Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone vs Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare
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
Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,342, ahead of Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare at #1,463. Over the last 7 days Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone climbed 1 place and Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare slipped 3 places. Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone has the largest install base, roughly 2× the next: 20K+ active installs against 10K+ for Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare. Downloads this week: Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone 3,027 and Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare 537. Ratings: Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone 4.8★ from 194 and Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare 3.3★ from 186 reviews.
| Metric | Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone | Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,342 ▲ 1 | #1,463 ▼ 3 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 3,027 | 537 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (194) | 3.3★ (186) |
| Last updated | Oct 19, 2026 | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Current version | 7.2.0 | 4.5.6 |
| Best rank on record | #1,326 | #1,426 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2011 | Jul 2016 |
| 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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone or Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare?
By active installs, Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone: 20K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 30, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone or Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare?
Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone, at #1,342 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare at #1,463. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone or Social Sharing Plugin – Social Warfare 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.