Fuse Social Icons vs Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone
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
Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,339, ahead of Fuse Social Icons at #1,733. Over the last 7 days Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone slipped 3 places and Fuse Social Icons climbed 2 places. Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone has the largest install base, roughly 2× the next: 20K+ active installs against 10K+ for Fuse Social Icons. Ratings: Fuse Social Icons 4.6★ from 58 and Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone 4.8★ from 194 reviews.
| Metric | Fuse Social Icons | Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,733 ▲ 2 | #1,339 ▼ 3 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | — | 10,729 |
| Rating | 4.6★ (58) | 4.8★ (194) |
| Last updated | Sep 12, 2026 | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Current version | 6.0.1 | 7.1.0 |
| Best rank on record | #1,721 | #1,326 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2015 | Sep 2011 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 1 |
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, Fuse Social Icons or Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone?
By active installs, Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone: 20K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Fuse Social Icons, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 12, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Fuse Social Icons or Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone?
Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone, at #1,339 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Fuse Social Icons at #1,733. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Fuse Social Icons or Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone 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.