WP Social Buttons

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Directory rank vs rivals

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 68% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ b4greg

   10.7y ago

   Great Social Buttons — Exceptionally compatible! he floating side bar can be neatly and easily reduced in the Pro Version, while adding the buttons to the bottom of the mobile page, and lots of other options, keeping it out of the way on small screen, but convenient to engage for the user. Well thought out …. graphics are minimal for mobile (which is great) but would like to see something fancier for desktop side bar if possible…

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2. ★★★★★ Jimako

   11.0y ago

   I prefer to use your other plugin for floating sidebar, but it just didn’t want to work with my new theme. So I tried this and it works. I will not use it (I need different look), but I want to say my thank you. Very simple, very easy and works. Thanks

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3. ★★★★★ Chikoo

   11.2y ago

   Simple, user friendly, sleek looking. What else one needs?!!

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4. ★★★★★ pozyczkabez

   11.3y ago

   Works good

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5. ★★★★★ MarlonK84

   11.8y ago

   This plugin is awesome, it looks great on my website! So easy to install and understand. Raghunath Gurjar did a perfect job with this plugin and i would suggest you get it installed on your website right away.

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

1. Medium · 4.8 WP Social Buttons <= 2.1 - Admin+ Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-04-13 CVE-2022-0874 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.1 Patched in 2.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.9.3

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-05-09 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2025-05-08 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
3. 2025-05-05 200+ → 100+ down after 3 days in tier
4. 2025-05-02 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-05-01 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-04-30 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
7. 2025-04-27 200+ → 100+ down after 477 days in tier
8. 2024-01-06 300+ → 200+ down after 435 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).

• Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• Simple Share Buttons Adder 40K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 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
• Social Snap — Social Share Buttons & Click to Tweet 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B

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WP Social Buttons: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-social-buttons