Webshare
by Sami Keijonen · Social
Also makes 2 other plugins · 140+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds social sharing icons.
46 health vs 55 average across 1,135 Social plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4135 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 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
52
now · peak 70
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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
11.3y ago
latest release · v1.1
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-22 · 1,386 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ David Chandra Purnama10.6y ago
It’s a good sharing plugin without “fat”. It’s lean and minimal and easy to use too. Nothing else matters. Several (maybe) improvement that can be implemented: – no genericons. this plugin only use several icons but uses genericons which is a large icon font library. – no autosave on drag and drop icons. It’s redundant because the settings page have a “save” button. it’s probably better to save when clicking “save” instead of partially save the order and different mechanism to save other settings.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lucy Tomas11.3y ago
I’m a big fan of simplicity, so I really like this plugin. I was going to code something my self as all I found were plugins with hundreds of options I didn’t want. I am pleased I came across with this one. Good work! thanks a lot for sharing 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ junioratoms12.3y ago
No bloat, just perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-03 40+ → 30+ down after 26 days in tier
- 2026-04-07 30+ → 40+ up after 124 days in tier
- 2025-12-04 40+ → 30+ down after 251 days in tier
- 2025-03-28 50+ → 40+ down after 365 days in tier
- 2024-03-28 60+ → 50+ down after 147 days in tier
- 2023-11-02 70+ → 60+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-10-31 60+ → 70+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2023-10-26 70+ → 60+ down after 324 days in tier
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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Grow for WordPress 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags C -
XPoster – Share to Bluesky and Mastodon 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Storefront Product Sharing 4K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
Nobs • Share Buttons 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Crafty Social Buttons 900+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D - T Tilt Social Share Widget 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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