Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 62% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ Renan Rosa Meneguci

   11mo ago

   A cool plugin that works fine

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2. ★★★★★ Julio Alberto Salgado Alvarez

   1.7y ago

   Excellent plugin that provides an easy way to share our content on social networks.

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3. ★★★★★ MorphMan

   2.2y ago

   Excellent simple social sharing plugin. Just what I needed. I especially like the social share count column that is on the posts page. So you can quickly see which post are being shared the most.

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4. ★★★★★ typeless

   5.7y ago

   Plugin works great, and in the rare cases where there are issues, support is on task and very helpful!

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5. ★★★★★ The Endless Meal

   6.1y ago

   Their latest update, which caused errors in rich snippets, caused all our recipe star ratings to vanish from Google. The error cost us thousands in lost revenue as it took days for them to show up again on Google after removing the Grow plugin. Be very leery of using this plugin!

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6. ★★★★★ radojica

   6.3y ago

   Unlike other social sharing plugins, Grow by Mediavine will not slow down your website. After I installed plugin my page speed dropped down from 96 to 88. Scripts and styles are loaded on all pages and not just on posts.

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7. ★★★★★ johnmontfx

   6.6y ago

   I was looking for a lightweight plugin for social shares, but this one turned me off by placing itself so highly at the top of the menu structure by default. Even though it works decently, looks like I’ll remove it (and switch this to one star). It basically is set to put itself right below Posts, which is ridiculous in the structure of its importance. Also, the name “Grow” in the menu is a great example of how not to name your product — Social Pug was way better and obvious. I understand I can change it but it seems like the company and developers are taking themselves too seriously. This topic was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by johnmontfx. This topic was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by johnmontfx. This topic was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by johnmontfx.

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8. ★★★★★ kultureweb

   6.7y ago

   Après avoir testé 4 ou 5 extensions de partage de contenu sur les réseaux sociaux (les mieux notées !), je dois dire que celle-ci est de loin la plus simple et efficace ! PS : c’est ma toute première review mais une telle qualité de plugin ne méritait pas autre chose qu’un avis 5/5 :).

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.36.3 December 9, 2025 Fix: Addressed two PHP warnings. 1.36.3
2. — Version 1.36.2 December 2, 2025 Fix: Circle and Rounded shape option on Inline Content Tool. Fix: A change with libxml 2.14+ that caused an XML comment to be displayed (thanks for the help, Deep Roots !). Tested up to WordPress 6.9 1.36.2
3. — Version 1.36.1 November 4, 2025 New: Updated colors to match the NerdPress brand. 🙂 Fixes CVE-2025-12471. Our thanks to LionTree via WordFence. Improvement: Share Count settings are more clear. Improvement: Reduced CSS for faster load 1.36.1
4. — Version 1.36.0 October 6, 2025 New: Unlock all Sharing and Follow Buttons by registering your copy of Hubbub Lite for free! Improvement: Added Aria labels to Pinterest Sharing Button. Other fixes and adjustments including those related 1.36.0
5. — Version 1.35.2 September 26, 2025 Fixes CVE-2025-58007. Our thanks to Que Thanh Tuan. 1.35.2
6. — Version 1.35.1 July 2, 2025 Improvement: Engagement Stats supports Custom Post Types. New: Added a filter dpsp_filter_dashboard_post_types to remove any Custom Post Types from dashboard features. See filters . Improvement: Several UI i 1.35.1

10 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 Hubbub Lite <= 1.36.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-07-22 CVE-2026-27403 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.36.3 Patched in 1.36.3.1
2. Medium · 6.1 Hubbub Lite <= 1.36.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-11-05 CVE-2025-12471 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.36.0 Patched in 1.36.1
3. Medium · 4.3 Hubbub Lite <= 1.35.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure ↗
   2025-09-22 CVE-2025-58007 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.35.1 Patched in 1.36.0
4. Medium · 4.4 Hubbub Lite <= 1.34.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-03-02 CVE-2024-10145 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.34.3 Patched in 1.34.4
5. High · 7.5 Hubbub Lite – Fast, Reliable Social Network Sharing Buttons <= 1.33.1 - PHP Object Injection ↗
   2024-03-27 CVE-2024-2501 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 1.33.1 Patched in 1.33.2
6. Medium · 5.3 Hubbub Lite <= 1.31.0 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure ↗
   2024-03-11 CVE-2024-1526 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.33.0 Patched in 1.33.1
7. Medium · 4.4 Hubbub Lite <= 1.31.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-01-11 CVE-2023-7154 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.31.1 Patched in 1.32.0
8. Medium · 5.3 Social Pug <= 1.30.0 - Missing Authorization via multiple admin_init actions ↗
   2023-12-01 CVE-2023-49193 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.30.0 Patched in 1.30.1
9. Medium · 6.1 Grow Social <= 1.18.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2021-07-08 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.18.2 Patched in 1.19.0
10. Medium · 6.1 Grow Social <= 1.2.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2016-12-09 CVE-2016-10736 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.2.5 Patched in 1.2.6

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

Translated into 7 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-01-25 40K+ → 30K+ down after 448 days in tier
2. 2024-11-03 50K+ → 40K+ down after 344 days in tier
3. 2023-11-25 60K+ → 50K+ 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).

• Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• Social Media Feather 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• ShareThis Share Buttons 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• WP Socializer – Simple & Easy Social Media Share Icons 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C
• Social Rocket – Social Sharing Plugin 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B
• Social Icons Sticky 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B

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Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons: 30K+ active installs, 4.7★ (173 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/social-pug