Nextend Social Login vs Simple Follow 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
Nextend Social Login leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #266, ahead of Simple Follow Buttons at #28,456. Over the last 7 days Nextend Social Login slipped 1 place and Simple Follow Buttons slipped 363 places. Nextend Social Login has the largest install base, roughly 10000× the next: 200K+ active installs against 20+ for Simple Follow Buttons. Downloads this week: Nextend Social Login 7,787 and Simple Follow Buttons 18. Ratings: Nextend Social Login 4.9★ from 446 and Simple Follow Buttons 4★ from 2 reviews.
| Metric | Nextend Social Login | Simple Follow Buttons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #266 ▼ 1 | #28,456 ▼ 363 |
| Active installs | 200K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 7,787 | 18 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (446) | 4★ (2) |
| Last updated | Jul 28, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Current version | 3.1.26 | 2.0.1 |
| Best rank on record | #261 | #25,937 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2012 | Nov 2015 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 5 | 0 |
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, Nextend Social Login or Simple Follow Buttons?
By active installs, Nextend Social Login: 200K+ sites run it against 20+ for Simple Follow Buttons, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 16, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Nextend Social Login or Simple Follow Buttons?
Nextend Social Login, at #266 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Simple Follow Buttons at #28,456. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Nextend Social Login or Simple Follow 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.