous band took 22 months to cross, which places it about 73% of the way through.
Install history since 22 May 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Tine3.9y ago
Schönes Plugin für social media icons.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gmariani4054.2y ago
Refuses to stop asking you to accept their terms of service. Admin alerts are supposed to be dismissable and STAY DISMISSED according to WordPress. Anything else, you’re abusing the control granted by the person that installed the plugin. Then it has the audacity to beg for a 5 star review, so I gave a review.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kaymandal5.0y ago
Easy to navigate and very useful plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aepeck775.1y ago
This plug-in has served me well on several sites.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ belfer705.4y ago
Well, after trying a lot of social media plugins, this is just perfect!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ silveira13125.5y ago
bom
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ josenovo5.5y ago
La ultima version de esta plugin, junto a la ultima version de wordpress genera una saturacion deL I/O, dejando la web funcionando al 100% continuamente. Esto ocurre cuando se colocan los botones de compartir y seguir en la pagina principal (index). Es un error fatal, un plugin que genera esto es un plugin totalmente mal escrito. No revise los datos que comparte y exactamente que es lo que ejecuta continuamente, pero al desactivarlo el I/O bajo a valores normales. Yo use este plugin durante años en distintas web, pero con la nueva actualizacion calleron 15 web. Un desastre. This topic was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by josenovo.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ arwy5.5y ago
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Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.2.4 Test wp ver 7. 2.2.4
- — Version 2.2.3 Update readme. 2.2.3
- — Version 2.2.2 Test to 6.9. Fix text domains. Escape texts. License. Early text domain error. 2.2.2
- — Version 2.2.1 Fix filter sanitize error. Fix null errors. Add product as an auto display post type. 2.2.1
- — Version 2.2.0 Fix text domain error. Test up to wp ver 6.8.2 2.2.0
- — Version 2.1.6 Fix PHP 8.2 deprecations. Test wp ver 6.5.2. 2.1.6
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.3.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.5 Social Media Feather <= 2.0.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-02-10 CVE-2021-36848 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.0.4 Patched in 2.0.5
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 7.0.1
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 25 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 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "use this", "for developers").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Instagram and 6 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 9 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,625 characters of description.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-05-07 20K+ → 10K+ down after 661 days in tier
- 2024-07-15 30K+ → 20K+ down after 421 days in tier
- 2023-05-21 40K+ → 30K+ down after 346 days in tier
- 2022-06-09 50K+ → 40K+ down after 322 days in tier
- 2021-07-22 60K+ → 50K+ down after 400 days in tier
- 2020-06-17 70K+ → 60K+ down after 157 days in tier
- 2020-01-12 80K+ → 70K+ down after 198 days in tier
- 2019-06-28 90K+ → 80K+ down after 174 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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ShareThis Share Buttons 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags B -
Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Socializer – Simple & Easy Social Media Share Icons 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Social Share Buttons & Analytics Plugin – GetSocial.io 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C -
Easy Share Solution For WordPress 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
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