Socialize
by Jon Bishop · Social
Easily add social sharing buttons to posts: float beside content or place in a call-to-action box below.
67 health vs 56 average across 784 Social plugins
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 418 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
92
now · peak 372
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-12-02 300+ → 200+ down after 376 days in band
- 2024-11-21 400+ → 300+ down after 214 days in band
- 2024-04-21 500+ → 400+ down after 223 days in band
- 2023-09-11 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-09-10 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in band
- 2023-09-09 600+ → 500+ down after 171 days in band
- 2023-03-22 700+ → 600+ down after 150 days in band
- 2022-10-23 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget, Share Buttons & Click to Chat 90K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Shariff Wrapper 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons 10K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Social Media Feather 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
ShareThis Share Buttons 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
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