ShareToSocial – Social Media Share Buttons & Sharing Icons
by Jumedeen khan · Social
Also makes 5 other plugins · 680+ installs across the portfolio →
The best social media share buttons plugin with 40+ social networks, inline sharing icons, floating share bar, and AI assistant summaries.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈170 estimated
Momentum
+10%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “share icons”, “social media” and “social share” for “social bookmarking”, “bookmarking” and “sharing icons”. “share icons” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “social bookmarking” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “social media” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “bookmarking” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “social share” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sharing icons” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 58 average across 1,835 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 10.9K 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.
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 39 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 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.
46
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
36%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
+0.1
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 bookmarking | #4 | #7 | up 1 |
| bookmarking | #7 | #12 | up 1 |
| sharing icons | #13 | #24 | 0 |
| social media share | #20 | #22 | up 1 |
| share buttons your tag | #21 | #21 | up 1 |
| floating share bar | #19 | #23 | 0 |
| floating media buttons bar | #13 | #23 | — |
| social media share button | #16 | #23 | up 1 |
| responsive social sharing buttons | #16 | #21 | 0 |
| social sharing sticky icons | #17 | #22 | 0 |
| responsive social sharing icons | #17 | #23 | up 2 |
| floating share buttons | #18 | #21 | up 2 |
| ai share buttons | #19 | #22 | up 3 |
| sticky share icons | #18 | #22 | up 1 |
| social media messenger | #18 | #19 | 0 |
| floating media bar | #20 | #24 | — |
| share icons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social share your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social sharing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
52 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 16 listed. 36 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “share icons”, “social media” and “social share” for “social bookmarking”, “bookmarking” and “sharing icons”. “share icons” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “social bookmarking” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “social media” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “bookmarking” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “social share” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sharing icons” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 4 Nov 2024 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.1K · 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.
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 31 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 20 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 20 of 20 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for developers", "who want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor, Telegram, ChatGPT and 6 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 14 headings and 16 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,653 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "share icons" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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WP Socializer – Simple & Easy Social Media Share Icons 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags A -
WPUpper Share Buttons 4K+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags B -
Social Linkz – Lightweight and fast social media sharing plugin 90+ installs · 3.8★ · 4 shared tags B -
AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
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
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