WP Social Share
by Anas Mir · Social
Also makes 4 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add Social Networks Share Button at Home, Category and Single Posts Pages.
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈58 estimated
Momentum
+11%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “social networks sharing”, “social share” and “social share buttons” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
44 health vs 58 average across 1,836 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 28.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,276 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Social plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 5072 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.4.2; the current branch is 7.1
3.7★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5072 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| social networks sharing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social share your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social share buttons your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social share buttons on posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social share on posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “social networks sharing”, “social share” and “social share buttons” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 74 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,300, alongside the other plugins at 50+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
13.9y ago
latest release · v1.1 · 14 Dec 2012
2
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 “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 60.
Install history since 23 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kfable13.6y ago
for me is ok work well like the wordpress.com sharing buttoms -promoted but forget the “W” buttom for wordpress social share. MAKE IT!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anas Mir13.9y ago
Its pretty simple but useful plugin, I used in my all blogs and worked perfactly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ railingcompany13.9y ago
no way of changing layout. Very limited options. Very poor considering all of the other buttons plugins out there
Read on wp.org ↗
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add Social Networks Share Button at Home, Category and Single Posts Pages."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 620 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Social Networks Sharing", "Social Share Buttons on posts", "Social Share on posts" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-01 60+ → 50+ down after 191 days in tier
- 2026-02-22 70+ → 60+ down after 94 days in tier
- 2025-11-20 80+ → 70+ down after 98 days in tier
- 2025-08-14 70+ → 80+ up after 20 days in tier
- 2025-07-25 80+ → 70+ down after 105 days in tier
- 2025-04-11 90+ → 80+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2025-03-25 80+ → 90+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2025-02-20 90+ → 80+ down after 129 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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Social Share 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 5 shared tags C -
Social Sharing Plugin – Sassy Social Share 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C -
Social Rocket – Social Sharing Plugin 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Social Share Button 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Highlight and Share – Unobtrusive and Lightweight Content Sharing 700+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP-Socialight 20+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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