rtSocial vs XPoster – Share to Bluesky and Mastodon
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
XPoster – Share to Bluesky and Mastodon ranks #1,940 on the popular list; rtSocial is outside the top 500 we capture daily. XPoster – Share to Bluesky and Mastodon has the largest install base, roughly 333× the next: 10K+ active installs against 30+ for rtSocial. Downloads this week: XPoster – Share to Bluesky and Mastodon 471 and rtSocial 24. Ratings: rtSocial 4.7★ from 9 and XPoster – Share to Bluesky and Mastodon 3.8★ from 69 reviews.
| Metric | rtSocial | XPoster – Share to Bluesky and Mastodon |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #1,940 ▼ 10 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 24 | 471 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (9) | 3.8★ (69) |
| Last updated | Jul 24, 2024 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.2.4 | 5.1.1 |
| Best rank on record | #20,987 | #1,888 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2011 | Nov 2008 |
| 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, rtSocial or XPoster – Share to Bluesky and Mastodon?
By active installs, XPoster – Share to Bluesky and Mastodon: 10K+ sites run it against 30+ for rtSocial, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Are rtSocial or XPoster – Share to Bluesky and Mastodon 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.