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Social Sharing Block

by Nick Diego · 7,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Social Sharing Block is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Social Sharing Block
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
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
plugin-master17 Jan 2022 to 17 Jan 2022, 1 commits
ndiego17 Jan 2022 to 14 Sep 2026, 25 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
50 days ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Social Sharing Block
Q1 20242
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 14 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 18 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star18
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

7,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Social Sharing Block
4 May 2026294
11 May 2026559
18 May 2026611
25 May 2026518
1 Jun 2026780
8 Jun 20261,091
15 Jun 2026995
22 Jun 2026969
29 Jun 2026593
6 Jul 2026435
13 Jul 2026531
20 Jul 2026589
27 Jul 2026504
3 Aug 2026541
10 Aug 2026563
17 Aug 2026524
24 Aug 2026652
31 Aug 2026774
7 Sep 2026483
14 Sep 20264,478
21 Sep 20261,582
28 Sep 20261,299
5 Oct 2026998
12 Oct 2026882
19 Oct 20261,020
26 Oct 2026975
2 Nov 2026126

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 13% below 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+

Facts

Version1.4.0
AuthorNick Diego
Added17 Jan 2022
Last updated14 Sep 2026
Active installs7,000+
Requires WordPress6.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryCommunity & Social > Social Networking Features
Tagsblock, share, social, social icon, social share

Other plugins by this author: Block Visibility - Conditional Visibility Control for the Block Editor, The Icon Block, Genesis Columns Advanced, Genesis Featured Page Advanced

Questions

Is Social Sharing Block still maintained?

Social Sharing Block was last updated on 14 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Social Sharing Block safe?

Social Sharing Block has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Social Sharing Block?

The wordpress.org author is Nick Diego. Recent committers: ndiego, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Social Sharing Block?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Simple Share Buttons Adder, XPoster - Share to Bluesky and Mastodon, Scriptless Social Sharing.

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