Share This Image vs Social Media Widget
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 Media Widget leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,070, ahead of Share This Image at #6,744. Over the last 7 days Social Media Widget held its place and Share This Image climbed 21 places. Social Media Widget has the largest install base, roughly 30× the next: 30K+ active installs against 1K+ for Share This Image. Downloads this week: Social Media Widget 244 and Share This Image 207. Ratings: Share This Image 4.1★ from 22 and Social Media Widget 3.9★ from 84 reviews.
| Metric | Share This Image | Social Media Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #6,744 ▲ 21 | #1,070 ▬ |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 207 | 244 |
| Rating | 4.1★ (22) | 3.9★ (84) |
| Last updated | Oct 8, 2026 | Jun 10, 2024 |
| Current version | 2.17 | 4.0.9 |
| Best rank on record | #6,626 | #1,066 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jul 2017 | May 2010 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 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, Share This Image or Social Media Widget?
By active installs, Social Media Widget: 30K+ sites run it against 1K+ for Share This Image, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 21, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Share This Image or Social Media Widget?
Social Media Widget, at #1,070 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Share This Image at #6,744. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Share This Image or Social Media Widget 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.