Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar vs Sassy Social Share
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
Sassy Social Share leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #401, ahead of Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar at #3,387. Over the last 7 days Sassy Social Share slipped 2 places and Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar slipped 3 places. Sassy Social Share has the largest install base, roughly 25× the next: 100K+ active installs against 4K+ for Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar. Downloads this week: Sassy Social Share 2,127 and Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar 81. Ratings: Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar 4.8★ from 93 and Sassy Social Share 4.8★ from 523 reviews.
| Metric | Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar | Sassy Social Share |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #3,387 ▼ 3 | #401 ▼ 2 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 81 | 2,127 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (93) | 4.8★ (523) |
| Last updated | Sep 27, 2023 | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Current version | 4.2 | 3.3.79 |
| Best rank on record | #3,376 | #378 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jun 2014 | Dec 2015 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 4 |
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 Sassy Social Share?
By active installs, Sassy Social Share: 100K+ sites run it against 4K+ for Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar or Sassy Social Share?
Sassy Social Share, at #401 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar at #3,387. 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 Sassy Social Share 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.