Social Share Button
by PickPlugins · Social
Also makes 13 other plugins · 81.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Awesome Share Button
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Health
B 84/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Support resolution scores 0/100. Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
84 health vs 58 average across 1,834 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 128.2K 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.
This plugin shipped 3 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 145 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.1★ over 17 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description under 30 characters
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.
47
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
38%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+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 share button your tag | #2 | #4 | up 1 |
| social share your tag | #7 | #15 | 0 |
| share button your tag | #7 | #13 | up 1 |
| social share plugin your tag | #8 | #16 | up 1 |
| social share buttons your tag | #9 | #17 | up 4 |
| share | #13 | #19 | up 1 |
| share count | #8 | #15 | up 2 |
| twitter share button | #6 | #11 | up 1 |
| add share button | #7 | #14 | 0 |
| twitter button | #13 | #20 | 0 |
| post share button | #8 | #16 | 0 |
| social button | #15 | #23 | down 1 |
| twitter share | #15 | #20 | up 1 |
| share buttons | #16 | #19 | up 1 |
| social shares | #17 | #22 | 0 |
| social media share button | #10 | #20 | 0 |
| share link | #18 | #19 | down 1 |
| share plugin | #11 | #16 | 0 |
| share content | #20 | #21 | 0 |
| social share buttons on posts | #12 | #17 | up 1 |
59 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 22 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Your five tags are all earning their place. Each gets you onto page 1 of its own search, so none is worth giving up. “share count”, “share” and “twitter button” (#8, #13 and #13 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 973 · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v2.1.14 · 8 Jun 2026
20
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 months ago; the previous band took 23 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Jun 2015
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.1.14). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2015-11-24 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.1 Patched in 2.1.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 20 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 919 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "social share plugin" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-05-01 2K+ → 1K+ down after 698 days in tier
- 2023-06-03 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-06-02 2K+ → 3K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2023-05-28 3K+ → 2K+ down after 333 days in tier
- 2022-06-29 4K+ → 3K+ down after 617 days in tier
- 2020-10-20 10K+ → 4K+ 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).
-
Social Media by Lazy Cat Themes 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Social Sharing Plugin – Sassy Social Share 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C -
Super Web Share – Native Social Sharing Button 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Cresta Social Share Counter 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Social Rocket – Social Sharing Plugin 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Highlight and Share – Unobtrusive and Lightweight Content Sharing 700+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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