AddToAny Share Buttons vs Social Media Share Buttons – Socialized
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
AddToAny Share Buttons ranks #186 on the popular list; Social Media Share Buttons – Socialized is outside the top 500 we capture daily. AddToAny Share Buttons has the largest install base, roughly 30000× the next: 300K+ active installs against 10+ for Social Media Share Buttons – Socialized. Downloads this week: AddToAny Share Buttons 5,885 and Social Media Share Buttons – Socialized 10.
| Metric | AddToAny Share Buttons | Social Media Share Buttons – Socialized |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #186 ▬ | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 300K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 5,885 | 10 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (1,114) | no ratings |
| Last updated | May 22, 2026 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| Current version | 1.8.18 | 4.1.1 |
| Best rank on record | #185 | #30,471 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Mar 2007 | May 2019 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 7 | 0 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, AddToAny Share Buttons or Social Media Share Buttons – Socialized?
By active installs, AddToAny Share Buttons: 300K+ sites run it against 10+ for Social Media Share Buttons – Socialized, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Are AddToAny Share Buttons or Social Media Share Buttons – Socialized alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.