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Spice Social Share

by spicethemes · 4,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

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

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Spice Social Share
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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 22 months (last release 1 Jan 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.1 Jan 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master16 Feb 2022 to 16 Feb 2022, 1 commits
spicethemes22 Mar 2022 to 1 Jan 2025, 7 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
22 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.7 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Spice Social Share
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 1 Jan 2025. Tested up to 6.7, 4 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

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

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 0.0 from 0 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

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

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Spice Social Share
4 May 202646
11 May 202683
18 May 202692
25 May 202681
1 Jun 202678
8 Jun 202676
15 Jun 202666
22 Jun 202664
29 Jun 202655
6 Jul 202652
13 Jul 202640
20 Jul 202671
27 Jul 202674
3 Aug 2026107
10 Aug 202686
17 Aug 202685
24 Aug 202679
31 Aug 202668
7 Sep 202677
14 Sep 2026100
21 Sep 202692
28 Sep 202695
5 Oct 202686
12 Oct 202678
19 Oct 2026134
26 Oct 2026147
2 Nov 202621

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 20% 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

Version1.2.2
Authorspicethemes
Added22 Mar 2022
Last updated1 Jan 2025
Active installs4,000+
Requires WordPress5.3
Tested up to6.7.11
Requires PHP5.2
CategoryMarketing & Advertising > Social Media Marketing
Tagssocial, whatsapp, twitter share, facebook share, linkedin share

Other plugins by this author: SpiceBox, Carousel, Recent Post Slider and Banner Slider, Spice Blocks, OliveWP Companion

Questions

Is Spice Social Share still maintained?

Spice Social Share was last updated on 1 Jan 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is Spice Social Share safe?

Spice Social Share has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns Spice Social Share?

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

What can I use instead of Spice Social Share?

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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