Nextend Social Login vs Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress
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 #265, ahead of Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress at #17,605. Over the last 7 days Nextend Social Login climbed 1 place and Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress slipped 13 places. Nextend Social Login has the largest install base, roughly 2500× the next: 200K+ active installs against 80+ for Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress. Downloads this week: Nextend Social Login 7,538 and Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress 59. Ratings: Nextend Social Login 4.9★ from 446 and Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress 5★ from 1 reviews.
| Metric | Nextend Social Login | Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #265 ▲ 1 | #17,605 ▼ 13 |
| Active installs | 200K+ | 80+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 7,538 | 59 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (446) | 5★ (1) |
| Last updated | Jul 28, 2026 | May 2, 2026 |
| Current version | 3.1.26 | 2.0.0 |
| Best rank on record | #261 | #17,406 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2012 | Sep 2011 |
| 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 X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress?
By active installs, Nextend Social Login: 200K+ sites run it against 80+ for Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Nextend Social Login or Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress?
Nextend Social Login, at #265 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress at #17,605. 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 X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress 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.