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Social Share Buttons

by Arrow Plugins · WordPress.org page

v3.0 Tested up to WP 5.0.27

Social Share Buttons has 50+ active installs on WordPress.org and 15,279 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on December 9, 2018, tested up to WordPress 5.0.27.

Social Share Buttons at a glance

Active installs
50+
Total downloads
15,279
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Social Share Buttons well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.0.27, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Over 16 Social Skins
  • Add Social Share icons on Left of your Post
  • Add Social Share icons on Right of your Post
  • Add social Share icons on Top of your Post
  • Add social Share icons at Bottom of your Post
  • Add social Share icons on Both Top and Bottom of your Post
  • Set your margin top of social share icons from your header
  • Set margin between icons of social share icons
  • Simple social share icons configuration and design
  • Easy to setup with just simple and easy options

Social Share Buttons reviews and ratings

2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
3.0 out of 5

2 reviews

5★
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  • Kind response

    I appreciate for working to solve SSL issue. Many thanks.

    kiyo2works

  • Low quality, lot of work need to be done.

    No Counters. That's a disappointment. CSS bugs. I noticed the spacing issues between icons.

    Rahul DC

Details

Social Share is fully loaded with social media options, allows you to add Social buttons on your WordPress site to share your content on the web with …

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • facebook
  • google plus
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • twitter

More from Arrow Plugins

Version
3.0
Last updated
Dec 9, 2018
First published
Jun 3, 2016
Requires WordPress
3.6
Tested up to
5.0.27
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Social Share Buttons FAQ

What does Social Share Buttons do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Social Share Buttons offers Over 16 Social Skins, Add Social Share icons on Left of your Post, Add Social Share icons on Right of your Post, Add social Share icons on Top of your Post and Add social Share icons at Bottom of your Post.

How many active installs does Social Share Buttons have?

WordPress.org reports 50+ active installs for Social Share Buttons as of September 7, 2026.

Is Social Share Buttons still maintained?

The last release was on December 9, 2018, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Social Share Buttons free?

Social Share Buttons is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.