Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons vs WP Telegram Comments
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 Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #413, ahead of WP Telegram Comments at #13,094. Over the last 7 days Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons held its place and WP Telegram Comments slipped 44 places. Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 100K+ active installs against 100+ for WP Telegram Comments. Downloads this week: Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 4,759 and WP Telegram Comments 55. Ratings: Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 4.8★ from 5,333 and WP Telegram Comments 4.7★ from 10 reviews.
| Metric | Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons | WP Telegram Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #413 ▬ | #13,094 ▼ 44 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 4,759 | 55 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (5,333) | 4.7★ (10) |
| Last updated | Sep 18, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Current version | 3.0.2 | 1.2.8 |
| Best rank on record | #402 | #12,604 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2014 | Sep 2019 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 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, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons or WP Telegram Comments?
By active installs, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons: 100K+ sites run it against 100+ for WP Telegram Comments, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons or WP Telegram Comments?
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons, at #413 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with WP Telegram Comments at #13,094. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons or WP Telegram Comments 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.