Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare

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1. ★★★★★ rcopithorne

   1.3y ago

   Install and Activate and done. It does take a minute or two if you select floating buttons for them to show on your page but they do show. I could not get the fade in/out to work but all in all i just wanted these on my post page anyway so it works out better having them under each post.

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2. ★★★★★ neoswf

   1.4y ago

   does what none doing

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3. ★★★★★ Helge Skrivervik

   2.8y ago

   This developer has serious issues: Accepts your order, takes your money, then blocks you from any contact using WordFence.

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4. ★★★★★ kristiamdahl

   3.0y ago

   I’ve been using Social Warfare without issue for a couple of years. Maybe a month ago I noticed that the option to upload social images for blog posts disappeared. I hadn’t added any new plugins or changed themes – I just kept current with updating the existing ones – so I contacted support. I was told that it must be a conflict with my theme or a plugin, and their solution was to have me use a different theme (note I use a well-constructed theme built on Elementor Pro). Seriously?! I did deactivate all non-essential plugins, but that didn’t solve the issue either. Then I noticed that this plugin hasn’t been updated for the latest version of WordPress. Hmmmm… I got this plugin specifically to hide Pinterest images, so I’ll be cancelling.

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5. ★★★★★ Integral Health

   4.0y ago

   Look is great and works as described.

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6. ★★★★★ cuber617

   4.1y ago

   You’ll be shooting in the dark just never knowing who is social sharing your posts/articles as the analytics don’t work; author knows this too. You’ll have no idea if users are sharing… yeah, just not worth it…

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7. ★★★★★ Cynthia Trevino

   4.3y ago

   I have used Social Warfare for over 2 years. The support HAS NEVER been useful or helpful. I gave up on publishing the counts because it was too time consuming to send several emails to support; support only stalled if they replied at all. I am cancelling Social Warfare because they provide negative value.

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8. ★★★★★ khrysztov

   4.3y ago

   This plugin might work a treat with smaller sites but was the biggest issue on a client’s site. In SWP’s defence this site has 16k+ posts and 1000+ visits per day. This information is from New Relic Application Performance Monitor. 12s of server use in one hour, just under Woocommerce and more than Yoast. 31.53% of all database calls.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 4.5.5 Enhanced security by replacing strip_tags() with wp_strip_all_tags() and using esc_html() and wp_kses() for safer output. Improved JSON security by switching from json_encode() to wp_json_encode() . Added compatibility c 4.5.5
2. — Version 4.5.3 Updated stable tag and version numbers to 4.5.3. Updated allowed HTML tags and attributes in SWP_Header_Output.php to enhance security and compatibility. 4.5.3
3. — Version 4.5.2 Updated stable tag and version numbers to 4.5.2. Changed hook from wp to wp_loaded for deferred class instantiation to improve performance and compatibility. Updated plugin version to 4.5.2. 4.5.2
4. — Version 4.5.1 Updated .wp-env.json with social-warfare-pro plugin version 4.5.1. Improved security by updating SWP_Addon.php to use ‘security’ instead of ‘nonce’. Updated SWP_Options_Page.php to use translation functions for better in 4.5.1
5. — Version 4.5.0 Implemented linting and WP ENV for local development. Added PHPCS ruleset. Removed coding standards workflow file. Added compiled HTML property to SWP_Notice class. Created and updated CODEOWNERS. Removed unnecessary lin 4.5.0

9 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 Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare <= 4.5.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-02-19 CVE-2025-26973 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 4.5.5 Patched in 4.5.6
2. Critical · 10.0 Several WordPress.org Plugins <= Various Versions - Injected Backdoor ↗
   2024-06-24 CVE-2024-6297 Embedded Malicious Code Affects 4.4.6.4 - 4.4.7.1 Patched in 4.4.7.3
3. Medium · 4.3 Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare <= 4.4.5.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2024-05-09 CVE-2024-34825 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 4.4.5.1 Patched in 4.4.6
4. Medium · 6.4 Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare <= 4.4.6.1 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
   2024-04-22 CVE-2024-1959 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 4.4.6.1 Patched in 4.4.6.2
5. Medium · 6.4 Social Sharing Plugin - Social Warfare <= 4.4.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
   2023-11-06 CVE-2023-4842 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 4.4.3 Patched in 4.4.4
6. Medium · 5.4 Social Warfare <= 4.3.0 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2023-01-05 CVE-2023-0402 Missing Authorization Affects <= 4.3.0 Patched in 4.3.1
7. Medium · 5.4 Social Warfare <= 4.3.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2023-01-05 CVE-2023-0403 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 4.3.1 Patched in 4.4.0
8. Critical · 10.0 Social Warfare <= 3.5.2 - Remote Code Execution ↗
   2021-04-29 CVE-2021-4434 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affects < 3.5.3 Patched in 3.5.3
9. High · 7.2 Social Warfare <= 3.5.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Settings Update ↗
   2019-03-21 CVE-2019-9978 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 3.5.3 Patched in 3.5.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8

Translated into 10 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-08-17 20K+ → 10K+ down after 4 days in tier
2. 2026-08-13 10K+ → 20K+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2026-08-11 20K+ → 10K+ down after 712 days in tier
4. 2024-08-29 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2024-08-28 20K+ → 30K+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-08-27 30K+ → 20K+ down after 424 days in tier
7. 2023-06-30 40K+ → 30K+ 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).

• Plain Social Sharing Buttons — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Orbit Fox: Duplicate Page, Menu Icons, SVG Support, Cookie Notice, Custom Fonts & More 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget, Share Buttons & Click to Chat 90K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Buttonizer – Social Media Share Buttons, Social Icons, & Social Feeds 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A

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Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare: 10K+ active installs, 3.3★ (186 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/social-warfare