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Social Sharing (by Danny)

by Danny van Kooten · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Social Sharing (by Danny) is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Social Sharing (by Danny)
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
DvanKooten20 Nov 2013 to 20 Aug 2026, 65 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Social Sharing (by Danny)
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20245
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20262
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 20 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
11 Oct 2024Social Sharing (by Danny) <= 1.3.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode6.4<= 1.3.71.3.80

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 68 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star66
4 star2
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Social Sharing (by Danny)
4 May 202673
11 May 2026122
18 May 2026123
25 May 2026143
1 Jun 20261,309
8 Jun 2026205
15 Jun 20261,300
22 Jun 2026264
29 Jun 2026235
6 Jul 2026266
13 Jul 2026178
20 Jul 2026170
27 Jul 2026180
3 Aug 2026159
10 Aug 2026139
17 Aug 2026226
24 Aug 2026169
31 Aug 2026214
7 Sep 2026142
14 Sep 2026134
21 Sep 2026149
28 Sep 2026159
5 Oct 2026145
12 Oct 2026134
19 Oct 2026187
26 Oct 2026172
2 Nov 202625

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 48% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Simple Share Buttons AdderScore 93 · 40,000+XPoster - Share to Bluesky and MastodonScore 93 · 10,000+Scriptless Social SharingScore 92 · 10,000+

Facts

Version1.3.12
AuthorDanny van Kooten
Added20 Nov 2013
Last updated20 Aug 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress4.5
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryMarketing & Advertising > Social Media Marketing
Tagssocial, twitter, facebook, LinkedIn, social sharing

Other plugins by this author: MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress, Koko Analytics - Privacy-Friendly WordPress Analytics, Boxzilla - WordPress Popup Builder, Widget Content Blocks, MC4WP: Mailchimp Top Bar - Email Subscribe Notification Bar, Change Username, MC4WP: WPML Integration, Add Plain-Text Email

Questions

Is Social Sharing (by Danny) still maintained?

Social Sharing (by Danny) was last updated on 20 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Social Sharing (by Danny) safe?

Social Sharing (by Danny) has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Social Sharing (by Danny)?

The wordpress.org author is Danny van Kooten. Recent committers: DvanKooten, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Social Sharing (by Danny)?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Simple Share Buttons Adder, XPoster - Share to Bluesky and Mastodon, Scriptless Social Sharing.

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