WPSocialite
by Tom Morton · Social
Long page loads aren't fun for anyone. Use WPSocialite to take control of heavy social sharing links and load them how you want!
49 health vs 65 average across 322 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1, 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 4663 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
64
now · peak 162
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-12 300+ → 200+ down after 292 days in band
- 2025-09-23 400+ → 300+ down after 6 days in band
- 2025-09-17 300+ → 400+ up after 4 days in band
- 2025-09-13 400+ → 300+ down after 242 days in band
- 2025-01-14 500+ → 400+ down after 206 days in band
- 2024-06-22 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-06-21 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in band
- 2024-06-18 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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The Social Links 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
LazyLoad Plugin – Lazy Load Images, Videos, and Iframes 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Simple Social Icons 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B -
a3 Lazy Load 90K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Lightweight Social Icons 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag D -
Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
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