LSX Sharing 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
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,669, ahead of LSX Sharing at #21,474. Over the last 7 days Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons slipped 1 place and LSX Sharing slipped 140 places. Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons has the largest install base, roughly 250× the next: 10K+ active installs against 40+ for LSX Sharing. Downloads this week: Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons 1,713 and LSX Sharing 17.
| Metric | LSX Sharing | Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #21,474 ▼ 140 | #1,669 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 40+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 17 | 1,713 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.9★ (1,911) |
| Last updated | Aug 10, 2023 | Oct 10, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.0.1 | 3.7.6 |
| Best rank on record | #20,142 | #1,659 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Mar 2018 | 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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, LSX Sharing or Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons?
By active installs, Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons: 10K+ sites run it against 40+ for LSX Sharing, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 26, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, LSX Sharing or Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons?
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons, at #1,669 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with LSX Sharing at #21,474. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are LSX Sharing 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.