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WPUpper Share Buttons

by Freitas Victor · 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.

67/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WPUpper Share Buttons
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security85
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WPUpper Share Buttons still maintained?
No. Last release 27 Mar 2025, over 1 year ago. 27 Mar 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns WPUpper Share Buttons, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer victorfreitas since Mar 2016. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WPUpper Share Buttons removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WPUpper Share Buttons safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.52). Not on the exploited list. 20 Feb 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WPUpper Share Buttons update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.52. No one-star spike after it. 27 Mar 2025 · 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 19 months (last release 27 Mar 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.27 Mar 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
victorfreitas11 Mar 2016 to 27 Mar 2025, 131 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2016.

Maintenance

Last release
20 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.7 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.0.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WPUpper Share Buttons
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20242
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 27 Mar 2025. Tested up to 6.7, 4 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.

Rating distribution
5 star183
4 star8
3 star1
2 star0
1 star4

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (3 on record), patched (latest fixed in 3.52).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
20 Feb 2025WPUpper Share Buttons <= 3.51 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Custom CSS Update4.3<= 3.513.5235
3 Jun 2024WPUpper Share Buttons <= 3.43 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 3.433.5028
10 Nov 2022WPUpper Share Buttons <= 3.42 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.5<= 3.423.43190

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

Support

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

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WPUpper Share Buttons
4 May 202666
11 May 202689
18 May 202680
25 May 2026137
1 Jun 2026133
8 Jun 2026202
15 Jun 2026126
22 Jun 202680
29 Jun 202685
6 Jul 202688
13 Jul 202678
20 Jul 202694
27 Jul 202696
3 Aug 2026123
10 Aug 202693
17 Aug 2026129
24 Aug 2026123
31 Aug 2026106
7 Sep 2026113
14 Sep 2026140
21 Sep 2026116
28 Sep 2026146
5 Oct 2026121
12 Oct 2026124
19 Oct 2026176
26 Oct 2026161
2 Nov 202631

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 9% 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

Version3.52
AuthorFreitas Victor
Added11 Mar 2016
Last updated27 Mar 2025
Active installs4,000+
Requires WordPress6.3
Tested up to6.7.11
Requires PHP7.0.0
CategoryMarketing & Advertising > Social Media Marketing
Tagsshare, share icons, social media, social share, share buttons

Other plugins by this author: Posts Block by Vikoder

Questions

Is WPUpper Share Buttons still maintained?

No. Last release 27 Mar 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns WPUpper Share Buttons, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer victorfreitas since Mar 2016.

Was WPUpper Share Buttons removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is WPUpper Share Buttons safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.52). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest WPUpper Share Buttons update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.52. 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