MaxButtons - Create buttons 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
MaxButtons - Create buttons leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #597, ahead of Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons at #1,670. Over the last 7 days MaxButtons - Create buttons climbed 1 place and Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons slipped 4 places. MaxButtons - Create buttons has the largest install base, roughly 7× the next: 70K+ active installs against 10K+ for Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons. Downloads this week: Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons 8,000 and MaxButtons - Create buttons 1,155. Ratings: MaxButtons - Create buttons 4.9★ from 1,093 and Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons 4.9★ from 1,911 reviews.
| Metric | MaxButtons - Create buttons | Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #597 ▲ 1 | #1,670 ▼ 4 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,155 | 8,000 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (1,093) | 4.9★ (1,911) |
| Last updated | Sep 30, 2026 | Oct 10, 2026 |
| Current version | 9.8.6 | 3.7.6 |
| Best rank on record | #592 | #1,659 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2011 | 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, MaxButtons - Create buttons or Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons?
By active installs, MaxButtons - Create buttons: 70K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, MaxButtons - Create buttons or Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons?
MaxButtons - Create buttons, at #597 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons at #1,670. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are MaxButtons - Create buttons 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.