Social Share Block — WordPress Social Media Plugin
Social Share Block – Help Visitors Spread Your Content Everywhere
by bPlugins · WordPress.org page · Website
Social Share Block has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 29,550 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 3, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Social Share Block at a glance
Is Social Share Block well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- 4 Free Share Themes: Ready-made button styles you can apply in one click
- Popular Social Networks: Share to the networks and mobile messengers your audience actually uses
- Row or Column Layouts: Choose the layout direction that fits your design
- Full Style Control: Customize icon size, color, background color, box-shadow, and borders
- Lightweight & Fast: Optimized for speed and performance – no heavy external scripts
- Gutenberg Block: Native block editor support with live preview and sidebar settings
- Shortcode Support: Place share buttons in any page, post, or widget
Social Share Block reviews and ratings
3 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Just what I needed
I needed a super simple and fast way to add social network share buttons to our website's news articles. The B Social Share plug-in fulfilled that need. I set it up in minutes and can even embed it into a WP Pattern, combining it with additional blocks for a straightforward drag-and-drop experience in our WP editor.
acdev242 -
Not what I was looking for
While this plugin may be somebody's cup of tea, it's not mine. I was looking for a lightweight plugin as possible I could customize for my needs. While plugin has many bells and whistles, it includes font awesome and it's css (59 kb), it's own css, two javascripts...It does not follow block editor aestetics and interface seems a bit complicated.Additionally, it does not provide javascript source code so developer could customize it in block editor, while being declared as open-source (minified javascript does not count as open-source)
Lovro Hrust -
অসাধারন
একটি অসাধারন প্লাগিন।
hashinur9
Where Social Share Block ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Social Share Block appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Social Media Plugins | #75 by tag, #83 in search | #36 | – |
| Best Social Proof Plugins | #29 in search, not tagged | #49 | – |
Social Share Block alternatives
Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with Social Share Block.
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Simple Social Media Share Buttons 20,000+ installs · 4.8 -
Hubbub Lite 30,000+ installs · 4.7 -
SchedulePress 10,000+ installs · 4.6 -
WP Socializer 10,000+ installs · 4.5 -
Social Media Feather 10,000+ installs · 4.6
Details
Add lightweight social share buttons to WordPress posts and pages. Gutenberg-native, fully customizable, with shortcode support and share themes.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Social Share Block competes in
Tags
- block
- share
- share buttons
- social share
- social sharing
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- Version
- 2.4.0
- Last updated
- Sep 3, 2026
- First published
- Dec 11, 2021
- Requires WordPress
- 6.5
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Social Share Block FAQ
What does Social Share Block do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Social Share Block offers 4 Free Share Themes: Ready-made button styles you can apply in one click, Popular Social Networks: Share to the networks and mobile messengers your audience actually uses, Row or Column Layouts: Choose the layout direction that fits your design, Full Style Control: Customize icon size, color, background color, box-shadow, and borders and Lightweight & Fast: Optimized for speed and performance – no heavy external scripts.
How many active installs does Social Share Block have?
WordPress.org reports 2,000+ active installs for Social Share Block as of September 7, 2026.
Is Social Share Block still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on September 3, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Is Social Share Block free?
Social Share Block is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Social Share Block rank among Social Media Plugins?
Social Share Block is #36 in the WordPress.org Social Media Plugins ranking.