Optimize Social Share
Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
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Quick answers
- Is Optimize Social Share still maintained?
- No. Last release 12 Sep 2025, over 1 year ago. 12 Sep 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Optimize Social Share, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer Heateor since Jul 2016. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Optimize Social Share removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Optimize Social Share safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Optimize Social Share update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.1.12. No one-star spike after it. 11 Mar 2025 · Release history
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| Heateor | 22 Jul 2016 to 12 Sep 2025, 61 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2016.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 14 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 6.8 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 12 Sep 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
- Resolved, last 2 months
- n/a
- Threads, last 2 months
- 0
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.3.
| Last 90 days | No reviews |
|---|---|
| Lifetime | 4.3 |
| 5 star | 9 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 2 |
Momentum
- Active installs
- 2,000+
- Downloads, last full week
- 119
| 4 May 2026 | 33 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 58 |
| 18 May 2026 | 60 |
| 25 May 2026 | 54 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 52 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 50 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 48 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 36 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 63 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 47 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 53 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 49 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 67 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 81 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 94 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 81 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 64 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 60 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 81 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 73 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 89 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 83 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 86 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 76 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 123 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 119 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 48% above the 26-week average.
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Facts
- Version
- 1.1.12
- Author
- Heateor Support
- Added
- 22 Jul 2016
- Last updated
- 12 Sep 2025
- Active installs
- 2,000+
- Requires WordPress
- 3.0
- Tested up to
- 6.8.12
- Requires PHP
- not stated
- Category
- Marketing & Advertising > SEO & Search Optimization
- Tags
- open graph, google schema, twitter cards, facebook open graph, open graph meta tags
Other plugins by this author: Social Comments by Heateor, Heateor Login
Questions about Optimize Social Share
Is Optimize Social Share still maintained?
No. Last release 12 Sep 2025, over 1 year ago.
Who owns Optimize Social Share, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Heateor since Jul 2016.
Was Optimize Social Share removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Optimize Social Share safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Optimize Social Share update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.1.12. No one-star spike after it.