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BestWebSoft's Like & Share - Posts, Pages and Widget Social Extension plugin for WordPress

by bestweblayout · 4,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for BestWebSoft's Like & Share - Posts, Pages and Widget Social Extension plugin for WordPress
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 17 months (last release 12 Jun 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.12 Jun 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
bestwebsoft7 Jun 2011 to 12 Jun 2025, 128 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
17 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for BestWebSoft's Like & Share - Posts, Pages and Widget Social Extension plugin for WordPress
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 12 Jun 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
29 Nov 2023BestWebSoft's Like & Share <= 2.73 - Unauthenticated Password Protected Post Disclosure5.3<= 2.732.740
12 Apr 2017BestWebSoft's Like & Share – Posts, Pages and Widget Social Extension plugin for WordPress < 2.5.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 2.5.42.5.4n/a

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 3.9 from 72 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star48
4 star5
3 star1
2 star2
1 star16

Momentum

4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for BestWebSoft's Like & Share - Posts, Pages and Widget Social Extension plugin for WordPress
4 May 202699
11 May 202694
18 May 202683
25 May 2026102
1 Jun 202685
8 Jun 202682
15 Jun 202679
22 Jun 202672
29 Jun 202692
6 Jul 202681
13 Jul 202687
20 Jul 2026101
27 Jul 2026108
3 Aug 2026118
10 Aug 2026112
17 Aug 2026106
24 Aug 2026127
31 Aug 202692
7 Sep 2026163
14 Sep 2026117
21 Sep 2026121
28 Sep 2026136
5 Oct 2026129
12 Oct 2026115
19 Oct 2026217
26 Oct 2026169
2 Nov 202630

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 23% above 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+AddToAny Share ButtonsScore 91 · 300,000+Simple Social IconsScore 91 · 100,000+

Facts

Version2.77
Authorbestweblayout
Added7 Jun 2011
Last updated12 Jun 2025
Active installs4,000+
Requires WordPress5.6
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagslike, share, social buttons, add share button, facebook buttons

Other plugins by this author: Contact Form to DB by BestWebSoft - Messages Database Plugin For WordPress, Analytics by BestWebSoft - Google Analytics Dashboard and Statistic Plugin for WordPress, SMTP by BestWebSoft, Visitors Online by BestWebSoft, BestWebSoft's Twitter, Subscriber by BestWebSoft, Relevant - Related, Featured, Latest, and Popular Posts by BestWebSoft, Portfolio by BestWebSoft - Work and Projects Presentation Plugin for WordPress, BestWebSoft’s Pinterest, Slider by BestWebSoft, Custom Admin Page by BestWebSoft - Configurable WordPress Dashboard Pages Plugin, Contact Form Multi by BestWebSoft - Multiple Forms Plugin for Single WordPress Website

Questions

Is BestWebSoft's Like & Share - Posts, Pages and Widget Social Extension plugin for WordPress still maintained?

BestWebSoft's Like & Share - Posts, Pages and Widget Social Extension plugin for WordPress was last updated on 12 Jun 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is BestWebSoft's Like & Share - Posts, Pages and Widget Social Extension plugin for WordPress safe?

BestWebSoft's Like & Share - Posts, Pages and Widget Social Extension plugin for WordPress has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns BestWebSoft's Like & Share - Posts, Pages and Widget Social Extension plugin for WordPress?

The wordpress.org author is bestweblayout. Recent committers: bestwebsoft, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of BestWebSoft's Like & Share - Posts, Pages and Widget Social Extension plugin for WordPress?

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

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