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Simple Social Media Share Buttons - Social Sharing for Everyone

by Adnan · 20,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Simple Social Media Share Buttons - Social Sharing for Everyone is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

89/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Simple Social Media Share Buttons - Social Sharing for Everyone
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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
hiddenpearls28 Jul 2017 to 19 Oct 2026, 92 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
16 days ago
Releases, 24 months
8
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.1 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Simple Social Media Share Buttons - Social Sharing for Everyone
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20244
Q4 20240
Q1 20252
Q2 20251
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20262
Q4 20261

Last release 19 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
7 Apr 2026Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone <= 6.2.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 6.2.06.2.10
25 Mar 2025Simple Social Media Share Buttons <= 5.4.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 5.4.06.0.00
6 Dec 2023Simple Social Media Share Buttons <= 5.1.0 - Unauthenticated Password Protected Post Disclosure5.3<= 5.1.05.1.10
13 Sep 2021Simple Social Media Share Buttons <= 3.2.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.8<= 3.2.33.2.40
26 Jul 2021Simple Social Media Share Buttons <= 3.2.2 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.4<= 3.2.23.2.30
18 Dec 2020Simple Social Media Share Buttons <= 3.2.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 3.2.03.2.10
17 Dec 2020Simple Social Media Share Buttons <= 3.1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 3.2.03.2.00
11 Feb 2019Simple Social Media Share Buttons 2.0.4 - 2.0.21 - Missing Authorization6.32.0.4 to 2.0.212.0.220

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Simple Social Media Share Buttons - Social Sharing for Everyone
Q4 20234.7
Q1 20244.5
Q2 20244.0
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q2 20265.0
Q3 20265.0

Average rating rose from 4.7 to 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star171
4 star12
3 star6
2 star0
1 star5
Latest low reviews

Momentum

20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Simple Social Media Share Buttons - Social Sharing for Everyone
4 May 2026529
11 May 2026940
18 May 20261,323
25 May 2026876
1 Jun 2026751
8 Jun 2026724
15 Jun 2026682
22 Jun 2026643
29 Jun 2026627
6 Jul 2026648
13 Jul 20269,371
20 Jul 20262,478
27 Jul 20261,713
3 Aug 202610,572
10 Aug 20261,943
17 Aug 20261,281
24 Aug 20261,263
31 Aug 20261,121
7 Sep 2026939
14 Sep 2026920
21 Sep 2026871
28 Sep 2026867
5 Oct 2026896
12 Oct 2026789
19 Oct 202610,448
26 Oct 20262,563
2 Nov 2026298

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 70% 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

Version7.2.0
AuthorAdnan
Added22 Sep 2011
Last updated19 Oct 2026
Active installs20,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.1
CategoryMarketing & Advertising > Social Media Marketing
Tagssocial share, share buttons, social buttons, social sharing, social media share

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Questions

Is Simple Social Media Share Buttons - Social Sharing for Everyone still maintained?

Simple Social Media Share Buttons - Social Sharing for Everyone was last updated on 19 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Simple Social Media Share Buttons - Social Sharing for Everyone safe?

Simple Social Media Share Buttons - Social Sharing for Everyone has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 2 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Simple Social Media Share Buttons - Social Sharing for Everyone?

The wordpress.org author is Adnan. Recent committers: hiddenpearls, xradar, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Simple Social Media Share Buttons - Social Sharing for Everyone?

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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