Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons

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1. ★★★★★ kamalhemel

   2mo ago

   Very nice app to show social media activities

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2. ★★★★★ theop62

   6mo ago

   I will give them a 5 star rating for now, I haven’t even got to setting it up on my site and they have these popups because I deactivated a icon., no big deal, but I usually don’t leave a rating until I am able to test them out for a week or so… They do offer more options than I am use to, but still… If I find it to be annoying or broken then I will change this, otherwise why not give it a try if you need a slew of social media icons.

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3. ★★★★★ kldp0007

   7mo ago

   se u soon

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4. ★★★★★ coolhandlukelsk

   8mo ago

   Providing 5 stars for making the bulk of the plugin free to the community

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5. ★★★★★ adinugroho01

   8mo ago

   Does what it said.. good

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6. ★★★★★ retroarthotel

   11mo ago

   a perfect easy uncomplicated Plugin

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7. ★★★★★ sengkuni

   12mo ago

   This multi media plugin allows all your “Social” medias in one place and it is great !!!!!!!

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8. ★★★★★ sacphdvirtual

   1.1y ago

   fácil de configurar e funcional

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.9.9 Tested with WordPress 7.0 [FIX] page crash from translations with extra printf placeholders [ENHANCEMENT] Other minor enhancements and bug fixes 2.9.9
2. — Version 2.9.8 Tested with WordPress 6.9.4 [FIX] fatal error when using some transalations [ENHANCEMENT] Other minor enhancements and bug fixes 2.9.8
3. — Version 2.9.7 Tested with WordPress 6.9.1 [FIX] Resolved fatal error caused by direct access to index.php files. [ENHANCEMENT] Added PHP 8.x compatibility checks for safer array access handling. 2.9.7
4. — Version 2.9.6 Added new social media support (Threads & Bluesky) Tested with WordPress 6.8.3 Improved UX by fixing various bugs Improved UI 2.9.6
5. — Version 2.9.5 Tested with wordpress 6.7.2 Improved icon placement Fixed user bugs Improved stability 2.9.5
6. — Version 2.9.4 Refactored Youtube subscribe button to use channel id 2.9.4

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

1. High · 7.2 Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons <= 2.9.9 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-08-20 CVE-2026-66623 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.9.9 Patched in 3.0.0
2. Medium · 4.4 Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons <= 2.9.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-10-31 CVE-2024-10362 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.9.0 Patched in 2.9.1
3. Medium · 4.4 Social Media & Share Icons <= 2.9.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-07-06 CVE-2024-37552 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.9.1 Patched in 2.9.2
4. Medium · 4.4 Social Media Share Buttons <= 2.8.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-03-27 CVE-2024-2118 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.8.8 Patched in 2.8.9
5. Medium · 4.3 Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons <= 2.8.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2023-10-16 CVE-2023-5602 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.8.5 Patched in 2.8.6
6. Medium · 6.5 Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons <= 2.8.5 - Information Exposure ↗
   2023-10-16 CVE-2023-5070 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 2.8.5 Patched in 2.8.6
7. Medium · 6.1 Social Media & Share Icons <= 2.8.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2023-08-29 CVE-2023-41238 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.8.3 Patched in 2.8.4
8. Medium · 4.3 Inisev Plugins (Various Versions) - Cross-Site Request Forgery on handle_installation function ↗
   2023-07-27 CVE-2023-3977 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.8.1 Patched in 2.8.2
9. Medium · 4.3 Inisev Plugins (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization on handle_installation function ↗
   2023-07-27 CVE-2023-0958 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.8.1 Patched in 2.8.2
10. Medium · 4.4 Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons <= 2.8.1 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2023-06-05 CVE-2023-1166 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.8.1 Patched in 2.8.2
11. Medium · 4.3 Social Media & Share Icons <= 2.8.1 - Missing Authorization via handle_installation ↗
    2023-06-02 CVE-2023-34009 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.8.1 Patched in 2.8.2
12. Medium · 6.1 Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons <= 2.1.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2019-03-27 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.1.7 Patched in 2.1.9
13. Medium · 5.4 Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons <= 1.5.1 - Arbitrary Options Deletion ↗
    2016-06-28 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.5.1 Patched in 1.5.2
14. High · 7.3 Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons <= 1.2.1 - Unspecified Vulnerabilities ↗
    2015-07-20 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.2.1 Patched in 1.2.2
15. Medium · 6.4 Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons < 1.1.1.12 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2015-05-30 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.1.1.11 Patched in 1.1.1.12

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 32 languages, 24 at 90% or more

Plus 8 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2023-09-12 200K+ → 100K+ 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).

• AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A
• Buttonizer – Social Media Share Buttons, Social Icons, & Social Feeds 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• WPUpper Share Buttons 4K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags C
• Ocean Social Sharing 60K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• Meks Smart Social Widget 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C
• Genesis Simple Share 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A

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Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons: 100K+ active installs, 4.8★ (5,334 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/ultimate-social-media-icons