Grow for WordPress vs Social Share Icons & 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
Grow for WordPress leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,598, ahead of Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons at #1,664. Over the last 7 days Grow for WordPress slipped 5 places and Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons slipped 1 place. Grow for WordPress has the largest install base: 10K+ active installs against 10K+ for Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons. Ratings: Grow for WordPress 2.3★ from 3 and Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons 4.9★ from 1,911 reviews.
| Metric | Grow for WordPress | Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,598 ▼ 5 | #1,664 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | — | 700 |
| Rating | 2.3★ (3) | 4.9★ (1,911) |
| Last updated | Apr 9, 2025 | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.5.3 | 3.7.4 |
| Best rank on record | #1,586 | #1,659 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2023 | Apr 2015 |
| 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
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Grow for WordPress or Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons?
By active installs, Grow for WordPress: 10K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 15, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Grow for WordPress or Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons?
Grow for WordPress, at #1,598 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons at #1,664. 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 Social Share Icons & 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.