Easy Social Icons vs Social Share Buttons
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
Easy Social Icons leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,229, ahead of Social Share Buttons at #6,177. Over the last 7 days Easy Social Icons climbed 1 place and Social Share Buttons climbed 23 places. Easy Social Icons has the largest install base, roughly 20× the next: 20K+ active installs against 1K+ for Social Share Buttons. Downloads this week: Easy Social Icons 16,492 and Social Share Buttons 365. Ratings: Easy Social Icons 4.4★ from 84 and Social Share Buttons 4.8★ from 28 reviews.
| Metric | Easy Social Icons | Social Share Buttons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,229 ▲ 1 | #6,177 ▲ 23 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 16,492 | 365 |
| Rating | 4.4★ (84) | 4.8★ (28) |
| Last updated | Nov 9, 2025 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Current version | 4.0.2 | 1.31 |
| Best rank on record | #1,223 | #6,176 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2012 | Feb 2010 |
| 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
Active installs
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Easy Social Icons or Social Share Buttons?
By active installs, Easy Social Icons: 20K+ sites run it against 1K+ for Social Share Buttons, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 20, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Easy Social Icons or Social Share Buttons?
Easy Social Icons, at #1,229 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Social Share Buttons at #6,177. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Easy Social Icons or Social Share Buttons 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.