ShareThis Share Buttons
Healthy: ShareThis Share Buttons is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
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.
| ShareThis | 21 Aug 2017 to 7 Oct 2026, 100 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 27 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 10
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 3 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 2 |
| Q2 2025 | 2 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 2 |
| Q3 2026 | 2 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 7 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2024 | ShareThis Share Buttons <= 2.3.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via sharethis-inline-buttons Shortcode | 6.4 | <= 2.3.0 | 2.3.1 | 0 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
| Q4 2023 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 4.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 5.0 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q2 2025.
| 5 star | 13 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 3 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 8 |
- Not working. · 1 star · 27 Feb 2023
- Warning! · 1 star · 30 Sep 2021
- Requires an account · 1 star · 6 Jun 2021
Momentum
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 442 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 804 |
| 18 May 2026 | 6,327 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,582 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,056 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 826 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 667 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 616 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 486 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 571 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 498 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 528 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 585 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 510 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 493 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 5,904 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,745 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,240 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 1,006 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 1,025 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 1,048 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 931 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 5,801 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 1,682 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 1,518 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 1,622 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 183 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 15% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2.3.13 |
|---|---|
| Author | ShareThis |
| Added | 21 Aug 2017 |
| Last updated | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Marketing & Advertising > Social Media Marketing |
| Tags | sharethis, social media, share buttons, social buttons, social sharing |
Other plugins by this author: ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics, ShareThis Reaction Buttons, ShareThis Follow Buttons, GDPR Consent Management Platform, ShareThis Reviews, ShareThis Privacy Policy Generator
Questions
Is ShareThis Share Buttons still maintained?
ShareThis Share Buttons was last updated on 7 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is ShareThis Share Buttons safe?
ShareThis Share Buttons has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns ShareThis Share Buttons?
The wordpress.org author is ShareThis. Recent committers: ShareThis, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of ShareThis Share Buttons?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Simple Share Buttons Adder, XPoster - Share to Bluesky and Mastodon, Scriptless Social Sharing.