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Professional Social Sharing Buttons

Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts - Shareaholic
by Shareaholic · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4.

73/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Professional Social Sharing Buttons
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Professional Social Sharing Buttons still maintained?
No. Last release 5 Nov 2024, over 1 year ago. 5 Nov 2024 · wordpress.org
Who owns Professional Social Sharing Buttons, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer shareaholic since Jan 2012. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Professional Social Sharing Buttons removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Professional Social Sharing Buttons safe?
4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 9.7.12). Not on the exploited list. 31 Jan 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Professional Social Sharing Buttons update safe to install?
No ownership change before 9.7.13. No one-star spike after it. 5 Nov 2024 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11, 4 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 24 months (last release 5 Nov 2024). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.5 Nov 2025Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
shareaholic13 Jan 2012 to 5 Nov 2024, 316 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2012.

Maintenance

Last release
24 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.7 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.3 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Professional Social Sharing Buttons
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 5 Nov 2024. Tested up to 6.7, 4 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (2 reviews). Lifetime: 4.4.

Average rating per quarter for Professional Social Sharing Buttons
Q4 20235.0
Q1 20244.5
Q2 20244.9
Q3 20241.0
Q4 20244.4
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star803
4 star82
3 star25
2 star23
1 star120
Latest low reviews

Security record

4 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 9.7.12).

Show 4 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
31 Jan 2024Shareaholic <= 9.7.11 - Missing Authorization via accept_terms_of_service4.3<= 9.7.119.7.123
14 Nov 2023Shareaholic <= 9.7.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode6.4<= 9.7.89.7.9Patched before disclosure
4 Jul 2022Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts – Shareaholic <= 9.7.5 - Information Disclosure5.3<= 9.7.59.7.61
7 Apr 2015WordPress Social Sharing, Related Posts & Analytics – Shareaholic < 7.6.1.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Cross-Site Scripting5.4< 7.6.1.07.6.1.0Patched before disclosure

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

Support

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

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Professional Social Sharing Buttons
4 May 2026140
11 May 2026224
18 May 2026211
25 May 2026305
1 Jun 2026209
8 Jun 2026254
15 Jun 2026205
22 Jun 2026179
29 Jun 2026222
6 Jul 2026218
13 Jul 2026189
20 Jul 2026216
27 Jul 2026220
3 Aug 2026223
10 Aug 2026242
17 Aug 2026239
24 Aug 2026235
31 Aug 2026247
7 Sep 2026244
14 Sep 2026280
21 Sep 2026296
28 Sep 2026463
5 Oct 2026297
12 Oct 2026271
19 Oct 2026454
26 Oct 2026414
2 Nov 202675

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 21% above 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

Version9.7.13
AuthorShareaholic
Added13 Jan 2012
Last updated5 Nov 2024
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress3.7
Tested up to6.7.11
Requires PHP5.3
CategoryMarketing & Advertising > Social Media Marketing
Tagssocial, twitter, Pinterest, social sharing, google analytics

Questions

Is Professional Social Sharing Buttons still maintained?

No. Last release 5 Nov 2024, over 1 year ago.

Who owns Professional Social Sharing Buttons, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer shareaholic since Jan 2012.

Was Professional Social Sharing Buttons removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Professional Social Sharing Buttons safe?

4 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 9.7.12). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Professional Social Sharing Buttons update safe to install?

No ownership change before 9.7.13. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue