Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons
by Suplugins · Media
Also makes 5 other plugins · 103K+ installs across the portfolio →
Social Media Share Buttons & Follow Buttons. Social Share Icons. 25+ Social networks. Icon & Button Shortcodes. Floating Sidebar.
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Health
B 77/100
no flags
Active installs
6K+
≈6.7K estimated
Momentum
+9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “media”, “share” and “social” for “share buttons”, “share icons” and “floating sidebar”. “media” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “share buttons” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “share” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “share icons” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “social” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “floating sidebar” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
77 health vs 62 average across 3,308 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.7%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 223.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,327 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media 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 2 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: Rating quality
Updated 288 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
4.4★ over 11 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
23%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| superb | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| follow us buttons | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| follow buttons | #3 | #10 | 0 |
| follow your tag | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| follow us | #2 | #5 | down 1 |
| follow me | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| twitter follow button | #3 | #11 | up 1 |
| social media share | #9 | #17 | down 2 |
| share buttons | #12 | #18 | down 1 |
| follow button | #5 | #10 | down 1 |
| no follow | #5 | #15 | down 1 |
| social follow module | #7 | #21 | — |
| floating media buttons bar | #7 | #17 | — |
| social media share button | #7 | #18 | 0 |
| pinterest follow button | #7 | #16 | down 2 |
| share icons | #20 | #20 | down 2 |
| buttons your tag | #24 | #20 | down 7 |
| social share icons | #21 | #22 | 0 |
| floating sidebar | #21 | #19 | up 1 |
| floating share buttons | #9 | #18 | down 2 |
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| share your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
176 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 116 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “media”, “share” and “social” for “share buttons”, “share icons” and “floating sidebar”. “media” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “share buttons” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “share” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “share icons” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “social” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “floating sidebar” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “buttons”. Down 7 places since 2026-09-20, now #24. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,493 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 8.8K · 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.
2
releases in the last 12 months
10mo ago
latest release · v1.2.5 · 21 Jan 2026
22
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 79% 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 “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 68% of the way through.
Install history since 11 Feb 2020
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2.5 Added tons of new buttons including Substack, Bilibili, VK, KakaoTalk, Weibo, LINE, WeChat, Locals, Ko-fi, Rumble, Kick and more! 1.2.5
- — Version 1.2.1 Localization fixes. 1.2.1
- — Version 1.2.0 Various fixes and improvements. 1.2.0
- — Version 1.1.9 Fixed link validation for x.com. 1.1.9
- — Version 1.1.8 Minor fixes. 1.1.8
- — Version 1.1.7 Changed Twitter to X. Added Threads button. Added Mastodon button. Added Goodreads button. 1.1.7
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.2.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.3 Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons <= 1.1.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via spbsmAjax ↗2023-04-06 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 1.1.3 Patched in 1.1.5
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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 2 Nov 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 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "suitable for", "for bloggers").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, Beaver Builder and 15 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 11 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 8,492 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 7K+ → 6K+ down after 194 days in tier
- 2025-12-28 8K+ → 7K+ down after 292 days in tier
- 2025-03-11 9K+ → 8K+ down after 25 days in tier
- 2025-02-14 8K+ → 9K+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2025-01-27 9K+ → 8K+ down after 182 days in tier
- 2024-07-29 10K+ → 9K+ down after 664 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 8K+ → 10K+ up after 413 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 1K+ → 8K+ up
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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Nobs • Share Buttons 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
ShareLite: Zero-Bloat Social Sharing 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Ocean Social Sharing 60K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Buttonizer – Social Media Share Buttons, Social Icons, & Social Feeds 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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