WPB Social Master
by WPBean · Social
Also makes 27 other plugins · 35.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin will add responsive social share & follow icons. Very easy to use, just put a shortcode.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈49 estimated
Momentum
-25%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “facebook social” for “master”. “facebook social” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “master” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 58 average across 1,834 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 5.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 2 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ 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.
51
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
50%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpb | #10 | #13 | up 1 |
| master | #12 | #18 | 0 |
| master page | #16 | #19 | up 1 |
| facebook social your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social network your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social share your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “facebook social” for “master”. “facebook social” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “master” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 184 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.01 · 18 Jul 2026
1
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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 46 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 50.
Install history since 18 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ artmaug12.4y ago
Easy to use plugin with beautiful effect! Congratulations to the developer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Zubayer Rahman Sayem12.4y ago
Very impressed. It’s very easy to use and eye catching
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Md Shohidul Islam Robin12.5y ago
Actually i have searched this type of plugin. But i could not found any similar as like this one. At last, i find and use it for my Blogs. And i think, it will increase my social activity also. Thansk for this Amazing Plugin 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin will add responsive social share & follow icons. Very easy to use, just put a shortcode."
- ! 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 382 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("facebook social", "social media", "social network" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-15 50+ → 40+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-09-08 40+ → 50+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-09-01 50+ → 40+ down after 53 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 40+ → 50+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-06-16 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-14 40+ → 50+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-06-10 50+ → 40+ down after 143 days in tier
- 2026-01-18 60+ → 50+ down after 3 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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Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Social Sharing Plugin – Kiwi 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Social Sharing Plugin – Sassy Social Share 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C -
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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