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Social Sharing Plugin

Social Sharing Plugin - Kiwi
by WPKube · 4,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 30 Jul 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

86/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Social Sharing Plugin
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Social Sharing Plugin still maintained?
Yes. Last release 30 Jul 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 30 Jul 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Social Sharing Plugin, and has it changed hands?
Changed. New committer skustrimovic made a first commit on 30 Jul 2026. 30 Jul 2026 · SVN log
Was Social Sharing Plugin removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Social Sharing Plugin safe?
4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.1.8). Not on the exploited list. 5 Sep 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Social Sharing Plugin update safe to install?
Caution. Ownership change before 2.1.9.1: new committer skustrimovic made a first commit on 30 Jul 2026. No one-star spike after it. 30 Jul 2026 · Release history

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
machothemes25 Mar 2017 to 29 Jan 2019, 33 commits
wpkube1 Mar 2019 to 29 Jun 2024, 39 commits
skustrimovic30 Jul 2026 to 30 Jul 2026, 4 commits

New committer skustrimovic made a first commit on 30 Jul 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Social Sharing Plugin
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20262
Q4 20260

Last release 30 Jul 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.1.

Rating distribution
5 star13
4 star0
3 star2
2 star0
1 star3

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (4 on record), patched (latest fixed in 2.1.8).

Show 4 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
5 Sep 2025Kiwi <= 2.1.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.1.8Not affectedn/a
8 Jul 2024Social Sharing Plugin – Kiwi <= 2.1.7 - Information Disclosure5.3<= 2.1.72.1.8Patched before disclosure
4 Jun 2021Kiwi Social Sharing 2.1.0 - 2.1.2 - Arbitrary Options Change9.82.1.0 to 2.1.22.1.3Patched before disclosure
12 Nov 2018Kiwi Social Share <= 2.0.10 - Arbitrary Options Update9.8<= 2.0.102.0.111

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

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

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Social Sharing Plugin
4 May 202652
11 May 202678
18 May 202686
25 May 202694
1 Jun 202688
8 Jun 202681
15 Jun 202684
22 Jun 202685
29 Jun 202671
6 Jul 202683
13 Jul 202674
20 Jul 202695
27 Jul 20261,756
3 Aug 2026457
10 Aug 2026270
17 Aug 2026259
24 Aug 2026304
31 Aug 2026221
7 Sep 2026220
14 Sep 2026239
21 Sep 2026223
28 Sep 2026246
5 Oct 2026224
12 Oct 2026206
19 Oct 2026316
26 Oct 2026254
2 Nov 202634

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 12% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

Simple Share Buttons AdderScore 93 · 40,000+XPosterScore 93 · 10,000+Scriptless Social SharingScore 92 · 10,000+AddToAny Share ButtonsScore 91 · 300,000+Simple Social IconsScore 91 · 100,000+

Facts

Version2.1.9.1
AuthorWPKube
Added20 Jun 2016
Last updated30 Jul 2026
Active installs4,000+
Requires WordPress4.0
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryMarketing & Advertising > Social Media Marketing
Tagssocial, facebook, social media, social share, share buttons

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Questions

Is Social Sharing Plugin still maintained?

Yes. Last release 30 Jul 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Social Sharing Plugin, and has it changed hands?

Changed. New committer skustrimovic made a first commit on 30 Jul 2026.

Was Social Sharing Plugin removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Social Sharing Plugin safe?

4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.1.8). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Social Sharing Plugin update safe to install?

Caution. Ownership change before 2.1.9.1: new committer skustrimovic made a first commit on 30 Jul 2026. No one-star spike after it.

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