Grow for WordPress vs Spice 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
Grow for WordPress leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,600, ahead of Spice Social Share at #3,470. Over the last 7 days Grow for WordPress slipped 4 places and Spice Social Share slipped 20 places. Grow for WordPress has the largest install base, roughly 2.5× the next: 10K+ active installs against 4K+ for Spice Social Share. Downloads this week: Grow for WordPress 249 and Spice Social Share 81.
| Metric | Grow for WordPress | Spice Social Share |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,600 ▼ 4 | #3,470 ▼ 20 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 249 | 81 |
| Rating | 2.3★ (3) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Apr 9, 2025 | Jan 1, 2025 |
| Current version | 1.5.3 | 1.2.2 |
| Best rank on record | #1,586 | #3,342 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2023 | Mar 2022 |
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
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Grow for WordPress or Spice Social Share?
By active installs, Grow for WordPress: 10K+ sites run it against 4K+ for Spice Social Share, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Grow for WordPress or Spice Social Share?
Grow for WordPress, at #1,600 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Spice Social Share at #3,470. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Grow for WordPress or Spice 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.