Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar vs OG — Better Share on Social Media
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
OG — Better Share on Social Media leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,094, ahead of Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar at #3,386. Over the last 7 days OG — Better Share on Social Media climbed 1 place and Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar slipped 4 places. OG — Better Share on Social Media has the largest install base, roughly 5× the next: 20K+ active installs against 4K+ for Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar. Downloads this week: OG — Better Share on Social Media 536 and Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar 88. Ratings: Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar 4.8★ from 93 and OG — Better Share on Social Media 4.8★ from 216 reviews.
| Metric | Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar | OG — Better Share on Social Media |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #3,386 ▼ 4 | #1,094 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 88 | 536 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (93) | 4.8★ (216) |
| Last updated | Sep 27, 2023 | May 15, 2026 |
| Current version | 4.2 | 3.3.9 |
| Best rank on record | #3,376 | #1,086 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jun 2014 | Oct 2014 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 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, Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar or OG — Better Share on Social Media?
By active installs, OG — Better Share on Social Media: 20K+ sites run it against 4K+ for Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar or OG — Better Share on Social Media?
OG — Better Share on Social Media, at #1,094 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar at #3,386. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar or OG — Better Share on Social Media 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.