Optimize Social Share — WordPress SEO Plugin
by Heateor Support · WordPress.org page · Website
Optimize Social Share has 3,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 45,398 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 12, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.
Optimize Social Share at a glance
Is Optimize Social Share well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Compatible with Gutenberg Editor
- Facebook Open Graph Meta Tags
- Twitter Cards
- Google Plus/Schema.org tags
- Option to automatically purge Facebook Open Graph Meta Tags cache whenever you update/publish a post/page
- Compatible with WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin
- Compatible with SubHeading plugin
- Compatible with Business Directory Plugin plugin
- Compatible with BuddyPress, BBPress, WooCommerce
- Supports HTTPS enabled websites
- 24/7 quick support
Optimize Social Share reviews and ratings
11 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Gets the job done
So far the only plugin that fulfills all the following criteria I was looking for: Has only one specific function - To generate proper metadata for socials Tested with the most recent WordPress version Updated recently Has option to set up default og:image if none is found automatically Easy and simple to use Works Keep it up with a good work!
GasmoN -
works great, especially for Facebook meta's
great work, helping a lot with the Facebook Meta's
freeradio -
nice tools -efficient support
Thank you for your tools. simple to use and your help was quick and efficient :-)
maggiau -
So far, so good
Still testing, but so far, fb picks up all of the tags without issue.
ohgoodiee -
Astra Theme fix
Looks like Astra theme did not send all Open Graph properties. This one small plugin fix all my problems. Great Job!
Sławomir Szczudłowski -
conflict with DIVI
There is a conflict with DIVI 3.2.1 which creates blank screen with with posts in single mode, not in blog mode I don't know anymore except that I spent hours to identify this conflict and I had to deactivate the plugin
Avantart
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Details
Optimizes social share by inserting Facebook Open Graph Meta Tags, General Meta Tags, Schema.org Meta Tags, Twitter Cards and Other Meta Tags in HTML …
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Optimize Social Share competes in
Tags
- facebook open graph
- google schema
- open graph
- open graph meta tags
- twitter cards
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- Version
- 1.1.12
- Last updated
- Sep 12, 2025
- First published
- Jul 22, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 3.0
- Tested up to
- 6.8.8
- Requires PHP
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- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Optimize Social Share FAQ
What does Optimize Social Share do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Optimize Social Share offers Compatible with Gutenberg Editor, Facebook Open Graph Meta Tags, Twitter Cards, Google Plus/Schema.org tags and Option to automatically purge Facebook Open Graph Meta Tags cache whenever you update/publish a post/page.
How many active installs does Optimize Social Share have?
WordPress.org reports 3,000+ active installs for Optimize Social Share as of September 7, 2026.
Is Optimize Social Share still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on September 12, 2025 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.
Is Optimize Social Share free?
Optimize Social Share is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.